Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Deaths for North Carolina was 108.86K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of deaths (7.13K), followed by Wake County (6.67K), and Guilford County (5.19K).
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), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 7127 |
| 2 | Wake County | 6668 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 5191 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 4086 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 3177 |
| 6 | Buncombe County | 2905 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 2847 |
| 8 | Durham County | 2338 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 2329 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 2179 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 1977 |
| 12 | Catawba County | 1972 |
| 13 | Brunswick County | 1969 |
| 14 | Cabarrus County | 1965 |
| 15 | Rowan County | 1925 |
| 16 | Iredell County | 1887 |
| 17 | Johnston County | 1882 |
| 18 | Randolph County | 1846 |
| 19 | Union County | 1787 |
| 20 | Robeson County | 1646 |
| 21 | Pitt County | 1645 |
| 22 | Onslow County | 1591 |
| 23 | Henderson County | 1574 |
| 24 | Cleveland County | 1457 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 1401 |
| 26 | Moore County | 1396 |
| 27 | Wayne County | 1341 |
| 28 | Craven County | 1295 |
| 29 | Harnett County | 1280 |
| 30 | Caldwell County | 1259 |
| 31 | Burke County | 1249 |
| 32 | Nash County | 1199 |
| 33 | Surry County | 1104 |
| 34 | Wilson County | 1062 |
| 35 | Carteret County | 1011 |
| 36 | Rutherford County | 1005 |
| 37 | Haywood County | 1001 |
| 38 | Lincoln County | 1000 |
| 39 | Wilkes County | 967 |
| 40 | Orange County | 966 |
| 41 | Lenoir County | 875 |
| 42 | Chatham County | 855 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 831 |
| 44 | Columbus County | 814 |
| 45 | Sampson County | 808 |
| 46 | Halifax County | 760 |
| 47 | Pender County | 737 |
| 48 | Edgecombe County | 734 |
| 48 | Franklin County | 734 |
| 49 | Lee County | 726 |
| 50 | Stokes County | 708 |
| 51 | Beaufort County | 689 |
| 52 | Granville County | 683 |
| 53 | Richmond County | 675 |
| 54 | McDowell County | 657 |
| 55 | Vance County | 638 |
| 56 | Duplin County | 611 |
| 57 | Macon County | 610 |
| 58 | Davie County | 579 |
| 59 | Yadkin County | 554 |
| 60 | Person County | 510 |
| 61 | Bladen County | 490 |
| 62 | Scotland County | 485 |
| 63 | Hoke County | 474 |
| 63 | Transylvania County | 474 |
| 64 | Alexander County | 468 |
| 65 | Pasquotank County | 465 |
| 66 | Cherokee County | 460 |
| 67 | Watauga County | 435 |
| 68 | Ashe County | 429 |
| 69 | Jackson County | 402 |
| 70 | Martin County | 389 |
| 71 | Dare County | 387 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 363 |
| 73 | Anson County | 347 |
| 74 | Caswell County | 345 |
| 75 | Polk County | 334 |
| 76 | Hertford County | 305 |
| 77 | Northampton County | 304 |
| 78 | Madison County | 302 |
| 79 | Warren County | 295 |
| 80 | Yancey County | 292 |
| 81 | Bertie County | 282 |
| 82 | Swain County | 271 |
| 83 | Currituck County | 268 |
| 84 | Mitchell County | 258 |
| 85 | Chowan County | 241 |
| 86 | Avery County | 228 |
| 86 | Pamlico County | 228 |
| 87 | Greene County | 222 |
| 88 | Perquimans County | 217 |
| 89 | Washington County | 180 |
| 90 | Alleghany County | 164 |
| 91 | Clay County | 155 |
| 91 | Jones County | 155 |
| 92 | Gates County | 142 |
| 93 | Camden County | 114 |
| 94 | Graham County | 101 |
| 95 | Hyde County | 46 |
| 95 | Tyrrell County | 46 |