North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2023

Updated on June 16, 2025.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2023, the death rate for North Carolina was 10.08. Swain had the highest death rate (19.43), followed by Pamlico (18.45), and Northampton (18.14). On the other hand, Wake had the lowest death rate (5.61), followed by Mecklenburg (6.13), and Orange (6.38).

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North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2023
North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2023
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County Death Rate
Alamance 11.1
Alexander 12.88
Alleghany 14.56
Anson 15.52
Ashe 15.85
Avery 12.93
Beaufort 15.52
Bertie 16.61
Bladen 16.65
Brunswick 12.59
Buncombe 10.55
Burke 14.2
Cabarrus 8.24
Caldwell 15.66
Camden 10.26
Carteret 14.54
Caswell 15.44
Catawba 12.02
Chatham 10.55
Cherokee 15.49
Chowan 17.33
Clay 13.2
Cleveland 14.4
Columbus 16.25
Craven 12.59
Cumberland 9.38
Currituck 8.56
Dare 10.15
Davidson 12.55
Davie 13.06
Duplin 12.36
Durham 6.99
Edgecombe 15.07
Forsyth 10.43
Franklin 9.7
Gaston 12.05
Gates 13.7
Graham 12.52
Granville 11.18
Greene 10.81
Guilford 9.44
Halifax 16.05
Harnett 9.13
Haywood 15.95
Henderson 13.23
Hertford 15.74
Hoke 8.75
Hyde 9.94
Iredell 9.52
Jackson 9.04
Johnston 7.89
Jones 16.59
Lee 10.91
Lenoir 15.98
Lincoln 10.59
McDowell 14.64
Macon 15.96
Madison 13.74
Martin 18.1
Mecklenburg 6.13
Mitchell 17.17
Montgomery 13.93
Moore 13.13
Nash 12.44
New Hanover 9.78
Northampton 18.14
Onslow 7.61
Orange 6.38
Pamlico 18.45
Pasquotank 11.34
Pender 11
Perquimans 16.31
Person 12.87
Pitt 9.24
Polk 16.68
Randolph 12.57
Richmond 16
Robeson 14.07
Rockingham 15.17
Rowan 12.77
Rutherford 15.44
Sampson 13.6
Scotland 14.43
Stanly 12.77
Stokes 15.63
Surry 15.45
Swain 19.43
Transylvania 14.02
Tyrrell 13.16
Union 7.05
Vance 15.09
Wake 5.61
Warren 15.75
Washington 16.72
Watauga 7.85
Wayne 11.28
Wilkes 14.67
Wilson 13.41
Yadkin 14.71
Yancey 15.48