| 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 |
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| 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 |