CY2018 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND EDUCATION LEVEL (DECEDENTS AGES 18 & OVER)

  TOTAL EDUCATION LEVEL OF DECEDENT:
8th grade or less
High School, no diploma
 High School Graduate
or GED Completed 		Some college credit,
but no degree 		Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctorate Degree or
Professional Degree		 Unknown
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 92,750 100.0 8,709 9.4 13,614 14.7 35,803 38.6 11,587 12.5 7,850 8.5 9,686 10.4 3,496 3.8 1,485 1.6 520 0.6
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,679 1.8 167 9.9 261 15.5 652 38.8 194 11.6 148 8.8 178 10.6 57 3.4 17 1.0 5 0.3
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 391 0.4 59 15.1 73 18.7 165 42.2 32 8.2 30 7.7 23 5.9 5 1.3 3 0.8 1 0.3
ALLEGHANY 146 0.2 17 11.6 30 20.5 59 40.4 13 8.9 8 5.5 10 6.8 5 3.4 4 2.7 0 0.0
ANSON 317 0.3 26 8.2 50 15.8 170 53.6 21 6.6 30 9.5 14 4.4 5 1.6 1 0.3 0 0.0
ASHE 339 0.4 61 18.0 56 16.5 125 36.9 23 6.8 30 8.8 26 7.7 13 3.8 5 1.5 0 0.0
AVERY 212 0.2 26 12.3 33 15.6 75 35.4 28 13.2 15 7.1 23 10.8 6 2.8 4 1.9 2 0.9
BEAUFORT 621 0.7 67 10.8 88 14.2 252 40.6 89 14.3 54 8.7 45 7.2 20 3.2 6 1.0 0 0.0
BERTIE 250 0.3 49 19.6 50 20.0 82 32.8 27 10.8 16 6.4 19 7.6 5 2.0 1 0.4 1 0.4
BLADEN 426 0.5 45 10.6 85 20.0 200 46.9 27 6.3 39 9.2 20 4.7 5 1.2 3 0.7 2 0.5
BRUNSWICK 1,493 1.6 99 6.6 171 11.5 610 40.9 187 12.5 136 9.1 159 10.6 104 7.0 26 1.7 1 0.1
BUNCOMBE 2,719 2.9 222 8.2 285 10.5 997 36.7 336 12.4 218 8.0 400 14.7 156 5.7 82 3.0 23 0.8
BURKE 1,030 1.1 148 14.4 203 19.7 401 38.9 117 11.4 69 6.7 64 6.2 20 1.9 8 0.8 0 0.0
CABARRUS 1,541 1.7 136 8.8 200 13.0 649 42.1 195 12.7 141 9.1 148 9.6 52 3.4 14 0.9 6 0.4
CALDWELL 954 1.0 155 16.2 189 19.8 348 36.5 119 12.5 67 7.0 59 6.2 11 1.2 3 0.3 3 0.3
CAMDEN 86 0.1 9 10.5 17 19.8 26 30.2 12 14.0 8 9.3 10 11.6 2 2.3 2 2.3 0 0.0
CARTERET 941 1.0 46 4.9 120 12.8 330 35.1 176 18.7 88 9.4 117 12.4 42 4.5 13 1.4 9 1.0
CASWELL 277 0.3 44 15.9 59 21.3 119 43.0 25 9.0 11 4.0 12 4.3 3 1.1 2 0.7 2 0.7
CATAWBA 1,703 1.8 172 10.1 311 18.3 665 39.0 200 11.7 136 8.0 158 9.3 49 2.9 7 0.4 5 0.3
CHATHAM 731 0.8 48 6.6 94 12.9 245 33.5 64 8.8 54 7.4 126 17.2 56 7.7 43 5.9 1 0.1
CHEROKEE 400 0.4 52 13.0 60 15.0 160 40.0 44 11.0 39 9.8 30 7.5 7 1.8 5 1.3 3 0.8
CHOWAN 177 0.2 17 9.6 22 12.4 73 41.2 16 9.0 21 11.9 23 13.0 4 2.3 0 0.0 1 0.6
