CY2019 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 94,686 100.0 8,559 9.0 13,416 14.2 36,885 39.0 12,130 12.8 8,066 8.5 10,011 10.6 3,626 3.8 1,434 1.5 559 0.6
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,828 1.9 171 9.4 253 13.8 762 41.7 202 11.1 157 8.6 203 11.1 56 3.1 19 1.0 5 0.3
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 403 0.4 58 14.4 73 18.1 192 47.6 26 6.5 21 5.2 20 5.0 10 2.5 1 0.2 2 0.5
ALLEGHANY 156 0.2 22 14.1 27 17.3 68 43.6 12 7.7 11 7.1 9 5.8 3 1.9 1 0.6 3 1.9
ANSON 299 0.3 20 6.7 50 16.7 156 52.2 21 7.0 31 10.4 13 4.3 5 1.7 2 0.7 1 0.3
ASHE 370 0.4 69 18.6 65 17.6 137 37.0 26 7.0 26 7.0 31 8.4 10 2.7 5 1.4 1 0.3
AVERY 242 0.3 36 14.9 30 12.4 83 34.3 34 14.0 20 8.3 25 10.3 7 2.9 4 1.7 3 1.2
BEAUFORT 578 0.6 43 7.4 95 16.4 231 40.0 85 14.7 42 7.3 56 9.7 21 3.6 4 0.7 1 0.2
BERTIE 254 0.3 43 16.9 66 26.0 100 39.4 19 7.5 9 3.5 12 4.7 2 0.8 1 0.4 2 0.8
BLADEN 418 0.4 50 12.0 75 17.9 195 46.7 30 7.2 42 10.0 20 4.8 5 1.2 0 0.0 1 0.2
BRUNSWICK 1,615 1.7 87 5.4 194 12.0 610 37.8 249 15.4 164 10.2 212 13.1 71 4.4 26 1.6 2 0.1
BUNCOMBE 2,592 2.7 180 6.9 295 11.4 921 35.5 343 13.2 238 9.2 349 13.5 172 6.6 80 3.1 14 0.5
BURKE 1,061 1.1 154 14.5 186 17.5 406 38.3 124 11.7 84 7.9 73 6.9 25 2.4 7 0.7 2 0.2
CABARRUS 1,613 1.7 128 7.9 234 14.5 637 39.5 244 15.1 147 9.1 147 9.1 60 3.7 10 0.6 6 0.4
CALDWELL 1,037 1.1 157 15.1 221 21.3 403 38.9 102 9.8 61 5.9 60 5.8 28 2.7 3 0.3 2 0.2
CAMDEN 97 0.1 9 9.3 15 15.5 38 39.2 15 15.5 10 10.3 5 5.2 2 2.1 2 2.1 1 1.0
CARTERET 886 0.9 47 5.3 95 10.7 346 39.1 146 16.5 92 10.4 94 10.6 45 5.1 14 1.6 7 0.8
CASWELL 293 0.3 36 12.3 57 19.5 140 47.8 22 7.5 14 4.8 16 5.5 2 0.7 1 0.3 5 1.7
CATAWBA 1,627 1.7 155 9.5 287 17.6 666 40.9 160 9.8 130 8.0 154 9.5 41 2.5 17 1.0 17 1.0
CHATHAM 763 0.8 47 6.2 76 10.0 253 33.2 93 12.2 66 8.7 109 14.3 76 10.0 40 5.2 3 0.4
CHEROKEE 407 0.4 43 10.6 48 11.8 183 45.0 56 13.8 35 8.6 22 5.4 16 3.9 4 1.0 0 0.0
CHOWAN 226 0.2 24 10.6 35 15.5 90 39.8 28 12.4 14 6.2 24 10.6 6 2.7 1 0.4 4 1.8
CLAY 154 0.2 9 5.8 16 10.4 69 44.8 20 13.0 18 11.7 15 9.7 6 3.9 1 0.6 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,266 1.3 150 11.8 227 17.9 499 39.4 162 12.8 102 8.1 89 7.0 25 2.0 9 0.7 3 0.2
