CY2021 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 116,680 100.0 9,205 7.9 15,791 13.5 46,488 39.8 15,116 13.0 10,375 8.9 12,566 10.8 4,698 4.0 1,791 1.5 650 0.6
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 2,009 1.7 173 8.6 245 12.2 846 42.1 231 11.5 195 9.7 218 10.9 70 3.5 24 1.2 7 0.3
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 615 0.5 79 12.8 119 19.3 263 42.8 62 10.1 34 5.5 38 6.2 12 2.0 5 0.8 3 0.5
ALLEGHANY 175 0.1 18 10.3 26 14.9 66 37.7 24 13.7 14 8.0 20 11.4 4 2.3 2 1.1 1 0.6
ANSON 419 0.4 35 8.4 76 18.1 198 47.3 33 7.9 36 8.6 30 7.2 9 2.1 2 0.5 0 0.0
ASHE 442 0.4 77 17.4 71 16.1 154 34.8 48 10.9 48 10.9 29 6.6 12 2.7 2 0.5 1 0.2
AVERY 246 0.2 28 11.4 34 13.8 93 37.8 25 10.2 30 12.2 19 7.7 11 4.5 5 2.0 1 0.4
BEAUFORT 691 0.6 48 6.9 107 15.5 300 43.4 99 14.3 49 7.1 51 7.4 27 3.9 9 1.3 1 0.1
BERTIE 318 0.3 44 13.8 62 19.5 134 42.1 28 8.8 23 7.2 20 6.3 5 1.6 1 0.3 1 0.3
BLADEN 586 0.5 45 7.7 103 17.6 296 50.5 42 7.2 48 8.2 37 6.3 12 2.0 2 0.3 1 0.2
BRUNSWICK 2,022 1.7 92 4.5 207 10.2 786 38.9 290 14.3 198 9.8 293 14.5 126 6.2 27 1.3 3 0.1
BUNCOMBE 3,159 2.7 189 6.0 330 10.4 1,157 36.6 422 13.4 281 8.9 444 14.1 203 6.4 96 3.0 37 1.2
BURKE 1,322 1.1 173 13.1 244 18.5 504 38.1 154 11.6 111 8.4 83 6.3 36 2.7 10 0.8 7 0.5
CABARRUS 1,958 1.7 139 7.1 276 14.1 800 40.9 276 14.1 188 9.6 189 9.7 65 3.3 19 1.0 6 0.3
CALDWELL 1,322 1.1 169 12.8 274 20.7 518 39.2 160 12.1 97 7.3 75 5.7 24 1.8 3 0.2 2 0.2
CAMDEN 102 0.1 8 7.8 15 14.7 40 39.2 16 15.7 11 10.8 7 6.9 5 4.9 0 0.0 0 0.0
CARTERET 1,073 0.9 49 4.6 107 10.0 413 38.5 200 18.6 106 9.9 123 11.5 43 4.0 23 2.1 9 0.8
CASWELL 362 0.3 31 8.6 72 19.9 177 48.9 27 7.5 24 6.6 19 5.2 7 1.9 1 0.3 4 1.1
CATAWBA 2,315 2.0 206 8.9 354 15.3 1,007 43.5 238 10.3 209 9.0 212 9.2 64 2.8 14 0.6 11 0.5
CHATHAM 841 0.7 54 6.4 85 10.1 276 32.8 91 10.8 65 7.7 128 15.2 82 9.8 54 6.4 6 0.7
CHEROKEE 548 0.5 44 8.0 74 13.5 231 42.2 78 14.2 60 10.9 46 8.4 8 1.5 4 0.7 3 0.5
CHOWAN 241 0.2 21 8.7 30 12.4 117 48.5 26 10.8 17 7.1 20 8.3 7 2.9 2 0.8 1 0.4
CLAY 192 0.2 14 7.3 21 10.9 87 45.3 24 12.5 15 7.8 19 9.9 9 4.7 2 1.0 1 0.5
CLEVELAND 1,505 1.3 149 9.9 287 19.1 614 40.8 183 12.2 126 8.4 90 6.0 37 2.5 15 1.0 4 0.3