CLAY 161 0.2 16 9.9 22 13.7 65 40.4 15 9.3 17 10.6 15 9.3 8 5.0 2 1.2 1 0.6
CLEVELAND 1,233 1.3 149 12.1 238 19.3 471 38.2 141 11.4 97 7.9 87 7.1 31 2.5 14 1.1 5 0.4
COLUMBUS 657 0.7 86 13.1 139 21.2 244 37.1 89 13.5 56 8.5 22 3.3 16 2.4 3 0.5 2 0.3
CRAVEN 1,130 1.2 76 6.7 122 10.8 425 37.6 198 17.5 99 8.8 121 10.7 61 5.4 17 1.5 11 1.0
CUMBERLAND 2,597 2.8 192 7.4 323 12.4 1,046 40.3 423 16.3 242 9.3 243 9.4 77 3.0 28 1.1 23 0.9
CURRITUCK 253 0.3 22 8.7 42 16.6 107 42.3 42 16.6 17 6.7 15 5.9 4 1.6 4 1.6 0 0.0
DARE 397 0.4 25 6.3 43 10.8 148 37.3 81 20.4 21 5.3 52 13.1 23 5.8 3 0.8 1 0.3
DAVIDSON 1,829 2.0 197 10.8 350 19.1 793 43.4 199 10.9 127 6.9 119 6.5 31 1.7 4 0.2 9 0.5
DAVIE 447 0.5 55 12.3 75 16.8 161 36.0 49 11.0 29 6.5 62 13.9 9 2.0 6 1.3 1 0.2
DUPLIN 510 0.5 49 9.6 94 18.4 240 47.1 52 10.2 43 8.4 21 4.1 11 2.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
DURHAM 2,033 2.2 121 6.0 250 12.3 651 32.0 266 13.1 175 8.6 283 13.9 144 7.1 116 5.7 27 1.3
EDGECOMBE 754 0.8 112 14.9 157 20.8 309 41.0 70 9.3 45 6.0 38 5.0 17 2.3 3 0.4 3 0.4
FORSYTH 3,420 3.7 199 5.8 380 11.1 1,365 39.9 436 12.7 301 8.8 491 14.4 126 3.7 81 2.4 41 1.2
FRANKLIN 664 0.7 70 10.5 99 14.9 282 42.5 89 13.4 56 8.4 49 7.4 12 1.8 5 0.8 2 0.3
GASTON 2,402 2.6 251 10.4 487 20.3 897 37.3 281 11.7 221 9.2 190 7.9 51 2.1 9 0.4 15 0.6
GATES 138 0.1 16 11.6 36 26.1 57 41.3 15 10.9 3 2.2 4 2.9 3 2.2 3 2.2 1 0.7
GRAHAM 111 0.1 20 18.0 30 27.0 32 28.8 10 9.0 6 5.4 5 4.5 6 5.4 2 1.8 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 560 0.6 89 15.9 72 12.9 229 40.9 46 8.2 55 9.8 37 6.6 16 2.9 4 0.7 12 2.1
GREENE 200 0.2 19 9.5 38 19.0 88 44.0 13 6.5 23 11.5 19 9.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
GUILFORD 4,528 4.9 308 6.8 556 12.3 1,703 37.6 663 14.6 367 8.1 607 13.4 221 4.9 73 1.6 30 0.7
HALIFAX 694 0.7 105 15.1 148 21.3 282 40.6 53 7.6 51 7.3 35 5.0 7 1.0 5 0.7 8 1.2
HARNETT 1,033 1.1 113 10.9 160 15.5 437 42.3 126 12.2 95 9.2 62 6.0 29 2.8 7 0.7 4 0.4
HAYWOOD 840 0.9 83 9.9 104 12.4 312 37.1 123 14.6 86 10.2 85 10.1 32 3.8 11 1.3 4 0.5
HENDERSON 1,437 1.5 79 5.5 123 8.6 535 37.2 188 13.1 159 11.1 206 14.3 96 6.7 31 2.2 20 1.4
HERTFORD 272 0.3 51 18.8 57 21.0 99 36.4 23 8.5 20 7.4 14 5.1 5 1.8 0 0.0 3 1.1
HOKE 356 0.4 42 11.8 53 14.9 138 38.8 48 13.5 40 11.2 23 6.5 7 2.0 5 1.4 0 0.0
