CY2020 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 108,398 100.0 9,483 8.7 14,919 13.8 42,781 39.5 13,551 12.5 9,501 8.8 11,567 10.7 4,294 4.0 1,656 1.5 646 0.6
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 2,029 1.9 161 7.9 277 13.7 857 42.2 245 12.1 187 9.2 210 10.3 69 3.4 18 0.9 5 0.2
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 500 0.5 82 16.4 98 19.6 196 39.2 50 10.0 31 6.2 30 6.0 8 1.6 5 1.0 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 157 0.1 25 15.9 34 21.7 59 37.6 15 9.6 8 5.1 12 7.6 3 1.9 1 0.6 0 0.0
ANSON 332 0.3 30 9.0 58 17.5 157 47.3 25 7.5 37 11.1 16 4.8 7 2.1 2 0.6 0 0.0
ASHE 397 0.4 70 17.6 56 14.1 149 37.5 38 9.6 43 10.8 24 6.0 11 2.8 5 1.3 1 0.3
AVERY 246 0.2 30 12.2 37 15.0 100 40.7 22 8.9 17 6.9 25 10.2 9 3.7 6 2.4 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 659 0.6 63 9.6 99 15.0 263 39.9 84 12.7 59 9.0 57 8.6 24 3.6 9 1.4 1 0.2
BERTIE 297 0.3 47 15.8 68 22.9 123 41.4 23 7.7 16 5.4 12 4.0 5 1.7 3 1.0 0 0.0
BLADEN 488 0.5 49 10.0 86 17.6 253 51.8 26 5.3 46 9.4 18 3.7 8 1.6 0 0.0 2 0.4
BRUNSWICK 1,777 1.6 90 5.1 171 9.6 761 42.8 237 13.3 167 9.4 227 12.8 88 5.0 33 1.9 3 0.2
BUNCOMBE 3,019 2.8 163 5.4 339 11.2 1,080 35.8 403 13.3 266 8.8 435 14.4 211 7.0 97 3.2 25 0.8
BURKE 1,231 1.1 144 11.7 204 16.6 488 39.6 133 10.8 113 9.2 108 8.8 27 2.2 10 0.8 4 0.3
CABARRUS 1,862 1.7 157 8.4 248 13.3 780 41.9 253 13.6 175 9.4 161 8.6 68 3.7 17 0.9 3 0.2
CALDWELL 1,155 1.1 160 13.9 215 18.6 437 37.8 141 12.2 93 8.1 82 7.1 18 1.6 5 0.4 4 0.3
CAMDEN 113 0.1 4 3.5 15 13.3 53 46.9 16 14.2 9 8.0 13 11.5 1 0.9 0 0.0 2 1.8
CARTERET 874 0.8 43 4.9 103 11.8 331 37.9 128 14.6 86 9.8 124 14.2 39 4.5 12 1.4 8 0.9
CASWELL 335 0.3 39 11.6 58 17.3 153 45.7 41 12.2 22 6.6 13 3.9 5 1.5 3 0.9 1 0.3
CATAWBA 2,022 1.9 182 9.0 285 14.1 852 42.1 234 11.6 180 8.9 191 9.4 71 3.5 24 1.2 3 0.1
CHATHAM 842 0.8 56 6.7 90 10.7 282 33.5 81 9.6 72 8.6 119 14.1 83 9.9 54 6.4 5 0.6
CHEROKEE 425 0.4 49 11.5 56 13.2 177 41.6 58 13.6 37 8.7 34 8.0 11 2.6 2 0.5 1 0.2
CHOWAN 219 0.2 24 11.0 46 21.0 76 34.7 30 13.7 16 7.3 20 9.1 4 1.8 2 0.9 1 0.5
CLAY 140 0.1 13 9.3 11 7.9 61 43.6 16 11.4 14 10.0 15 10.7 6 4.3 4 2.9 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,471 1.4 147 10.0 260 17.7 618 42.0 181 12.3 119 8.1 96 6.5 35 2.4 10 0.7 5 0.3
