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.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2011
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Rank County Number of Deaths
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