Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2016
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 89.24K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (6.05K), followed by Wake County (5.34K), and Guilford County (4.28K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2016
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 6049 |
| 2 | Wake County | 5336 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 4276 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 3296 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 2631 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 2551 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 2287 |
| 8 | New Hanover County | 1979 |
| 9 | Durham County | 1926 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 1750 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 1693 |
| 12 | Catawba County | 1638 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 1605 |
| 14 | Cabarrus County | 1529 |
| 15 | Randolph County | 1518 |
| 16 | Iredell County | 1515 |
| 17 | Johnston County | 1454 |
| 18 | Robeson County | 1399 |
| 19 | Henderson County | 1389 |
| 20 | Brunswick County | 1367 |
| 21 | Union County | 1353 |
| 22 | Pitt County | 1259 |
| 23 | Cleveland County | 1245 |
| 24 | Wayne County | 1178 |
| 25 | Craven County | 1129 |
| 26 | Onslow County | 1127 |
| 27 | Rockingham County | 1124 |
| 28 | Nash County | 1070 |
| 29 | Moore County | 1065 |
| 30 | Burke County | 1064 |
| 31 | Harnett County | 985 |
| 32 | Caldwell County | 944 |
| 33 | Surry County | 886 |
| 34 | Rutherford County | 847 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 840 |
| 36 | Wilson County | 815 |
| 37 | Wilkes County | 814 |
| 38 | Carteret County | 797 |
| 39 | Orange County | 786 |
| 40 | Haywood County | 758 |
| 41 | Lenoir County | 739 |
| 42 | Stanly County | 732 |
| 43 | Columbus County | 697 |
| 44 | Sampson County | 687 |
| 45 | Edgecombe County | 651 |
| 46 | Chatham County | 638 |
| 47 | Halifax County | 633 |
| 48 | Beaufort County | 592 |
| 49 | Richmond County | 585 |
| 50 | Pender County | 580 |
| 51 | Duplin County | 579 |
| 52 | Lee County | 578 |
| 53 | Franklin County | 556 |
| 54 | Vance County | 527 |
| 55 | Granville County | 524 |
| 55 | Stokes County | 524 |
| 56 | Davie County | 504 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 504 |
| 57 | Macon County | 466 |
| 58 | Yadkin County | 447 |
| 59 | Pasquotank County | 431 |
| 60 | Person County | 430 |
| 61 | Bladen County | 423 |
| 62 | Scotland County | 417 |
| 63 | Transylvania County | 412 |
| 64 | Jackson County | 393 |
| 65 | Alexander County | 391 |
| 66 | Cherokee County | 354 |
| 67 | Anson County | 353 |
| 68 | Ashe County | 352 |
| 69 | Watauga County | 347 |
| 70 | Dare County | 344 |
| 71 | Hoke County | 324 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 306 |
| 73 | Northampton County | 292 |
| 74 | Martin County | 286 |
| 75 | Polk County | 282 |
| 76 | Caswell County | 268 |
| 77 | Warren County | 258 |
| 78 | Hertford County | 255 |
| 79 | Madison County | 246 |
| 80 | Bertie County | 244 |
| 81 | Mitchell County | 242 |
| 82 | Currituck County | 224 |
| 83 | Avery County | 222 |
| 84 | Yancey County | 221 |
| 85 | Chowan County | 193 |
| 86 | Greene County | 187 |
| 87 | Swain County | 182 |
| 88 | Perquimans County | 178 |
| 89 | Pamlico County | 174 |
| 90 | Washington County | 163 |
| 91 | Alleghany County | 146 |
| 92 | Clay County | 143 |
| 93 | Gates County | 121 |
| 94 | Jones County | 113 |
| 95 | Graham County | 99 |
| 96 | Camden County | 87 |
| 97 | Hyde County | 74 |
| 98 | Tyrrell County | 49 |