COLUMBUS 880 0.8 93 10.6 156 17.7 362 41.1 116 13.2 76 8.6 42 4.8 21 2.4 5 0.6 9 1.0
CRAVEN 1,349 1.2 91 6.7 177 13.1 531 39.4 204 15.1 114 8.5 143 10.6 66 4.9 15 1.1 8 0.6
CUMBERLAND 3,003 2.8 180 6.0 369 12.3 1,211 40.3 491 16.4 303 10.1 289 9.6 108 3.6 33 1.1 19 0.6
CURRITUCK 306 0.3 15 4.9 49 16.0 139 45.4 56 18.3 11 3.6 22 7.2 8 2.6 2 0.7 4 1.3
DARE 379 0.3 13 3.4 24 6.3 147 38.8 79 20.8 30 7.9 57 15.0 22 5.8 6 1.6 1 0.3
DAVIDSON 2,190 2.0 226 10.3 419 19.1 910 41.6 243 11.1 178 8.1 150 6.8 37 1.7 9 0.4 18 0.8
DAVIE 518 0.5 41 7.9 74 14.3 238 45.9 52 10.0 32 6.2 51 9.8 17 3.3 11 2.1 2 0.4
DUPLIN 694 0.6 76 11.0 120 17.3 291 41.9 87 12.5 61 8.8 41 5.9 15 2.2 1 0.1 2 0.3
DURHAM 2,390 2.2 165 6.9 286 12.0 745 31.2 273 11.4 220 9.2 375 15.7 184 7.7 112 4.7 30 1.3
EDGECOMBE 792 0.7 108 13.6 143 18.1 344 43.4 68 8.6 53 6.7 50 6.3 22 2.8 3 0.4 1 0.1
FORSYTH 3,951 3.6 215 5.4 408 10.3 1,630 41.3 498 12.6 370 9.4 514 13.0 189 4.8 78 2.0 49 1.2
FRANKLIN 709 0.7 72 10.2 113 15.9 305 43.0 73 10.3 64 9.0 57 8.0 17 2.4 6 0.8 2 0.3
GASTON 2,748 2.5 269 9.8 459 16.7 1,130 41.1 322 11.7 254 9.2 227 8.3 50 1.8 15 0.5 22 0.8
GATES 138 0.1 25 18.1 19 13.8 60 43.5 18 13.0 4 2.9 7 5.1 4 2.9 1 0.7 0 0.0
GRAHAM 139 0.1 20 14.4 17 12.2 58 41.7 20 14.4 15 10.8 7 5.0 1 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
GRANVILLE 699 0.6 78 11.2 95 13.6 301 43.1 67 9.6 69 9.9 54 7.7 19 2.7 9 1.3 7 1.0
GREENE 247 0.2 27 10.9 46 18.6 115 46.6 27 10.9 20 8.1 5 2.0 5 2.0 0 0.0 2 0.8
GUILFORD 5,139 4.7 353 6.9 631 12.3 1,927 37.5 725 14.1 408 7.9 669 13.0 273 5.3 93 1.8 60 1.2
HALIFAX 812 0.7 109 13.4 167 20.6 331 40.8 70 8.6 69 8.5 42 5.2 16 2.0 5 0.6 3 0.4
HARNETT 1,239 1.1 133 10.7 198 16.0 513 41.4 159 12.8 108 8.7 79 6.4 35 2.8 8 0.6 6 0.5
HAYWOOD 959 0.9 92 9.6 121 12.6 385 40.1 139 14.5 99 10.3 81 8.4 28 2.9 14 1.5 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,524 1.4 65 4.3 136 8.9 579 38.0 217 14.2 143 9.4 256 16.8 81 5.3 35 2.3 12 0.8
HERTFORD 363 0.3 63 17.4 71 19.6 149 41.0 31 8.5 20 5.5 17 4.7 7 1.9 3 0.8 2 0.6
HOKE 463 0.4 60 13.0 58 12.5 177 38.2 75 16.2 46 9.9 36 7.8 9 1.9 1 0.2 1 0.2
HYDE 58 0.1 10 17.2 9 15.5 29 50.0 3 5.2 5 8.6 0 0.0 2 3.4 0 0.0 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,868 1.7 161 8.6 281 15.0 734 39.3 216 11.6 168 9.0 211 11.3 62 3.3 22 1.2 13 0.7
JACKSON 455 0.4 45 9.9 69 15.2 165 36.3 62 13.6 35 7.7 49 10.8 18 4.0 10 2.2 2 0.4
JOHNSTON 1,805 1.7 177 9.8 244 13.5 760 42.1 226 12.5 163 9.0 157 8.7 50 2.8 14 0.8 14 0.8
JONES 165 0.2 17 10.3 34 20.6 70 42.4 17 10.3 14 8.5 8 4.8 4 2.4 1 0.6 0 0.0
LEE 737 0.7 65 8.8 100 13.6 322 43.7 92 12.5 63 8.5 58 7.9 26 3.5 9 1.2 2 0.3
LENOIR 889 0.8 115 12.9 154 17.3 354 39.8 122 13.7 70 7.9 46 5.2 20 2.2 6 0.7 2 0.2
LINCOLN 1,005 0.9 100 10.0 157 15.6 421 41.9 90 9.0 110 10.9 87 8.7 27 2.7 9 0.9 4 0.4
MCDOWELL 632 0.6 87 13.8 106 16.8 249 39.4 74 11.7 67 10.6 34 5.4 11 1.7 3 0.5 1 0.2
MACON 532 0.5 52 9.8 54 10.2 211 39.7 74 13.9 45 8.5 62 11.7 21 3.9 10 1.9 3 0.6
MADISON 278 0.3 30 10.8 38 13.7 111 39.9 37 13.3 18 6.5 27 9.7 11 4.0 6 2.2 0 0.0
MARTIN 396 0.4 51 12.9 68 17.2 177 44.7 39 9.8 26 6.6 22 5.6 11 2.8 1 0.3 1 0.3
MECKLENBURG 7,517 6.9 432 5.7 725 9.6 2,610 34.7 1,020 13.6 695 9.2 1,313 17.5 482 6.4 154 2.0 86 1.1
MITCHELL 250 0.2 37 14.8 38 15.2 104 41.6 19 7.6 29 11.6 16 6.4 4 1.6 1 0.4 2 0.8
MONTGOMERY 366 0.3 56 15.3 56 15.3 152 41.5 32 8.7 42 11.5 18 4.9 7 1.9 3 0.8 0 0.0
MOORE 1,315 1.2 77 5.9 130 9.9 483 36.7 177 13.5 109 8.3 222 16.9 82 6.2 31 2.4 4 0.3
NASH 1,231 1.1 145 11.8 198 16.1 514 41.8 139 11.3 106 8.6 98 8.0 23 1.9 6 0.5 2 0.2
NEW HANOVER 2,322 2.1 92 4.0 218 9.4 829 35.7 382 16.5 208 9.0 386 16.6 149 6.4 54 2.3 4 0.2
NORTHAMPTON 352 0.3 51 14.5 81 23.0 153 43.5 24 6.8 20 5.7 13 3.7 10 2.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
ONSLOW 1,409 1.3 95 6.7 175 12.4 649 46.1 202 14.3 127 9.0 101 7.2 40 2.8 14 1.0 6 0.4
ORANGE 905 0.8 63 7.0 77 8.5 269 29.7 103 11.4 59 6.5 158 17.5 88 9.7 79 8.7 9 1.0
PAMLICO 188 0.2 15 8.0 18 9.6 77 41.0 32 17.0 23 12.2 16 8.5 4 2.1 3 1.6 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 510 0.5 57 11.2 72 14.1 205 40.2 80 15.7 33 6.5 42 8.2 14 2.7 7 1.4 0 0.0
PENDER 674 0.6 30 4.5 103 15.3 285 42.3 114 16.9 64 9.5 54 8.0 20 3.0 3 0.4 1 0.1
PERQUIMANS 222 0.2 20 9.0 29 13.1 86 38.7 40 18.0 19 8.6 16 7.2 7 3.2 2 0.9 3 1.4
PERSON 535 0.5 48 9.0 84 15.7 252 47.1 46 8.6 54 10.1 32 6.0 14 2.6 2 0.4 3 0.6
PITT 1,607 1.5 142 8.8 260 16.2 556 34.6 228 14.2 161 10.0 166 10.3 67 4.2 25 1.6 2 0.1
