Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 102.92K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (7.30K), followed by Wake County (6.76K), and Guilford County (5.07K).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 7302 |
| 2 | Wake County | 6757 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 5065 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 3714 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 2912 |
| 6 | Buncombe County | 2857 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 2646 |
| 8 | Durham County | 2429 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 2276 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 2002 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 1879 |
| 12 | Brunswick County | 1821 |
| 12 | Cabarrus County | 1821 |
| 13 | Catawba County | 1819 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 1814 |
| 15 | Johnston County | 1794 |
| 16 | Rowan County | 1723 |
| 17 | Randolph County | 1720 |
| 18 | Union County | 1673 |
| 19 | Henderson County | 1553 |
| 20 | Pitt County | 1548 |
| 21 | Robeson County | 1525 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 1521 |
| 23 | Cleveland County | 1358 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 1320 |
| 25 | Onslow County | 1269 |
| 26 | Moore County | 1266 |
| 27 | Harnett County | 1175 |
| 28 | Nash County | 1174 |
| 29 | Craven County | 1146 |
| 30 | Burke County | 1133 |
| 31 | Caldwell County | 1100 |
| 32 | Wilson County | 1011 |
| 33 | Surry County | 1006 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 965 |
| 35 | Carteret County | 964 |
| 36 | Rutherford County | 928 |
| 37 | Orange County | 925 |
| 38 | Wilkes County | 906 |
| 39 | Haywood County | 850 |
| 40 | Chatham County | 845 |
| 41 | Columbus County | 822 |
| 42 | Lenoir County | 805 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 795 |
| 44 | Halifax County | 770 |
| 45 | Sampson County | 752 |
| 46 | Edgecombe County | 730 |
| 47 | Franklin County | 714 |
| 48 | Pender County | 650 |
| 49 | Beaufort County | 648 |
| 50 | Granville County | 632 |
| 51 | Duplin County | 625 |
| 52 | Lee County | 624 |
| 53 | Richmond County | 621 |
| 54 | Stokes County | 599 |
| 55 | Vance County | 567 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 554 |
| 57 | Person County | 492 |
| 58 | Bladen County | 490 |
| 58 | Davie County | 490 |
| 59 | Yadkin County | 469 |
| 60 | Macon County | 467 |
| 61 | Scotland County | 451 |
| 62 | Transylvania County | 448 |
| 63 | Alexander County | 431 |
| 64 | Watauga County | 424 |
| 65 | Hoke County | 422 |
| 66 | Pasquotank County | 408 |
| 67 | Jackson County | 405 |
| 68 | Ashe County | 391 |
| 69 | Cherokee County | 379 |
| 70 | Dare County | 355 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 333 |
| 72 | Martin County | 320 |
| 73 | Hertford County | 317 |
| 74 | Anson County | 312 |
| 75 | Northampton County | 309 |
| 76 | Polk County | 296 |
| 77 | Bertie County | 280 |
| 78 | Madison County | 275 |
| 79 | Warren County | 272 |
| 80 | Caswell County | 271 |
| 81 | Swain County | 250 |
| 82 | Yancey County | 249 |
| 83 | Mitchell County | 245 |
| 84 | Avery County | 242 |
| 85 | Greene County | 237 |
| 86 | Chowan County | 216 |
| 87 | Currituck County | 205 |
| 88 | Pamlico County | 188 |
| 89 | Washington County | 179 |
| 90 | Alleghany County | 154 |
| 91 | Perquimans County | 148 |
| 92 | Clay County | 144 |
| 93 | Gates County | 131 |
| 94 | Jones County | 126 |
| 95 | Graham County | 109 |
| 96 | Camden County | 74 |
| 97 | Hyde County | 56 |
| 98 | Tyrrell County | 41 |