Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2022
Updated on July 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 117.93K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (7.88K), followed by Wake County (7.20K), and Guilford County (5.74K).
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), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2022
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 7884 |
| 2 | Wake County | 7203 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 5738 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 4371 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 3552 |
| 6 | Buncombe County | 3187 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 3127 |
| 8 | New Hanover County | 2468 |
| 9 | Durham County | 2444 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 2409 |
| 11 | Catawba County | 2252 |
| 12 | Rowan County | 2136 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 2109 |
| 14 | Brunswick County | 2102 |
| 15 | Iredell County | 2089 |
| 16 | Alamance County | 2082 |
| 17 | Randolph County | 2048 |
| 18 | Cabarrus County | 2045 |
| 19 | Union County | 1975 |
| 20 | Robeson County | 1860 |
| 21 | Pitt County | 1733 |
| 22 | Onslow County | 1703 |
| 23 | Henderson County | 1693 |
| 24 | Cleveland County | 1547 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 1511 |
| 26 | Wayne County | 1491 |
| 27 | Moore County | 1456 |
| 28 | Harnett County | 1418 |
| 29 | Craven County | 1361 |
| 30 | Caldwell County | 1351 |
| 31 | Burke County | 1347 |
| 32 | Nash County | 1269 |
| 33 | Wilson County | 1178 |
| 34 | Surry County | 1150 |
| 35 | Rutherford County | 1116 |
| 36 | Carteret County | 1088 |
| 36 | Lincoln County | 1088 |
| 37 | Wilkes County | 1060 |
| 38 | Haywood County | 1029 |
| 39 | Orange County | 976 |
| 40 | Lenoir County | 950 |
| 41 | Stanly County | 913 |
| 42 | Columbus County | 895 |
| 43 | Sampson County | 879 |
| 44 | Chatham County | 873 |
| 45 | Halifax County | 844 |
| 46 | Lee County | 801 |
| 47 | Pender County | 781 |
| 48 | Franklin County | 776 |
| 49 | Edgecombe County | 757 |
| 50 | Richmond County | 734 |
| 51 | Granville County | 725 |
| 52 | Beaufort County | 719 |
| 53 | Stokes County | 709 |
| 54 | McDowell County | 702 |
| 55 | Duplin County | 699 |
| 56 | Vance County | 653 |
| 57 | Macon County | 643 |
| 58 | Davie County | 600 |
| 59 | Bladen County | 559 |
| 60 | Alexander County | 556 |
| 61 | Person County | 549 |
| 62 | Yadkin County | 543 |
| 63 | Scotland County | 531 |
| 64 | Pasquotank County | 524 |
| 65 | Cherokee County | 520 |
| 66 | Transylvania County | 510 |
| 67 | Hoke County | 496 |
| 68 | Watauga County | 462 |
| 69 | Jackson County | 449 |
| 70 | Ashe County | 448 |
| 71 | Dare County | 415 |
| 72 | Martin County | 405 |
| 73 | Anson County | 397 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 396 |
| 75 | Caswell County | 365 |
| 76 | Polk County | 357 |
| 77 | Northampton County | 327 |
| 78 | Hertford County | 319 |
| 79 | Currituck County | 318 |
| 80 | Warren County | 312 |
| 81 | Bertie County | 311 |
| 81 | Yancey County | 311 |
| 82 | Madison County | 310 |
| 83 | Mitchell County | 275 |
| 84 | Swain County | 258 |
| 85 | Greene County | 257 |
| 86 | Avery County | 246 |
| 87 | Chowan County | 244 |
| 88 | Pamlico County | 220 |
| 89 | Washington County | 211 |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 210 |
| 91 | Clay County | 184 |
| 92 | Alleghany County | 174 |
| 93 | Jones County | 172 |
| 94 | Gates County | 159 |
| 95 | Graham County | 116 |
| 96 | Camden County | 108 |
| 97 | Hyde County | 53 |
| 98 | Tyrrell County | 50 |