2015 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY |
TOTAL | DISPOSITION OF THE BODY: | |||||||||||||||
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Burial | Cremation | Donation | Entombment | Other | Removal from state | Unknown | ||||||||||
# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
TOTAL | 89,130 | 100.0 | 47,544 | 53.3 | 37,456 | 42.0 | 659 | 0.7 | 1,280 | 1.4 | 114 | 0.1 | 1,973 | 2.2 | 104 | 0.1 |
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,683 | 1.9 | 1,004 | 59.7 | 623 | 37.0 | 9 | 0.5 | 34 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
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ALEXANDER | 404 | 0.5 | 261 | 64.6 | 139 | 34.4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
ALLEGHANY | 132 | 0.1 | 84 | 63.6 | 34 | 25.8 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
ANSON | 350 | 0.4 | 268 | 76.6 | 80 | 22.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
ASHE | 350 | 0.4 | 235 | 67.1 | 103 | 29.4 | 4 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
AVERY | 202 | 0.2 | 126 | 62.4 | 63 | 31.2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
BEAUFORT | 620 | 0.7 | 372 | 60.0 | 234 | 37.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
BERTIE | 241 | 0.3 | 186 | 77.2 | 49 | 20.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
BLADEN | 435 | 0.5 | 333 | 76.6 | 92 | 21.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
BRUNSWICK | 1,336 | 1.5 | 431 | 32.3 | 857 | 64.1 | 9 | 0.7 | 17 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 18 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.1 |
BUNCOMBE | 2,659 | 3.0 | 1,119 | 42.1 | 1,447 | 54.4 | 35 | 1.3 | 23 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.1 |
BURKE | 1,024 | 1.1 | 568 | 55.5 | 414 | 40.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 32 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
CABARRUS | 1,634 | 1.8 | 843 | 51.6 | 702 | 43.0 | 12 | 0.7 | 36 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 36 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
CALDWELL | 932 | 1.0 | 509 | 54.6 | 396 | 42.5 | 3 | 0.3 | 17 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
CAMDEN | 89 | 0.1 | 36 | 40.4 | 38 | 42.7 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 13.5 | 1 | 1.1 |
CARTERET | 795 | 0.9 | 288 | 36.2 | 484 | 60.9 | 10 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
CASWELL | 251 | 0.3 | 162 | 64.5 | 69 | 27.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
CATAWBA | 1,699 | 1.9 | 857 | 50.4 | 797 | 46.9 | 8 | 0.5 | 20 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
CHATHAM | 658 | 0.7 | 316 | 48.0 | 315 | 47.9 | 7 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 14 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
CHEROKEE | 362 | 0.4 | 179 | 49.4 | 156 | 43.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
CHOWAN | 197 | 0.2 | 113 | 57.4 | 74 | 37.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
CLAY | 143 | 0.2 | 52 | 36.4 | 79 | 55.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
CLEVELAND | 1,222 | 1.4 | 781 | 63.9 | 410 | 33.6 | 8 | 0.7 | 14 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
COLUMBUS | 674 | 0.8 | 496 | 73.6 | 155 | 23.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
CRAVEN | 1,090 | 1.2 | 476 | 43.7 | 557 | 51.1 | 6 | 0.6 | 36 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 12 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.2 |
CUMBERLAND | 2,478 | 2.8 | 1,358 | 54.8 | 1,035 | 41.8 | 13 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.3 | 54 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
CURRITUCK | 217 | 0.2 | 66 | 30.4 | 120 | 55.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 28 | 12.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
DARE | 295 | 0.3 | 66 | 22.4 | 183 | 62.0 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 13.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
DAVIDSON | 1,825 | 2.0 | 1,039 | 56.9 | 716 | 39.2 | 20 | 1.1 | 32 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
DAVIE | 481 | 0.5 | 279 | 58.0 | 181 | 37.6 | 7 | 1.5 | 10 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
DUPLIN | 581 | 0.7 | 445 | 76.6 | 122 | 21.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
DURHAM | 1,995 | 2.2 | 984 | 49.3 | 919 | 46.1 | 15 | 0.8 | 15 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 60 | 3.0 | 2 | 0.1 |
EDGECOMBE | 646 | 0.7 | 478 | 74.0 | 151 | 23.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
FORSYTH | 3,356 | 3.8 | 1,649 | 49.1 | 1,523 | 45.4 | 50 | 1.5 | 74 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 53 | 1.6 | 6 | 0.2 |
FRANKLIN | 549 | 0.6 | 300 | 54.6 | 226 | 41.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 10 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
GASTON | 2,283 | 2.6 | 1,247 | 54.6 | 957 | 41.9 | 11 | 0.5 | 43 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.1 |
GATES | 127 | 0.1 | 70 | 55.1 | 25 | 19.7 | 3 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 22.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
GRAHAM | 95 | 0.1 | 65 | 68.4 | 28 | 29.5 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
GRANVILLE | 521 | 0.6 | 337 | 64.7 | 169 | 32.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
GREENE | 196 | 0.2 | 144 | 73.5 | 48 | 24.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
GUILFORD | 4,290 | 4.8 | 2,102 | 49.0 | 2,000 | 46.6 | 38 | 0.9 | 80 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.1 | 62 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.1 |
HALIFAX | 631 | 0.7 | 463 | 73.4 | 148 | 23.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 10 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
HARNETT | 997 | 1.1 | 549 | 55.1 | 424 | 42.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
HAYWOOD | 778 | 0.9 | 359 | 46.1 | 338 | 43.4 | 7 | 0.9 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
HENDERSON | 1,458 | 1.6 | 476 | 32.6 | 904 | 62.0 | 21 | 1.4 | 22 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 30 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.3 |
HERTFORD | 257 | 0.3 | 182 | 70.8 | 56 | 21.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 13 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
HOKE | 300 | 0.3 | 184 | 61.3 | 108 | 36.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
HYDE | 63 | 0.1 | 35 | 55.6 | 25 | 39.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
IREDELL | 1,509 | 1.7 | 823 | 54.5 | 633 | 41.9 | 11 | 0.7 | 16 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 24 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
JACKSON | 368 | 0.4 | 186 | 50.5 | 171 | 46.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 8 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
JOHNSTON | 1,451 | 1.6 | 795 | 54.8 | 583 | 40.2 | 9 | 0.6 | 29 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 33 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
JONES | 117 | 0.1 | 86 | 73.5 | 31 | 26.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
LEE | 633 | 0.7 | 356 | 56.2 | 242 | 38.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
LENOIR | 742 | 0.8 | 537 | 72.4 | 179 | 24.1 | 5 | 0.7 | 12 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
LINCOLN | 842 | 0.9 | 463 | 55.0 | 352 | 41.8 | 10 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
MCDOWELL | 495 | 0.6 | 298 | 60.2 | 179 | 36.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
MACON | 436 | 0.5 | 152 | 34.9 | 247 | 56.7 | 9 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
MADISON | 236 | 0.3 | 157 | 66.5 | 73 | 30.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
MARTIN | 307 | 0.3 | 241 | 78.5 | 59 | 19.2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 |
MECKLENBURG | 6,005 | 6.7 | 2,646 | 44.1 | 3,008 | 50.1 | 46 | 0.8 | 59 | 1.0 | 22 | 0.4 | 174 | 2.9 | 50 | 0.8 |
MITCHELL | 244 | 0.3 | 170 | 69.7 | 68 | 27.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
MONTGOMERY | 290 | 0.3 | 195 | 67.2 | 90 | 31.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
MOORE | 1,115 | 1.3 | 460 | 41.3 | 608 | 54.5 | 8 | 0.7 | 15 | 1.3 | 7 | 0.6 | 15 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.2 |
NASH | 1,024 | 1.1 | 663 | 64.7 | 316 | 30.9 | 4 | 0.4 | 28 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
NEW HANOVER | 1,927 | 2.2 | 729 | 37.8 | 1,126 | 58.4 | 21 | 1.1 | 18 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 31 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
