CY2020 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 110,285 100.0 49,468 44.9 56,391 51.1 724 0.7 1,305 1.2 220 0.2 2,108 1.9 69 0.1
COUNTY OF DEATH: 1,869 1.7 926 49.5 888 47.5 12 0.6 23 1.2 2 0.1 14 0.7 4 0.2
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 272 0.2 140 51.5 126 46.3 2 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 1.5 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 124 0.1 69 55.6 51 41.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2.4 1 0.8
ANSON 203 0.2 125 61.6 74 36.5 0 0.0 2 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0 0 0.0
ASHE 311 0.3 194 62.4 108 34.7 2 0.6 6 1.9 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0.0
AVERY 185 0.2 78 42.2 103 55.7 1 0.5 2 1.1 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 536 0.5 295 55.0 234 43.7 3 0.6 2 0.4 0 0.0 2 0.4 0 0.0
BERTIE 206 0.2 143 69.4 59 28.6 0 0.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0
BLADEN 319 0.3 229 71.8 85 26.6 2 0.6 1 0.3 1 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 1,331 1.2 331 24.9 958 72.0 9 0.7 9 0.7 1 0.1 22 1.7 1 0.1
BUNCOMBE 4,106 3.7 1,410 34.3 2,593 63.2 27 0.7 32 0.8 2 0.0 40 1.0 2 0.0
BURKE 1,114 1.0 512 46.0 558 50.1 4 0.4 36 3.2 0 0.0 4 0.4 0 0.0
CABARRUS 2,168 2.0 939 43.3 1,101 50.8 8 0.4 25 1.2 4 0.2 90 4.2 1 0.0
CALDWELL 995 0.9 438 44.0 534 53.7 3 0.3 12 1.2 1 0.1 6 0.6 1 0.1
CAMDEN 58 0.1 20 34.5 34 58.6 0 0.0 3 5.2 1 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
CARTERET 914 0.8 301 32.9 580 63.5 5 0.5 22 2.4 0 0.0 6 0.7 0 0.0
CASWELL 199 0.2 112 56.3 75 37.7 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 9 4.5 2 1.0
CATAWBA 2,240 2.0 939 41.9 1,239 55.3 25 1.1 23 1.0 2 0.1 12 0.5 0 0.0
CHATHAM 875 0.8 333 38.1 516 59.0 6 0.7 6 0.7 2 0.2 12 1.4 0 0.0
CHEROKEE 332 0.3 123 37.0 193 58.1 1 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 4.5 0 0.0
CHOWAN 211 0.2 117 55.5 87 41.2 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0 5 2.4 0 0.0
CLAY 104 0.1 34 32.7 63 60.6 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 5.8 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,393 1.3 744 53.4 560 40.2 8 0.6 6 0.4 70 5.0 4 0.3 1 0.1
COLUMBUS 690 0.6 470 68.1 207 30.0 2 0.3 4 0.6 2 0.3 2 0.3 3 0.4
CRAVEN 1,359 1.2 528 38.9 767 56.4 15 1.1 22 1.6 2 0.1 21 1.5 4 0.3
CUMBERLAND 3,118 2.8 1,488 47.7 1,561 50.1 18 0.6 18 0.6 1 0.0 32 1.0 0 0.0
CURRITUCK 201 0.2 47 23.4 143 71.1 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0 8 4.0 1 0.5
DARE 315 0.3 55 17.5 240 76.2 1 0.3 1 0.3 1 0.3 17 5.4 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 1,612 1.5 762 47.3 781 48.4 25 1.6 27 1.7 4 0.2 13 0.8 0 0.0
DAVIE 290 0.3 147 50.7 130 44.8 4 1.4 6 2.1 1 0.3 2 0.7 0 0.0
DUPLIN 487 0.4 324 66.5 154 31.6 2 0.4 2 0.4 0 0.0 5 1.0 0 0.0
DURHAM 3,904 3.5 1,657 42.4 2,033 52.1 32 0.8 40 1.0 9 0.2 129 3.3 4 0.1
EDGECOMBE 648 0.6 426 65.7 209 32.3 0 0.0 8 1.2 1 0.2 3 0.5 1 0.2
FORSYTH 5,925 5.4 2,322 39.2 3,085 52.1 60 1.0 117 2.0 10 0.2 330 5.6 1 0.0
FRANKLIN 439 0.4 209 47.6 213 48.5 2 0.5 6 1.4 0 0.0 9 2.1 0 0.0
GASTON 2,659 2.4 1,208 45.4 1,363 51.3 13 0.5 45 1.7 8 0.3 21 0.8 1 0.0
GATES 86 0.1 52 60.5 29 33.7 0 0.0 1 1.2 0 0.0 4 4.7 0 0.0
GRAHAM 89 0.1 60 67.4 29 32.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 519 0.5 276 53.2 218 42.0 3 0.6 10 1.9 4 0.8 7 1.3 1 0.2
GREENE 146 0.1 103 70.5 39 26.7 1 0.7 2 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.7
GUILFORD 6,147 5.6 2,614 42.5 3,329 54.2 40 0.7 92 1.5 6 0.1 65 1.1 1 0.0
HALIFAX 624 0.6 432 69.2 176 28.2 3 0.5 3 0.5 5 0.8 4 0.6 1 0.2
HARNETT 985 0.9 507 51.5 443 45.0 7 0.7 13 1.3 0 0.0 15 1.5 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 823 0.7 306 37.2 464 56.4 2 0.2 12 1.5 2 0.2 37 4.5 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,617 1.5 464 28.7 1,092 67.5 14 0.9 18 1.1 2 0.1 26 1.6 1 0.1
HERTFORD 359 0.3 225 62.7 126 35.1 0 0.0 2 0.6 0 0.0 4 1.1 2 0.6
HOKE 293 0.3 161 54.9 126 43.0 1 0.3 3 1.0 0 0.0 2 0.7 0 0.0
HYDE 30 0.0 14 46.7 16 53.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,813 1.6 813 44.8 953 52.6 13 0.7 19 1.0 1 0.1 14 0.8 0 0.0
JACKSON 428 0.4 167 39.0 242 56.5 2 0.5 0 0.0 2 0.5 15 3.5 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 1,507 1.4 734 48.7 697 46.3 5 0.3 22 1.5 2 0.1 47 3.1 0 0.0
JONES 96 0.1 61 63.5 32 33.3 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
LEE 611 0.6 279 45.7 304 49.8 3 0.5 6 1.0 2 0.3 17 2.8 0 0.0
LENOIR 721 0.7 433 60.1 258 35.8 6 0.8 17 2.4 3 0.4 4 0.6 0 0.0
LINCOLN 764 0.7 349 45.7 396 51.8 8 1.0 2 0.3 2 0.3 7 0.9 0 0.0
MCDOWELL 376 0.3 179 47.6 184 48.9 2 0.5 7 1.9 2 0.5 2 0.5 0 0.0
MACON 405 0.4 135 33.3 251 62.0 2 0.5 0 0.0 3 0.7 14 3.5 0 0.0
MADISON 184 0.2 92 50.0 88 47.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.6 1 0.5
MARTIN 247 0.2 166 67.2 74 30.0 1 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 2.0 1 0.4
MECKLENBURG 9,319 8.4 3,515 37.7 5,423 58.2 48 0.5 84 0.9 7 0.1 238 2.6 4 0.0
MITCHELL 240 0.2 148 61.7 87 36.3 3 1.3 1 0.4 0 0.0 1 0.4 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 239 0.2 142 59.4 96 40.2 0 0.0 1 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
MOORE 1,763 1.6 737 41.8 989 56.1 6 0.3 14 0.8 3 0.2 14 0.8 0 0.0
NASH 1,203 1.1 696 57.9 467 38.8 2 0.2 27 2.2 1 0.1 9 0.7 1 0.1
NEW HANOVER 3,431 3.1 1,058 30.8 2,240 65.3 33 1.0 41 1.2 6 0.2 53 1.5 0 0.0
NORTHAMPTON 205 0.2 138 67.3 64 31.2 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.0 0 0.0
ONSLOW 1,056 1.0 367 34.8 638 60.4 6 0.6 11 1.0 5 0.5 29 2.7 0 0.0
ORANGE 1,676 1.5 631 37.6 992 59.2 9 0.5 8 0.5 2 0.1 34 2.0 0 0.0
PAMLICO 113 0.1 51 45.1 59 52.2 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.8 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 601 0.5 268 44.6 318 52.9 3 0.5 6 1.0 0 0.0 6 1.0 0 0.0
PENDER 386 0.4 137 35.5 239 61.9 1 0.3 2 0.5 0 0.0 6 1.6 1 0.3
PERQUIMANS 129 0.1 52 40.3 72 55.8 1 0.8 1 0.8 0 0.0 3 2.3 0 0.0
PERSON 370 0.3 195 52.7 168 45.4 2 0.5 2 0.5 0 0.0 3 0.8 0 0.0
PITT 2,959 2.7 1,595 53.9 1,279 43.2 15 0.5 37 1.3 1 0.0 27 0.9 5 0.2
POLK 191 0.2 47 24.6 132 69.1 2 1.0 1 0.5 1 0.5 8 4.2 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,361 1.2 706 51.9 612 45.0 7 0.5 23 1.7 4 0.3 8 0.6 1 0.1
RICHMOND 541 0.5 285 52.7 238 44.0 4 0.7 11 2.0 0 0.0 3 0.6 0 0.0
ROBESON 1,414 1.3 1,040 73.6 354 25.0 1 0.1 14 1.0 2 0.1 3 0.2 0 0.0
ROCKINGHAM 1,204 1.1 700 58.1 487 40.4 5 0.4 7 0.6 1 0.1 3 0.2 1 0.1
ROWAN 1,827 1.7 826 45.2 929 50.8 37 2.0 26 1.4 1 0.1 5 0.3 3 0.2
RUTHERFORD 927 0.8 470 50.7 441 47.6 7 0.8 4 0.4 3 0.3 2 0.2 0 0.0
SAMPSON 506 0.5 361 71.3 129 25.5 2 0.4 6 1.2 1 0.2 7 1.4 0 0.0
SCOTLAND 647 0.6 395 61.1 240 37.1 5 0.8 3 0.5 1 0.2 2 0.3 1 0.2
STANLY 649 0.6 349 53.8 289 44.5 3 0.5 4 0.6 3 0.5 1 0.2 0 0.0
STOKES 439 0.4 219 49.9 197 44.9 12 2.7 4 0.9 1 0.2 6 1.4 0 0.0
SURRY 1,174 1.1 707 60.2 434 37.0 7 0.6 11 0.9 2 0.2 12 1.0 1 0.1
SWAIN 198 0.2 103 52.0 88 44.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.5 3 1.5 1 0.5
TRANSYLVANIA 350 0.3 114 32.6 225 64.3 1 0.3 2 0.6 1 0.3 5 1.4 2 0.6
TYRRELL 27 0.0 16 59.3 10 37.0 1 3.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,567 1.4 729 46.5 786 50.2 8 0.5 15 1.0 0 0.0 29 1.9 0 0.0
VANCE 615 0.6 376 61.1 225 36.6 4 0.7 4 0.7 0 0.0 6 1.0 0 0.0
WAKE 7,543 6.8 2,650 35.1 4,322 57.3 50 0.7 114 1.5 6 0.1 394 5.2 7 0.1
WARREN 189 0.2 109 57.7 76 40.2 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 3 1.6 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 150 0.1 78 52.0 66 44.0 2 1.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.7 0 0.0
WATAUGA 460 0.4 207 45.0 239 52.0 7 1.5 3 0.7 0 0.0 4 0.9 0 0.0
WAYNE 1,745 1.6 1,083 62.1 615 35.2 5 0.3 30 1.7 1 0.1 10 0.6 1 0.1
WILKES 757 0.7 428 56.5 291 38.4 7 0.9 28 3.7 0 0.0 3 0.4 0 0.0
WILSON 961 0.9 601 62.5 333 34.7 4 0.4 13 1.4 3 0.3 5 0.5 2 0.2
YADKIN 400 0.4 229 57.3 154 38.5 4 1.0 3 0.8 0 0.0 10 2.5 0 0.0
YANCEY 171 0.2 93 54.4 77 45.0 0 0.0 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 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