Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Death Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 11.11. Among all North Carolina counties, Northampton County had the highest death rate (20.63), followed by Bladen County (20.1), and Mitchell County (18.92).

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 2022
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Mitchell
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Columbus
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Northampton County 20.63
2 Bladen County 20.1
3 Mitchell County 18.92
4 Jones County 18.75
5 Cherokee County 18.73
6 Washington County 18.54
7 Martin County 18.36
8 Columbus County 18.33
9 Polk County 18.03
10 Bertie County 18.02
10 Halifax County 18.02
11 Richmond County 17.91
12 Pamlico County 17.86
13 Swain County 17.8
14 Rutherford County 17.52
15 Lenoir County 17.45
16 Macon County 17.39
17 Ashe County 17.17
18 Anson County 17.13
19 Caldwell County 17.09
20 Haywood County 17.06
21 Warren County 17.05
22 Clay County 16.88
23 Chowan County 16.83
24 Beaufort County 16.78
25 Yancey County 16.61
26 Surry County 16.56
27 Wilkes County 16.34
28 Rockingham County 16.32
29 McDowell County 16.31
30 Robeson County 16.17
31 Stokes County 16.02
32 Cleveland County 15.87
33 Burke County 15.61
33 Caswell County 15.61
34 Carteret County 15.56
35 Hertford County 15.55
36 Vance County 15.5
37 Scotland County 15.47
38 Alexander County 15.22
39 Gates County 15.11
40 Wilson County 15.09
41 Yadkin County 15.08
42 Edgecombe County 15.02
43 Alleghany County 15
44 Perquimans County 14.87
45 Sampson County 14.86
46 Stanly County 14.74
47 Rowan County 14.68
48 Henderson County 14.53
49 Brunswick County 14.51
50 Transylvania County 14.38
51 Duplin County 14.36
52 Randolph County 14.31
53 Montgomery County 14.23
54 Moore County 14.03
55 Davie County 14
56 Catawba County 13.84
57 Madison County 13.79
58 Davidson County 13.77
59 Gaston County 13.69
60 Craven County 13.6
61 Graham County 13.32
62 Nash County 13.29
63 Avery County 13.23
64 Pasquotank County 13.09
65 Greene County 12.93
66 Tyrrell County 12.86
67 Person County 12.76
68 Lee County 12.72
69 Wayne County 12.23
70 Lincoln County 12.07
71 Pender County 11.89
72 Alamance County 11.81
73 Granville County 11.79
74 Buncombe County 11.71
75 Camden County 11.41
76 Forsyth County 11.36
77 Jackson County 10.93
78 Chatham County 10.91
79 Iredell County 10.89
80 Dare County 10.58
81 Harnett County 10.54
82 Cumberland County 10.53
82 Franklin County 10.53
83 New Hanover County 10.47
84 Currituck County 10.44
84 Guilford County 10.44
85 Hyde County 10.41
86 Pitt County 10.12
87 Johnston County 9.47
88 Hoke County 9.07
89 Cabarrus County 8.63
90 Watauga County 8.35
91 Onslow County 8.28
92 Union County 8.15
93 Durham County 7.3
94 Mecklenburg County 6.9
95 Orange County 6.34
96 Wake County 6.04