CY2017 DEATHS OCCURRING* IN NORTH CAROLINA BY COUNTY OF DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY |
TOTAL | DISPOSITION OF THE BODY: | |||||||||||||||
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Burial | Cremation | Donation | Entombment | Other | Removal from state | Unknown | ||||||||||
# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
TOTAL | 94,070 | 100.0 | 45,984 | 48.9 | 44,004 | 46.8 | 754 | 0.8 | 1,139 | 1.2 | 74 | 0.1 | 2,050 | 2.2 | 65 | 0.1 |
COUNTY OF DEATH: | 1,647 | 1.8 | 876 | 53.2 | 711 | 43.2 | 12 | 0.7 | 41 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 |
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ALEXANDER | 235 | 0.2 | 130 | 55.3 | 100 | 42.6 | 2 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
ALLEGHANY | 115 | 0.1 | 70 | 60.9 | 44 | 38.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
ANSON | 167 | 0.2 | 118 | 70.7 | 46 | 27.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
ASHE | 246 | 0.3 | 150 | 61.0 | 86 | 35.0 | 7 | 2.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
AVERY | 173 | 0.2 | 95 | 54.9 | 74 | 42.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 |
BEAUFORT | 486 | 0.5 | 297 | 61.1 | 185 | 38.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
BERTIE | 163 | 0.2 | 121 | 74.2 | 40 | 24.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 |
BLADEN | 207 | 0.2 | 159 | 76.8 | 45 | 21.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
BRUNSWICK | 1,116 | 1.2 | 331 | 29.7 | 737 | 66.0 | 10 | 0.9 | 8 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
BUNCOMBE | 3,752 | 4.0 | 1,494 | 39.8 | 2,113 | 56.3 | 49 | 1.3 | 32 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 57 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.1 |
BURKE | 882 | 0.9 | 462 | 52.4 | 387 | 43.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 26 | 2.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
CABARRUS | 1,923 | 2.0 | 868 | 45.1 | 930 | 48.4 | 9 | 0.5 | 30 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 82 | 4.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
CALDWELL | 813 | 0.9 | 421 | 51.8 | 375 | 46.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
CAMDEN | 40 | 0.0 | 16 | 40.0 | 23 | 57.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
CARTERET | 799 | 0.8 | 290 | 36.3 | 485 | 60.7 | 8 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
CASWELL | 152 | 0.2 | 90 | 59.2 | 58 | 38.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
CATAWBA | 1,977 | 2.1 | 943 | 47.7 | 991 | 50.1 | 10 | 0.5 | 19 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
CHATHAM | 558 | 0.6 | 230 | 41.2 | 302 | 54.1 | 10 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
CHEROKEE | 325 | 0.3 | 144 | 44.3 | 171 | 52.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
CHOWAN | 160 | 0.2 | 105 | 65.6 | 52 | 32.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
CLAY | 121 | 0.1 | 40 | 33.1 | 75 | 62.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
CLEVELAND | 1,089 | 1.2 | 656 | 60.2 | 403 | 37.0 | 9 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
COLUMBUS | 665 | 0.7 | 481 | 72.3 | 173 | 26.0 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
CRAVEN | 1,123 | 1.2 | 442 | 39.4 | 637 | 56.7 | 6 | 0.5 | 19 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 17 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
CUMBERLAND | 2,657 | 2.8 | 1,351 | 50.8 | 1,229 | 46.3 | 8 | 0.3 | 23 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.3 | 39 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
CURRITUCK | 147 | 0.2 | 51 | 34.7 | 88 | 59.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
DARE | 286 | 0.3 | 47 | 16.4 | 217 | 75.9 | 4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 15 | 5.2 | 1 | 0.3 |
DAVIDSON | 1,379 | 1.5 | 747 | 54.2 | 568 | 41.2 | 24 | 1.7 | 27 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
DAVIE | 252 | 0.3 | 125 | 49.6 | 117 | 46.4 | 6 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
DUPLIN | 355 | 0.4 | 266 | 74.9 | 73 | 20.6 | 3 | 0.8 | 8 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
