Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2018
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 93.73K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (6.23K), followed by Wake County (5.83K), and Guilford County (4.60K).
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), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2018
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 6227 |
| 2 | Wake County | 5831 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 4596 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 3549 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 2743 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 2586 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 2388 |
| 8 | Durham County | 2034 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 1962 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 1897 |
| 11 | Catawba County | 1779 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 1680 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 1656 |
| 14 | Cabarrus County | 1643 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 1609 |
| 16 | Randolph County | 1591 |
| 17 | Brunswick County | 1551 |
| 18 | Union County | 1481 |
| 19 | Johnston County | 1478 |
| 20 | Robeson County | 1435 |
| 21 | Henderson County | 1400 |
| 22 | Pitt County | 1310 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 1289 |
| 24 | Onslow County | 1260 |
| 25 | Cleveland County | 1212 |
| 26 | Moore County | 1148 |
| 27 | Craven County | 1145 |
| 28 | Rockingham County | 1129 |
| 29 | Nash County | 1107 |
| 30 | Burke County | 1070 |
| 31 | Harnett County | 1039 |
| 32 | Surry County | 990 |
| 33 | Caldwell County | 989 |
| 34 | Wilson County | 935 |
| 35 | Rutherford County | 889 |
| 36 | Carteret County | 885 |
| 37 | Wilkes County | 858 |
| 38 | Lincoln County | 815 |
| 39 | Haywood County | 811 |
| 40 | Orange County | 804 |
| 41 | Stanly County | 755 |
| 42 | Lenoir County | 752 |
| 43 | Chatham County | 711 |
| 44 | Edgecombe County | 708 |
| 45 | Sampson County | 704 |
| 46 | Columbus County | 702 |
| 47 | Halifax County | 697 |
| 48 | Franklin County | 674 |
| 49 | Beaufort County | 634 |
| 50 | Lee County | 626 |
| 51 | Stokes County | 603 |
| 52 | Pender County | 598 |
| 53 | Richmond County | 572 |
| 54 | Granville County | 562 |
| 55 | Vance County | 547 |
| 56 | Duplin County | 536 |
| 57 | McDowell County | 511 |
| 58 | Macon County | 469 |
| 59 | Person County | 466 |
| 60 | Davie County | 463 |
| 61 | Yadkin County | 457 |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 449 |
| 63 | Bladen County | 446 |
| 64 | Alexander County | 431 |
| 64 | Transylvania County | 431 |
| 65 | Scotland County | 422 |
| 66 | Jackson County | 407 |
| 67 | Cherokee County | 399 |
| 68 | Hoke County | 393 |
| 69 | Watauga County | 352 |
| 70 | Dare County | 348 |
| 71 | Ashe County | 326 |
| 72 | Polk County | 322 |
| 73 | Martin County | 319 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 309 |
| 75 | Anson County | 293 |
| 76 | Hertford County | 284 |
| 77 | Madison County | 269 |
| 78 | Caswell County | 259 |
| 79 | Warren County | 256 |
| 80 | Bertie County | 251 |
| 81 | Northampton County | 250 |
| 82 | Currituck County | 244 |
| 83 | Mitchell County | 240 |
| 84 | Yancey County | 234 |
| 85 | Avery County | 231 |
| 86 | Swain County | 217 |
| 87 | Greene County | 210 |
| 88 | Chowan County | 194 |
| 89 | Perquimans County | 186 |
| 90 | Clay County | 174 |
| 91 | Pamlico County | 173 |
| 92 | Washington County | 155 |
| 93 | Gates County | 148 |
| 94 | Jones County | 140 |
| 95 | Alleghany County | 138 |
| 96 | Graham County | 106 |
| 97 | Camden County | 75 |
| 98 | Hyde County | 57 |
| 99 | Tyrrell County | 44 |