Counties in North Carolina by deaths (July to June)
Mecklenburg County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 100 counties in 2023, at 7,309. Hyde County had the lowest, at 42. The median was 685 and the figure for North Carolina was 108,957. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 7,309 | -7.1% |
| 2 | Wake County Estimated | 6,956 | -1% |
| 3 | Guilford County Estimated | 5,236 | -7.8% |
| 4 | Forsyth County Estimated | 4,108 | -6.3% |
| 5 | Cumberland County Estimated | 3,158 | -11.6% |
| 6 | Buncombe County Estimated | 2,994 | -6.1% |
| 7 | Gaston County Estimated | 2,796 | -12.2% |
| 8 | Durham County Estimated | 2,354 | -1.8% |
| 9 | New Hanover County Estimated | 2,353 | -3.6% |
| 10 | Davidson County Estimated | 2,259 | -4.1% |
| 11 | Catawba County Estimated | 2,047 | -8.9% |
| 12 | Brunswick County Estimated | 2,010 | -7.2% |
| 13 | Alamance County Estimated | 2,009 | -3% |
| 14 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 1,974 | -2.3% |
| 15 | Johnston County Estimated | 1,948 | -10.7% |
| 16 | Iredell County Estimated | 1,894 | -10.4% |
| 17 | Rowan County Estimated | 1,882 | -13.7% |
| 18 | Randolph County Estimated | 1,801 | -13.5% |
| 19 | Union County Estimated | 1,796 | -10.5% |
| 20 | Robeson County Estimated | 1,653 | -12.6% |
| 21 | Pitt County Estimated | 1,626 | -9.1% |
| 22 | Onslow County Estimated | 1,575 | -7.5% |
| 23 | Henderson County Estimated | 1,569 | -8.6% |
| 24 | Cleveland County Estimated | 1,440 | -9.9% |
| 25 | Wayne County Estimated | 1,422 | -2.4% |
| 26 | Rockingham County Estimated | 1,411 | -6.6% |
| 27 | Moore County Estimated | 1,395 | -4.3% |
| 28 | Burke County Estimated | 1,310 | -4.2% |
| 29 | Craven County Estimated | 1,272 | -8.6% |
| 29 | Harnett County Estimated | 1,272 | -12% |
| 31 | Caldwell County Estimated | 1,271 | -7.2% |
| 32 | Nash County Estimated | 1,144 | -10.6% |
| 33 | Surry County Estimated | 1,072 | -9% |
| 34 | Rutherford County Estimated | 1,017 | -10.6% |
| 35 | Carteret County Estimated | 1,015 | -5.3% |
| 36 | Lincoln County Estimated | 996 | -9.9% |
| 37 | Wilson County Estimated | 986 | -16.7% |
| 38 | Wilkes County Estimated | 978 | -9% |
| 39 | Haywood County Estimated | 963 | -9.6% |
| 40 | Orange County Estimated | 960 | +0.9% |
| 41 | Lenoir County Estimated | 851 | -11% |
| 42 | Chatham County Estimated | 849 | -1.7% |
| 43 | Stanly County Estimated | 822 | -12.5% |
| 44 | Columbus County Estimated | 769 | -16.7% |
| 45 | Sampson County Estimated | 766 | -13% |
| 46 | Edgecombe County Estimated | 740 | +0.8% |
| 47 | Franklin County Estimated | 736 | -4.5% |
| 48 | Pender County Estimated | 721 | -5.8% |
| 49 | Halifax County Estimated | 712 | -17.5% |
| 50 | Lee County Estimated | 709 | -14.4% |
| 51 | McDowell County Estimated | 660 | -9.7% |
| 52 | Stokes County Estimated | 648 | -10% |
| 53 | Granville County Estimated | 647 | -10.3% |
| 54 | Richmond County Estimated | 646 | -15.3% |
| 55 | Beaufort County Estimated | 624 | -16.8% |
| 56 | Duplin County Estimated | 609 | -13% |
| 57 | Vance County Estimated | 580 | -11.7% |
| 58 | Macon County Estimated | 557 | -15.3% |
| 59 | Davie County Estimated | 555 | -9.9% |
| 60 | Yadkin County Estimated | 537 | -5.1% |
| 61 | Person County Estimated | 529 | +4.8% |
| 62 | Alexander County Estimated | 495 | -10.2% |
| 63 | Transylvania County Estimated | 487 | 0% |
| 64 | Cherokee County Estimated | 475 | -12.8% |
| 65 | Scotland County Estimated | 465 | -9.7% |
| 66 | Pasquotank County Estimated | 451 | -15.2% |
| 67 | Bladen County Estimated | 450 | -24.2% |
| 68 | Hoke County Estimated | 434 | -9.6% |
| 69 | Jackson County Estimated | 417 | -10.7% |
| 70 | Dare County Estimated | 416 | +3.2% |
| 71 | Watauga County Estimated | 414 | -11% |
| 72 | Ashe County Estimated | 389 | -16% |
| 73 | Martin County Estimated | 384 | -3.8% |
| 74 | Montgomery County Estimated | 370 | +0.5% |
| 75 | Caswell County Estimated | 347 | -0.9% |
| 76 | Anson County Estimated | 341 | -10.7% |
| 77 | Polk County Estimated | 327 | -8.9% |
| 78 | Madison County Estimated | 310 | +3% |
| 79 | Currituck County Estimated | 302 | -5% |
| 80 | Warren County Estimated | 291 | -9.3% |
| 80 | Yancey County Estimated | 291 | -7% |
| 82 | Hertford County Estimated | 285 | -7.2% |
| 83 | Northampton County Estimated | 282 | -20.1% |
| 84 | Bertie County Estimated | 268 | -13.5% |
| 85 | Swain County Estimated | 246 | +2.9% |
| 86 | Mitchell County Estimated | 238 | -16.8% |
| 87 | Avery County Estimated | 233 | -0.4% |
| 88 | Greene County Estimated | 232 | -12.5% |
| 89 | Chowan County Estimated | 230 | -1.7% |
| 90 | Pamlico County Estimated | 227 | +2.7% |
| 91 | Perquimans County Estimated | 217 | +10.2% |
| 92 | Washington County Estimated | 189 | -6.4% |
| 93 | Alleghany County Estimated | 183 | +10.2% |
| 94 | Clay County Estimated | 167 | -14.4% |
| 95 | Gates County Estimated | 153 | -3.8% |
| 96 | Jones County Estimated | 150 | -13.3% |
| 97 | Graham County Estimated | 115 | +10.6% |
| 98 | Camden County Estimated | 93 | -26.2% |
| 99 | Tyrrell County Estimated | 53 | +20.5% |
| 100 | Hyde County Estimated | 42 | -10.6% |
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About this ranking
Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.
Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death totals.
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: deaths, 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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which county has the highest deaths (July to June)?
Mecklenburg County, with 7,309 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?
Hyde County, with 42 in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
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