POLK 319 0.3 15 4.7 27 8.5 92 28.8 33 10.3 28 8.8 81 25.4 32 10.0 9 2.8 2 0.6
RANDOLPH 1,847 1.7 229 12.4 352 19.1 782 42.3 195 10.6 127 6.9 103 5.6 31 1.7 10 0.5 18 1.0
RICHMOND 645 0.6 54 8.4 110 17.1 301 46.7 88 13.6 39 6.0 37 5.7 10 1.6 3 0.5 3 0.5
ROBESON 1,728 1.6 281 16.3 389 22.5 623 36.1 161 9.3 139 8.0 87 5.0 29 1.7 11 0.6 8 0.5
ROCKINGHAM 1,447 1.3 175 12.1 279 19.3 623 43.1 149 10.3 104 7.2 81 5.6 23 1.6 8 0.6 5 0.3
ROWAN 1,965 1.8 158 8.0 296 15.1 858 43.7 249 12.7 183 9.3 159 8.1 41 2.1 18 0.9 3 0.2
RUTHERFORD 1,046 1.0 116 11.1 167 16.0 459 43.9 103 9.8 84 8.0 82 7.8 18 1.7 7 0.7 10 1.0
SAMPSON 762 0.7 97 12.7 113 14.8 340 44.6 74 9.7 77 10.1 47 6.2 7 0.9 3 0.4 4 0.5
SCOTLAND 565 0.5 74 13.1 86 15.2 233 41.2 34 6.0 63 11.2 48 8.5 14 2.5 7 1.2 6 1.1
STANLY 849 0.8 76 9.0 145 17.1 368 43.3 94 11.1 84 9.9 60 7.1 18 2.1 1 0.1 3 0.4
STOKES 650 0.6 80 12.3 107 16.5 301 46.3 52 8.0 50 7.7 42 6.5 10 1.5 4 0.6 4 0.6
SURRY 1,092 1.0 164 15.0 218 20.0 416 38.1 142 13.0 70 6.4 49 4.5 24 2.2 5 0.5 4 0.4
SWAIN 253 0.2 23 9.1 43 17.0 92 36.4 40 15.8 30 11.9 17 6.7 7 2.8 0 0.0 1 0.4
TRANSYLVANIA 446 0.4 39 8.7 33 7.4 165 37.0 70 15.7 28 6.3 68 15.2 27 6.1 15 3.4 1 0.2
TYRRELL 50 0.0 3 6.0 10 20.0 23 46.0 6 12.0 4 8.0 4 8.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,659 1.5 119 7.2 199 12.0 715 43.1 211 12.7 151 9.1 174 10.5 64 3.9 22 1.3 4 0.2
VANCE 660 0.6 95 14.4 151 22.9 247 37.4 83 12.6 43 6.5 28 4.2 8 1.2 4 0.6 1 0.2
WAKE 6,602 6.1 333 5.0 507 7.7 2,214 33.5 911 13.8 619 9.4 1,277 19.3 482 7.3 217 3.3 42 0.6
WARREN 307 0.3 36 11.7 57 18.6 134 43.6 22 7.2 30 9.8 20 6.5 4 1.3 2 0.7 2 0.7
WASHINGTON 195 0.2 22 11.3 31 15.9 84 43.1 21 10.8 21 10.8 14 7.2 2 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
WATAUGA 435 0.4 55 12.6 47 10.8 137 31.5 67 15.4 31 7.1 57 13.1 25 5.7 14 3.2 2 0.5
WAYNE 1,544 1.4 161 10.4 199 12.9 672 43.5 195 12.6 143 9.3 127 8.2 37 2.4 8 0.5 2 0.1
WILKES 979 0.9 158 16.1 198 20.2 365 37.3 112 11.4 64 6.5 52 5.3 17 1.7 7 0.7 6 0.6
WILSON 1,120 1.0 128 11.4 196 17.5 457 40.8 83 7.4 112 10.0 86 7.7 36 3.2 15 1.3 7 0.6
YADKIN 516 0.5 61 11.8 81 15.7 262 50.8 33 6.4 43 8.3 24 4.7 3 0.6 3 0.6 6 1.2
YANCEY 273 0.3 44 16.1 30 11.0 107 39.2 43 15.8 21 7.7 18 6.6 6 2.2 1 0.4 3 1.1

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