CY2018 DEATHS OCCURRING* IN NORTH CAROLINA BY COUNTY OF DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY

  TOTAL DISPOSITION OF THE BODY:
Burial Cremation Donation Entombment Other Removal from state Unknown
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 94,867 100.0 44,625 47.0 45,755 48.2 753 0.8 1,240 1.3 79 0.1 2,322 2.4 93 0.1
COUNTY OF DEATH: 1,686 1.8 871 51.7 743 44.1 23 1.4 31 1.8 0 0.0 13 0.8 5 0.3
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 221 0.2 120 54.3 95 43.0 1 0.5 2 0.9 0 0.0 3 1.4 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 111 0.1 66 59.5 42 37.8 2 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.9 0 0.0
ANSON 181 0.2 124 68.5 56 30.9 0 0.0 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
ASHE 262 0.3 162 61.8 94 35.9 4 1.5 2 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
AVERY 169 0.2 82 48.5 81 47.9 4 2.4 2 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 457 0.5 253 55.4 193 42.2 6 1.3 2 0.4 0 0.0 3 0.7 0 0.0
BERTIE 170 0.2 118 69.4 52 30.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
BLADEN 226 0.2 152 67.3 68 30.1 2 0.9 2 0.9 1 0.4 1 0.4 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 970 1.0 268 27.6 662 68.2 7 0.7 7 0.7 0 0.0 26 2.7 0 0.0
BUNCOMBE 3,798 4.0 1,442 38.0 2,215 58.3 38 1.0 29 0.8 2 0.1 65 1.7 7 0.2
BURKE 897 0.9 426 47.5 440 49.1 7 0.8 19 2.1 0 0.0 5 0.6 0 0.0
CABARRUS 1,816 1.9 806 44.4 889 49.0 12 0.7 20 1.1 5 0.3 83 4.6 1 0.1
CALDWELL 809 0.9 363 44.9 420 51.9 2 0.2 19 2.3 0 0.0 5 0.6 0 0.0
CAMDEN 47 0.0 18 38.3 27 57.4 1 2.1 1 2.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
CARTERET 921 1.0 320 34.7 564 61.2 8 0.9 19 2.1 1 0.1 9 1.0 0 0.0
CASWELL 150 0.2 83 55.3 58 38.7 1 0.7 2 1.3 0 0.0 6 4.0 0 0.0
CATAWBA 1,939 2.0 890 45.9 996 51.4 9 0.5 24 1.2 2 0.1 18 0.9 0 0.0
CHATHAM 674 0.7 251 37.2 393 58.3 8 1.2 3 0.4 1 0.1 18 2.7 0 0.0
CHEROKEE 313 0.3 133 42.5 171 54.6 1 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 2.6 0 0.0
CHOWAN 158 0.2 93 58.9 61 38.6 2 1.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.3 0 0.0
CLAY 107 0.1 41 38.3 58 54.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 6.5 1 0.9
CLEVELAND 1,207 1.3 697 57.7 472 39.1 10 0.8 19 1.6 0 0.0 9 0.7 0 0.0
COLUMBUS 599 0.6 419 69.9 174 29.0 0 0.0 4 0.7 1 0.2 1 0.2 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,113 1.2 458 41.2 601 54.0 12 1.1 30 2.7 1 0.1 9 0.8 2 0.2
CUMBERLAND 2,690 2.8 1,405 52.2 1,214 45.1 11 0.4 20 0.7 2 0.1 38 1.4 0 0.0
CURRITUCK 166 0.2 46 27.7 103 62.0 3 1.8 4 2.4 1 0.6 9 5.4 0 0.0
DARE 325 0.3 57 17.5 240 73.8 3 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 7.7 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 1,390 1.5 732 52.7 607 43.7 22 1.6 23 1.7 0 0.0 5 0.4 1 0.1
DAVIE 231 0.2 105 45.5 114 49.4 6 2.6 4 1.7 0 0.0 2 0.9 0 0.0
DUPLIN 346 0.4 241 69.7 93 26.9 1 0.3 6 1.7 0 0.0 5 1.4 0 0.0
DURHAM 3,713 3.9 1,629 43.9 1,854 49.9 38 1.0 25 0.7 7 0.2 159 4.3 1 0.0
EDGECOMBE 532 0.6 366 68.8 149 28.0 0 0.0 13 2.4 0 0.0 3 0.6 1 0.2
FORSYTH 5,348 5.6 2,294 42.9 2,570 48.1 67 1.3 103 1.9 0 0.0 305 5.7 9 0.2
FRANKLIN 391 0.4 199 50.9 175 44.8 2 0.5 5 1.3 0 0.0 9 2.3 1 0.3
GASTON 2,288 2.4 1,149 50.2 1,048 45.8 17 0.7 55 2.4 3 0.1 16 0.7 0 0.0
GATES 88 0.1 58 65.9 29 33.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.1 0 0.0
GRAHAM 73 0.1 49 67.1 23 31.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.4 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 403 0.4 225 55.8 165 40.9 0 0.0 5 1.2 1 0.2 5 1.2 2 0.5
GREENE 114 0.1 70 61.4 40 35.1 0 0.0 4 3.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
GUILFORD 5,260 5.5 2,319 44.1 2,739 52.1 43 0.8 71 1.3 7 0.1 71 1.3 10 0.2
HALIFAX 496 0.5 336 67.7 144 29.0 1 0.2 3 0.6 9 1.8 3 0.6 0 0.0
HARNETT 775 0.8 430 55.5 319 41.2 7 0.9 6 0.8 0 0.0 13 1.7 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 708 0.7 270 38.1 370 52.3 6 0.8 13 1.8 0 0.0 49 6.9 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,498 1.6 458 30.6 956 63.8 21 1.4 20 1.3 1 0.1 40 2.7 2 0.1
HERTFORD 237 0.2 155 65.4 74 31.2 0 0.0 1 0.4 3 1.3 2 0.8 2 0.8
HOKE 215 0.2 126 58.6 86 40.0 0 0.0 2 0.9 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0
HYDE 39 0.0 16 41.0 22 56.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.6 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,465 1.5 677 46.2 732 50.0 13 0.9 13 0.9 0 0.0 27 1.8 3 0.2
JACKSON 343 0.4 169 49.3 157 45.8 4 1.2 3 0.9 0 0.0 10 2.9 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 1,303 1.4 658 50.5 568 43.6 7 0.5 34 2.6 1 0.1 34 2.6 1 0.1
JONES 66 0.1 36 54.5 26 39.4 1 1.5 0 0.0 1 1.5 1 1.5 1 1.5
LEE 533 0.6 262 49.2 242 45.4 2 0.4 5 0.9 0 0.0 22 4.1 0 0.0
LENOIR 542 0.6 347 64.0 171 31.5 5 0.9 14 2.6 1 0.2 4 0.7 0 0.0
LINCOLN 616 0.6 308 50.0 290 47.1 4 0.6 3 0.5 0 0.0 10 1.6 1 0.2
MCDOWELL 360 0.4 177 49.2 173 48.1 6 1.7 4 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
MACON 385 0.4 135 35.1 221 57.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 28 7.3 1 0.3
MADISON 164 0.2 89 54.3 69 42.1 2 1.2 1 0.6 1 0.6 2 1.2 0 0.0
MARTIN 185 0.2 127 68.6 55 29.7 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.1 0 0.0
MECKLENBURG 8,083 8.5 3,183 39.4 4,514 55.8 53 0.7 62 0.8 2 0.0 262 3.2 7 0.1
MITCHELL 211 0.2 150 71.1 58 27.5 2 0.9 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 194 0.2 124 63.9 63 32.5 0 0.0 2 1.0 1 0.5 3 1.5 1 0.5
MOORE 1,412 1.5 587 41.6 777 55.0 12 0.8 19 1.3 0 0.0 12 0.8 5 0.4
NASH 1,006 1.1 594 59.0 372 37.0 5 0.5 27 2.7 0 0.0 8 0.8 0 0.0
NEW HANOVER 3,075 3.2 1,057 34.4 1,868 60.7 27 0.9 41 1.3 6 0.2 76 2.5 0 0.0
NORTHAMPTON 166 0.2 129 77.7 34 20.5 0 0.0 1 0.6 1 0.6 0 0.0 1 0.6
ONSLOW 862 0.9 334 38.7 482 55.9 8 0.9 10 1.2 1 0.1 26 3.0 1 0.1
ORANGE 1,562 1.6 637 40.8 862 55.2 13 0.8 8 0.5 0 0.0 40 2.6 2 0.1
PAMLICO 109 0.1 47 43.1 60 55.0 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.9 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 517 0.5 265 51.3 232 44.9 7 1.4 9 1.7 0 0.0 4 0.8 0 0.0
PENDER 334 0.4 142 42.5 180 53.9 2 0.6 3 0.9 0 0.0 7 2.1 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 85 0.1 40 47.1 42 49.4 0 0.0 1 1.2 0 0.0 2 2.4 0 0.0
PERSON 322 0.3 193 59.9 124 38.5 1 0.3 2 0.6 1 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
PITT 2,533 2.7 1,447 57.1 998 39.4 12 0.5 43 1.7 1 0.0 27 1.1 5 0.2
POLK 231 0.2 57 24.7 156 67.5 1 0.4 1 0.4 0 0.0 15 6.5 1 0.4
RANDOLPH 1,220 1.3 659 54.0 528 43.3 14 1.1 12 1.0 0 0.0 7 0.6 0 0.0
RICHMOND 457 0.5 255 55.8 190 41.6 2 0.4 7 1.5 0 0.0 3 0.7 0 0.0
ROBESON 1,189 1.3 860 72.3 301 25.3 1 0.1 15 1.3 0 0.0 11 0.9 1 0.1
ROCKINGHAM 1,007 1.1 621 61.7 367 36.4 3 0.3 8 0.8 1 0.1 5 0.5 2 0.2
ROWAN 1,566 1.7 767 49.0 729 46.6 23 1.5 35 2.2 1 0.1 11 0.7 0 0.0
RUTHERFORD 768 0.8 393 51.2 361 47.0 4 0.5 6 0.8 1 0.1 3 0.4 0 0.0
SAMPSON 427 0.5 315 73.8 103 24.1 2 0.5 3 0.7 1 0.2 1 0.2 2 0.5
SCOTLAND 474 0.5 337 71.1 133 28.1 0 0.0 4 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
STANLY 537 0.6 310 57.7 210 39.1 1 0.2 6 1.1 0 0.0 9 1.7 1 0.2
STOKES 363 0.4 206 56.7 143 39.4 7 1.9 1 0.3 2 0.6 3 0.8 1 0.3
SURRY 1,000 1.1 632 63.2 337 33.7 17 1.7 11 1.1 0 0.0 3 0.3 0 0.0
SWAIN 172 0.2 101 58.7 62 36.0 2 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 4.1 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 331 0.3 118 35.6 198 59.8 3 0.9 2 0.6 0 0.0 7 2.1 3 0.9
TYRRELL 24 0.0 14 58.3 10 41.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,313 1.4 631 48.1 621 47.3 12 0.9 17 1.3 0 0.0 31 2.4 1 0.1
VANCE 464 0.5 282 60.8 173 37.3 0 0.0 3 0.6 0 0.0 6 1.3 0 0.0
WAKE 6,539 6.9 2,316 35.4 3,565 54.5 41 0.6 104 1.6 4 0.1 505 7.7 4 0.1
WARREN 149 0.2 86 57.7 57 38.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 3.4 1 0.7
WASHINGTON 98 0.1 57 58.2 40 40.8 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
WATAUGA 353 0.4 164 46.5 176 49.9 1 0.3 4 1.1 1 0.3 7 2.0 0 0.0
WAYNE 1,528 1.6 944 61.8 538 35.2 8 0.5 29 1.9 1 0.1 7 0.5 1 0.1
WILKES 597 0.6 380 63.7 181 30.3 4 0.7 29 4.9 0 0.0 2 0.3 1 0.2
WILSON 794 0.8 516 65.0 255 32.1 3 0.4 14 1.8 2 0.3 4 0.5 0 0.0
YADKIN 344 0.4 217 63.1 114 33.1 7 2.0 2 0.6 0 0.0 4 1.2 0 0.0
YANCEY 162 0.2 82 50.6 78 48.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.2 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