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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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 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 |