COLUMBUS 749 0.8 95 12.7 150 20.0 288 38.5 91 12.1 55 7.3 55 7.3 12 1.6 1 0.1 2 0.3
CRAVEN 1,123 1.2 75 6.7 132 11.8 434 38.6 186 16.6 91 8.1 138 12.3 46 4.1 12 1.1 9 0.8
CUMBERLAND 2,670 2.8 191 7.2 332 12.4 1,076 40.3 422 15.8 283 10.6 235 8.8 91 3.4 25 0.9 15 0.6
CURRITUCK 212 0.2 8 3.8 30 14.2 95 44.8 25 11.8 24 11.3 20 9.4 6 2.8 3 1.4 1 0.5
DARE 354 0.4 14 4.0 28 7.9 143 40.4 52 14.7 25 7.1 58 16.4 23 6.5 7 2.0 4 1.1
DAVIDSON 1,857 2.0 205 11.0 338 18.2 819 44.1 194 10.4 134 7.2 116 6.2 30 1.6 11 0.6 10 0.5
DAVIE 486 0.5 43 8.8 64 13.2 208 42.8 58 11.9 45 9.3 46 9.5 12 2.5 9 1.9 1 0.2
DUPLIN 560 0.6 76 13.6 92 16.4 243 43.4 59 10.5 45 8.0 30 5.4 14 2.5 1 0.2 0 0.0
DURHAM 2,142 2.3 149 7.0 290 13.5 676 31.6 280 13.1 167 7.8 316 14.8 145 6.8 92 4.3 27 1.3
EDGECOMBE 700 0.7 100 14.3 146 20.9 301 43.0 55 7.9 31 4.4 45 6.4 17 2.4 4 0.6 1 0.1
FORSYTH 3,463 3.7 207 6.0 350 10.1 1,423 41.1 445 12.9 320 9.2 456 13.2 160 4.6 65 1.9 37 1.1
FRANKLIN 652 0.7 71 10.9 115 17.6 252 38.7 97 14.9 48 7.4 53 8.1 12 1.8 2 0.3 2 0.3
GASTON 2,459 2.6 290 11.8 438 17.8 941 38.3 282 11.5 223 9.1 185 7.5 50 2.0 26 1.1 24 1.0
GATES 136 0.1 20 14.7 20 14.7 54 39.7 16 11.8 9 6.6 11 8.1 3 2.2 2 1.5 1 0.7
GRAHAM 118 0.1 26 22.0 17 14.4 41 34.7 14 11.9 9 7.6 9 7.6 1 0.8 1 0.8 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 564 0.6 75 13.3 92 16.3 226 40.1 49 8.7 61 10.8 43 7.6 9 1.6 4 0.7 5 0.9
GREENE 205 0.2 20 9.8 32 15.6 92 44.9 32 15.6 11 5.4 11 5.4 3 1.5 1 0.5 3 1.5
GUILFORD 4,659 4.9 332 7.1 530 11.4 1,743 37.4 658 14.1 355 7.6 659 14.1 252 5.4 90 1.9 40 0.9
HALIFAX 692 0.7 106 15.3 157 22.7 294 42.5 37 5.3 54 7.8 27 3.9 14 2.0 2 0.3 1 0.1
HARNETT 1,045 1.1 91 8.7 166 15.9 452 43.3 119 11.4 103 9.9 70 6.7 29 2.8 12 1.1 3 0.3
HAYWOOD 831 0.9 82 9.9 109 13.1 320 38.5 97 11.7 87 10.5 84 10.1 37 4.5 12 1.4 3 0.4
HENDERSON 1,450 1.5 72 5.0 116 8.0 541 37.3 196 13.5 147 10.1 224 15.4 93 6.4 47 3.2 14 1.0
HERTFORD 298 0.3 51 17.1 59 19.8 123 41.3 13 4.4 19 6.4 22 7.4 9 3.0 1 0.3 1 0.3
HOKE 359 0.4 45 12.5 45 12.5 137 38.2 62 17.3 39 10.9 20 5.6 6 1.7 3 0.8 2 0.6
HYDE 68 0.1 9 13.2 11 16.2 30 44.1 7 10.3 6 8.8 4 5.9 1 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,596 1.7 115 7.2 207 13.0 701 43.9 197 12.3 149 9.3 146 9.1 61 3.8 15 0.9 5 0.3
