| CY2019 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY |
| TOTAL | DISPOSITION OF THE BODY: | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burial | Cremation | Donation | Entombment | Other | Removal from state | Unknown | ||||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 95,951 | 100.0 | 43,783 | 45.6 | 47,469 | 49.5 | 940 | 1.0 | 1,208 | 1.3 | 129 | 0.1 | 2,309 | 2.4 | 113 | 0.1 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,837 | 1.9 | 902 | 49.1 | 878 | 47.8 | 14 | 0.8 | 22 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.2 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 409 | 0.4 | 225 | 55.0 | 172 | 42.1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 158 | 0.2 | 90 | 57.0 | 61 | 38.6 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.6 |
| ANSON | 304 | 0.3 | 205 | 67.4 | 94 | 30.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 370 | 0.4 | 230 | 62.2 | 125 | 33.8 | 8 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 242 | 0.3 | 132 | 54.5 | 108 | 44.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 584 | 0.6 | 306 | 52.4 | 263 | 45.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 255 | 0.3 | 183 | 71.8 | 63 | 24.7 | 3 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 421 | 0.4 | 308 | 73.2 | 110 | 26.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,621 | 1.7 | 441 | 27.2 | 1,104 | 68.1 | 11 | 0.7 | 15 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 47 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,611 | 2.7 | 862 | 33.0 | 1,652 | 63.3 | 38 | 1.5 | 18 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 38 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| BURKE | 1,070 | 1.1 | 483 | 45.1 | 525 | 49.1 | 9 | 0.8 | 50 | 4.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CABARRUS | 1,636 | 1.7 | 667 | 40.8 | 843 | 51.5 | 11 | 0.7 | 27 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 84 | 5.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| CALDWELL | 1,051 | 1.1 | 504 | 48.0 | 522 | 49.7 | 8 | 0.8 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CAMDEN | 97 | 0.1 | 31 | 32.0 | 54 | 55.7 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 891 | 0.9 | 298 | 33.4 | 571 | 64.1 | 11 | 1.2 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 296 | 0.3 | 162 | 54.7 | 105 | 35.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 1,643 | 1.7 | 699 | 42.5 | 903 | 55.0 | 15 | 0.9 | 10 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CHATHAM | 769 | 0.8 | 306 | 39.8 | 422 | 54.9 | 11 | 1.4 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 412 | 0.4 | 147 | 35.7 | 244 | 59.2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 15 | 3.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| CHOWAN | 227 | 0.2 | 117 | 51.5 | 88 | 38.8 | 6 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 156 | 0.2 | 53 | 34.0 | 98 | 62.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,276 | 1.3 | 664 | 52.0 | 521 | 40.8 | 20 | 1.6 | 11 | 0.9 | 47 | 3.7 | 12 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| COLUMBUS | 758 | 0.8 | 555 | 73.2 | 185 | 24.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,131 | 1.2 | 419 | 37.0 | 660 | 58.4 | 12 | 1.1 | 21 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CUMBERLAND | 2,728 | 2.8 | 1,272 | 46.6 | 1,349 | 49.5 | 17 | 0.6 | 26 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 61 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 213 | 0.2 | 33 | 15.5 | 141 | 66.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.9 | 31 | 14.6 | 1 | 0.5 |
| DARE | 355 | 0.4 | 34 | 9.6 | 260 | 73.2 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 | 14.9 | 2 | 0.6 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,871 | 1.9 | 904 | 48.3 | 873 | 46.7 | 35 | 1.9 | 36 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| DAVIE | 495 | 0.5 | 225 | 45.5 | 244 | 49.3 | 9 | 1.8 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 564 | 0.6 | 380 | 67.4 | 158 | 28.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 2,185 | 2.3 | 922 | 42.2 | 1,140 | 52.2 | 26 | 1.2 | 18 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.3 | 70 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.1 |
| EDGECOMBE | 707 | 0.7 | 450 | 63.6 | 230 | 32.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.3 |
| FORSYTH | 3,516 | 3.7 | 1,371 | 39.0 | 1,879 | 53.4 | 48 | 1.4 | 80 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 134 | 3.8 | 3 | 0.1 |
| FRANKLIN | 658 | 0.7 | 300 | 45.6 | 324 | 49.2 | 4 | 0.6 | 9 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 2.9 | 2 | 0.3 |
| GASTON | 2,485 | 2.6 | 1,172 | 47.2 | 1,223 | 49.2 | 24 | 1.0 | 36 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.2 | 24 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| GATES | 139 | 0.1 | 66 | 47.5 | 42 | 30.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 21.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 118 | 0.1 | 75 | 63.6 | 40 | 33.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.8 |
| GRANVILLE | 568 | 0.6 | 308 | 54.2 | 234 | 41.2 | 7 | 1.2 | 5 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 209 | 0.2 | 142 | 67.9 | 62 | 29.7 | 3 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| GUILFORD | 4,741 | 4.9 | 1,944 | 41.0 | 2,597 | 54.8 | 45 | 0.9 | 67 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.1 | 84 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 702 | 0.7 | 488 | 69.5 | 191 | 27.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,064 | 1.1 | 547 | 51.4 | 466 | 43.8 | 6 | 0.6 | 14 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 29 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HAYWOOD | 840 | 0.9 | 335 | 39.9 | 413 | 49.2 | 9 | 1.1 | 16 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 7.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| HENDERSON | 1,463 | 1.5 | 391 | 26.7 | 1,010 | 69.0 | 18 | 1.2 | 16 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.3 |
| HERTFORD | 300 | 0.3 | 197 | 65.7 | 92 | 30.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 376 | 0.4 | 208 | 55.3 | 153 | 40.7 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.5 |
| HYDE | 70 | 0.1 | 44 | 62.9 | 23 | 32.9 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.4 |
| IREDELL | 1,618 | 1.7 | 697 | 43.1 | 858 | 53.0 | 14 | 0.9 | 20 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 |
| JACKSON | 399 | 0.4 | 172 | 43.1 | 210 | 52.6 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.3 |
| JOHNSTON | 1,633 | 1.7 | 771 | 47.2 | 752 | 46.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 37 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 67 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 116 | 0.1 | 70 | 60.3 | 44 | 37.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 595 | 0.6 | 308 | 51.8 | 262 | 44.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 731 | 0.8 | 466 | 63.7 | 227 | 31.1 | 8 | 1.1 | 16 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.4 | 10 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| LINCOLN | 860 | 0.9 | 378 | 44.0 | 454 | 52.8 | 8 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 531 | 0.6 | 240 | 45.2 | 282 | 53.1 | 2 | 0.4 | 6 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 471 | 0.5 | 145 | 30.8 | 298 | 63.3 | 8 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 18 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| MADISON | 275 | 0.3 | 159 | 57.8 | 108 | 39.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.4 |
| MARTIN | 296 | 0.3 | 208 | 70.3 | 79 | 26.7 | 4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 6,459 | 6.7 | 2,463 | 38.1 | 3,685 | 57.1 | 62 | 1.0 | 47 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 177 | 2.7 | 23 | 0.4 |
| MITCHELL | 239 | 0.2 | 156 | 65.3 | 73 | 30.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 7 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 348 | 0.4 | 213 | 61.2 | 124 | 35.6 | 4 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.6 |
| MOORE | 1,165 | 1.2 | 403 | 34.6 | 717 | 61.5 | 18 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.5 |
| NASH | 1,131 | 1.2 | 606 | 53.6 | 466 | 41.2 | 7 | 0.6 | 22 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 28 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,136 | 2.2 | 629 | 29.4 | 1,409 | 66.0 | 23 | 1.1 | 18 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.2 | 53 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 266 | 0.3 | 178 | 66.9 | 77 | 28.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.6 | 2 | 0.8 |
| ONSLOW | 1,288 | 1.3 | 493 | 38.3 | 737 | 57.2 | 12 | 0.9 | 9 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ORANGE | 852 | 0.9 | 269 | 31.6 | 536 | 62.9 | 16 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 26 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| PAMLICO | 185 | 0.2 | 73 | 39.5 | 107 | 57.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 442 | 0.5 | 196 | 44.3 | 205 | 46.4 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 7.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 632 | 0.7 | 241 | 38.1 | 370 | 58.5 | 7 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| PERQUIMANS | 159 | 0.2 | 65 | 40.9 | 83 | 52.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 7 | 4.4 | 1 | 0.6 |
| PERSON | 458 | 0.5 | 272 | 59.4 | 176 | 38.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 1,393 | 1.5 | 742 | 53.3 | 569 | 40.8 | 20 | 1.4 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.2 |
| POLK | 306 | 0.3 | 87 | 28.4 | 203 | 66.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,625 | 1.7 | 816 | 50.2 | 750 | 46.2 | 17 | 1.0 | 29 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 587 | 0.6 | 354 | 60.3 | 214 | 36.5 | 5 | 0.9 | 14 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,482 | 1.5 | 1,080 | 72.9 | 356 | 24.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 31 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.1 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 1,253 | 1.3 | 721 | 57.5 | 487 | 38.9 | 11 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 19 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ROWAN | 1,634 | 1.7 | 743 | 45.5 | 813 | 49.8 | 22 | 1.3 | 42 | 2.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.2 |
| RUTHERFORD | 877 | 0.9 | 478 | 54.5 | 383 | 43.7 | 11 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 696 | 0.7 | 511 | 73.4 | 157 | 22.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.3 |
| SCOTLAND | 409 | 0.4 | 248 | 60.6 | 149 | 36.4 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
| STANLY | 743 | 0.8 | 385 | 51.8 | 338 | 45.5 | 6 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.3 |
| STOKES | 550 | 0.6 | 293 | 53.3 | 238 | 43.3 | 7 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 1,000 | 1.0 | 590 | 59.0 | 363 | 36.3 | 10 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 220 | 0.2 | 117 | 53.2 | 96 | 43.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 453 | 0.5 | 134 | 29.6 | 303 | 66.9 | 5 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| TYRRELL | 40 | 0.0 | 23 | 57.5 | 14 | 35.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 1,556 | 1.6 | 695 | 44.7 | 792 | 50.9 | 18 | 1.2 | 14 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| VANCE | 514 | 0.5 | 312 | 60.7 | 189 | 36.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 6,020 | 6.3 | 1,891 | 31.4 | 3,544 | 58.9 | 71 | 1.2 | 94 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.0 | 414 | 6.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| WARREN | 246 | 0.3 | 143 | 58.1 | 92 | 37.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 172 | 0.2 | 116 | 67.4 | 54 | 31.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 408 | 0.4 | 189 | 46.3 | 197 | 48.3 | 7 | 1.7 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,391 | 1.4 | 870 | 62.5 | 478 | 34.4 | 8 | 0.6 | 23 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.1 |
| WILKES | 869 | 0.9 | 559 | 64.3 | 276 | 31.8 | 4 | 0.5 | 24 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| WILSON | 925 | 1.0 | 588 | 63.6 | 301 | 32.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 18 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| YADKIN | 455 | 0.5 | 293 | 64.4 | 148 | 32.5 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 250 | 0.3 | 137 | 54.8 | 111 | 44.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |