Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2019
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 95.19K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (6.62K), followed by Wake County (6.01K), and Guilford County (4.72K).
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), 2019 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2019
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 6621 |
| 2 | Wake County | 6011 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 4721 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 3520 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 2735 |
| 6 | Buncombe County | 2664 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 2478 |
| 8 | Durham County | 2174 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 2098 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 1858 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 1805 |
| 12 | Catawba County | 1691 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 1658 |
| 14 | Johnston County | 1631 |
| 15 | Cabarrus County | 1613 |
| 16 | Iredell County | 1610 |
| 17 | Randolph County | 1603 |
| 18 | Union County | 1573 |
| 19 | Brunswick County | 1522 |
| 20 | Robeson County | 1507 |
| 21 | Henderson County | 1431 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 1375 |
| 23 | Pitt County | 1371 |
| 24 | Cleveland County | 1285 |
| 25 | Onslow County | 1262 |
| 26 | Rockingham County | 1233 |
| 27 | Moore County | 1180 |
| 28 | Nash County | 1137 |
| 29 | Craven County | 1127 |
| 30 | Harnett County | 1122 |
| 31 | Burke County | 1043 |
| 32 | Caldwell County | 1020 |
| 33 | Surry County | 971 |
| 33 | Wilson County | 971 |
| 34 | Carteret County | 904 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 849 |
| 36 | Wilkes County | 848 |
| 37 | Haywood County | 842 |
| 38 | Orange County | 836 |
| 39 | Rutherford County | 816 |
| 40 | Lenoir County | 761 |
| 41 | Chatham County | 758 |
| 41 | Edgecombe County | 758 |
| 42 | Sampson County | 715 |
| 43 | Columbus County | 698 |
| 44 | Halifax County | 697 |
| 45 | Stanly County | 692 |
| 46 | Franklin County | 661 |
| 47 | Pender County | 641 |
| 48 | Lee County | 615 |
| 49 | Beaufort County | 601 |
| 50 | Granville County | 581 |
| 51 | Richmond County | 562 |
| 52 | Stokes County | 558 |
| 53 | Duplin County | 544 |
| 53 | McDowell County | 544 |
| 54 | Vance County | 524 |
| 55 | Davie County | 472 |
| 56 | Person County | 462 |
| 57 | Macon County | 458 |
| 58 | Yadkin County | 447 |
| 59 | Bladen County | 420 |
| 60 | Transylvania County | 411 |
| 61 | Pasquotank County | 409 |
| 62 | Scotland County | 406 |
| 63 | Jackson County | 387 |
| 64 | Alexander County | 382 |
| 65 | Watauga County | 381 |
| 66 | Dare County | 358 |
| 67 | Cherokee County | 349 |
| 68 | Hoke County | 342 |
| 69 | Ashe County | 338 |
| 70 | Anson County | 325 |
| 71 | Martin County | 322 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 313 |
| 73 | Caswell County | 293 |
| 74 | Madison County | 273 |
| 74 | Polk County | 273 |
| 75 | Hertford County | 269 |
| 76 | Bertie County | 268 |
| 77 | Northampton County | 261 |
| 78 | Warren County | 255 |
| 79 | Yancey County | 242 |
| 80 | Mitchell County | 228 |
| 81 | Swain County | 217 |
| 82 | Greene County | 202 |
| 83 | Avery County | 195 |
| 84 | Currituck County | 192 |
| 85 | Chowan County | 181 |
| 86 | Washington County | 166 |
| 87 | Pamlico County | 165 |
| 88 | Alleghany County | 145 |
| 89 | Clay County | 133 |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 132 |
| 91 | Graham County | 113 |
| 92 | Jones County | 104 |
| 93 | Gates County | 99 |
| 94 | Camden County | 84 |
| 95 | Hyde County | 52 |
| 96 | Tyrrell County | 42 |