| CY2021 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 | 118,040 | 100.0 | 51,636 | 43.7 | 61,351 | 52.0 | 774 | 0.7 | 1,331 | 1.1 | 343 | 0.3 | 2,592 | 2.2 | 13 | 0.0 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 2,032 | 1.7 | 977 | 48.1 | 990 | 48.7 | 13 | 0.6 | 32 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| ALEXANDER | 623 | 0.5 | 331 | 53.1 | 280 | 44.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 176 | 0.1 | 96 | 54.5 | 70 | 39.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 420 | 0.4 | 268 | 63.8 | 144 | 34.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 444 | 0.4 | 264 | 59.5 | 158 | 35.6 | 8 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 252 | 0.2 | 135 | 53.6 | 113 | 44.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 697 | 0.6 | 374 | 53.7 | 310 | 44.5 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 323 | 0.3 | 236 | 73.1 | 78 | 24.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 591 | 0.5 | 410 | 69.4 | 177 | 29.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 2,035 | 1.7 | 529 | 26.0 | 1,427 | 70.1 | 10 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.2 | 51 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 3,179 | 2.7 | 1,011 | 31.8 | 2,090 | 65.7 | 22 | 0.7 | 21 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.1 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BURKE | 1,329 | 1.1 | 582 | 43.8 | 689 | 51.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 43 | 3.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CABARRUS | 1,979 | 1.7 | 810 | 40.9 | 1,071 | 54.1 | 9 | 0.5 | 23 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 63 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CALDWELL | 1,331 | 1.1 | 553 | 41.5 | 757 | 56.9 | 7 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 105 | 0.1 | 32 | 30.5 | 59 | 56.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 12.4 | 1 | 1.0 |
| CARTERET | 1,075 | 0.9 | 344 | 32.0 | 704 | 65.5 | 7 | 0.7 | 13 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 364 | 0.3 | 172 | 47.3 | 146 | 40.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 43 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 2,343 | 2.0 | 941 | 40.2 | 1,342 | 57.3 | 20 | 0.9 | 20 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHATHAM | 848 | 0.7 | 308 | 36.3 | 505 | 59.6 | 9 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 22 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 552 | 0.5 | 221 | 40.0 | 316 | 57.2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 241 | 0.2 | 121 | 50.2 | 110 | 45.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 194 | 0.2 | 58 | 29.9 | 132 | 68.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,518 | 1.3 | 768 | 50.6 | 623 | 41.0 | 11 | 0.7 | 10 | 0.7 | 83 | 5.5 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 918 | 0.8 | 619 | 67.4 | 272 | 29.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,342 | 1.1 | 502 | 37.4 | 789 | 58.8 | 10 | 0.7 | 19 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 21 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 3,673 | 3.1 | 1,638 | 44.6 | 1,917 | 52.2 | 20 | 0.5 | 34 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.1 | 59 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 337 | 0.3 | 73 | 21.7 | 206 | 61.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 54 | 16.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| DARE | 418 | 0.4 | 56 | 13.4 | 302 | 72.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 55 | 13.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 2,417 | 2.0 | 1,033 | 42.7 | 1,286 | 53.2 | 25 | 1.0 | 39 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 33 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 591 | 0.5 | 271 | 45.9 | 291 | 49.2 | 9 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 2.5 | 2 | 0.3 |
| DUPLIN | 763 | 0.6 | 536 | 70.2 | 203 | 26.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 2,390 | 2.0 | 906 | 37.9 | 1,353 | 56.6 | 25 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.6 | 13 | 0.5 | 78 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 743 | 0.6 | 457 | 61.5 | 264 | 35.5 | 5 | 0.7 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 4,238 | 3.6 | 1,607 | 37.9 | 2,371 | 55.9 | 50 | 1.2 | 71 | 1.7 | 7 | 0.2 | 132 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 769 | 0.7 | 336 | 43.7 | 394 | 51.2 | 4 | 0.5 | 12 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 22 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GASTON | 3,105 | 2.6 | 1,308 | 42.1 | 1,690 | 54.4 | 13 | 0.4 | 57 | 1.8 | 6 | 0.2 | 30 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 163 | 0.1 | 79 | 48.5 | 62 | 38.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 12.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 132 | 0.1 | 85 | 64.4 | 37 | 28.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 724 | 0.6 | 387 | 53.5 | 308 | 42.5 | 4 | 0.6 | 13 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 272 | 0.2 | 168 | 61.8 | 97 | 35.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 5,797 | 4.9 | 2,317 | 40.0 | 3,244 | 56.0 | 50 | 0.9 | 89 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.1 | 91 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 882 | 0.7 | 602 | 68.3 | 250 | 28.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.8 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,467 | 1.2 | 737 | 50.2 | 681 | 46.4 | 10 | 0.7 | 13 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 25 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HAYWOOD | 995 | 0.8 | 346 | 34.8 | 616 | 61.9 | 5 | 0.5 | 13 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 1,675 | 1.4 | 419 | 25.0 | 1,194 | 71.3 | 27 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 18 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HERTFORD | 315 | 0.3 | 205 | 65.1 | 95 | 30.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 10 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 518 | 0.4 | 265 | 51.2 | 235 | 45.4 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 54 | 0.0 | 31 | 57.4 | 23 | 42.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 2,102 | 1.8 | 859 | 40.9 | 1,178 | 56.0 | 17 | 0.8 | 24 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 21 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JACKSON | 475 | 0.4 | 189 | 39.8 | 267 | 56.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 17 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 2,148 | 1.8 | 979 | 45.6 | 1,059 | 49.3 | 11 | 0.5 | 48 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 49 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 172 | 0.1 | 108 | 62.8 | 62 | 36.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 808 | 0.7 | 388 | 48.0 | 401 | 49.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 964 | 0.8 | 574 | 59.5 | 355 | 36.8 | 5 | 0.5 | 15 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 1,083 | 0.9 | 439 | 40.5 | 616 | 56.9 | 7 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 14 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 694 | 0.6 | 319 | 46.0 | 365 | 52.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 637 | 0.5 | 181 | 28.4 | 431 | 67.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 21 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 300 | 0.3 | 154 | 51.3 | 138 | 46.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 404 | 0.3 | 267 | 66.1 | 132 | 32.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 7,951 | 6.7 | 2,734 | 34.4 | 4,648 | 58.5 | 43 | 0.5 | 45 | 0.6 | 37 | 0.5 | 444 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MITCHELL | 275 | 0.2 | 159 | 57.8 | 111 | 40.4 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 406 | 0.3 | 238 | 58.6 | 160 | 39.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,410 | 1.2 | 528 | 37.4 | 837 | 59.4 | 11 | 0.8 | 18 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 1,262 | 1.1 | 715 | 56.7 | 497 | 39.4 | 4 | 0.3 | 31 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 14 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,415 | 2.0 | 667 | 27.6 | 1,645 | 68.1 | 15 | 0.6 | 21 | 0.9 | 16 | 0.7 | 51 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 327 | 0.3 | 221 | 67.6 | 91 | 27.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 14 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 1,681 | 1.4 | 563 | 33.5 | 1,048 | 62.3 | 16 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.4 | 32 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ORANGE | 952 | 0.8 | 306 | 32.1 | 604 | 63.4 | 14 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 19 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| PAMLICO | 213 | 0.2 | 93 | 43.7 | 115 | 54.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 538 | 0.5 | 233 | 43.3 | 252 | 46.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 45 | 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 780 | 0.7 | 292 | 37.4 | 463 | 59.4 | 5 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.4 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 196 | 0.2 | 84 | 42.9 | 94 | 48.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 556 | 0.5 | 292 | 52.5 | 251 | 45.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 1,698 | 1.4 | 901 | 53.1 | 710 | 41.8 | 7 | 0.4 | 45 | 2.7 | 7 | 0.4 | 27 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| POLK | 356 | 0.3 | 96 | 27.0 | 252 | 70.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 2,060 | 1.7 | 1,018 | 49.4 | 986 | 47.9 | 13 | 0.6 | 30 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 738 | 0.6 | 394 | 53.4 | 314 | 42.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 17 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,945 | 1.6 | 1,411 | 72.5 | 474 | 24.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 22 | 1.1 | 19 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 1,529 | 1.3 | 852 | 55.7 | 623 | 40.7 | 5 | 0.3 | 20 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 26 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ROWAN | 2,167 | 1.8 | 931 | 43.0 | 1,138 | 52.5 | 34 | 1.6 | 45 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 1,126 | 1.0 | 506 | 44.9 | 597 | 53.0 | 8 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 905 | 0.8 | 623 | 68.8 | 254 | 28.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| SCOTLAND | 552 | 0.5 | 345 | 62.5 | 201 | 36.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 938 | 0.8 | 464 | 49.5 | 450 | 48.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 10 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 684 | 0.6 | 341 | 49.9 | 310 | 45.3 | 12 | 1.8 | 10 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 1,102 | 0.9 | 636 | 57.7 | 397 | 36.0 | 13 | 1.2 | 10 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 251 | 0.2 | 114 | 45.4 | 129 | 51.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 514 | 0.4 | 161 | 31.3 | 342 | 66.5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 50 | 0.0 | 26 | 52.0 | 22 | 44.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 2,008 | 1.7 | 867 | 43.2 | 1,065 | 53.0 | 9 | 0.4 | 17 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.3 | 43 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| VANCE | 640 | 0.5 | 382 | 59.7 | 230 | 35.9 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 18 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 7,036 | 6.0 | 2,256 | 32.1 | 4,314 | 61.3 | 40 | 0.6 | 105 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.1 | 313 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WARREN | 312 | 0.3 | 182 | 58.3 | 123 | 39.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 220 | 0.2 | 133 | 60.5 | 86 | 39.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 471 | 0.4 | 196 | 41.6 | 258 | 54.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 8 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,548 | 1.3 | 912 | 58.9 | 571 | 36.9 | 7 | 0.5 | 29 | 1.9 | 9 | 0.6 | 20 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 1,064 | 0.9 | 589 | 55.4 | 420 | 39.5 | 8 | 0.8 | 32 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 1,198 | 1.0 | 730 | 60.9 | 442 | 36.9 | 4 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YADKIN | 519 | 0.4 | 290 | 55.9 | 221 | 42.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 311 | 0.3 | 174 | 55.9 | 131 | 42.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |