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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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019
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Rank County Death Rate
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