JACKSON 397 0.4 40 10.1 49 12.3 154 38.8 48 12.1 35 8.8 39 9.8 14 3.5 15 3.8 3 0.8
JOHNSTON 1,611 1.7 148 9.2 235 14.6 655 40.7 220 13.7 153 9.5 131 8.1 45 2.8 11 0.7 13 0.8
JONES 114 0.1 9 7.9 26 22.8 50 43.9 11 9.6 9 7.9 5 4.4 2 1.8 0 0.0 2 1.8
LEE 589 0.6 47 8.0 108 18.3 216 36.7 82 13.9 65 11.0 54 9.2 12 2.0 5 0.8 0 0.0
LENOIR 725 0.8 94 13.0 115 15.9 286 39.4 82 11.3 71 9.8 45 6.2 22 3.0 7 1.0 3 0.4
LINCOLN 852 0.9 101 11.9 141 16.5 356 41.8 81 9.5 78 9.2 70 8.2 19 2.2 2 0.2 4 0.5
MCDOWELL 527 0.6 60 11.4 89 16.9 226 42.9 60 11.4 44 8.3 30 5.7 13 2.5 4 0.8 1 0.2
MACON 470 0.5 34 7.2 61 13.0 188 40.0 71 15.1 39 8.3 49 10.4 14 3.0 11 2.3 3 0.6
MADISON 274 0.3 32 11.7 51 18.6 118 43.1 33 12.0 7 2.6 22 8.0 9 3.3 2 0.7 0 0.0
MARTIN 291 0.3 34 11.7 52 17.9 122 41.9 44 15.1 15 5.2 20 6.9 3 1.0 0 0.0 1 0.3
MECKLENBURG 6,316 6.7 359 5.7 608 9.6 2,137 33.8 1,024 16.2 599 9.5 1,043 16.5 333 5.3 142 2.2 71 1.1
MITCHELL 237 0.3 45 19.0 33 13.9 92 38.8 23 9.7 24 10.1 12 5.1 3 1.3 3 1.3 2 0.8
MONTGOMERY 345 0.4 54 15.7 72 20.9 136 39.4 27 7.8 32 9.3 17 4.9 4 1.2 2 0.6 1 0.3
MOORE 1,155 1.2 57 4.9 119 10.3 405 35.1 164 14.2 119 10.3 189 16.4 74 6.4 26 2.3 2 0.2
NASH 1,122 1.2 141 12.6 170 15.2 490 43.7 132 11.8 67 6.0 83 7.4 29 2.6 7 0.6 3 0.3
NEW HANOVER 2,120 2.2 100 4.7 198 9.3 775 36.6 325 15.3 196 9.2 355 16.7 117 5.5 53 2.5 1 0.0
NORTHAMPTON 264 0.3 42 15.9 50 18.9 109 41.3 19 7.2 21 8.0 16 6.1 6 2.3 1 0.4 0 0.0
ONSLOW 1,265 1.3 85 6.7 171 13.5 567 44.8 213 16.8 113 8.9 80 6.3 19 1.5 14 1.1 3 0.2
ORANGE 830 0.9 58 7.0 75 9.0 241 29.0 86 10.4 57 6.9 151 18.2 80 9.6 73 8.8 9 1.1
PAMLICO 182 0.2 19 10.4 28 15.4 65 35.7 35 19.2 10 5.5 11 6.0 13 7.1 1 0.5 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 436 0.5 62 14.2 61 14.0 165 37.8 56 12.8 28 6.4 43 9.9 14 3.2 3 0.7 4 0.9
PENDER 626 0.7 38 6.1 81 12.9 271 43.3 108 17.3 49 7.8 65 10.4 11 1.8 3 0.5 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 159 0.2 15 9.4 27 17.0 66 41.5 28 17.6 6 3.8 13 8.2 3 1.9 0 0.0 1 0.6
PERSON 453 0.5 60 13.2 78 17.2 206 45.5 39 8.6 43 9.5 22 4.9 3 0.7 0 0.0 2 0.4
PITT 1,359 1.4 137 10.1 213 15.7 479 35.2 203 14.9 127 9.3 131 9.6 41 3.0 19 1.4 9 0.7
