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Counties in North Carolina by death rate (July to June), 2025

Washington County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 100 counties in 2025, at 19.45 per 1,000 inhabitants. Wake County had the lowest, at 5.47 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.36 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.45Washington County
Lowest5.47Wake County
Median13.36100 counties
North Carolina9.7History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Washington CountyWashington County: 19.45 per 1,000 inhabitants19.45Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 19.2 per 1,000 inhabitants19.2Pamlico CountyPamlico County: 18 per 1,000 inhabitants18Martin CountyMartin County: 17.42 per 1,000 inhabitants17.42Swain CountySwain County: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1Perquimans CountyPerquimans County: 16.76 per 1,000 inhabitants16.76Gates CountyGates County: 16.67 per 1,000 inhabitants16.67Warren CountyWarren County: 16.49 per 1,000 inhabitants16.49Bertie CountyBertie County: 16.34 per 1,000 inhabitants16.34Richmond CountyRichmond County: 16.16 per 1,000 inhabitants16.16Columbus CountyColumbus County: 16.03 per 1,000 inhabitants16.03Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 15.97 per 1,000 inhabitants15.97Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 15.97 per 1,000 inhabitants15.97Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 15.96 per 1,000 inhabitants15.96Graham CountyGraham County: 15.93 per 1,000 inhabitants15.93Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 15.53 per 1,000 inhabitants15.53Jones CountyJones County: 15.52 per 1,000 inhabitants15.52Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 15.49 per 1,000 inhabitants15.49Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 15.47 per 1,000 inhabitants15.47Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 15.47 per 1,000 inhabitants15.47Clay CountyClay County: 15.45 per 1,000 inhabitants15.45Halifax CountyHalifax County: 15.12 per 1,000 inhabitants15.12Anson CountyAnson County: 15.11 per 1,000 inhabitants15.11McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 15.07 per 1,000 inhabitants15.07Tyrrell CountyTyrrell County: 15.07 per 1,000 inhabitants15.07Bladen CountyBladen County: 14.97 per 1,000 inhabitants14.97Polk CountyPolk County: 14.96 per 1,000 inhabitants14.96Burke CountyBurke County: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9Haywood CountyHaywood County: 14.83 per 1,000 inhabitants14.83Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 14.79 per 1,000 inhabitants14.79Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 14.63 per 1,000 inhabitants14.63Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 14.63 per 1,000 inhabitants14.63Caswell CountyCaswell County: 14.48 per 1,000 inhabitants14.48Stokes CountyStokes County: 14.47 per 1,000 inhabitants14.47Hertford CountyHertford County: 14.38 per 1,000 inhabitants14.38Chowan CountyChowan County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Ashe CountyAshe County: 14.25 per 1,000 inhabitants14.25Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 14.15 per 1,000 inhabitants14.15Yancey CountyYancey County: 14.1 per 1,000 inhabitants14.1Carteret CountyCarteret County: 14.06 per 1,000 inhabitants14.06
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2024
1Washington County Estimated19.45+0.64 pts
2Northampton County Estimated19.2+0.31 pts
3Pamlico County Estimated18-0.23 pts
4Martin County Estimated17.42+0.09 pts
5Swain County Estimated17.1+0.39 pts
6Perquimans County Estimated16.76+0.45 pts
7Gates County Estimated16.670 pts
8Warren County Estimated16.49+0.46 pts
9Bertie County Estimated16.34+0.2 pts
10Richmond County Estimated16.16+0.13 pts
11Columbus County Estimated16.03+0.16 pts
12Edgecombe County Estimated15.97+0.1 pts
13Cherokee County Estimated15.97-0.28 pts
14Mitchell County Estimated15.96-0.16 pts
15Graham County Estimated15.93+0.23 pts
16Lenoir County Estimated15.53-0.12 pts
17Jones County Estimated15.52+0.11 pts
18Caldwell County Estimated15.49-0.13 pts
19Rutherford County Estimated15.47-0.13 pts
20Alleghany County Estimated15.47-0.1 pts
21Clay County Estimated15.45-0.1 pts
22Halifax County Estimated15.12+0.28 pts
23Anson County Estimated15.11+0.05 pts
24McDowell County Estimated15.070 pts
25Tyrrell County Estimated15.07+0.5 pts
26Bladen County Estimated14.97+0.3 pts
27Polk County Estimated14.96+0.16 pts
28Burke County Estimated14.9-0.04 pts
29Haywood County Estimated14.83-0.08 pts
30Montgomery County Estimated14.79+0.22 pts
31Beaufort County Estimated14.63-0.03 pts
32Wilkes County Estimated14.63-0.04 pts
33Caswell County Estimated14.48+0.33 pts
34Stokes County Estimated14.47-0.38 pts
35Hertford County Estimated14.38+0.33 pts
36Chowan County Estimated14.37+0.12 pts
37Ashe County Estimated14.25+0.07 pts
38Transylvania County Estimated14.15+0.09 pts
39Yancey County Estimated14.1+0.15 pts
40Carteret County Estimated14.06-0.1 pts
41Yadkin County Estimated13.98-0.16 pts
42Surry County Estimated13.91-0.21 pts
43Alexander County Estimated13.89+0.14 pts
44Cleveland County Estimated13.88-0.21 pts
45Vance County Estimated13.77-0.07 pts
46Scotland County Estimated13.72+0.31 pts
47Rockingham County Estimated13.65-0.14 pts
48Robeson County Estimated13.61-0.03 pts
49Macon County Estimated13.58+0.04 pts
50Madison County Estimated13.42+0.25 pts
51Avery County Estimated13.31-0.24 pts
52Person County Estimated13.23+0.04 pts
53Duplin County Estimated12.99-0.13 pts
54Sampson County Estimated12.68-0.18 pts
55Moore County Estimated12.57-0.25 pts
56Davidson County Estimated12.51-0.2 pts
57Henderson County Estimated12.35-0.16 pts
58Craven County Estimated12.15-0.2 pts
59Wayne County Estimated11.98-0.14 pts
60Pasquotank County Estimated11.95-0.07 pts
61Wilson County Estimated11.94-0.02 pts
62Catawba County Estimated11.92-0.23 pts
63Stanly County Estimated11.75-0.22 pts
64Rowan County Estimated11.7-0.12 pts
65Davie County Estimated11.69-0.22 pts
66Greene County Estimated11.69+0.12 pts
67Brunswick County Estimated11.6-0.68 pts
68Hyde County Estimated11.59+0.11 pts
69Nash County Estimated11.57-0.22 pts
70Randolph County Estimated11.56-0.19 pts
71Gaston County Estimated11.19-0.22 pts
72Dare County Estimated11.04+0.09 pts
73Buncombe County Estimated10.67-0.03 pts
74Forsyth County Estimated10.2-0.16 pts
75Granville County Estimated10.16+0.03 pts
76Lee County Estimated10.11-0.19 pts
77Alamance County Estimated10.03-0.24 pts
78Lincoln County Estimated10.03-0.23 pts
79Currituck County Estimated10.03-0.09 pts
80Pender County Estimated9.98-0.26 pts
81Chatham County Estimated9.98-0.11 pts
82Jackson County Estimated9.86+0.15 pts
83New Hanover County Estimated9.47-0.15 pts
84Franklin County Estimated9.45-0.26 pts
85Cumberland County Estimated9.31-0.09 pts
86Guilford County Estimated9.29-0.11 pts
87Pitt County Estimated9.14-0.17 pts
88Iredell County Estimated8.98-0.34 pts
89Harnett County Estimated8.71-0.33 pts
90Camden County Estimated8.42-0.06 pts
91Hoke County Estimated7.850 pts
92Johnston County Estimated7.68-0.21 pts
93Cabarrus County Estimated7.41-0.19 pts
94Watauga County Estimated7.31+0.18 pts
95Onslow County Estimated7.3-0.11 pts
96Durham County Estimated6.76-0.19 pts
97Union County Estimated6.57-0.11 pts
98Orange County Estimated6.4+0.02 pts
99Mecklenburg County Estimated5.88-0.12 pts
100Wake County Estimated5.47-0.11 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Washington County, with 19.45 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

Wake County, with 5.47 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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