Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Death Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 9.11. Among all North Carolina counties, Mitchell County had the highest death rate (15.24), followed by Swain County (15.19), and Edgecombe County (14.66).
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), 2019 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Mitchell County | 15.24 |
| 2 | Swain County | 15.19 |
| 3 | Edgecombe County | 14.66 |
| 4 | Martin County | 14.27 |
| 5 | Washington County | 14.17 |
| 6 | Bertie County | 14.09 |
| 7 | Halifax County | 13.83 |
| 8 | Lenoir County | 13.57 |
| 8 | Rockingham County | 13.57 |
| 9 | Anson County | 13.54 |
| 10 | Haywood County | 13.51 |
| 10 | Surry County | 13.51 |
| 11 | Yancey County | 13.46 |
| 12 | Graham County | 13.33 |
| 13 | Northampton County | 13.3 |
| 14 | Polk County | 13.19 |
| 15 | Cleveland County | 13.14 |
| 16 | Pamlico County | 13.07 |
| 17 | Alleghany County | 13.01 |
| 18 | Carteret County | 13 |
| 19 | Chowan County | 12.96 |
| 20 | Caswell County | 12.94 |
| 21 | Macon County | 12.91 |
| 21 | Warren County | 12.91 |
| 22 | Beaufort County | 12.76 |
| 23 | Bladen County | 12.72 |
| 24 | Madison County | 12.61 |
| 25 | Columbus County | 12.55 |
| 26 | Richmond County | 12.54 |
| 27 | Ashe County | 12.44 |
| 28 | Caldwell County | 12.41 |
| 29 | Wilkes County | 12.4 |
| 30 | Stokes County | 12.25 |
| 31 | Henderson County | 12.24 |
| 32 | Cherokee County | 12.22 |
| 33 | Rutherford County | 12.2 |
| 34 | Nash County | 12.07 |
| 35 | Transylvania County | 12.01 |
| 36 | McDowell County | 11.92 |
| 37 | Yadkin County | 11.91 |
| 38 | Wilson County | 11.9 |
| 39 | Clay County | 11.86 |
| 40 | Moore County | 11.79 |
| 41 | Rowan County | 11.73 |
| 42 | Vance County | 11.72 |
| 43 | Scotland County | 11.69 |
| 44 | Person County | 11.67 |
| 45 | Burke County | 11.54 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 11.53 |
| 47 | Robeson County | 11.49 |
| 48 | Hertford County | 11.32 |
| 49 | Sampson County | 11.29 |
| 50 | Randolph County | 11.18 |
| 51 | Avery County | 11.14 |
| 52 | Wayne County | 11.12 |
| 53 | Stanly County | 11.1 |
| 54 | Davidson County | 11.09 |
| 55 | Davie County | 11.08 |
| 55 | Gaston County | 11.08 |
| 56 | Craven County | 11.01 |
| 56 | Jones County | 11.01 |
| 57 | Brunswick County | 10.87 |
| 58 | Alamance County | 10.75 |
| 59 | Catawba County | 10.64 |
| 60 | Tyrrell County | 10.6 |
| 61 | Hyde County | 10.47 |
| 62 | Chatham County | 10.27 |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 10.27 |
| 63 | Pender County | 10.24 |
| 64 | Alexander County | 10.23 |
| 65 | Buncombe County | 10.21 |
| 66 | Lee County | 10 |
| 67 | Lincoln County | 9.93 |
| 68 | Perquimans County | 9.78 |
| 69 | Dare County | 9.7 |
| 70 | Granville County | 9.65 |
| 71 | Greene County | 9.63 |
| 72 | Franklin County | 9.62 |
| 73 | Forsyth County | 9.25 |
| 74 | Duplin County | 9.24 |
| 75 | New Hanover County | 8.99 |
| 76 | Iredell County | 8.94 |
| 77 | Jackson County | 8.87 |
| 78 | Guilford County | 8.82 |
| 79 | Gates County | 8.59 |
| 80 | Harnett County | 8.29 |
| 81 | Cumberland County | 8.15 |
| 82 | Johnston County | 7.9 |
| 83 | Camden County | 7.86 |
| 84 | Pitt County | 7.6 |
| 85 | Cabarrus County | 7.54 |
| 86 | Currituck County | 6.98 |
| 87 | Durham County | 6.79 |
| 88 | Watauga County | 6.78 |
| 89 | Union County | 6.61 |
| 90 | Onslow County | 6.31 |
| 91 | Hoke County | 6.23 |
| 92 | Mecklenburg County | 5.99 |
| 93 | Orange County | 5.64 |
| 94 | Wake County | 5.45 |