DURHAM | 3,795 | 4.0 | 1,803 | 47.5 | 1,792 | 47.2 | 33 | 0.9 | 22 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 137 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.2 |
EDGECOMBE | 447 | 0.5 | 304 | 68.0 | 127 | 28.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 12 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
FORSYTH | 5,473 | 5.8 | 2,598 | 47.5 | 2,573 | 47.0 | 87 | 1.6 | 92 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 121 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.0 |
FRANKLIN | 316 | 0.3 | 170 | 53.8 | 135 | 42.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
GASTON | 2,249 | 2.4 | 1,116 | 49.6 | 1,049 | 46.6 | 17 | 0.8 | 43 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
GATES | 86 | 0.1 | 50 | 58.1 | 33 | 38.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
GRAHAM | 57 | 0.1 | 35 | 61.4 | 20 | 35.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.8 |
GRANVILLE | 419 | 0.4 | 249 | 59.4 | 164 | 39.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
GREENE | 108 | 0.1 | 77 | 71.3 | 30 | 27.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
GUILFORD | 5,338 | 5.7 | 2,458 | 46.0 | 2,672 | 50.1 | 47 | 0.9 | 81 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.1 | 73 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.1 |
HALIFAX | 470 | 0.5 | 344 | 73.2 | 118 | 25.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
HARNETT | 756 | 0.8 | 411 | 54.4 | 318 | 42.1 | 5 | 0.7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
HAYWOOD | 698 | 0.7 | 285 | 40.8 | 340 | 48.7 | 9 | 1.3 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
HENDERSON | 1,429 | 1.5 | 433 | 30.3 | 918 | 64.2 | 28 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 27 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
HERTFORD | 260 | 0.3 | 181 | 69.6 | 74 | 28.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
HOKE | 235 | 0.2 | 140 | 59.6 | 87 | 37.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
HYDE | 56 | 0.1 | 25 | 44.6 | 30 | 53.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
IREDELL | 1,568 | 1.7 | 783 | 49.9 | 728 | 46.4 | 16 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 31 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
JACKSON | 331 | 0.4 | 150 | 45.3 | 171 | 51.7 | 4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
JOHNSTON | 1,304 | 1.4 | 706 | 54.1 | 533 | 40.9 | 4 | 0.3 | 31 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
JONES | 88 | 0.1 | 48 | 54.5 | 38 | 43.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
LEE | 574 | 0.6 | 295 | 51.4 | 259 | 45.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
LENOIR | 564 | 0.6 | 379 | 67.2 | 173 | 30.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 8 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
LINCOLN | 548 | 0.6 | 277 | 50.5 | 255 | 46.5 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
MCDOWELL | 320 | 0.3 | 178 | 55.6 | 141 | 44.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
MACON | 425 | 0.5 | 157 | 36.9 | 239 | 56.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 5.4 | 2 | 0.5 |
MADISON | 156 | 0.2 | 88 | 56.4 | 65 | 41.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.6 |
MARTIN | 195 | 0.2 | 139 | 71.3 | 54 | 27.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
MECKLENBURG | 7,888 | 8.4 | 3,202 | 40.6 | 4,214 | 53.4 | 32 | 0.4 | 65 | 0.8 | 14 | 0.2 | 357 | 4.5 | 4 | 0.1 |
MITCHELL | 195 | 0.2 | 134 | 68.7 | 57 | 29.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
MONTGOMERY | 200 | 0.2 | 131 | 65.5 | 65 | 32.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
MOORE | 1,507 | 1.6 | 644 | 42.7 | 819 | 54.3 | 13 | 0.9 | 12 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.3 |
NASH | 1,070 | 1.1 | 661 | 61.8 | 375 | 35.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 22 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
NEW HANOVER | 2,960 | 3.1 | 1,101 | 37.2 | 1,750 | 59.1 | 26 | 0.9 | 37 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 43 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
NORTHAMPTON | 157 | 0.2 | 103 | 65.6 | 53 | 33.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
ONSLOW | 804 | 0.9 | 348 | 43.3 | 415 | 51.6 | 5 | 0.6 | 11 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
ORANGE | 1,548 | 1.6 | 616 | 39.8 | 862 | 55.7 | 17 | 1.1 | 7 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 41 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.3 |
PAMLICO | 90 | 0.1 | 34 | 37.8 | 54 | 60.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 |
PASQUOTANK | 486 | 0.5 | 253 | 52.1 | 214 | 44.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
PENDER | 300 | 0.3 | 134 | 44.7 | 156 | 52.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
PERQUIMANS | 84 | 0.1 | 42 | 50.0 | 36 | 42.9 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
PERSON | 280 | 0.3 | 168 | 60.0 | 106 | 37.9 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
PITT | 2,483 | 2.6 | 1,400 | 56.4 | 995 | 40.1 | 13 | 0.5 | 34 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.2 | 35 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.1 |
POLK | 174 | 0.2 | 47 | 27.0 | 113 | 64.9 | 7 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
RANDOLPH | 1,214 | 1.3 | 675 | 55.6 | 498 | 41.0 | 17 | 1.4 | 16 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
RICHMOND | 471 | 0.5 | 284 | 60.3 | 175 | 37.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
ROBESON | 1,137 | 1.2 | 830 | 73.0 | 284 | 25.0 | 5 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
ROCKINGHAM | 980 | 1.0 | 632 | 64.5 | 329 | 33.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 12 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
ROWAN | 1,521 | 1.6 | 733 | 48.2 | 738 | 48.5 | 20 | 1.3 | 16 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
RUTHERFORD | 795 | 0.8 | 410 | 51.6 | 372 | 46.8 | 6 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
SAMPSON | 438 | 0.5 | 324 | 74.0 | 101 | 23.1 | 2 | 0.5 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
SCOTLAND | 485 | 0.5 | 337 | 69.5 | 143 | 29.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
STANLY | 584 | 0.6 | 324 | 55.5 | 242 | 41.4 | 8 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.2 |
STOKES | 359 | 0.4 | 220 | 61.3 | 123 | 34.3 | 4 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.6 |
SURRY | 1,079 | 1.1 | 687 | 63.7 | 356 | 33.0 | 14 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
SWAIN | 166 | 0.2 | 106 | 63.9 | 57 | 34.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
TRANSYLVANIA | 356 | 0.4 | 121 | 34.0 | 229 | 64.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 |
TYRRELL | 25 | 0.0 | 16 | 64.0 | 9 | 36.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
UNION | 1,365 | 1.5 | 625 | 45.8 | 686 | 50.3 | 15 | 1.1 | 9 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 29 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
VANCE | 515 | 0.5 | 355 | 68.9 | 147 | 28.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
WAKE | 6,280 | 6.7 | 2,373 | 37.8 | 3,298 | 52.5 | 30 | 0.5 | 111 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.0 | 460 | 7.3 | 5 | 0.1 |
WARREN | 146 | 0.2 | 98 | 67.1 | 46 | 31.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
WASHINGTON | 104 | 0.1 | 69 | 66.3 | 34 | 32.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
WATAUGA | 358 | 0.4 | 186 | 52.0 | 161 | 45.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 6 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
WAYNE | 1,441 | 1.5 | 946 | 65.6 | 453 | 31.4 | 11 | 0.8 | 23 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
WILKES | 580 | 0.6 | 368 | 63.4 | 186 | 32.1 | 10 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
WILSON | 736 | 0.8 | 493 | 67.0 | 216 | 29.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 15 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
YADKIN | 292 | 0.3 | 184 | 63.0 | 103 | 35.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
YANCEY | 142 | 0.2 | 75 | 52.8 | 63 | 44.4 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
*Data include deaths occurring in North Carolina, regardless of place of residence. |
Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |