Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2022

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 118.22K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (7.85K), followed by Wake County (7.03K), and Guilford County (5.69K).

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 2022
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Mecklenburg County 7850
2 Wake County 7028
3 Guilford County 5687
4 Forsyth County 4403
5 Cumberland County 3573
6 Buncombe County 3196
7 Gaston County 3188
8 New Hanover County 2440
9 Durham County 2403
10 Davidson County 2361
11 Catawba County 2249
12 Johnston County 2186
13 Rowan County 2182
14 Brunswick County 2160
15 Iredell County 2115
16 Randolph County 2084
17 Alamance County 2067
18 Cabarrus County 2019
19 Union County 2014
20 Robeson County 1877
21 Pitt County 1784
22 Henderson County 1711
23 Onslow County 1699
24 Cleveland County 1597
25 Rockingham County 1496
26 Moore County 1463
27 Harnett County 1445
28 Wayne County 1440
29 Craven County 1388
30 Caldwell County 1374
31 Burke County 1366
32 Nash County 1270
33 Wilson County 1189
34 Surry County 1182
35 Rutherford County 1133
36 Lincoln County 1104
37 Wilkes County 1075
38 Carteret County 1074
39 Haywood County 1067
40 Lenoir County 953
41 Orange County 950
42 Stanly County 939
43 Columbus County 917
44 Sampson County 878
45 Halifax County 864
46 Chatham County 863
47 Lee County 825
48 Franklin County 769
49 Pender County 765
50 Richmond County 761
51 Beaufort County 745
52 McDowell County 728
53 Edgecombe County 727
54 Stokes County 719
55 Granville County 715
56 Duplin County 701
57 Macon County 656
58 Vance County 654
59 Davie County 614
60 Bladen County 592
61 Yadkin County 564
62 Alexander County 552
63 Cherokee County 549
64 Pasquotank County 532
65 Scotland County 518
66 Person County 501
67 Hoke County 485
68 Transylvania County 483
69 Jackson County 472
70 Ashe County 462
70 Watauga County 462
71 Dare County 402
72 Martin County 397
73 Anson County 382
74 Montgomery County 368
75 Polk County 358
76 Northampton County 350
77 Caswell County 349
78 Warren County 320
79 Currituck County 317
80 Yancey County 312
81 Bertie County 308
82 Hertford County 306
83 Madison County 301
84 Mitchell County 284
85 Greene County 263
86 Swain County 250
87 Chowan County 233
88 Avery County 232
89 Pamlico County 220
90 Washington County 201
91 Perquimans County 196
92 Clay County 194
93 Jones County 173
94 Alleghany County 167
95 Gates County 157
96 Camden County 125
97 Graham County 107
98 Hyde County 48
99 Tyrrell County 44