POLK 305 0.3 13 4.3 35 11.5 101 33.1 48 15.7 15 4.9 57 18.7 18 5.9 15 4.9 3 1.0
RANDOLPH 1,599 1.7 175 10.9 360 22.5 659 41.2 170 10.6 114 7.1 85 5.3 22 1.4 6 0.4 8 0.5
RICHMOND 575 0.6 57 9.9 87 15.1 279 48.5 54 9.4 51 8.9 30 5.2 15 2.6 1 0.2 1 0.2
ROBESON 1,449 1.5 226 15.6 325 22.4 552 38.1 104 7.2 111 7.7 93 6.4 22 1.5 9 0.6 7 0.5
ROCKINGHAM 1,240 1.3 150 12.1 253 20.4 520 41.9 117 9.4 105 8.5 60 4.8 26 2.1 6 0.5 3 0.2
ROWAN 1,616 1.7 118 7.3 242 15.0 690 42.7 202 12.5 162 10.0 131 8.1 49 3.0 10 0.6 12 0.7
RUTHERFORD 874 0.9 101 11.6 173 19.8 334 38.2 109 12.5 65 7.4 55 6.3 16 1.8 9 1.0 12 1.4
SAMPSON 691 0.7 80 11.6 114 16.5 295 42.7 79 11.4 57 8.2 42 6.1 13 1.9 9 1.3 2 0.3
SCOTLAND 403 0.4 41 10.2 67 16.6 170 42.2 26 6.5 34 8.4 44 10.9 14 3.5 4 1.0 3 0.7
STANLY 734 0.8 59 8.0 146 19.9 308 42.0 84 11.4 67 9.1 44 6.0 16 2.2 5 0.7 5 0.7
STOKES 548 0.6 63 11.5 107 19.5 247 45.1 49 8.9 39 7.1 29 5.3 10 1.8 1 0.2 3 0.5
SURRY 993 1.0 166 16.7 188 18.9 383 38.6 106 10.7 71 7.2 56 5.6 14 1.4 4 0.4 5 0.5
SWAIN 215 0.2 33 15.3 44 20.5 69 32.1 35 16.3 14 6.5 15 7.0 2 0.9 1 0.5 2 0.9
TRANSYLVANIA 449 0.5 40 8.9 49 10.9 158 35.2 59 13.1 28 6.2 71 15.8 32 7.1 12 2.7 0 0.0
TYRRELL 40 0.0 5 12.5 10 25.0 15 37.5 4 10.0 2 5.0 4 10.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,543 1.6 116 7.5 165 10.7 655 42.4 230 14.9 112 7.3 182 11.8 70 4.5 13 0.8 0 0.0
VANCE 507 0.5 58 11.4 116 22.9 209 41.2 52 10.3 34 6.7 25 4.9 8 1.6 5 1.0 0 0.0
WAKE 5,903 6.2 285 4.8 478 8.1 1,888 32.0 950 16.1 555 9.4 1,118 18.9 421 7.1 177 3.0 31 0.5
WARREN 244 0.3 27 11.1 40 16.4 114 46.7 20 8.2 13 5.3 21 8.6 5 2.0 2 0.8 2 0.8
WASHINGTON 168 0.2 25 14.9 13 7.7 90 53.6 14 8.3 12 7.1 9 5.4 1 0.6 1 0.6 3 1.8
WATAUGA 405 0.4 43 10.6 45 11.1 147 36.3 58 14.3 26 6.4 41 10.1 27 6.7 15 3.7 3 0.7
WAYNE 1,363 1.4 132 9.7 202 14.8 589 43.2 173 12.7 99 7.3 122 9.0 35 2.6 7 0.5 4 0.3
WILKES 859 0.9 136 15.8 193 22.5 323 37.6 67 7.8 74 8.6 40 4.7 21 2.4 4 0.5 1 0.1
WILSON 913 1.0 135 14.8 137 15.0 386 42.3 78 8.5 76 8.3 63 6.9 22 2.4 6 0.7 10 1.1
YADKIN 448 0.5 55 12.3 89 19.9 202 45.1 34 7.6 35 7.8 22 4.9 6 1.3 3 0.7 2 0.4
YANCEY 250 0.3 43 17.2 41 16.4 89 35.6 32 12.8 14 5.6 15 6.0 8 3.2 5 2.0 3 1.2

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