COLUMBUS 909 0.8 78 8.6 184 20.2 346 38.1 125 13.8 103 11.3 47 5.2 16 1.8 6 0.7 4 0.4
CRAVEN 1,323 1.1 63 4.8 178 13.5 518 39.2 215 16.3 122 9.2 151 11.4 50 3.8 22 1.7 4 0.3
CUMBERLAND 3,601 3.1 214 5.9 429 11.9 1,516 42.1 611 17.0 333 9.2 301 8.4 137 3.8 37 1.0 23 0.6
CURRITUCK 334 0.3 16 4.8 40 12.0 151 45.2 53 15.9 23 6.9 38 11.4 10 3.0 1 0.3 2 0.6
DARE 417 0.4 11 2.6 35 8.4 155 37.2 72 17.3 37 8.9 56 13.4 44 10.6 5 1.2 2 0.5
DAVIDSON 2,400 2.1 196 8.2 434 18.1 996 41.5 311 13.0 209 8.7 174 7.3 50 2.1 18 0.8 12 0.5
DAVIE 588 0.5 40 6.8 87 14.8 263 44.7 70 11.9 49 8.3 53 9.0 20 3.4 6 1.0 0 0.0
DUPLIN 751 0.6 76 10.1 142 18.9 312 41.5 92 12.3 77 10.3 36 4.8 9 1.2 4 0.5 3 0.4
DURHAM 2,349 2.0 142 6.0 247 10.5 729 31.0 292 12.4 221 9.4 357 15.2 211 9.0 116 4.9 34 1.4
EDGECOMBE 734 0.6 73 9.9 145 19.8 338 46.0 78 10.6 41 5.6 38 5.2 17 2.3 3 0.4 1 0.1
FORSYTH 4,176 3.6 236 5.7 397 9.5 1,720 41.2 534 12.8 380 9.1 575 13.8 195 4.7 92 2.2 47 1.1
FRANKLIN 761 0.7 68 8.9 102 13.4 340 44.7 105 13.8 59 7.8 63 8.3 19 2.5 4 0.5 1 0.1
GASTON 3,074 2.6 313 10.2 525 17.1 1,254 40.8 375 12.2 279 9.1 212 6.9 65 2.1 31 1.0 20 0.7
GATES 162 0.1 18 11.1 26 16.0 89 54.9 7 4.3 8 4.9 10 6.2 4 2.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
GRAHAM 132 0.1 20 15.2 23 17.4 54 40.9 14 10.6 9 6.8 7 5.3 4 3.0 1 0.8 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 719 0.6 74 10.3 109 15.2 314 43.7 71 9.9 75 10.4 50 7.0 17 2.4 6 0.8 3 0.4
GREENE 268 0.2 27 10.1 60 22.4 118 44.0 27 10.1 18 6.7 8 3.0 5 1.9 1 0.4 4 1.5
GUILFORD 5,730 4.9 338 5.9 613 10.7 2,175 38.0 840 14.7 475 8.3 821 14.3 285 5.0 122 2.1 61 1.1
HALIFAX 869 0.7 119 13.7 165 19.0 363 41.8 77 8.9 73 8.4 53 6.1 13 1.5 1 0.1 5 0.6
HARNETT 1,450 1.2 137 9.4 228 15.7 638 44.0 173 11.9 111 7.7 102 7.0 36 2.5 17 1.2 8 0.6
HAYWOOD 989 0.8 63 6.4 136 13.8 391 39.5 147 14.9 104 10.5 96 9.7 33 3.3 16 1.6 3 0.3
HENDERSON 1,665 1.4 83 5.0 131 7.9 606 36.4 235 14.1 159 9.5 285 17.1 123 7.4 35 2.1 8 0.5
HERTFORD 308 0.3 48 15.6 52 16.9 128 41.6 23 7.5 24 7.8 16 5.2 14 4.5 2 0.6 1 0.3
HOKE 507 0.4 55 10.8 76 15.0 201 39.6 87 17.2 40 7.9 34 6.7 7 1.4 4 0.8 3 0.6
HYDE 54 0.0 5 9.3 5 9.3 29 53.7 8 14.8 3 5.6 4 7.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
IREDELL 2,081 1.8 137 6.6 266 12.8 929 44.6 268 12.9 179 8.6 209 10.0 70 3.4 14 0.7 9 0.4
JACKSON 473 0.4 52 11.0 56 11.8 166 35.1 69 14.6 45 9.5 50 10.6 26 5.5 7 1.5 2 0.4
JOHNSTON 2,115 1.8 180 8.5 268 12.7 926 43.8 271 12.8 215 10.2 175 8.3 56 2.6 11 0.5 13 0.6
JONES 171 0.1 14 8.2 31 18.1 67 39.2 30 17.5 11 6.4 10 5.8 6 3.5 2 1.2 0 0.0
LEE 801 0.7 63 7.9 118 14.7 334 41.7 106 13.2 99 12.4 59 7.4 18 2.2 1 0.1 3 0.4
LENOIR 948 0.8 111 11.7 152 16.0 375 39.6 125 13.2 81 8.5 75 7.9 18 1.9 9 0.9 2 0.2
LINCOLN 1,076 0.9 120 11.2 152 14.1 489 45.4 111 10.3 88 8.2 76 7.1 30 2.8 7 0.7 3 0.3
MCDOWELL 691 0.6 76 11.0 121 17.5 280 40.5 70 10.1 72 10.4 58 8.4 10 1.4 2 0.3 2 0.3
MACON 632 0.5 42 6.6 68 10.8 258 40.8 71 11.2 73 11.6 75 11.9 30 4.7 9 1.4 6 0.9
MADISON 297 0.3 37 12.5 48 16.2 107 36.0 35 11.8 26 8.8 21 7.1 12 4.0 8 2.7 3 1.0
MARTIN 400 0.3 54 13.5 69 17.3 154 38.5 53 13.3 34 8.5 20 5.0 11 2.8 4 1.0 1 0.3
MECKLENBURG 7,808 6.7 411 5.3 733 9.4 2,687 34.4 1,190 15.2 701 9.0 1,370 17.5 475 6.1 180 2.3 61 0.8
MITCHELL 274 0.2 37 13.5 38 13.9 119 43.4 21 7.7 26 9.5 19 6.9 8 2.9 5 1.8 1 0.4
MONTGOMERY 405 0.3 62 15.3 75 18.5 167 41.2 33 8.1 38 9.4 22 5.4 6 1.5 0 0.0 2 0.5
MOORE 1,399 1.2 66 4.7 144 10.3 489 35.0 209 14.9 115 8.2 231 16.5 99 7.1 43 3.1 3 0.2
NASH 1,252 1.1 140 11.2 212 16.9 547 43.7 133 10.6 92 7.3 85 6.8 30 2.4 9 0.7 4 0.3
NEW HANOVER 2,398 2.1 78 3.3 210 8.8 872 36.4 394 16.4 226 9.4 399 16.6 165 6.9 49 2.0 5 0.2
NORTHAMPTON 324 0.3 44 13.6 71 21.9 124 38.3 23 7.1 26 8.0 17 5.2 17 5.2 2 0.6 0 0.0
ONSLOW 1,651 1.4 81 4.9 187 11.3 750 45.4 239 14.5 177 10.7 150 9.1 45 2.7 14 0.8 8 0.5
ORANGE 935 0.8 49 5.2 77 8.2 277 29.6 118 12.6 67 7.2 149 15.9 107 11.4 77 8.2 14 1.5
PAMLICO 211 0.2 14 6.6 33 15.6 72 34.1 32 15.2 24 11.4 23 10.9 9 4.3 3 1.4 1 0.5
PASQUOTANK 529 0.5 46 8.7 79 14.9 209 39.5 85 16.1 36 6.8 49 9.3 13 2.5 11 2.1 1 0.2
PENDER 773 0.7 49 6.3 103 13.3 326 42.2 110 14.2 69 8.9 84 10.9 25 3.2 5 0.6 2 0.3
PERQUIMANS 193 0.2 18 9.3 28 14.5 75 38.9 33 17.1 11 5.7 19 9.8 5 2.6 2 1.0 2 1.0
PERSON 553 0.5 62 11.2 84 15.2 235 42.5 63 11.4 58 10.5 36 6.5 8 1.4 2 0.4 5 0.9
PITT 1,665 1.4 135 8.1 233 14.0 595 35.7 239 14.4 177 10.6 186 11.2 70 4.2 27 1.6 3 0.2
POLK 353 0.3 20 5.7 28 7.9 126 35.7 49 13.9 33 9.3 66 18.7 20 5.7 8 2.3 3 0.8
RANDOLPH 2,040 1.7 216 10.6 406 19.9 862 42.3 221 10.8 152 7.5 126 6.2 28 1.4 12 0.6 17 0.8
RICHMOND 724 0.6 82 11.3 110 15.2 339 46.8 58 8.0 80 11.0 38 5.2 13 1.8 2 0.3 2 0.3
ROBESON 1,920 1.6 272 14.2 403 21.0 780 40.6 202 10.5 119 6.2 90 4.7 42 2.2 9 0.5 3 0.2
ROCKINGHAM 1,516 1.3 166 10.9 299 19.7 643 42.4 141 9.3 147 9.7 83 5.5 24 1.6 7 0.5 6 0.4
ROWAN 2,148 1.8 161 7.5 319 14.9 927 43.2 251 11.7 199 9.3 203 9.5 59 2.7 23 1.1 6 0.3
RUTHERFORD 1,118 1.0 103 9.2 176 15.7 472 42.2 145 13.0 85 7.6 76 6.8 40 3.6 8 0.7 13 1.2
SAMPSON 893 0.8 109 12.2 129 14.4 393 44.0 102 11.4 89 10.0 46 5.2 19 2.1 6 0.7 0 0.0
SCOTLAND 545 0.5 58 10.6 86 15.8 225 41.3 54 9.9 61 11.2 32 5.9 18 3.3 6 1.1 5 0.9
STANLY 935 0.8 68 7.3 155 16.6 417 44.6 95 10.2 95 10.2 80 8.6 14 1.5 7 0.7 4 0.4
STOKES 684 0.6 64 9.4 116 17.0 349 51.0 52 7.6 46 6.7 38 5.6 13 1.9 3 0.4 3 0.4
SURRY 1,092 0.9 162 14.8 207 19.0 436 39.9 122 11.2 77 7.1 55 5.0 20 1.8 8 0.7 5 0.5
SWAIN 248 0.2 21 8.5 40 16.1 109 44.0 25 10.1 27 10.9 18 7.3 7 2.8 0 0.0 1 0.4
TRANSYLVANIA 508 0.4 35 6.9 50 9.8 203 40.0 62 12.2 38 7.5 82 16.1 26 5.1 10 2.0 2 0.4
TYRRELL 50 0.0 8 16.0 8 16.0 22 44.0 4 8.0 4 8.0 3 6.0 0 0.0 1 2.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,986 1.7 122 6.1 239 12.0 839 42.2 271 13.6 181 9.1 237 11.9 66 3.3 25 1.3 6 0.3
VANCE 629 0.5 73 11.6 135 21.5 266 42.3 59 9.4 43 6.8 37 5.9 11 1.7 2 0.3 3 0.5
WAKE 6,918 5.9 297 4.3 518 7.5 2,258 32.6 1,060 15.3 642 9.3 1,390 20.1 495 7.2 222 3.2 36 0.5
WARREN 309 0.3 40 12.9 60 19.4 134 43.4 22 7.1 23 7.4 20 6.5 7 2.3 2 0.6 1 0.3
WASHINGTON 218 0.2 24 11.0 41 18.8 102 46.8 18 8.3 13 6.0 12 5.5 6 2.8 2 0.9 0 0.0
WATAUGA 467 0.4 41 8.8 58 12.4 158 33.8 67 14.3 46 9.9 53 11.3 26 5.6 17 3.6 1 0.2
WAYNE 1,529 1.3 126 8.2 223 14.6 678 44.3 199 13.0 154 10.1 92 6.0 40 2.6 15 1.0 2 0.1
WILKES 1,056 0.9 149 14.1 199 18.8 429 40.6 107 10.1 76 7.2 69 6.5 19 1.8 7 0.7 1 0.1
WILSON 1,185 1.0 118 10.0 197 16.6 516 43.5 107 9.0 101 8.5 93 7.8 34 2.9 10 0.8 9 0.8
YADKIN 512 0.4 54 10.5 92 18.0 234 45.7 43 8.4 37 7.2 36 7.0 8 1.6 4 0.8 4 0.8
YANCEY 309 0.3 40 12.9 53 17.2 121 39.2 30 9.7 24 7.8 27 8.7 12 3.9 0 0.0 2 0.6

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