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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |