CY2021 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 118,968 100.0 51,965 43.7 61,850 52.0 780 0.7 1,344 1.1 353 0.3 2,663 2.2 13 0.0
COUNTY OF DEATH: 1,981 1.7 934 47.1 993 50.1 14 0.7 30 1.5 0 0.0 10 0.5 0 0.0
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 312 0.3 164 52.6 142 45.5 3 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.0 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 118 0.1 62 52.5 54 45.8 0 0.0 2 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
ANSON 237 0.2 139 58.6 92 38.8 0 0.0 4 1.7 1 0.4 1 0.4 0 0.0
ASHE 326 0.3 196 60.1 117 35.9 7 2.1 4 1.2 0 0.0 2 0.6 0 0.0
AVERY 175 0.1 82 46.9 90 51.4 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.1 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 574 0.5 323 56.3 240 41.8 4 0.7 3 0.5 4 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
BERTIE 205 0.2 146 71.2 58 28.3 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
BLADEN 324 0.3 213 65.7 106 32.7 0 0.0 1 0.3 2 0.6 2 0.6 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 1,440 1.2 374 26.0 1,015 70.5 9 0.6 9 0.6 2 0.1 31 2.2 0 0.0
BUNCOMBE 4,464 3.8 1,494 33.5 2,850 63.8 32 0.7 35 0.8 5 0.1 48 1.1 0 0.0
BURKE 1,243 1.0 574 46.2 624 50.2 2 0.2 37 3.0 2 0.2 3 0.2 1 0.1
CABARRUS 2,390 2.0 1,009 42.2 1,262 52.8 12 0.5 32 1.3 5 0.2 70 2.9 0 0.0
CALDWELL 1,136 1.0 466 41.0 655 57.7 7 0.6 4 0.4 1 0.1 3 0.3 0 0.0
CAMDEN 43 0.0 16 37.2 25 58.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.3 1 2.3
CARTERET 1,104 0.9 354 32.1 729 66.0 4 0.4 13 1.2 0 0.0 4 0.4 0 0.0
CASWELL 177 0.1 84 47.5 87 49.2 0 0.0 1 0.6 1 0.6 4 2.3 0 0.0
CATAWBA 2,626 2.2 1,091 41.5 1,476 56.2 16 0.6 28 1.1 1 0.0 14 0.5 0 0.0
CHATHAM 859 0.7 308 35.9 519 60.4 11 1.3 3 0.3 1 0.1 17 2.0 0 0.0
CHEROKEE 411 0.3 167 40.6 234 56.9 3 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.2 6 1.5 0 0.0
CHOWAN 219 0.2 122 55.7 93 42.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 3 1.4 0 0.0
CLAY 133 0.1 42 31.6 83 62.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 6.0 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,476 1.2 728 49.3 640 43.4 13 0.9 10 0.7 69 4.7 15 1.0 1 0.1
COLUMBUS 809 0.7 520 64.3 273 33.7 3 0.4 7 0.9 1 0.1 5 0.6 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,399 1.2 531 38.0 813 58.1 14 1.0 19 1.4 1 0.1 21 1.5 0 0.0
CUMBERLAND 3,783 3.2 1,745 46.1 1,941 51.3 23 0.6 31 0.8 5 0.1 38 1.0 0 0.0
CURRITUCK 212 0.2 49 23.1 146 68.9 1 0.5 2 0.9 0 0.0 13 6.1 1 0.5
DARE 315 0.3 46 14.6 244 77.5 1 0.3 2 0.6 2 0.6 20 6.3 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 1,779 1.5 775 43.6 937 52.7 16 0.9 33 1.9 3 0.2 15 0.8 0 0.0
DAVIE 337 0.3 149 44.2 174 51.6 6 1.8 2 0.6 1 0.3 4 1.2 1 0.3
DUPLIN 528 0.4 362 68.6 150 28.4 1 0.2 13 2.5 0 0.0 2 0.4 0 0.0
DURHAM 4,036 3.4 1,686 41.8 2,133 52.8 39 1.0 36 0.9 14 0.3 128 3.2 0 0.0
EDGECOMBE 575 0.5 355 61.7 207 36.0 4 0.7 7 1.2 1 0.2 1 0.2 0 0.0
FORSYTH 6,328 5.3 2,494 39.4 3,315 52.4 66 1.0 98 1.5 6 0.1 348 5.5 1 0.0
FRANKLIN 464 0.4 201 43.3 238 51.3 2 0.4 9 1.9 0 0.0 14 3.0 0 0.0
GASTON 2,995 2.5 1,293 43.2 1,602 53.5 10 0.3 51 1.7 17 0.6 22 0.7 0 0.0
GATES 99 0.1 54 54.5 43 43.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
GRAHAM 70 0.1 45 64.3 22 31.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 4.3 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 507 0.4 279 55.0 209 41.2 1 0.2 8 1.6 2 0.4 8 1.6 0 0.0
GREENE 154 0.1 100 64.9 51 33.1 2 1.3 0 0.0 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0
GUILFORD 6,520 5.5 2,767 42.4 3,513 53.9 52 0.8 96 1.5 4 0.1 86 1.3 2 0.0
HALIFAX 670 0.6 461 68.8 196 29.3 2 0.3 3 0.4 5 0.7 3 0.4 0 0.0
HARNETT 1,130 0.9 575 50.9 518 45.8 9 0.8 12 1.1 1 0.1 15 1.3 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 738 0.6 258 35.0 459 62.2 0 0.0 8 1.1 2 0.3 11 1.5 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,773 1.5 451 25.4 1,261 71.1 25 1.4 15 0.8 2 0.1 19 1.1 0 0.0
HERTFORD 310 0.3 204 65.8 99 31.9 0 0.0 1 0.3 3 1.0 3 1.0 0 0.0
HOKE 334 0.3 168 50.3 156 46.7 4 1.2 4 1.2 0 0.0 2 0.6 0 0.0
HYDE 32 0.0 16 50.0 16 50.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
IREDELL 2,072 1.7 893 43.1 1,132 54.6 16 0.8 17 0.8 2 0.1 12 0.6 0 0.0
JACKSON 430 0.4 156 36.3 252 58.6 2 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 4.7 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 1,762 1.5 827 46.9 848 48.1 8 0.5 41 2.3 1 0.1 37 2.1 0 0.0
JONES 89 0.1 44 49.4 44 49.4 1 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
LEE 654 0.5 320 48.9 316 48.3 2 0.3 4 0.6 1 0.2 11 1.7 0 0.0
LENOIR 831 0.7 493 59.3 308 37.1 5 0.6 15 1.8 2 0.2 8 1.0 0 0.0
LINCOLN 755 0.6 316 41.9 415 55.0 10 1.3 0 0.0 4 0.5 10 1.3 0 0.0
MCDOWELL 424 0.4 204 48.1 213 50.2 0 0.0 5 1.2 0 0.0 2 0.5 0 0.0
MACON 506 0.4 138 27.3 344 68.0 0 0.0 2 0.4 2 0.4 20 4.0 0 0.0
MADISON 193 0.2 92 47.7 99 51.3 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
MARTIN 236 0.2 145 61.4 89 37.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.8 0 0.0
MECKLENBURG 10,164 8.5 3,428 33.7 5,853 57.6 48 0.5 63 0.6 55 0.5 717 7.1 0 0.0
MITCHELL 271 0.2 156 57.6 112 41.3 1 0.4 2 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 211 0.2 114 54.0 91 43.1 1 0.5 1 0.5 2 0.9 2 0.9 0 0.0
MOORE 1,940 1.6 879 45.3 1,013 52.2 12 0.6 21 1.1 3 0.2 12 0.6 0 0.0
NASH 1,192 1.0 713 59.8 442 37.1 4 0.3 29 2.4 1 0.1 3 0.3 0 0.0
NEW HANOVER 3,676 3.1 1,175 32.0 2,348 63.9 24 0.7 29 0.8 19 0.5 81 2.2 0 0.0
NORTHAMPTON 211 0.2 146 69.2 62 29.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 2 0.9 0 0.0
ONSLOW 1,247 1.0 411 33.0 781 62.6 12 1.0 10 0.8 4 0.3 28 2.2 1 0.1
ORANGE 1,823 1.5 750 41.1 995 54.6 14 0.8 13 0.7 9 0.5 40 2.2 2 0.1
PAMLICO 130 0.1 60 46.2 69 53.1 1 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 659 0.6 294 44.6 339 51.4 1 0.2 6 0.9 1 0.2 18 2.7 0 0.0
PENDER 399 0.3 141 35.3 246 61.7 1 0.3 4 1.0 2 0.5 5 1.3 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 102 0.1 45 44.1 56 54.9 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
PERSON 364 0.3 205 56.3 151 41.5 3 0.8 4 1.1 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0.0
PITT 2,966 2.5 1,669 56.3 1,202 40.5 9 0.3 49 1.7 9 0.3 27 0.9 1 0.0
POLK 237 0.2 60 25.3 164 69.2 1 0.4 1 0.4 0 0.0 11 4.6 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,475 1.2 724 49.1 714 48.4 12 0.8 20 1.4 0 0.0 5 0.3 0 0.0
RICHMOND 613 0.5 324 52.9 264 43.1 3 0.5 14 2.3 0 0.0 8 1.3 0 0.0
ROBESON 1,616 1.4 1,157 71.6 413 25.6 8 0.5 16 1.0 17 1.1 5 0.3 0 0.0
ROCKINGHAM 1,275 1.1 712 55.8 526 41.3 5 0.4 19 1.5 2 0.2 11 0.9 0 0.0
ROWAN 1,926 1.6 818 42.5 1,020 53.0 36 1.9 39 2.0 2 0.1 11 0.6 0 0.0
RUTHERFORD 960 0.8 441 45.9 501 52.2 6 0.6 2 0.2 4 0.4 6 0.6 0 0.0
SAMPSON 560 0.5 389 69.5 158 28.2 1 0.2 3 0.5 0 0.0 8 1.4 1 0.2
SCOTLAND 664 0.6 434 65.4 220 33.1 2 0.3 6 0.9 0 0.0 2 0.3 0 0.0
STANLY 717 0.6 375 52.3 326 45.5 3 0.4 8 1.1 4 0.6 1 0.1 0 0.0
STOKES 414 0.3 207 50.0 183 44.2 11 2.7 5 1.2 3 0.7 5 1.2 0 0.0
SURRY 1,284 1.1 736 57.3 484 37.7 14 1.1 13 1.0 6 0.5 31 2.4 0 0.0
SWAIN 219 0.2 115 52.5 95 43.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 8 3.7 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 369 0.3 115 31.2 243 65.9 4 1.1 1 0.3 0 0.0 6 1.6 0 0.0
TYRRELL 28 0.0 12 42.9 16 57.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,867 1.6 864 46.3 937 50.2 6 0.3 18 1.0 6 0.3 36 1.9 0 0.0
VANCE 624 0.5 365 58.5 240 38.5 6 1.0 3 0.5 1 0.2 9 1.4 0 0.0
WAKE 7,967 6.7 2,746 34.5 4,683 58.8 42 0.5 114 1.4 9 0.1 373 4.7 0 0.0
WARREN 169 0.1 99 58.6 67 39.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.8 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 167 0.1 102 61.1 65 38.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
WATAUGA 530 0.4 251 47.4 261 49.2 4 0.8 9 1.7 0 0.0 5 0.9 0 0.0
WAYNE 1,722 1.4 1,013 58.8 650 37.7 6 0.3 31 1.8 6 0.3 16 0.9 0 0.0
WILKES 768 0.6 429 55.9 304 39.6 6 0.8 20 2.6 4 0.5 5 0.7 0 0.0
WILSON 1,034 0.9 656 63.4 361 34.9 3 0.3 9 0.9 3 0.3 2 0.2 0 0.0
YADKIN 392 0.3 223 56.9 156 39.8 5 1.3 1 0.3 0 0.0 7 1.8 0 0.0
YANCEY 194 0.2 112 57.7 79 40.7 1 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 0.5 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