Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 79.98K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (5.23K), followed by Wake County (4.39K), and Guilford County (3.86K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2011 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2011
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 5225 |
| 2 | Wake County | 4387 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 3862 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 2997 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 2366 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 2262 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 2057 |
| 8 | Durham County | 1808 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 1694 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 1586 |
| 11 | Catawba County | 1537 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 1459 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 1453 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 1393 |
| 15 | Cabarrus County | 1386 |
| 16 | Randolph County | 1294 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 1270 |
| 18 | Johnston County | 1236 |
| 19 | Union County | 1215 |
| 20 | Robeson County | 1204 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 1146 |
| 22 | Pitt County | 1142 |
| 23 | Cleveland County | 1065 |
| 24 | Brunswick County | 1022 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 1018 |
| 26 | Craven County | 1013 |
| 27 | Nash County | 1005 |
| 28 | Burke County | 994 |
| 29 | Moore County | 988 |
| 30 | Caldwell County | 898 |
| 31 | Surry County | 874 |
| 32 | Onslow County | 862 |
| 33 | Rutherford County | 824 |
| 34 | Wilson County | 801 |
| 35 | Harnett County | 782 |
| 36 | Orange County | 750 |
| 37 | Carteret County | 728 |
| 38 | Lincoln County | 695 |
| 38 | Wilkes County | 695 |
| 39 | Columbus County | 675 |
| 40 | Lenoir County | 661 |
| 41 | Haywood County | 653 |
| 42 | Halifax County | 650 |
| 43 | Sampson County | 645 |
| 44 | Stanly County | 625 |
| 45 | Chatham County | 597 |
| 46 | Edgecombe County | 566 |
| 47 | Richmond County | 553 |
| 48 | Lee County | 549 |
| 49 | Beaufort County | 537 |
| 50 | Stokes County | 497 |
| 51 | McDowell County | 489 |
| 52 | Granville County | 488 |
| 53 | Duplin County | 480 |
| 54 | Franklin County | 461 |
| 55 | Pender County | 460 |
| 56 | Macon County | 458 |
| 57 | Vance County | 450 |
| 58 | Person County | 442 |
| 59 | Pasquotank County | 424 |
| 60 | Transylvania County | 415 |
| 61 | Davie County | 399 |
| 62 | Yadkin County | 389 |
| 63 | Bladen County | 384 |
| 64 | Watauga County | 362 |
| 65 | Scotland County | 360 |
| 66 | Cherokee County | 347 |
| 67 | Alexander County | 331 |
| 68 | Ashe County | 329 |
| 68 | Jackson County | 329 |
| 69 | Martin County | 325 |
| 70 | Hoke County | 312 |
| 71 | Anson County | 304 |
| 72 | Dare County | 300 |
| 73 | Polk County | 285 |
| 74 | Caswell County | 271 |
| 74 | Northampton County | 271 |
| 75 | Hertford County | 269 |
| 76 | Bertie County | 266 |
| 76 | Montgomery County | 266 |
| 77 | Madison County | 230 |
| 78 | Mitchell County | 224 |
| 79 | Yancey County | 222 |
| 80 | Warren County | 217 |
| 81 | Swain County | 203 |
| 82 | Currituck County | 201 |
| 83 | Chowan County | 198 |
| 84 | Avery County | 193 |
| 85 | Greene County | 171 |
| 86 | Pamlico County | 158 |
| 87 | Jones County | 146 |
| 88 | Perquimans County | 139 |
| 89 | Alleghany County | 135 |
| 90 | Washington County | 134 |
| 91 | Clay County | 118 |
| 91 | Gates County | 118 |
| 92 | Graham County | 110 |
| 93 | Camden County | 76 |
| 94 | Tyrrell County | 65 |
| 95 | Hyde County | 52 |