HYDE 57 0.1 3 5.3 4 7.0 29 50.9 7 12.3 4 7.0 9 15.8 1 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,527 1.6 122 8.0 235 15.4 632 41.4 184 12.0 128 8.4 153 10.0 46 3.0 18 1.2 9 0.6
JACKSON 399 0.4 41 10.3 47 11.8 156 39.1 55 13.8 34 8.5 42 10.5 12 3.0 11 2.8 1 0.3
JOHNSTON 1,510 1.6 159 10.5 227 15.0 638 42.3 180 11.9 124 8.2 128 8.5 31 2.1 17 1.1 6 0.4
JONES 115 0.1 10 8.7 28 24.3 42 36.5 18 15.7 11 9.6 4 3.5 2 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
LEE 600 0.6 48 8.0 96 16.0 251 41.8 64 10.7 60 10.0 51 8.5 23 3.8 5 0.8 2 0.3
LENOIR 725 0.8 90 12.4 121 16.7 289 39.9 82 11.3 67 9.2 50 6.9 18 2.5 6 0.8 2 0.3
LINCOLN 815 0.9 101 12.4 148 18.2 352 43.2 67 8.2 70 8.6 59 7.2 13 1.6 2 0.2 3 0.4
MCDOWELL 557 0.6 72 12.9 110 19.7 207 37.2 76 13.6 44 7.9 31 5.6 9 1.6 7 1.3 1 0.2
MACON 480 0.5 38 7.9 57 11.9 189 39.4 55 11.5 70 14.6 52 10.8 14 2.9 5 1.0 0 0.0
MADISON 275 0.3 58 21.1 47 17.1 92 33.5 26 9.5 23 8.4 17 6.2 6 2.2 6 2.2 0 0.0
MARTIN 320 0.3 35 10.9 70 21.9 131 40.9 35 10.9 23 7.2 19 5.9 5 1.6 0 0.0 2 0.6
MECKLENBURG 6,336 6.8 348 5.5 648 10.2 2,212 34.9 968 15.3 623 9.8 1,008 15.9 354 5.6 141 2.2 34 0.5
MITCHELL 241 0.3 37 15.4 41 17.0 93 38.6 27 11.2 22 9.1 14 5.8 6 2.5 0 0.0 1 0.4
MONTGOMERY 309 0.3 47 15.2 65 21.0 126 40.8 28 9.1 23 7.4 8 2.6 6 1.9 1 0.3 5 1.6
MOORE 1,103 1.2 51 4.6 134 12.1 379 34.4 137 12.4 114 10.3 196 17.8 60 5.4 29 2.6 3 0.3
NASH 1,069 1.2 160 15.0 204 19.1 369 34.5 145 13.6 82 7.7 81 7.6 20 1.9 7 0.7 1 0.1
NEW HANOVER 1,960 2.1 87 4.4 182 9.3 699 35.7 326 16.6 173 8.8 331 16.9 101 5.2 55 2.8 6 0.3
NORTHAMPTON 259 0.3 50 19.3 67 25.9 90 34.7 22 8.5 14 5.4 12 4.6 3 1.2 1 0.4 0 0.0
ONSLOW 1,247 1.3 94 7.5 148 11.9 587 47.1 177 14.2 109 8.7 83 6.7 30 2.4 10 0.8 9 0.7
ORANGE 806 0.9 60 7.4 75 9.3 253 31.4 96 11.9 57 7.1 124 15.4 63 7.8 69 8.6 9 1.1
PAMLICO 167 0.2 11 6.6 21 12.6 64 38.3 17 10.2 19 11.4 20 12.0 9 5.4 5 3.0 1 0.6
PASQUOTANK 441 0.5 44 10.0 76 17.2 173 39.2 69 15.6 25 5.7 32 7.3 12 2.7 7 1.6 3 0.7
PENDER 615 0.7 41 6.7 102 16.6 253 41.1 91 14.8 52 8.5 57 9.3 14 2.3 5 0.8 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 171 0.2 19 11.1 21 12.3 77 45.0 20 11.7 13 7.6 13 7.6 4 2.3 3 1.8 1 0.6
PERSON 501 0.5 77 15.4 96 19.2 213 42.5 28 5.6 36 7.2 35 7.0 8 1.6 3 0.6 5 1.0
PITT 1,274 1.4 125 9.8 165 13.0 451 35.4 196 15.4 129 10.1 127 10.0 51 4.0 23 1.8 7 0.5
