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

Northampton County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 100 counties in 2022, at 20.82 per 1,000 inhabitants. Wake County had the lowest, at 6.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 14.57 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 11.12 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest20.82Northampton County
Lowest6.04Wake County
Median14.57100 counties
North Carolina11.12History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 20.82 per 1,000 inhabitants20.82Bladen CountyBladen County: 20.17 per 1,000 inhabitants20.17Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 19.05 per 1,000 inhabitants19.05Jones CountyJones County: 18.74 per 1,000 inhabitants18.74Washington CountyWashington County: 18.64 per 1,000 inhabitants18.64Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 18.56 per 1,000 inhabitants18.56Martin CountyMartin County: 18.46 per 1,000 inhabitants18.46Columbus CountyColumbus County: 18.45 per 1,000 inhabitants18.45Bertie CountyBertie County: 18.14 per 1,000 inhabitants18.14Polk CountyPolk County: 18.09 per 1,000 inhabitants18.09Halifax CountyHalifax County: 18.01 per 1,000 inhabitants18.01Pamlico CountyPamlico County: 17.96 per 1,000 inhabitants17.96Richmond CountyRichmond County: 17.95 per 1,000 inhabitants17.95Anson CountyAnson County: 17.61 per 1,000 inhabitants17.61Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 17.59 per 1,000 inhabitants17.59Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 17.5 per 1,000 inhabitants17.5Macon CountyMacon County: 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitants17.45Ashe CountyAshe County: 17.21 per 1,000 inhabitants17.21Warren CountyWarren County: 17.11 per 1,000 inhabitants17.11Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 17.04 per 1,000 inhabitants17.04Haywood CountyHaywood County: 17.02 per 1,000 inhabitants17.02Swain CountySwain County: 17 per 1,000 inhabitants17Clay CountyClay County: 16.98 per 1,000 inhabitants16.98Chowan CountyChowan County: 16.91 per 1,000 inhabitants16.91Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 16.88 per 1,000 inhabitants16.88Yancey CountyYancey County: 16.68 per 1,000 inhabitants16.68Surry CountySurry County: 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants16.5Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 16.49 per 1,000 inhabitants16.49McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 16.37 per 1,000 inhabitants16.37Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 16.34 per 1,000 inhabitants16.34Robeson CountyRobeson County: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants16.3Stokes CountyStokes County: 16.04 per 1,000 inhabitants16.04Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 15.88 per 1,000 inhabitants15.88Caswell CountyCaswell County: 15.65 per 1,000 inhabitants15.65Hertford CountyHertford County: 15.62 per 1,000 inhabitants15.62Burke CountyBurke County: 15.61 per 1,000 inhabitants15.61Vance CountyVance County: 15.58 per 1,000 inhabitants15.58Carteret CountyCarteret County: 15.53 per 1,000 inhabitants15.53Scotland CountyScotland County: 15.42 per 1,000 inhabitants15.42Gates CountyGates County: 15.31 per 1,000 inhabitants15.31
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Northampton County Estimated20.82+0.91 pts
2Bladen County Estimated20.17+2.26 pts
3Mitchell County Estimated19.05+0.51 pts
4Jones County Estimated18.74+0.77 pts
5Washington County Estimated18.64-1.3 pts
6Cherokee County Estimated18.56+2.16 pts
7Martin County Estimated18.46-0.54 pts
8Columbus County Estimated18.45+1.34 pts
9Bertie County Estimated18.14-1.32 pts
10Polk County Estimated18.09+0.33 pts
11Halifax County Estimated18.01+0.01 pts
12Pamlico County Estimated17.96+1.5 pts
13Richmond County Estimated17.95+1.04 pts
14Anson County Estimated17.61-0.76 pts
15Rutherford County Estimated17.59+0.23 pts
16Lenoir County Estimated17.5+0.68 pts
17Macon County Estimated17.45+1.51 pts
18Ashe County Estimated17.21+1.24 pts
19Warren County Estimated17.11+0.6 pts
20Caldwell County Estimated17.04+1.18 pts
21Haywood County Estimated17.02+1.26 pts
22Swain County Estimated17-2.05 pts
23Clay County Estimated16.98+3.48 pts
24Chowan County Estimated16.91-1.88 pts
25Beaufort County Estimated16.88+0.67 pts
26Yancey County Estimated16.68+1.06 pts
27Surry County Estimated16.5+0.64 pts
28Rockingham County Estimated16.49-0.28 pts
29McDowell County Estimated16.37+1.69 pts
30Wilkes County Estimated16.34+0.43 pts
31Robeson County Estimated16.3+0.37 pts
32Stokes County Estimated16.04+0.05 pts
33Cleveland County Estimated15.88+0.77 pts
34Caswell County Estimated15.65-0.53 pts
35Hertford County Estimated15.62-3.06 pts
36Burke County Estimated15.61+1.04 pts
37Vance County Estimated15.58-0.1 pts
38Carteret County Estimated15.53+0.93 pts
39Scotland County Estimated15.42-1.9 pts
40Gates County Estimated15.31-0.13 pts
41Alexander County Estimated15.2-1.86 pts
42Edgecombe County Estimated15.16-2.03 pts
43Yadkin County Estimated15.13+1.07 pts
44Perquimans County Estimated14.94-3.26 pts
45Wilson County Estimated14.93+0.23 pts
46Alleghany County Estimated14.9-0.03 pts
47Sampson County Estimated14.88+0.31 pts
48Stanly County Estimated14.74+0.48 pts
49Rowan County Estimated14.68+0.38 pts
50Henderson County Estimated14.57+1.16 pts
51Brunswick County Estimated14.57+1.18 pts
52Transylvania County Estimated14.51-0.5 pts
53Duplin County Estimated14.34-0.96 pts
54Randolph County Estimated14.29+0.81 pts
55Montgomery County Estimated14.24-1.05 pts
56Davie County Estimated14.03+1.47 pts
57Moore County Estimated13.98+0.44 pts
58Catawba County Estimated13.82-0.18 pts
59Madison County Estimated13.79+0.17 pts
60Davidson County Estimated13.73-0.22 pts
61Gaston County Estimated13.68+0.62 pts
62Craven County Estimated13.64+0.02 pts
63Nash County Estimated13.32-0.65 pts
64Avery County Estimated13.28-0.4 pts
65Pasquotank County Estimated13.04+0.45 pts
66Greene County Estimated13.03+0.61 pts
67Graham County Estimated12.94-3.5 pts
68Tyrrell County Estimated12.88-1.94 pts
69Person County Estimated12.85-2.44 pts
70Lee County Estimated12.78+0.19 pts
71Wayne County Estimated12.37-1.01 pts
72Lincoln County Estimated12.07+0.63 pts
73Pender County Estimated11.9-0.48 pts
74Granville County Estimated11.88-0.67 pts
75Alamance County Estimated11.83-0.1 pts
76Buncombe County Estimated11.68+0.23 pts
77Camden County Estimated11.5+1.32 pts
78Forsyth County Estimated11.31+0.51 pts
79Chatham County Estimated10.92-0.06 pts
80Iredell County Estimated10.89+0.28 pts
81Jackson County Estimated10.81+0.67 pts
82Dare County Estimated10.62-0.24 pts
83Franklin County Estimated10.56-0.37 pts
84Harnett County Estimated10.55+0.59 pts
85Cumberland County Estimated10.53+0.56 pts
86Currituck County Estimated10.48-0.26 pts
87New Hanover County Estimated10.47-0.07 pts
88Guilford County Estimated10.43+0.06 pts
89Hyde County Estimated10.18-2.54 pts
90Pitt County Estimated10.15+0.37 pts
91Johnston County Estimated9.45+0.58 pts
92Hoke County Estimated8.98-0.17 pts
93Cabarrus County Estimated8.63+0.02 pts
94Watauga County Estimated8.4-0.18 pts
95Onslow County Estimated8.3+0.46 pts
96Union County Estimated8.12+0.36 pts
97Durham County Estimated7.29-0.21 pts
98Mecklenburg County Estimated6.92-0.21 pts
99Orange County Estimated6.35-0.03 pts
100Wake County Estimated6.04-0.12 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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Questions

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

Northampton County, with 20.82 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wake County, with 6.04 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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