| CY2022 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 | 112,906 | 100.0 | 46,959 | 41.6 | 61,139 | 54.2 | 974 | 0.9 | 1,294 | 1.1 | 442 | 0.4 | 2,091 | 1.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 2,042 | 1.8 | 934 | 45.7 | 1,033 | 50.6 | 16 | 0.8 | 34 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 23 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| ALEXANDER | 476 | 0.4 | 238 | 50.0 | 230 | 48.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 165 | 0.1 | 82 | 49.7 | 69 | 41.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 353 | 0.3 | 223 | 63.2 | 125 | 35.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 440 | 0.4 | 239 | 54.3 | 172 | 39.1 | 6 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 233 | 0.2 | 109 | 46.8 | 121 | 51.9 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 712 | 0.6 | 343 | 48.2 | 358 | 50.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 287 | 0.3 | 195 | 67.9 | 82 | 28.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 503 | 0.4 | 339 | 67.4 | 151 | 30.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 2,062 | 1.8 | 462 | 22.4 | 1,483 | 71.9 | 20 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.8 | 15 | 0.7 | 65 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 3,039 | 2.7 | 904 | 29.7 | 2,055 | 67.6 | 28 | 0.9 | 18 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BURKE | 1,305 | 1.2 | 527 | 40.4 | 721 | 55.2 | 7 | 0.5 | 46 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CABARRUS | 2,027 | 1.8 | 765 | 37.7 | 1,169 | 57.7 | 14 | 0.7 | 26 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 50 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CALDWELL | 1,309 | 1.2 | 541 | 41.3 | 743 | 56.8 | 7 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAMDEN | 118 | 0.1 | 35 | 29.7 | 68 | 57.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 13 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 1,037 | 0.9 | 306 | 29.5 | 707 | 68.2 | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CASWELL | 352 | 0.3 | 182 | 51.7 | 128 | 36.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 39 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 2,053 | 1.8 | 789 | 38.4 | 1,229 | 59.9 | 9 | 0.4 | 12 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHATHAM | 869 | 0.8 | 304 | 35.0 | 533 | 61.3 | 10 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 476 | 0.4 | 193 | 40.5 | 270 | 56.7 | 4 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 242 | 0.2 | 111 | 45.9 | 115 | 47.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 161 | 0.1 | 52 | 32.3 | 100 | 62.1 | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,509 | 1.3 | 678 | 44.9 | 669 | 44.3 | 16 | 1.1 | 19 | 1.3 | 110 | 7.3 | 17 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 836 | 0.7 | 573 | 68.5 | 252 | 30.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,339 | 1.2 | 455 | 34.0 | 819 | 61.2 | 16 | 1.2 | 26 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 21 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 3,339 | 3.0 | 1,457 | 43.6 | 1,806 | 54.1 | 26 | 0.8 | 11 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 36 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 275 | 0.2 | 52 | 18.9 | 180 | 65.5 | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 38 | 13.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 395 | 0.3 | 55 | 13.9 | 285 | 72.2 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 12.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 2,267 | 2.0 | 979 | 43.2 | 1,224 | 54.0 | 18 | 0.8 | 29 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 588 | 0.5 | 260 | 44.2 | 308 | 52.4 | 7 | 1.2 | 5 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 620 | 0.5 | 408 | 65.8 | 196 | 31.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 2,416 | 2.1 | 893 | 37.0 | 1,399 | 57.9 | 39 | 1.6 | 16 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.4 | 60 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| EDGECOMBE | 751 | 0.7 | 452 | 60.2 | 278 | 37.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 9 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| FORSYTH | 4,274 | 3.8 | 1,515 | 35.4 | 2,516 | 58.9 | 65 | 1.5 | 94 | 2.2 | 11 | 0.3 | 73 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FRANKLIN | 752 | 0.7 | 326 | 43.4 | 397 | 52.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GASTON | 2,973 | 2.6 | 1,177 | 39.6 | 1,669 | 56.1 | 40 | 1.3 | 64 | 2.2 | 9 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 144 | 0.1 | 51 | 35.4 | 60 | 41.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 28 | 19.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 106 | 0.1 | 51 | 48.1 | 50 | 47.2 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 699 | 0.6 | 351 | 50.2 | 306 | 43.8 | 11 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 225 | 0.2 | 148 | 65.8 | 73 | 32.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 5,424 | 4.8 | 2,052 | 37.8 | 3,148 | 58.0 | 52 | 1.0 | 86 | 1.6 | 12 | 0.2 | 74 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 787 | 0.7 | 512 | 65.1 | 254 | 32.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,314 | 1.2 | 614 | 46.7 | 646 | 49.2 | 17 | 1.3 | 10 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HAYWOOD | 1,034 | 0.9 | 347 | 33.6 | 658 | 63.6 | 6 | 0.6 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 1,625 | 1.4 | 405 | 24.9 | 1,160 | 71.4 | 16 | 1.0 | 18 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 24 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HERTFORD | 314 | 0.3 | 192 | 61.1 | 106 | 33.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 13 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 489 | 0.4 | 243 | 49.7 | 241 | 49.3 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 46 | 0.0 | 22 | 47.8 | 24 | 52.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,980 | 1.8 | 809 | 40.9 | 1,120 | 56.6 | 14 | 0.7 | 19 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| JACKSON | 431 | 0.4 | 174 | 40.4 | 253 | 58.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 1,972 | 1.7 | 879 | 44.6 | 993 | 50.4 | 11 | 0.6 | 51 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 37 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 155 | 0.1 | 95 | 61.3 | 59 | 38.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 748 | 0.7 | 347 | 46.4 | 378 | 50.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 893 | 0.8 | 537 | 60.1 | 325 | 36.4 | 7 | 0.8 | 17 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 1,034 | 0.9 | 417 | 40.3 | 587 | 56.8 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 21 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MCDOWELL | 672 | 0.6 | 273 | 40.6 | 387 | 57.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 626 | 0.6 | 159 | 25.4 | 439 | 70.1 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 18 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 311 | 0.3 | 158 | 50.8 | 146 | 46.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MARTIN | 398 | 0.4 | 232 | 58.3 | 159 | 39.9 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 7,482 | 6.6 | 2,599 | 34.7 | 4,490 | 60.0 | 53 | 0.7 | 53 | 0.7 | 41 | 0.5 | 246 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MITCHELL | 267 | 0.2 | 136 | 50.9 | 115 | 43.1 | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 8 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 369 | 0.3 | 206 | 55.8 | 157 | 42.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,447 | 1.3 | 494 | 34.1 | 910 | 62.9 | 14 | 1.0 | 17 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 1,221 | 1.1 | 661 | 54.1 | 521 | 42.7 | 5 | 0.4 | 15 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 16 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,400 | 2.1 | 621 | 25.9 | 1,612 | 67.2 | 28 | 1.2 | 20 | 0.8 | 49 | 2.0 | 70 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 316 | 0.3 | 217 | 68.7 | 84 | 26.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.3 |
| ONSLOW | 1,642 | 1.5 | 559 | 34.0 | 995 | 60.6 | 31 | 1.9 | 10 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 42 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 973 | 0.9 | 306 | 31.4 | 624 | 64.1 | 14 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.7 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 233 | 0.2 | 83 | 35.6 | 145 | 62.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 477 | 0.4 | 171 | 35.8 | 244 | 51.2 | 8 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 10.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 748 | 0.7 | 263 | 35.2 | 446 | 59.6 | 10 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.4 | 14 | 1.9 | 12 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 220 | 0.2 | 81 | 36.8 | 120 | 54.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 524 | 0.5 | 279 | 53.2 | 226 | 43.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 1,704 | 1.5 | 840 | 49.3 | 784 | 46.0 | 13 | 0.8 | 43 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 21 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| POLK | 341 | 0.3 | 100 | 29.3 | 233 | 68.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,929 | 1.7 | 852 | 44.2 | 1,025 | 53.1 | 15 | 0.8 | 28 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 699 | 0.6 | 316 | 45.2 | 360 | 51.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,726 | 1.5 | 1,173 | 68.0 | 487 | 28.2 | 9 | 0.5 | 22 | 1.3 | 24 | 1.4 | 11 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 1,468 | 1.3 | 769 | 52.4 | 647 | 44.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 34 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROWAN | 2,004 | 1.8 | 803 | 40.1 | 1,096 | 54.7 | 36 | 1.8 | 44 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 24 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 1,031 | 0.9 | 470 | 45.6 | 544 | 52.8 | 9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAMPSON | 831 | 0.7 | 509 | 61.3 | 287 | 34.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 18 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SCOTLAND | 515 | 0.5 | 296 | 57.5 | 210 | 40.8 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 858 | 0.8 | 409 | 47.7 | 425 | 49.5 | 6 | 0.7 | 11 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 730 | 0.6 | 350 | 47.9 | 351 | 48.1 | 9 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 1,158 | 1.0 | 625 | 54.0 | 451 | 38.9 | 14 | 1.2 | 9 | 0.8 | 14 | 1.2 | 45 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 277 | 0.2 | 131 | 47.3 | 140 | 50.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 485 | 0.4 | 114 | 23.5 | 358 | 73.8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TYRRELL | 46 | 0.0 | 21 | 45.7 | 23 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 1,853 | 1.6 | 729 | 39.3 | 1,049 | 56.6 | 13 | 0.7 | 26 | 1.4 | 11 | 0.6 | 25 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| VANCE | 646 | 0.6 | 374 | 57.9 | 255 | 39.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 6,962 | 6.2 | 2,185 | 31.4 | 4,356 | 62.6 | 69 | 1.0 | 98 | 1.4 | 19 | 0.3 | 233 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.0 |
| WARREN | 303 | 0.3 | 191 | 63.0 | 98 | 32.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 181 | 0.2 | 98 | 54.1 | 80 | 44.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 439 | 0.4 | 168 | 38.3 | 252 | 57.4 | 6 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAYNE | 1,420 | 1.3 | 828 | 58.3 | 549 | 38.7 | 12 | 0.8 | 15 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 15 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILKES | 1,001 | 0.9 | 586 | 58.5 | 373 | 37.3 | 7 | 0.7 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WILSON | 1,096 | 1.0 | 644 | 58.8 | 417 | 38.0 | 6 | 0.5 | 11 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YADKIN | 563 | 0.5 | 327 | 58.1 | 226 | 40.1 | 5 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 299 | 0.3 | 154 | 51.5 | 142 | 47.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |
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