NORTHAMPTON | 279 | 0.3 | 204 | 73.1 | 65 | 23.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
ONSLOW | 1,103 | 1.2 | 509 | 46.1 | 537 | 48.7 | 8 | 0.7 | 14 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.5 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
ORANGE | 786 | 0.9 | 328 | 41.7 | 435 | 55.3 | 11 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
PAMLICO | 173 | 0.2 | 86 | 49.7 | 85 | 49.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
PASQUOTANK | 419 | 0.5 | 217 | 51.8 | 147 | 35.1 | 5 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 45 | 10.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
PENDER | 551 | 0.6 | 244 | 44.3 | 281 | 51.0 | 5 | 0.9 | 6 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
PERQUIMANS | 162 | 0.2 | 72 | 44.4 | 77 | 47.5 | 2 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
PERSON | 430 | 0.5 | 284 | 66.0 | 133 | 30.9 | 5 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
PITT | 1,293 | 1.5 | 783 | 60.6 | 445 | 34.4 | 16 | 1.2 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.2 |
POLK | 289 | 0.3 | 91 | 31.5 | 166 | 57.4 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
RANDOLPH | 1,502 | 1.7 | 885 | 58.9 | 556 | 37.0 | 17 | 1.1 | 28 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
RICHMOND | 594 | 0.7 | 380 | 64.0 | 196 | 33.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 11 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
ROBESON | 1,337 | 1.5 | 1,008 | 75.4 | 295 | 22.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 18 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
ROCKINGHAM | 1,168 | 1.3 | 768 | 65.8 | 363 | 31.1 | 9 | 0.8 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
ROWAN | 1,616 | 1.8 | 878 | 54.3 | 669 | 41.4 | 11 | 0.7 | 36 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 18 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
RUTHERFORD | 889 | 1.0 | 497 | 55.9 | 376 | 42.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
SAMPSON | 693 | 0.8 | 528 | 76.2 | 144 | 20.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
SCOTLAND | 365 | 0.4 | 253 | 69.3 | 104 | 28.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
STANLY | 731 | 0.8 | 465 | 63.6 | 257 | 35.2 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
STOKES | 544 | 0.6 | 355 | 65.3 | 174 | 32.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
SURRY | 910 | 1.0 | 618 | 67.9 | 262 | 28.8 | 8 | 0.9 | 15 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
SWAIN | 181 | 0.2 | 104 | 57.5 | 75 | 41.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
TRANSYLVANIA | 397 | 0.4 | 149 | 37.5 | 233 | 58.7 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
TYRRELL | 50 | 0.1 | 34 | 68.0 | 15 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
UNION | 1,377 | 1.5 | 687 | 49.9 | 614 | 44.6 | 10 | 0.7 | 24 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
VANCE | 500 | 0.6 | 362 | 72.4 | 124 | 24.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
WAKE | 5,240 | 5.9 | 1,980 | 37.8 | 2,683 | 51.2 | 30 | 0.6 | 120 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 425 | 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
WARREN | 250 | 0.3 | 183 | 73.2 | 61 | 24.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
WASHINGTON | 160 | 0.2 | 117 | 73.1 | 39 | 24.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
WATAUGA | 347 | 0.4 | 176 | 50.7 | 156 | 45.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 13 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
WAYNE | 1,135 | 1.3 | 781 | 68.8 | 314 | 27.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 23 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 13 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
WILKES | 817 | 0.9 | 552 | 67.6 | 220 | 26.9 | 7 | 0.9 | 31 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
WILSON | 839 | 0.9 | 584 | 69.6 | 229 | 27.3 | 5 | 0.6 | 12 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
YADKIN | 442 | 0.5 | 309 | 69.9 | 119 | 26.9 | 7 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.5 |
YANCEY | 219 | 0.2 | 144 | 65.8 | 69 | 31.5 | 4 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |