2016 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 | 90,498 | 100.0 | 45,898 | 50.7 | 40,382 | 44.6 | 738 | 0.8 | 1,207 | 1.3 | 108 | 0.1 | 2,069 | 2.3 | 96 | 0.1 |
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,638 | 1.8 | 906 | 55.3 | 673 | 41.1 | 9 | 0.5 | 29 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 18 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
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ALEXANDER | 378 | 0.4 | 220 | 58.2 | 154 | 40.7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
ALLEGHANY | 150 | 0.2 | 99 | 66.0 | 45 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
ANSON | 321 | 0.4 | 231 | 72.0 | 81 | 25.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
ASHE | 328 | 0.4 | 221 | 67.4 | 91 | 27.7 | 9 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
AVERY | 193 | 0.2 | 105 | 54.4 | 81 | 42.0 | 4 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
BEAUFORT | 616 | 0.7 | 346 | 56.2 | 258 | 41.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
BERTIE | 241 | 0.3 | 182 | 75.5 | 45 | 18.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
BLADEN | 417 | 0.5 | 309 | 74.1 | 99 | 23.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
BRUNSWICK | 1,397 | 1.5 | 457 | 32.7 | 886 | 63.4 | 13 | 0.9 | 12 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 26 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
BUNCOMBE | 2,613 | 2.9 | 1,019 | 39.0 | 1,510 | 57.8 | 28 | 1.1 | 13 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 36 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.2 |
BURKE | 1,046 | 1.2 | 542 | 51.8 | 459 | 43.9 | 7 | 0.7 | 34 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
CABARRUS | 1,498 | 1.7 | 730 | 48.7 | 679 | 45.3 | 11 | 0.7 | 22 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 47 | 3.1 | 7 | 0.5 |
CALDWELL | 989 | 1.1 | 501 | 50.7 | 463 | 46.8 | 3 | 0.3 | 17 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
CAMDEN | 96 | 0.1 | 40 | 41.7 | 44 | 45.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
CARTERET | 805 | 0.9 | 295 | 36.6 | 478 | 59.4 | 11 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
CASWELL | 290 | 0.3 | 170 | 58.6 | 95 | 32.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
CATAWBA | 1,647 | 1.8 | 798 | 48.5 | 807 | 49.0 | 10 | 0.6 | 19 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.1 |
CHATHAM | 675 | 0.7 | 298 | 44.1 | 341 | 50.5 | 17 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 14 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
CHEROKEE | 333 | 0.4 | 159 | 47.7 | 150 | 45.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 6.6 | 1 | 0.3 |
CHOWAN | 183 | 0.2 | 99 | 54.1 | 69 | 37.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
CLAY | 143 | 0.2 | 61 | 42.7 | 76 | 53.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
CLEVELAND | 1,242 | 1.4 | 760 | 61.2 | 457 | 36.8 | 8 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
COLUMBUS | 714 | 0.8 | 539 | 75.5 | 155 | 21.7 | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
CRAVEN | 1,137 | 1.3 | 459 | 40.4 | 626 | 55.1 | 9 | 0.8 | 26 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 15 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
CUMBERLAND | 2,561 | 2.8 | 1,386 | 54.1 | 1,093 | 42.7 | 9 | 0.4 | 19 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.1 | 50 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
CURRITUCK | 225 | 0.2 | 63 | 28.0 | 118 | 52.4 | 3 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
DARE | 367 | 0.4 | 69 | 18.8 | 219 | 59.7 | 7 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 70 | 19.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
DAVIDSON | 1,740 | 1.9 | 977 | 56.1 | 695 | 39.9 | 21 | 1.2 | 33 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
DAVIE | 509 | 0.6 | 248 | 48.7 | 238 | 46.8 | 7 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
DUPLIN | 551 | 0.6 | 411 | 74.6 | 122 | 22.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
DURHAM | 1,980 | 2.2 | 928 | 46.9 | 955 | 48.2 | 22 | 1.1 | 22 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
EDGECOMBE | 670 | 0.7 | 473 | 70.6 | 173 | 25.8 | 4 | 0.6 | 12 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
FORSYTH | 3,300 | 3.6 | 1,536 | 46.5 | 1,613 | 48.9 | 39 | 1.2 | 60 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
FRANKLIN | 575 | 0.6 | 304 | 52.9 | 225 | 39.1 | 5 | 0.9 | 11 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 28 | 4.9 | 1 | 0.2 |
GASTON | 2,291 | 2.5 | 1,193 | 52.1 | 1,012 | 44.2 | 14 | 0.6 | 52 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.0 |
GATES | 119 | 0.1 | 62 | 52.1 | 33 | 27.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 19.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
GRAHAM | 103 | 0.1 | 64 | 62.1 | 36 | 35.0 | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
GRANVILLE | 534 | 0.6 | 316 | 59.2 | 194 | 36.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2.1 | 2 | 0.4 |
GREENE | 204 | 0.2 | 153 | 75.0 | 45 | 22.1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
GUILFORD | 4,375 | 4.8 | 1,974 | 45.1 | 2,189 | 50.0 | 57 | 1.3 | 79 | 1.8 | 11 | 0.3 | 62 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.1 |
HALIFAX | 657 | 0.7 | 476 | 72.5 | 160 | 24.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 13 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
HARNETT | 984 | 1.1 | 560 | 56.9 | 381 | 38.7 | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
HAYWOOD | 763 | 0.8 | 319 | 41.8 | 369 | 48.4 | 7 | 0.9 | 17 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
HENDERSON | 1,380 | 1.5 | 420 | 30.4 | 905 | 65.6 | 16 | 1.2 | 18 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 17 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
HERTFORD | 263 | 0.3 | 180 | 68.4 | 69 | 26.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
HOKE | 316 | 0.3 | 191 | 60.4 | 117 | 37.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.3 |
HYDE | 67 | 0.1 | 44 | 65.7 | 21 | 31.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
IREDELL | 1,566 | 1.7 | 812 | 51.9 | 683 | 43.6 | 24 | 1.5 | 22 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
JACKSON | 417 | 0.5 | 188 | 45.1 | 214 | 51.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 10 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
JOHNSTON | 1,496 | 1.7 | 809 | 54.1 | 591 | 39.5 | 8 | 0.5 | 47 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 39 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
JONES | 106 | 0.1 | 70 | 66.0 | 33 | 31.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
LEE | 539 | 0.6 | 261 | 48.4 | 250 | 46.4 | 4 | 0.7 | 6 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
LENOIR | 714 | 0.8 | 496 | 69.5 | 195 | 27.3 | 5 | 0.7 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
LINCOLN | 818 | 0.9 | 452 | 55.3 | 344 | 42.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
MCDOWELL | 540 | 0.6 | 305 | 56.5 | 228 | 42.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
MACON | 490 | 0.5 | 172 | 35.1 | 284 | 58.0 | 9 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 4.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
MADISON | 248 | 0.3 | 153 | 61.7 | 89 | 35.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
MARTIN | 313 | 0.3 | 232 | 74.1 | 73 | 23.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 |
MECKLENBURG | 6,204 | 6.9 | 2,550 | 41.1 | 3,275 | 52.8 | 39 | 0.6 | 57 | 0.9 | 18 | 0.3 | 236 | 3.8 | 29 | 0.5 |
MITCHELL | 221 | 0.2 | 142 | 64.3 | 71 | 32.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
MONTGOMERY | 293 | 0.3 | 204 | 69.6 | 87 | 29.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
MOORE | 1,159 | 1.3 | 453 | 39.1 | 649 | 56.0 | 19 | 1.6 | 13 | 1.1 | 10 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.3 |
NASH | 1,058 | 1.2 | 638 | 60.3 | 388 | 36.7 | 8 | 0.8 | 15 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
NEW HANOVER | 2,007 | 2.2 | 686 | 34.2 | 1,235 | 61.5 | 16 | 0.8 | 27 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.2 | 38 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.0 |
NORTHAMPTON | 288 | 0.3 | 196 | 68.1 | 83 | 28.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 6 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.3 |
ONSLOW | 1,196 | 1.3 | 518 | 43.3 | 628 | 52.5 | 4 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.3 | 32 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
ORANGE | 826 | 0.9 | 334 | 40.4 | 449 | 54.4 | 18 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 21 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
PAMLICO | 166 | 0.2 | 88 | 53.0 | 77 | 46.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
PASQUOTANK | 428 | 0.5 | 193 | 45.1 | 182 | 42.5 | 5 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
PENDER | 606 | 0.7 | 259 | 42.7 | 319 | 52.6 | 7 | 1.2 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
PERQUIMANS | 176 | 0.2 | 85 | 48.3 | 71 | 40.3 | 3 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
PERSON | 437 | 0.5 | 265 | 60.6 | 160 | 36.6 | 3 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
PITT | 1,248 | 1.4 | 755 | 60.5 | 431 | 34.5 | 11 | 0.9 | 29 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 18 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.2 |
POLK | 300 | 0.3 | 92 | 30.7 | 189 | 63.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
RANDOLPH | 1,518 | 1.7 | 865 | 57.0 | 601 | 39.6 | 8 | 0.5 | 32 | 2.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
RICHMOND | 564 | 0.6 | 351 | 62.2 | 199 | 35.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.2 |
ROBESON | 1,434 | 1.6 | 1,093 | 76.2 | 314 | 21.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 16 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
ROCKINGHAM | 1,165 | 1.3 | 750 | 64.4 | 386 | 33.1 | 8 | 0.7 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
ROWAN | 1,628 | 1.8 | 816 | 50.1 | 734 | 45.1 | 13 | 0.8 | 47 | 2.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
RUTHERFORD | 847 | 0.9 | 457 | 54.0 | 380 | 44.9 | 6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
SAMPSON | 716 | 0.8 | 540 | 75.4 | 158 | 22.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
SCOTLAND | 423 | 0.5 | 272 | 64.3 | 144 | 34.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.5 |
STANLY | 712 | 0.8 | 424 | 59.6 | 273 | 38.3 | 6 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
STOKES | 565 | 0.6 | 338 | 59.8 | 211 | 37.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.4 |
SURRY | 905 | 1.0 | 591 | 65.3 | 283 | 31.3 | 7 | 0.8 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
SWAIN | 178 | 0.2 | 98 | 55.1 | 73 | 41.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.6 |
TRANSYLVANIA | 458 | 0.5 | 155 | 33.8 | 287 | 62.7 | 5 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
TYRRELL | 44 | 0.0 | 30 | 68.2 | 13 | 29.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
UNION | 1,430 | 1.6 | 693 | 48.5 | 661 | 46.2 | 12 | 0.8 | 19 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 40 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.3 |
VANCE | 545 | 0.6 | 373 | 68.4 | 156 | 28.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 6 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
WAKE | 5,558 | 6.1 | 1,940 | 34.9 | 3,052 | 54.9 | 44 | 0.8 | 99 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.1 | 417 | 7.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
WARREN | 275 | 0.3 | 183 | 66.5 | 89 | 32.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
WASHINGTON | 159 | 0.2 | 106 | 66.7 | 52 | 32.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
WATAUGA | 319 | 0.4 | 156 | 48.9 | 149 | 46.7 | 3 | 0.9 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
WAYNE | 1,262 | 1.4 | 824 | 65.3 | 395 | 31.3 | 4 | 0.3 | 30 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
WILKES | 860 | 1.0 | 557 | 64.8 | 257 | 29.9 | 12 | 1.4 | 23 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.2 |
WILSON | 797 | 0.9 | 537 | 67.4 | 237 | 29.7 | 4 | 0.5 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
YADKIN | 431 | 0.5 | 305 | 70.8 | 118 | 27.4 | 5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
YANCEY | 221 | 0.2 | 143 | 64.7 | 78 | 35.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |