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.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2012
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Rank County Number of Deaths
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