POLK 318 0.3 15 4.7 35 11.0 98 30.8 45 14.2 24 7.5 57 17.9 29 9.1 11 3.5 4 1.3
RANDOLPH 1,559 1.7 197 12.6 317 20.3 663 42.5 148 9.5 103 6.6 87 5.6 22 1.4 6 0.4 16 1.0
RICHMOND 530 0.6 77 14.5 92 17.4 234 44.2 45 8.5 43 8.1 20 3.8 10 1.9 5 0.9 4 0.8
ROBESON 1,427 1.5 241 16.9 338 23.7 517 36.2 95 6.7 112 7.8 78 5.5 27 1.9 14 1.0 5 0.4
ROCKINGHAM 1,165 1.3 151 13.0 229 19.7 513 44.0 107 9.2 70 6.0 63 5.4 19 1.6 8 0.7 5 0.4
ROWAN 1,649 1.8 155 9.4 255 15.5 710 43.1 198 12.0 121 7.3 147 8.9 35 2.1 20 1.2 8 0.5
RUTHERFORD 853 0.9 101 11.8 146 17.1 351 41.1 96 11.3 64 7.5 56 6.6 25 2.9 6 0.7 8 0.9
SAMPSON 693 0.7 81 11.7 147 21.2 299 43.1 65 9.4 49 7.1 35 5.1 12 1.7 3 0.4 2 0.3
SCOTLAND 395 0.4 44 11.1 75 19.0 167 42.3 29 7.3 38 9.6 27 6.8 12 3.0 2 0.5 1 0.3
STANLY 680 0.7 69 10.1 128 18.8 307 45.1 57 8.4 50 7.4 42 6.2 16 2.4 4 0.6 7 1.0
STOKES 594 0.6 79 13.3 108 18.2 274 46.1 45 7.6 39 6.6 32 5.4 10 1.7 5 0.8 2 0.3
SURRY 976 1.1 152 15.6 217 22.2 348 35.7 107 11.0 66 6.8 61 6.3 15 1.5 5 0.5 5 0.5
SWAIN 213 0.2 25 11.7 43 20.2 66 31.0 27 12.7 23 10.8 20 9.4 5 2.3 1 0.5 3 1.4
TRANSYLVANIA 407 0.4 28 6.9 49 12.0 136 33.4 74 18.2 32 7.9 55 13.5 27 6.6 4 1.0 2 0.5
TYRRELL 53 0.1 6 11.3 8 15.1 26 49.1 3 5.7 3 5.7 3 5.7 4 7.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,471 1.6 113 7.7 210 14.3 605 41.1 186 12.6 130 8.8 148 10.1 62 4.2 16 1.1 1 0.1
VANCE 515 0.6 63 12.2 118 22.9 189 36.7 56 10.9 40 7.8 34 6.6 13 2.5 2 0.4 0 0.0
WAKE 5,746 6.2 280 4.9 470 8.2 1,871 32.6 852 14.8 518 9.0 1,088 18.9 425 7.4 212 3.7 30 0.5
WARREN 261 0.3 33 12.6 39 14.9 125 47.9 20 7.7 22 8.4 13 5.0 6 2.3 3 1.1 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 155 0.2 21 13.5 16 10.3 74 47.7 12 7.7 18 11.6 8 5.2 5 3.2 1 0.6 0 0.0
WATAUGA 340 0.4 48 14.1 35 10.3 106 31.2 51 15.0 22 6.5 37 10.9 26 7.6 13 3.8 2 0.6
WAYNE 1,299 1.4 130 10.0 191 14.7 548 42.2 167 12.9 124 9.5 87 6.7 38 2.9 11 0.8 3 0.2
WILKES 831 0.9 156 18.8 165 19.9 303 36.5 82 9.9 59 7.1 47 5.7 14 1.7 4 0.5 1 0.1
WILSON 957 1.0 107 11.2 170 17.8 406 42.4 73 7.6 73 7.6 82 8.6 31 3.2 5 0.5 10 1.0
YADKIN 448 0.5 68 15.2 85 19.0 210 46.9 33 7.4 26 5.8 14 3.1 9 2.0 1 0.2 2 0.4
YANCEY 247 0.3 31 12.6 38 15.4 91 36.8 34 13.8 23 9.3 20 8.1 8 3.2 2 0.8 0 0.0

Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics