North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2024

Updated on June 16, 2025.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2024, the death rate for North Carolina was 9.91. Swain had the highest death rate (20.02), followed by Pamlico (19.6), and Martin (19.11). On the other hand, Wake had the lowest death rate (5.59), followed by Mecklenburg (5.96), and Orange (6.4).

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North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2024
North Carolina Death Rate By County in 2024
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County Death Rate
Alamance 11.16
Alexander 13.13
Alleghany 14.26
Anson 16.07
Ashe 14.76
Avery 13.51
Beaufort 14.38
Bertie 15.49
Bladen 15.11
Brunswick 12.28
Buncombe 10.44
Burke 14.05
Cabarrus 8.28
Caldwell 15.27
Camden 8.24
Carteret 14.6
Caswell 16.01
Catawba 12.23
Chatham 10.26
Cherokee 14.42
Chowan 18.28
Clay 11.88
Cleveland 14.41
Columbus 16.07
Craven 12.15
Cumberland 9.45
Currituck 9.61
Dare 11.08
Davidson 12.52
Davie 12.74
Duplin 11.48
Durham 6.87
Edgecombe 14.52
Forsyth 10.18
Franklin 9.41
Gaston 11.44
Gates 13.27
Graham 14.89
Granville 10.84
Greene 11.33
Guilford 9.21
Halifax 15.16
Harnett 8.73
Haywood 15.92
Henderson 13.03
Hertford 15.42
Hoke 9.17
Hyde 9.11
Iredell 9.33
Jackson 9.32
Johnston 7.43
Jones 16.92
Lee 10.37
Lenoir 15.81
Lincoln 10.34
McDowell 14.32
Macon 15.06
Madison 14.91
Martin 19.11
Mecklenburg 5.96
Mitchell 16.58
Montgomery 14.71
Moore 13.04
Nash 11.7
New Hanover 9.87
Northampton 16.04
Onslow 7.59
Orange 6.4
Pamlico 19.6
Pasquotank 10.9
Pender 10.86
Perquimans 15.88
Person 13.75
Pitt 8.86
Polk 16.26
Randolph 12.03
Richmond 15.1
Robeson 14.18
Rockingham 15.68
Rowan 12.27
Rutherford 15.36
Sampson 13.55
Scotland 14.62
Stanly 12.29
Stokes 14.41
Surry 15.29
Swain 20.02
Transylvania 14.35
Tyrrell 15.35
Union 6.94
Vance 14.93
Wake 5.59
Warren 14.9
Washington 16.64
Watauga 7.77
Wayne 11.93
Wilkes 14.19
Wilson 12.91
Yadkin 14.43
Yancey 15.61