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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2022 Census.
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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 |