| 2015 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE/ETHNICITY OF DECEDENT |
| TOTAL | RACE/ETHNICITY OF DECEDENT: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone |
Non-Hispanic Black Alone |
Non-Hispanic Am. Ind Alone |
Non-Hispanic Other Races Alone |
Non-Hispanic Multiple Races |
Hispanic |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 89,130 | 100.0 | 68,089 | 76.4 | 17,964 | 20.2 | 875 | 1.0 | 826 | 0.9 | 158 | 0.2 | 1,218 | 1.4 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,683 | 1.9 | 1,316 | 78.2 | 328 | 19.5 | 8 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 22 | 1.3 |
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| ALEXANDER | 404 | 0.5 | 386 | 95.5 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 |
| ALLEGHANY | 132 | 0.1 | 130 | 98.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| ANSON | 350 | 0.4 | 199 | 56.9 | 148 | 42.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| ASHE | 350 | 0.4 | 348 | 99.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| AVERY | 202 | 0.2 | 197 | 97.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 620 | 0.7 | 454 | 73.2 | 158 | 25.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.0 |
| BERTIE | 241 | 0.3 | 102 | 42.3 | 139 | 57.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 435 | 0.5 | 290 | 66.7 | 130 | 29.9 | 6 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.8 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,336 | 1.5 | 1,212 | 90.7 | 107 | 8.0 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.9 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,659 | 3.0 | 2,418 | 90.9 | 180 | 6.8 | 6 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.2 | 28 | 1.1 |
| BURKE | 1,024 | 1.1 | 950 | 92.8 | 58 | 5.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.4 |
| CABARRUS | 1,634 | 1.8 | 1,369 | 83.8 | 219 | 13.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.2 | 26 | 1.6 |
| CALDWELL | 932 | 1.0 | 869 | 93.2 | 39 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 16 | 1.7 |
| CAMDEN | 89 | 0.1 | 73 | 82.0 | 14 | 15.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| CARTERET | 795 | 0.9 | 753 | 94.7 | 25 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.6 | 7 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.5 |
| CASWELL | 251 | 0.3 | 177 | 70.5 | 72 | 28.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| CATAWBA | 1,699 | 1.9 | 1,533 | 90.2 | 130 | 7.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 22 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.6 |
| CHATHAM | 658 | 0.7 | 536 | 81.5 | 102 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 15 | 2.3 |
| CHEROKEE | 362 | 0.4 | 352 | 97.2 | 4 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| CHOWAN | 197 | 0.2 | 139 | 70.6 | 57 | 28.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| CLAY | 143 | 0.2 | 140 | 97.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,222 | 1.4 | 990 | 81.0 | 222 | 18.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.3 |
| COLUMBUS | 674 | 0.8 | 490 | 72.7 | 166 | 24.6 | 14 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 |
| CRAVEN | 1,090 | 1.2 | 819 | 75.1 | 244 | 22.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 16 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.6 |
| CUMBERLAND | 2,478 | 2.8 | 1,427 | 57.6 | 883 | 35.6 | 39 | 1.6 | 49 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.4 | 71 | 2.9 |
| CURRITUCK | 217 | 0.2 | 194 | 89.4 | 18 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.4 |
| DARE | 295 | 0.3 | 284 | 96.3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,825 | 2.0 | 1,650 | 90.4 | 145 | 7.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.9 |
| DAVIE | 481 | 0.5 | 446 | 92.7 | 29 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.8 |
| DUPLIN | 581 | 0.7 | 366 | 63.0 | 198 | 34.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 12 | 2.1 |
| DURHAM | 1,995 | 2.2 | 1,101 | 55.2 | 802 | 40.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 30 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.3 | 53 | 2.7 |
| EDGECOMBE | 646 | 0.7 | 301 | 46.6 | 338 | 52.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.8 |
| FORSYTH | 3,356 | 3.8 | 2,493 | 74.3 | 786 | 23.4 | 4 | 0.1 | 19 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.1 | 50 | 1.5 |
| FRANKLIN | 549 | 0.6 | 366 | 66.7 | 164 | 29.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.9 | 12 | 2.2 |
| GASTON | 2,283 | 2.6 | 1,991 | 87.2 | 261 | 11.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.7 |
| GATES | 127 | 0.1 | 76 | 59.8 | 48 | 37.8 | 2 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| GRAHAM | 95 | 0.1 | 89 | 93.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 521 | 0.6 | 319 | 61.2 | 194 | 37.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.2 |
| GREENE | 196 | 0.2 | 116 | 59.2 | 78 | 39.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| GUILFORD | 4,290 | 4.8 | 2,950 | 68.8 | 1,171 | 27.3 | 17 | 0.4 | 86 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.3 | 53 | 1.2 |
| HALIFAX | 631 | 0.7 | 287 | 45.5 | 317 | 50.2 | 18 | 2.9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.5 |
| HARNETT | 997 | 1.1 | 775 | 77.7 | 185 | 18.6 | 7 | 0.7 | 14 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 14 | 1.4 |
| HAYWOOD | 778 | 0.9 | 760 | 97.7 | 6 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 |
| HENDERSON | 1,458 | 1.6 | 1,397 | 95.8 | 35 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 14 | 1.0 |
| HERTFORD | 257 | 0.3 | 103 | 40.1 | 149 | 58.0 | 4 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 300 | 0.3 | 140 | 46.7 | 120 | 40.0 | 29 | 9.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 2.7 |
