CY2021 DEATHS OCCURRING* IN NORTH CAROLINA BY COUNTY OF DEATH AND MONTH

  TOTAL MONTH OF DEATH
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 118,968 100.0 13,071 11.0 9,786 8.2 9,018 7.6 8,769 7.4 9,018 7.6 8,342 7.0 8,819 7.4 10,502 8.8 11,196 9.4 10,451 8.8 9,502 8.0 10,494 8.8
COUNTY OF DEATH: 1,981 1.7 195 9.8 153 7.7 143 7.2 154 7.8 133 6.7 169 8.5 149 7.5 194 9.8 162 8.2 178 9.0 179 9.0 172 8.7
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 312 0.3 41 13.1 39 12.5 20 6.4 27 8.7 25 8.0 15 4.8 24 7.7 24 7.7 33 10.6 26 8.3 18 5.8 20 6.4
ALLEGHANY 118 0.1 15 12.7 9 7.6 10 8.5 8 6.8 10 8.5 9 7.6 2 1.7 10 8.5 11 9.3 5 4.2 7 5.9 22 18.6
ANSON 237 0.2 28 11.8 32 13.5 15 6.3 21 8.9 18 7.6 19 8.0 11 4.6 16 6.8 27 11.4 13 5.5 21 8.9 16 6.8
ASHE 326 0.3 36 11.0 27 8.3 24 7.4 29 8.9 20 6.1 26 8.0 18 5.5 24 7.4 43 13.2 26 8.0 21 6.4 32 9.8
AVERY 175 0.1 9 5.1 19 10.9 17 9.7 5 2.9 20 11.4 21 12.0 19 10.9 20 11.4 19 10.9 11 6.3 5 2.9 10 5.7
BEAUFORT 574 0.5 64 11.1 52 9.1 44 7.7 35 6.1 47 8.2 38 6.6 33 5.7 48 8.4 52 9.1 57 9.9 52 9.1 52 9.1
BERTIE 205 0.2 12 5.9 18 8.8 20 9.8 20 9.8 21 10.2 18 8.8 17 8.3 14 6.8 13 6.3 16 7.8 15 7.3 21 10.2
BLADEN 324 0.3 34 10.5 19 5.9 25 7.7 24 7.4 19 5.9 28 8.6 32 9.9 27 8.3 36 11.1 27 8.3 20 6.2 33 10.2
BRUNSWICK 1,440 1.2 145 10.1 126 8.8 87 6.0 97 6.7 109 7.6 89 6.2 97 6.7 146 10.1 143 9.9 136 9.4 134 9.3 131 9.1
BUNCOMBE 4,464 3.8 478 10.7 320 7.2 320 7.2 359 8.0 346 7.8 315 7.1 343 7.7 378 8.5 420 9.4 411 9.2 379 8.5 395 8.8
BURKE 1,243 1.0 148 11.9 92 7.4 101 8.1 103 8.3 72 5.8 90 7.2 72 5.8 112 9.0 145 11.7 116 9.3 80 6.4 112 9.0
CABARRUS 2,390 2.0 261 10.9 189 7.9 193 8.1 197 8.2 173 7.2 162 6.8 164 6.9 202 8.5 236 9.9 201 8.4 190 7.9 222 9.3
CALDWELL 1,136 1.0 135 11.9 98 8.6 77 6.8 80 7.0 91 8.0 72 6.3 79 7.0 97 8.5 104 9.2 109 9.6 93 8.2 101 8.9
CAMDEN 43 0.0 1 2.3 5 11.6 6 14.0 4 9.3 4 9.3 1 2.3 4 9.3 4 9.3 4 9.3 3 7.0 5 11.6 2 4.7
CARTERET 1,104 0.9 93 8.4 93 8.4 85 7.7 76 6.9 96 8.7 86 7.8 80 7.2 105 9.5 112 10.1 98 8.9 83 7.5 97 8.8
CASWELL 177 0.1 25 14.1 13 7.3 12 6.8 9 5.1 24 13.6 16 9.0 11 6.2 14 7.9 17 9.6 10 5.6 16 9.0 10 5.6
CATAWBA 2,626 2.2 296 11.3 219 8.3 185 7.0 172 6.5 208 7.9 172 6.5 188 7.2 240 9.1 267 10.2 241 9.2 190 7.2 248 9.4
CHATHAM 859 0.7 89 10.4 68 7.9 68 7.9 47 5.5 68 7.9 63 7.3 69 8.0 68 7.9 89 10.4 77 9.0 88 10.2 65 7.6
CHEROKEE 411 0.3 31 7.5 22 5.4 21 5.1 35 8.5 36 8.8 40 9.7 29 7.1 50 12.2 61 14.8 29 7.1 29 7.1 28 6.8
CHOWAN 219 0.2 35 16.0 17 7.8 18 8.2 13 5.9 15 6.8 15 6.8 20 9.1 17 7.8 16 7.3 18 8.2 20 9.1 15 6.8
CLAY 133 0.1 23 17.3 15 11.3 10 7.5 8 6.0 13 9.8 11 8.3 3 2.3 11 8.3 8 6.0 10 7.5 7 5.3 14 10.5
CLEVELAND 1,476 1.2 132 8.9 113 7.7 104 7.0 91 6.2 93 6.3 94 6.4 104 7.0 157 10.6 178 12.1 161 10.9 121 8.2 128 8.7
COLUMBUS 809 0.7 88 10.9 72 8.9 54 6.7 49 6.1 59 7.3 54 6.7 82 10.1 84 10.4 87 10.8 54 6.7 61 7.5 65 8.0
CRAVEN 1,399 1.2 152 10.9 109 7.8 112 8.0 102 7.3 109 7.8 104 7.4 92 6.6 131 9.4 126 9.0 118 8.4 121 8.6 123 8.8
CUMBERLAND 3,783 3.2 397 10.5 299 7.9 291 7.7 279 7.4 292 7.7 263 7.0 305 8.1 369 9.8 363 9.6 309 8.2 290 7.7 326 8.6
CURRITUCK 212 0.2 13 6.1 13 6.1 19 9.0 10 4.7 18 8.5 12 5.7 24 11.3 21 9.9 20 9.4 16 7.5 21 9.9 25 11.8
DARE 315 0.3 21 6.7 21 6.7 26 8.3 18 5.7 36 11.4 24 7.6 29 9.2 33 10.5 30 9.5 24 7.6 28 8.9 25 7.9
DAVIDSON 1,779 1.5 200 11.2 145 8.2 150 8.4 131 7.4 134 7.5 114 6.4 129 7.3 159 8.9 169 9.5 147 8.3 142 8.0 159 8.9
DAVIE 337 0.3 40 11.9 19 5.6 24 7.1 26 7.7 22 6.5 27 8.0 21 6.2 33 9.8 27 8.0 42 12.5 24 7.1 32 9.5
DUPLIN 528 0.4 67 12.7 46 8.7 45 8.5 42 8.0 54 10.2 29 5.5 29 5.5 38 7.2 43 8.1 41 7.8 52 9.8 42 8.0
DURHAM 4,036 3.4 443 11.0 324 8.0 288 7.1 313 7.8 344 8.5 316 7.8 324 8.0 324 8.0 330 8.2 332 8.2 330 8.2 368 9.1
EDGECOMBE 575 0.5 69 12.0 58 10.1 56 9.7 55 9.6 47 8.2 39 6.8 33 5.7 46 8.0 46 8.0 46 8.0 44 7.7 36 6.3
FORSYTH 6,328 5.3 643 10.2 581 9.2 541 8.5 464 7.3 448 7.1 429 6.8 457 7.2 511 8.1 609 9.6 558 8.8 514 8.1 573 9.1
FRANKLIN 464 0.4 49 10.6 38 8.2 35 7.5 39 8.4 35 7.5 32 6.9 36 7.8 43 9.3 35 7.5 37 8.0 39 8.4 46 9.9
GASTON 2,995 2.5 332 11.1 233 7.8 218 7.3 242 8.1 224 7.5 199 6.6 217 7.2 264 8.8 348 11.6 241 8.0 229 7.6 248 8.3
GATES 99 0.1 11 11.1 11 11.1 9 9.1 11 11.1 7 7.1 10 10.1 4 4.0 7 7.1 4 4.0 8 8.1 6 6.1 11 11.1
GRAHAM 70 0.1 6 8.6 6 8.6 4 5.7 8 11.4 5 7.1 6 8.6 5 7.1 4 5.7 7 10.0 4 5.7 5 7.1 10 14.3
GRANVILLE 507 0.4 67 13.2 49 9.7 39 7.7 29 5.7 31 6.1 38 7.5 30 5.9 50 9.9 52 10.3 48 9.5 43 8.5 31 6.1
GREENE 154 0.1 14 9.1 9 5.8 9 5.8 9 5.8 12 7.8 10 6.5 23 14.9 10 6.5 19 12.3 12 7.8 14 9.1 13 8.4
GUILFORD 6,520 5.5 781 12.0 579 8.9 522 8.0 468 7.2 507 7.8 478 7.3 473 7.3 521 8.0 548 8.4 553 8.5 513 7.9 577 8.8
HALIFAX 670 0.6 94 14.0 57 8.5 57 8.5 47 7.0 46 6.9 41 6.1 54 8.1 54 8.1 53 7.9 68 10.1 43 6.4 56 8.4
HARNETT 1,130 0.9 137 12.1 87 7.7 96 8.5 87 7.7 94 8.3 54 4.8 77 6.8 106 9.4 122 10.8 92 8.1 85 7.5 93 8.2
HAYWOOD 738 0.6 80 10.8 55 7.5 42 5.7 62 8.4 60 8.1 43 5.8 57 7.7 75 10.2 58 7.9 67 9.1 65 8.8 74 10.0
HENDERSON 1,773 1.5 201 11.3 137 7.7 125 7.1 143 8.1 120 6.8 115 6.5 126 7.1 160 9.0 158 8.9 180 10.2 156 8.8 152 8.6
HERTFORD 310 0.3 32 10.3 23 7.4 23 7.4 24 7.7 25 8.1 28 9.0 21 6.8 29 9.4 30 9.7 34 11.0 22 7.1 19 6.1
HOKE 334 0.3 43 12.9 29 8.7 18 5.4 19 5.7 24 7.2 26 7.8 31 9.3 36 10.8 33 9.9 34 10.2 22 6.6 19 5.7
HYDE 32 0.0 5 15.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 15.6 5 15.6 2 6.3 3 9.4 2 6.3 2 6.3 5 15.6 0 0.0 3 9.4
IREDELL 2,072 1.7 242 11.7 185 8.9 138 6.7 150 7.2 147 7.1 126 6.1 148 7.1 180 8.7 190 9.2 176 8.5 168 8.1 222 10.7
JACKSON 430 0.4 34 7.9 21 4.9 42 9.8 40 9.3 20 4.7 31 7.2 40 9.3 34 7.9 50 11.6 34 7.9 30 7.0 54 12.6
JOHNSTON 1,762 1.5 192 10.9 150 8.5 130 7.4 122 6.9 140 7.9 136 7.7 132 7.5 155 8.8 152 8.6 151 8.6 153 8.7 149 8.5
JONES 89 0.1 8 9.0 5 5.6 7 7.9 13 14.6 12 13.5 3 3.4 10 11.2 4 4.5 5 5.6 6 6.7 5 5.6 11 12.4
LEE 654 0.5 64 9.8 63 9.6 54 8.3 42 6.4 52 8.0 39 6.0 52 8.0 58 8.9 64 9.8 52 8.0 49 7.5 65 9.9
LENOIR 831 0.7 88 10.6 63 7.6 52 6.3 66 7.9 71 8.5 65 7.8 62 7.5 67 8.1 84 10.1 82 9.9 67 8.1 64 7.7
LINCOLN 755 0.6 92 12.2 58 7.7 48 6.4 38 5.0 42 5.6 60 7.9 51 6.8 68 9.0 83 11.0 70 9.3 70 9.3 75 9.9
MCDOWELL 424 0.4 40 9.4 42 9.9 28 6.6 29 6.8 31 7.3 26 6.1 32 7.5 46 10.8 50 11.8 37 8.7 26 6.1 37 8.7
MACON 506 0.4 68 13.4 48 9.5 39 7.7 32 6.3 40 7.9 27 5.3 41 8.1 38 7.5 39 7.7 42 8.3 49 9.7 43 8.5
MADISON 193 0.2 26 13.5 20 10.4 13 6.7 8 4.1 14 7.3 9 4.7 17 8.8 14 7.3 23 11.9 16 8.3 16 8.3 17 8.8
MARTIN 236 0.2 25 10.6 28 11.9 17 7.2 30 12.7 16 6.8 13 5.5 15 6.4 17 7.2 23 9.7 18 7.6 16 6.8 18 7.6
MECKLENBURG 10,164 8.5 1,156 11.4 841 8.3 776 7.6 731 7.2 757 7.4 693 6.8 772 7.6 914 9.0 895 8.8 906 8.9 779 7.7 944 9.3
MITCHELL 271 0.2 29 10.7 26 9.6 21 7.7 13 4.8 17 6.3 24 8.9 17 6.3 25 9.2 18 6.6 23 8.5 27 10.0 31 11.4
MONTGOMERY 211 0.2 30 14.2 21 10.0 10 4.7 16 7.6 22 10.4 10 4.7 19 9.0 14 6.6 17 8.1 21 10.0 14 6.6 17 8.1
MOORE 1,940 1.6 247 12.7 158 8.1 151 7.8 122 6.3 141 7.3 117 6.0 149 7.7 185 9.5 185 9.5 164 8.5 162 8.4 159 8.2
NASH 1,192 1.0 126 10.6 106 8.9 106 8.9 96 8.1 80 6.7 86 7.2 94 7.9 114 9.6 95 8.0 98 8.2 91 7.6 100 8.4
NEW HANOVER 3,676 3.1 354 9.6 288 7.8 300 8.2 292 7.9 273 7.4 263 7.2 289 7.9 331 9.0 375 10.2 314 8.5 300 8.2 297 8.1
NORTHAMPTON 211 0.2 22 10.4 12 5.7 17 8.1 19 9.0 13 6.2 20 9.5 18 8.5 17 8.1 17 8.1 22 10.4 18 8.5 16 7.6
ONSLOW 1,247 1.0 150 12.0 87 7.0 95 7.6 81 6.5 89 7.1 88 7.1 95 7.6 102 8.2 137 11.0 124 9.9 98 7.9 101 8.1
ORANGE 1,823 1.5 215 11.8 165 9.1 158 8.7 134 7.4 138 7.6 128 7.0 137 7.5 149 8.2 155 8.5 158 8.7 133 7.3 153 8.4
PAMLICO 130 0.1 13 10.0 8 6.2 11 8.5 9 6.9 7 5.4 10 7.7 13 10.0 14 10.8 14 10.8 14 10.8 8 6.2 9 6.9
PASQUOTANK 659 0.6 77 11.7 53 8.0 31 4.7 50 7.6 64 9.7 39 5.9 43 6.5 61 9.3 65 9.9 62 9.4 53 8.0 61 9.3
PENDER 399 0.3 55 13.8 28 7.0 21 5.3 36 9.0 32 8.0 32 8.0 38 9.5 33 8.3 38 9.5 24 6.0 25 6.3 37 9.3
PERQUIMANS 102 0.1 7 6.9 12 11.8 7 6.9 11 10.8 11 10.8 11 10.8 5 4.9 10 9.8 5 4.9 8 7.8 5 4.9 10 9.8
PERSON 364 0.3 64 17.6 36 9.9 27 7.4 29 8.0 27 7.4 31 8.5 20 5.5 29 8.0 21 5.8 23 6.3 22 6.0 35 9.6
PITT 2,966 2.5 308 10.4 229 7.7 241 8.1 235 7.9 252 8.5 221 7.5 238 8.0 264 8.9 248 8.4 245 8.3 222 7.5 263 8.9
POLK 237 0.2 20 8.4 19 8.0 13 5.5 14 5.9 19 8.0 21 8.9 19 8.0 20 8.4 30 12.7 23 9.7 13 5.5 26 11.0
RANDOLPH 1,475 1.2 158 10.7 108 7.3 103 7.0 95 6.4 122 8.3 114 7.7 115 7.8 137 9.3 137 9.3 128 8.7 124 8.4 134 9.1
RICHMOND 613 0.5 66 10.8 64 10.4 43 7.0 40 6.5 46 7.5 41 6.7 53 8.6 61 10.0 42 6.9 48 7.8 57 9.3 52 8.5
ROBESON 1,616 1.4 169 10.5 121 7.5 137 8.5 116 7.2 121 7.5 105 6.5 129 8.0 168 10.4 158 9.8 138 8.5 133 8.2 121 7.5
ROCKINGHAM 1,275 1.1 159 12.5 116 9.1 74 5.8 107 8.4 98 7.7 91 7.1 93 7.3 97 7.6 105 8.2 110 8.6 106 8.3 119 9.3
ROWAN 1,926 1.6 235 12.2 145 7.5 142 7.4 132 6.9 144 7.5 143 7.4 127 6.6 183 9.5 213 11.1 159 8.3 143 7.4 160 8.3
RUTHERFORD 960 0.8 106 11.0 69 7.2 65 6.8 63 6.6 70 7.3 73 7.6 72 7.5 83 8.6 100 10.4 101 10.5 77 8.0 81 8.4
SAMPSON 560 0.5 42 7.5 51 9.1 31 5.5 35 6.3 50 8.9 54 9.6 41 7.3 47 8.4 63 11.3 47 8.4 51 9.1 48 8.6
SCOTLAND 664 0.6 76 11.4 61 9.2 52 7.8 46 6.9 43 6.5 42 6.3 46 6.9 56 8.4 73 11.0 61 9.2 51 7.7 57 8.6
STANLY 717 0.6 84 11.7 48 6.7 50 7.0 44 6.1 53 7.4 49 6.8 51 7.1 63 8.8 70 9.8 73 10.2 68 9.5 64 8.9
STOKES 414 0.3 46 11.1 30 7.2 44 10.6 39 9.4 39 9.4 31 7.5 32 7.7 28 6.8 32 7.7 31 7.5 27 6.5 35 8.5
SURRY 1,284 1.1 120 9.3 125 9.7 79 6.2 93 7.2 93 7.2 85 6.6 78 6.1 103 8.0 133 10.4 131 10.2 121 9.4 123 9.6
SWAIN 219 0.2 23 10.5 7 3.2 18 8.2 19 8.7 15 6.8 18 8.2 17 7.8 22 10.0 18 8.2 19 8.7 17 7.8 26 11.9
TRANSYLVANIA 369 0.3 44 11.9 26 7.0 24 6.5 29 7.9 38 10.3 31 8.4 19 5.1 33 8.9 32 8.7 28 7.6 31 8.4 34 9.2
TYRRELL 28 0.0 3 10.7 3 10.7 0 0.0 2 7.1 1 3.6 2 7.1 4 14.3 2 7.1 3 10.7 5 17.9 1 3.6 2 7.1
UNION 1,867 1.6 225 12.1 160 8.6 139 7.4 120 6.4 126 6.7 117 6.3 123 6.6 191 10.2 178 9.5 185 9.9 132 7.1 171 9.2
VANCE 624 0.5 66 10.6 50 8.0 56 9.0 49 7.9 44 7.1 44 7.1 46 7.4 47 7.5 61 9.8 71 11.4 48 7.7 42 6.7
WAKE 7,967 6.7 830 10.4 671 8.4 628 7.9 589 7.4 582 7.3 589 7.4 593 7.4 693 8.7 724 9.1 722 9.1 646 8.1 700 8.8
WARREN 169 0.1 24 14.2 13 7.7 14 8.3 16 9.5 9 5.3 6 3.6 10 5.9 22 13.0 13 7.7 8 4.7 15 8.9 19 11.2
WASHINGTON 167 0.1 22 13.2 15 9.0 13 7.8 14 8.4 13 7.8 6 3.6 13 7.8 17 10.2 16 9.6 10 6.0 16 9.6 12 7.2
WATAUGA 530 0.4 61 11.5 37 7.0 44 8.3 41 7.7 39 7.4 31 5.8 42 7.9 47 8.9 44 8.3 45 8.5 50 9.4 49 9.2
WAYNE 1,722 1.4 198 11.5 149 8.7 125 7.3 130 7.5 138 8.0 129 7.5 117 6.8 141 8.2 164 9.5 149 8.7 135 7.8 147 8.5
WILKES 768 0.6 78 10.2 70 9.1 53 6.9 68 8.9 60 7.8 44 5.7 59 7.7 70 9.1 65 8.5 80 10.4 56 7.3 65 8.5
WILSON 1,034 0.9 123 11.9 78 7.5 84 8.1 88 8.5 78 7.5 59 5.7 77 7.4 81 7.8 111 10.7 87 8.4 78 7.5 90 8.7
YADKIN 392 0.3 27 6.9 25 6.4 19 4.8 24 6.1 39 9.9 35 8.9 35 8.9 37 9.4 33 8.4 35 8.9 44 11.2 39 9.9
YANCEY 194 0.2 23 11.9 14 7.2 20 10.3 16 8.2 11 5.7 12 6.2 11 5.7 22 11.3 15 7.7 18 9.3 14 7.2 18 9.3

*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