Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Updated on July 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 115.48K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (7.92K), followed by Wake County (7.02K), and Guilford County (5.60K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 7918 |
| 2 | Wake County | 7019 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 5600 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 4183 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 3368 |
| 6 | Buncombe County | 3112 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 2992 |
| 8 | Durham County | 2443 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 2412 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 2362 |
| 11 | Catawba County | 2256 |
| 12 | Rowan County | 2093 |
| 13 | Alamance County | 2071 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 1994 |
| 15 | Johnston County | 1968 |
| 16 | Cabarrus County | 1965 |
| 17 | Randolph County | 1955 |
| 18 | Brunswick County | 1876 |
| 19 | Union County | 1862 |
| 20 | Robeson County | 1828 |
| 21 | Pitt County | 1700 |
| 22 | Onslow County | 1589 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 1578 |
| 24 | Henderson County | 1568 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 1535 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 1505 |
| 27 | Craven County | 1395 |
| 28 | Moore County | 1376 |
| 29 | Harnett County | 1339 |
| 30 | Nash County | 1328 |
| 31 | Burke County | 1285 |
| 32 | Caldwell County | 1280 |
| 33 | Wilson County | 1172 |
| 34 | Surry County | 1137 |
| 35 | Rutherford County | 1112 |
| 36 | Wilkes County | 1046 |
| 37 | Lincoln County | 1028 |
| 38 | Carteret County | 999 |
| 39 | Haywood County | 986 |
| 40 | Orange County | 949 |
| 41 | Lenoir County | 932 |
| 42 | Stanly County | 892 |
| 43 | Sampson County | 868 |
| 44 | Halifax County | 863 |
| 45 | Columbus County | 860 |
| 46 | Chatham County | 858 |
| 47 | Edgecombe County | 837 |
| 48 | Lee County | 799 |
| 49 | Franklin County | 768 |
| 50 | Pender County | 758 |
| 51 | Granville County | 755 |
| 52 | Duplin County | 742 |
| 53 | Beaufort County | 721 |
| 54 | Richmond County | 717 |
| 55 | Stokes County | 711 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 659 |
| 56 | Vance County | 659 |
| 57 | Alexander County | 610 |
| 58 | Macon County | 604 |
| 59 | Person County | 601 |
| 60 | Scotland County | 586 |
| 61 | Davie County | 554 |
| 62 | Bladen County | 534 |
| 63 | Yadkin County | 524 |
| 64 | Pasquotank County | 515 |
| 65 | Transylvania County | 503 |
| 66 | Cherokee County | 483 |
| 67 | Hoke County | 480 |
| 68 | Watauga County | 473 |
| 69 | Jackson County | 435 |
| 70 | Ashe County | 426 |
| 71 | Martin County | 411 |
| 72 | Anson County | 406 |
| 72 | Dare County | 406 |
| 73 | Montgomery County | 393 |
| 74 | Hertford County | 384 |
| 75 | Caswell County | 366 |
| 76 | Polk County | 345 |
| 77 | Northampton County | 341 |
| 78 | Bertie County | 340 |
| 79 | Currituck County | 311 |
| 80 | Warren County | 307 |
| 81 | Madison County | 296 |
| 82 | Yancey County | 291 |
| 83 | Mitchell County | 277 |
| 84 | Swain County | 272 |
| 85 | Chowan County | 257 |
| 86 | Avery County | 256 |
| 87 | Greene County | 252 |
| 88 | Perquimans County | 240 |
| 89 | Washington County | 219 |
| 90 | Pamlico County | 204 |
| 91 | Jones County | 167 |
| 92 | Alleghany County | 165 |
| 93 | Gates County | 159 |
| 94 | Clay County | 153 |
| 95 | Graham County | 136 |
| 96 | Camden County | 108 |
| 97 | Hyde County | 58 |
| 98 | Tyrrell County | 49 |