| HYDE | 63 | 0.1 | 39 | 61.9 | 23 | 36.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| IREDELL | 1,509 | 1.7 | 1,307 | 86.6 | 174 | 11.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 1.0 |
| JACKSON | 368 | 0.4 | 328 | 89.1 | 3 | 0.8 | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 |
| JOHNSTON | 1,451 | 1.6 | 1,208 | 83.3 | 209 | 14.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 27 | 1.9 |
| JONES | 117 | 0.1 | 74 | 63.2 | 39 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 633 | 0.7 | 488 | 77.1 | 129 | 20.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 10 | 1.6 |
| LENOIR | 742 | 0.8 | 432 | 58.2 | 303 | 40.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.4 |
| LINCOLN | 842 | 0.9 | 792 | 94.1 | 38 | 4.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.8 |
| MCDOWELL | 495 | 0.6 | 473 | 95.6 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 |
| MACON | 436 | 0.5 | 430 | 98.6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 |
| MADISON | 236 | 0.3 | 234 | 99.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 |
| MARTIN | 307 | 0.3 | 178 | 58.0 | 129 | 42.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 6,005 | 6.7 | 3,724 | 62.0 | 1,921 | 32.0 | 13 | 0.2 | 163 | 2.7 | 12 | 0.2 | 172 | 2.9 |
| MITCHELL | 244 | 0.3 | 239 | 98.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| MONTGOMERY | 290 | 0.3 | 215 | 74.1 | 65 | 22.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.4 |
| MOORE | 1,115 | 1.3 | 954 | 85.6 | 143 | 12.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1.0 |
| NASH | 1,024 | 1.1 | 650 | 63.5 | 350 | 34.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 15 | 1.5 |
| NEW HANOVER | 1,927 | 2.2 | 1,559 | 80.9 | 321 | 16.7 | 5 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 25 | 1.3 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 279 | 0.3 | 115 | 41.2 | 163 | 58.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 1,103 | 1.2 | 868 | 78.7 | 171 | 15.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 27 | 2.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 33 | 3.0 |
| ORANGE | 786 | 0.9 | 605 | 77.0 | 155 | 19.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1.5 |
| PAMLICO | 173 | 0.2 | 125 | 72.3 | 46 | 26.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 419 | 0.5 | 255 | 60.9 | 148 | 35.3 | 3 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.4 |
| PENDER | 551 | 0.6 | 415 | 75.3 | 128 | 23.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.7 |
| PERQUIMANS | 162 | 0.2 | 127 | 78.4 | 35 | 21.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 430 | 0.5 | 297 | 69.1 | 120 | 27.9 | 5 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.9 |
| PITT | 1,293 | 1.5 | 783 | 60.6 | 488 | 37.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 14 | 1.1 |
| POLK | 289 | 0.3 | 278 | 96.2 | 10 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,502 | 1.7 | 1,402 | 93.3 | 73 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 1.1 |
| RICHMOND | 594 | 0.7 | 417 | 70.2 | 166 | 27.9 | 7 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.5 |
| ROBESON | 1,337 | 1.5 | 499 | 37.3 | 332 | 24.8 | 469 | 35.1 | 11 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.7 | 17 | 1.3 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 1,168 | 1.3 | 933 | 79.9 | 222 | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.7 |
| ROWAN | 1,616 | 1.8 | 1,374 | 85.0 | 209 | 12.9 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 22 | 1.4 |
| RUTHERFORD | 889 | 1.0 | 805 | 90.6 | 67 | 7.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 12 | 1.3 |
| SAMPSON | 693 | 0.8 | 421 | 60.8 | 232 | 33.5 | 13 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 24 | 3.5 |
| SCOTLAND | 365 | 0.4 | 191 | 52.3 | 149 | 40.8 | 20 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.8 |
| STANLY | 731 | 0.8 | 661 | 90.4 | 63 | 8.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 |
| STOKES | 544 | 0.6 | 517 | 95.0 | 20 | 3.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.7 |
| SURRY | 910 | 1.0 | 859 | 94.4 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 1.1 |
| SWAIN | 181 | 0.2 | 132 | 72.9 | 2 | 1.1 | 46 | 25.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 397 | 0.4 | 382 | 96.2 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 |
| TYRRELL | 50 | 0.1 | 32 | 64.0 | 18 | 36.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 1,377 | 1.5 | 1,133 | 82.3 | 180 | 13.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 2.9 |
| VANCE | 500 | 0.6 | 257 | 51.4 | 235 | 47.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| WAKE | 5,240 | 5.9 | 3,842 | 73.3 | 1,156 | 22.1 | 9 | 0.2 | 106 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.3 | 111 | 2.1 |
| WARREN | 250 | 0.3 | 104 | 41.6 | 131 | 52.4 | 13 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 |
| WASHINGTON | 160 | 0.2 | 93 | 58.1 | 66 | 41.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| WATAUGA | 347 | 0.4 | 341 | 98.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.2 |
| WAYNE | 1,135 | 1.3 | 705 | 62.1 | 404 | 35.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 17 | 1.5 |
| WILKES | 817 | 0.9 | 779 | 95.3 | 29 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.7 |
| WILSON | 839 | 0.9 | 508 | 60.5 | 319 | 38.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.2 |
| YADKIN | 442 | 0.5 | 425 | 96.2 | 12 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.1 |
| YANCEY | 219 | 0.2 | 212 | 96.8 | 4 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |