Counties in North Carolina by deaths (July to June)

Mecklenburg County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 100 counties in 2024, at 7,143. Tyrrell County had the lowest, at 51. The median was 689 and the figure for North Carolina was 107,905. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest7,143Mecklenburg County
Median689100 counties
North Carolina107,905History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 7,143 count7,143Wake CountyWake County: 6,779 count6,779Guilford CountyGuilford County: 5,212 count5,212Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 4,100 count4,100Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 3,169 count3,169Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 2,971 count2,971Gaston CountyGaston County: 2,746 count2,746Durham CountyDurham County: 2,358 count2,358New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 2,323 count2,323Davidson CountyDavidson County: 2,243 count2,243Catawba CountyCatawba County: 2,016 count2,016Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 2,003 count2,003Johnston CountyJohnston County: 1,938 count1,938Iredell CountyIredell County: 1,893 count1,893Alamance CountyAlamance County: 1,864 count1,864Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 1,848 count1,848Rowan CountyRowan County: 1,806 count1,806Randolph CountyRandolph County: 1,743 count1,743Union CountyUnion County: 1,739 count1,739Pitt CountyPitt County: 1,675 count1,675Robeson CountyRobeson County: 1,619 count1,619Onslow CountyOnslow County: 1,577 count1,577Henderson CountyHenderson County: 1,507 count1,507Wayne CountyWayne County: 1,460 count1,460Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 1,437 count1,437Moore CountyMoore County: 1,380 count1,380Burke CountyBurke County: 1,320 count1,320Harnett CountyHarnett County: 1,303 count1,303Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 1,284 count1,284Craven CountyCraven County: 1,282 count1,282Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 1,261 count1,261Nash CountyNash County: 1,156 count1,156Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 1,022 count1,022Surry CountySurry County: 1,014 count1,014Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 992 count992Carteret CountyCarteret County: 990 count990Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 970 count970Orange CountyOrange County: 968 count968Wilson CountyWilson County: 963 count963Haywood CountyHaywood County: 941 count941
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count
Change on 2023
1Mecklenburg County Estimated7,143-2.3%
2Wake County Estimated6,779-2.5%
3Guilford County Estimated5,212-0.5%
4Forsyth County Estimated4,100-0.2%
5Cumberland County Estimated3,169+0.3%
6Buncombe County Estimated2,971-0.8%
7Gaston County Estimated2,746-1.8%
8Durham County Estimated2,358+0.2%
9New Hanover County Estimated2,323-1.3%
10Davidson County Estimated2,243-0.7%
11Catawba County Estimated2,016-1.5%
12Brunswick County Estimated2,003-0.3%
13Johnston County Estimated1,938-0.5%
14Iredell County Estimated1,893-0.1%
15Alamance County Estimated1,864-7.2%
16Cabarrus County Estimated1,848-6.4%
17Rowan County Estimated1,806-4%
18Randolph County Estimated1,743-3.2%
19Union County Estimated1,739-3.2%
20Pitt County Estimated1,675+3%
21Robeson County Estimated1,619-2.1%
22Onslow County Estimated1,577+0.1%
23Henderson County Estimated1,507-4%
24Wayne County Estimated1,460+2.7%
25Cleveland County Estimated1,437-0.2%
26Moore County Estimated1,380-1.1%
27Burke County Estimated1,320+0.8%
28Harnett County Estimated1,303+2.4%
29Rockingham County Estimated1,284-9%
30Craven County Estimated1,282+0.8%
31Caldwell County Estimated1,261-0.8%
32Nash County Estimated1,156+1%
33Rutherford County Estimated1,022+0.5%
34Surry County Estimated1,014-5.4%
35Lincoln County Estimated992-0.4%
36Carteret County Estimated990-2.5%
37Wilkes County Estimated970-0.8%
38Orange County Estimated968+0.8%
39Wilson County Estimated963-2.3%
40Haywood County Estimated941-2.3%
41Lenoir County Estimated864+1.5%
42Chatham County Estimated836-1.5%
43Columbus County Estimated798+3.8%
43Stanly County Estimated798-2.9%
45Edgecombe County Estimated778+5.1%
45Sampson County Estimated778+1.6%
47Franklin County Estimated762+3.5%
48Pender County Estimated709-1.7%
49Lee County Estimated701-1.1%
50Halifax County Estimated698-2%
51McDowell County Estimated680+3%
52Stokes County Estimated678+4.6%
53Richmond County Estimated675+4.5%
54Duplin County Estimated662+8.7%
55Beaufort County Estimated654+4.8%
56Granville County Estimated623-3.7%
57Vance County Estimated588+1.4%
58Yadkin County Estimated538+0.2%
59Davie County Estimated537-3.2%
60Person County Estimated528-0.2%
61Macon County Estimated523-6.1%
62Alexander County Estimated503+1.6%
63Pasquotank County Estimated499+10.6%
64Cherokee County Estimated491+3.4%
65Transylvania County Estimated479-1.6%
66Scotland County Estimated450-3.2%
67Bladen County Estimated437-2.9%
67Jackson County Estimated437+4.8%
69Hoke County Estimated433-0.2%
70Dare County Estimated418+0.5%
71Watauga County Estimated393-5.1%
72Ashe County Estimated386-0.8%
73Montgomery County Estimated383+3.5%
74Martin County Estimated373-2.9%
75Anson County Estimated326-4.4%
76Currituck County Estimated324+7.3%
77Caswell County Estimated318-8.4%
78Northampton County Estimated314+11.3%
79Warren County Estimated303+4.1%
80Polk County Estimated299-8.6%
81Madison County Estimated293-5.5%
82Bertie County Estimated276+3%
83Hertford County Estimated269-5.6%
84Yancey County Estimated265-8.9%
85Avery County Estimated243+4.3%
85Mitchell County Estimated243+2.1%
87Greene County Estimated239+3%
88Swain County Estimated234-4.9%
89Pamlico County Estimated229+0.9%
90Perquimans County Estimated219+0.9%
91Washington County Estimated201+6.3%
92Chowan County Estimated199-13.5%
93Clay County Estimated185+10.8%
94Alleghany County Estimated177-3.3%
95Gates County Estimated172+12.4%
96Jones County Estimated146-2.7%
97Graham County Estimated127+10.4%
98Camden County Estimated95+2.2%
99Hyde County Estimated53+26.2%
100Tyrrell County Estimated51-3.8%

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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.

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Questions

Which county has the highest deaths (July to June)?

Mecklenburg County, with 7,143 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

Tyrrell County, with 51 in 2024.

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: deaths, 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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