| CY2020 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 | 109,677 | 100.0 | 49,093 | 44.8 | 56,087 | 51.1 | 716 | 0.7 | 1,287 | 1.2 | 219 | 0.2 | 2,206 | 2.0 | 69 | 0.1 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 2,050 | 1.9 | 1,008 | 49.2 | 979 | 47.8 | 14 | 0.7 | 23 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 20 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.2 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 502 | 0.5 | 266 | 53.0 | 229 | 45.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 158 | 0.1 | 87 | 55.1 | 58 | 36.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 6.3 | 1 | 0.6 |
| ANSON | 340 | 0.3 | 212 | 62.4 | 121 | 35.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 400 | 0.4 | 239 | 59.8 | 148 | 37.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 246 | 0.2 | 112 | 45.5 | 128 | 52.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 668 | 0.6 | 362 | 54.2 | 294 | 44.0 | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 302 | 0.3 | 216 | 71.5 | 78 | 25.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 492 | 0.4 | 340 | 69.1 | 142 | 28.9 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,784 | 1.6 | 431 | 24.2 | 1,285 | 72.0 | 11 | 0.6 | 13 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.2 | 39 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| BUNCOMBE | 3,040 | 2.8 | 981 | 32.3 | 1,978 | 65.1 | 20 | 0.7 | 23 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 36 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BURKE | 1,238 | 1.1 | 540 | 43.6 | 641 | 51.8 | 4 | 0.3 | 43 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CABARRUS | 1,881 | 1.7 | 789 | 41.9 | 981 | 52.2 | 8 | 0.4 | 26 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.2 | 73 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CALDWELL | 1,166 | 1.1 | 523 | 44.9 | 612 | 52.5 | 5 | 0.4 | 15 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CAMDEN | 114 | 0.1 | 42 | 36.8 | 56 | 49.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 3 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 10 | 8.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 883 | 0.8 | 283 | 32.0 | 574 | 65.0 | 5 | 0.6 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CASWELL | 336 | 0.3 | 172 | 51.2 | 120 | 35.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 12.5 | 1 | 0.3 |
| CATAWBA | 2,034 | 1.9 | 836 | 41.1 | 1,138 | 55.9 | 24 | 1.2 | 23 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHATHAM | 853 | 0.8 | 345 | 40.4 | 479 | 56.2 | 6 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 19 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 430 | 0.4 | 153 | 35.6 | 259 | 60.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 220 | 0.2 | 112 | 50.9 | 98 | 44.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 140 | 0.1 | 50 | 35.7 | 83 | 59.3 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,487 | 1.4 | 797 | 53.6 | 590 | 39.7 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.5 | 80 | 5.4 | 5 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| COLUMBUS | 887 | 0.8 | 624 | 70.3 | 237 | 26.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 11 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.5 |
| CRAVEN | 1,362 | 1.2 | 500 | 36.7 | 792 | 58.1 | 15 | 1.1 | 25 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 24 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.4 |
| CUMBERLAND | 3,070 | 2.8 | 1,414 | 46.1 | 1,583 | 51.6 | 14 | 0.5 | 15 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 42 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 306 | 0.3 | 64 | 20.9 | 199 | 65.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 37 | 12.1 | 2 | 0.7 |
| DARE | 382 | 0.3 | 60 | 15.7 | 267 | 69.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 | 13.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 2,208 | 2.0 | 1,032 | 46.7 | 1,080 | 48.9 | 28 | 1.3 | 40 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.1 | 25 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 525 | 0.5 | 261 | 49.7 | 245 | 46.7 | 6 | 1.1 | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 704 | 0.6 | 459 | 65.2 | 227 | 32.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 2,435 | 2.2 | 965 | 39.6 | 1,331 | 54.7 | 21 | 0.9 | 32 | 1.3 | 6 | 0.2 | 79 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 806 | 0.7 | 517 | 64.1 | 272 | 33.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| FORSYTH | 3,993 | 3.6 | 1,525 | 38.2 | 2,186 | 54.7 | 45 | 1.1 | 87 | 2.2 | 9 | 0.2 | 141 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 717 | 0.7 | 329 | 45.9 | 354 | 49.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| GASTON | 2,788 | 2.5 | 1,245 | 44.7 | 1,448 | 51.9 | 16 | 0.6 | 49 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.1 | 26 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 139 | 0.1 | 76 | 54.7 | 41 | 29.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 14.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 139 | 0.1 | 89 | 64.0 | 48 | 34.5 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 704 | 0.6 | 370 | 52.6 | 300 | 42.6 | 5 | 0.7 | 12 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.3 |
| GREENE | 248 | 0.2 | 174 | 70.2 | 70 | 28.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
| GUILFORD | 5,208 | 4.7 | 2,088 | 40.1 | 2,939 | 56.4 | 38 | 0.7 | 76 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.2 | 58 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 819 | 0.7 | 574 | 70.1 | 227 | 27.7 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 11 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,254 | 1.1 | 662 | 52.8 | 537 | 42.8 | 11 | 0.9 | 15 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 28 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HAYWOOD | 965 | 0.9 | 344 | 35.6 | 564 | 58.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 15 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 37 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| HENDERSON | 1,536 | 1.4 | 438 | 28.5 | 1,038 | 67.6 | 16 | 1.0 | 18 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 25 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HERTFORD | 369 | 0.3 | 231 | 62.6 | 117 | 31.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 4.1 | 3 | 0.8 |
| HOKE | 474 | 0.4 | 273 | 57.6 | 195 | 41.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 59 | 0.1 | 30 | 50.8 | 28 | 47.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,886 | 1.7 | 801 | 42.5 | 1,028 | 54.5 | 14 | 0.7 | 19 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 22 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| JACKSON | 457 | 0.4 | 179 | 39.2 | 267 | 58.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 1,823 | 1.7 | 866 | 47.5 | 868 | 47.6 | 7 | 0.4 | 30 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 50 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 166 | 0.2 | 103 | 62.0 | 58 | 34.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 |
| LEE | 748 | 0.7 | 330 | 44.1 | 381 | 50.9 | 5 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 23 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 897 | 0.8 | 561 | 62.5 | 304 | 33.9 | 6 | 0.7 | 17 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 1,016 | 0.9 | 436 | 42.9 | 557 | 54.8 | 9 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 633 | 0.6 | 290 | 45.8 | 325 | 51.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 10 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 536 | 0.5 | 171 | 31.9 | 342 | 63.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 17 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 282 | 0.3 | 151 | 53.5 | 125 | 44.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.4 |
| MARTIN | 401 | 0.4 | 273 | 68.1 | 122 | 30.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
| MECKLENBURG | 7,647 | 7.0 | 2,800 | 36.6 | 4,547 | 59.5 | 36 | 0.5 | 62 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 | 198 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| MITCHELL | 251 | 0.2 | 159 | 63.3 | 84 | 33.5 | 3 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 370 | 0.3 | 206 | 55.7 | 160 | 43.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,326 | 1.2 | 470 | 35.4 | 825 | 62.2 | 8 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 1,246 | 1.1 | 707 | 56.7 | 493 | 39.6 | 4 | 0.3 | 27 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,339 | 2.1 | 639 | 27.3 | 1,606 | 68.7 | 23 | 1.0 | 29 | 1.2 | 7 | 0.3 | 35 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 355 | 0.3 | 235 | 66.2 | 99 | 27.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.8 | 15 | 4.2 | 1 | 0.3 |
| ONSLOW | 1,436 | 1.3 | 497 | 34.6 | 880 | 61.3 | 8 | 0.6 | 12 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 35 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ORANGE | 915 | 0.8 | 261 | 28.5 | 624 | 68.2 | 8 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 189 | 0.2 | 77 | 40.7 | 106 | 56.1 | 4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 519 | 0.5 | 196 | 37.8 | 269 | 51.8 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 679 | 0.6 | 243 | 35.8 | 418 | 61.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| PERQUIMANS | 224 | 0.2 | 88 | 39.3 | 115 | 51.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 8.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 536 | 0.5 | 278 | 51.9 | 242 | 45.1 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| PITT | 1,651 | 1.5 | 853 | 51.7 | 734 | 44.5 | 13 | 0.8 | 32 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| POLK | 319 | 0.3 | 82 | 25.7 | 220 | 69.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,870 | 1.7 | 934 | 49.9 | 876 | 46.8 | 10 | 0.5 | 30 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| RICHMOND | 660 | 0.6 | 352 | 53.3 | 287 | 43.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 14 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,758 | 1.6 | 1,289 | 73.3 | 439 | 25.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 17 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 1,452 | 1.3 | 832 | 57.3 | 595 | 41.0 | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ROWAN | 1,975 | 1.8 | 898 | 45.5 | 986 | 49.9 | 37 | 1.9 | 33 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.1 |
| RUTHERFORD | 1,053 | 1.0 | 519 | 49.3 | 517 | 49.1 | 8 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 771 | 0.7 | 556 | 72.1 | 187 | 24.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SCOTLAND | 574 | 0.5 | 326 | 56.8 | 233 | 40.6 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.2 |
| STANLY | 856 | 0.8 | 455 | 53.2 | 387 | 45.2 | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 658 | 0.6 | 325 | 49.4 | 306 | 46.5 | 12 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 1,096 | 1.0 | 622 | 56.8 | 406 | 37.0 | 10 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 40 | 3.6 | 2 | 0.2 |
| SWAIN | 254 | 0.2 | 132 | 52.0 | 114 | 44.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.4 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 448 | 0.4 | 147 | 32.8 | 287 | 64.1 | 4 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.7 |
| TYRRELL | 50 | 0.0 | 31 | 62.0 | 14 | 28.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 1,680 | 1.5 | 748 | 44.5 | 876 | 52.1 | 9 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| VANCE | 670 | 0.6 | 404 | 60.3 | 250 | 37.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 6,714 | 6.1 | 2,165 | 32.2 | 4,046 | 60.3 | 48 | 0.7 | 98 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.0 | 347 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.1 |
| WARREN | 311 | 0.3 | 178 | 57.2 | 128 | 41.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 196 | 0.2 | 111 | 56.6 | 78 | 39.8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 438 | 0.4 | 191 | 43.6 | 227 | 51.8 | 6 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,569 | 1.4 | 958 | 61.1 | 560 | 35.7 | 4 | 0.3 | 30 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| WILKES | 988 | 0.9 | 556 | 56.3 | 382 | 38.7 | 9 | 0.9 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 1,133 | 1.0 | 707 | 62.4 | 392 | 34.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 17 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.2 |
| YADKIN | 521 | 0.5 | 319 | 61.2 | 193 | 37.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 274 | 0.2 | 146 | 53.3 | 126 | 46.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |