Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 79.53K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (5.13K), followed by Wake County (4.55K), and Guilford County (3.81K).
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), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2012
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 5128 |
| 2 | Wake County | 4550 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 3812 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 3034 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 2285 |
| 6 | Buncombe County | 2276 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 2122 |
| 8 | Durham County | 1691 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 1675 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 1600 |
| 11 | Catawba County | 1543 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 1494 |
| 13 | Rowan County | 1441 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 1436 |
| 15 | Cabarrus County | 1408 |
| 16 | Randolph County | 1312 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 1248 |
| 18 | Robeson County | 1226 |
| 19 | Brunswick County | 1203 |
| 20 | Johnston County | 1197 |
| 21 | Pitt County | 1185 |
| 22 | Union County | 1157 |
| 23 | Cleveland County | 1117 |
| 24 | Wayne County | 1116 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 1051 |
| 26 | Moore County | 1005 |
| 27 | Burke County | 984 |
| 28 | Nash County | 968 |
| 29 | Craven County | 958 |
| 30 | Onslow County | 924 |
| 31 | Caldwell County | 846 |
| 32 | Harnett County | 837 |
| 33 | Surry County | 799 |
| 34 | Rutherford County | 790 |
| 35 | Carteret County | 756 |
| 36 | Wilson County | 745 |
| 37 | Orange County | 716 |
| 38 | Wilkes County | 710 |
| 39 | Haywood County | 702 |
| 40 | Stanly County | 689 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 675 |
| 42 | Lenoir County | 667 |
| 43 | Halifax County | 635 |
| 44 | Chatham County | 630 |
| 45 | Sampson County | 608 |
| 46 | Columbus County | 591 |
| 47 | Edgecombe County | 587 |
| 48 | Beaufort County | 547 |
| 49 | Richmond County | 527 |
| 50 | Franklin County | 522 |
| 51 | Lee County | 510 |
| 52 | McDowell County | 500 |
| 53 | Duplin County | 498 |
| 54 | Stokes County | 477 |
| 55 | Granville County | 469 |
| 56 | Pender County | 457 |
| 57 | Vance County | 433 |
| 58 | Macon County | 417 |
| 59 | Davie County | 401 |
| 60 | Pasquotank County | 396 |
| 61 | Person County | 391 |
| 61 | Scotland County | 391 |
| 62 | Bladen County | 389 |
| 63 | Yadkin County | 370 |
| 64 | Transylvania County | 368 |
| 65 | Alexander County | 365 |
| 66 | Cherokee County | 353 |
| 67 | Jackson County | 328 |
| 68 | Ashe County | 319 |
| 69 | Watauga County | 314 |
| 70 | Martin County | 313 |
| 71 | Dare County | 305 |
| 72 | Hoke County | 298 |
| 73 | Caswell County | 286 |
| 74 | Anson County | 274 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 274 |
| 75 | Polk County | 260 |
| 76 | Hertford County | 256 |
| 77 | Northampton County | 251 |
| 78 | Yancey County | 237 |
| 79 | Currituck County | 230 |
| 80 | Bertie County | 226 |
| 81 | Warren County | 206 |
| 82 | Mitchell County | 190 |
| 83 | Avery County | 189 |
| 84 | Madison County | 187 |
| 85 | Greene County | 167 |
| 86 | Swain County | 161 |
| 87 | Chowan County | 156 |
| 88 | Washington County | 143 |
| 89 | Clay County | 142 |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 137 |
| 91 | Pamlico County | 130 |
| 92 | Jones County | 123 |
| 93 | Alleghany County | 122 |
| 94 | Gates County | 109 |
| 95 | Graham County | 107 |
| 96 | Camden County | 71 |
| 97 | Hyde County | 64 |
| 98 | Tyrrell County | 46 |