CY2022 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 111,432 100.0 7,959 7.1 14,941 13.4 44,344 39.8 14,292 12.8 9,915 8.9 12,386 11.1 4,840 4.3 1,854 1.7 901 0.8
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 2,014 1.8 139 6.9 243 12.1 856 42.5 220 10.9 198 9.8 223 11.1 89 4.4 28 1.4 18 0.9
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 473 0.4 63 13.3 78 16.5 202 42.7 62 13.1 25 5.3 24 5.1 7 1.5 6 1.3 6 1.3
ALLEGHANY 164 0.1 23 14.0 29 17.7 59 36.0 13 7.9 13 7.9 19 11.6 4 2.4 3 1.8 1 0.6
ANSON 345 0.3 24 7.0 58 16.8 172 49.9 34 9.9 33 9.6 17 4.9 4 1.2 1 0.3 2 0.6
ASHE 439 0.4 63 14.4 81 18.5 159 36.2 51 11.6 40 9.1 27 6.2 13 3.0 3 0.7 2 0.5
AVERY 233 0.2 24 10.3 28 12.0 89 38.2 21 9.0 21 9.0 30 12.9 13 5.6 7 3.0 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 701 0.6 43 6.1 104 14.8 317 45.2 78 11.1 54 7.7 73 10.4 23 3.3 6 0.9 3 0.4
BERTIE 285 0.3 41 14.4 47 16.5 116 40.7 28 9.8 25 8.8 16 5.6 6 2.1 1 0.4 5 1.8
BLADEN 497 0.4 50 10.1 84 16.9 241 48.5 36 7.2 44 8.9 32 6.4 7 1.4 2 0.4 1 0.2
BRUNSWICK 2,050 1.8 76 3.7 203 9.9 824 40.2 295 14.4 173 8.4 300 14.6 140 6.8 35 1.7 4 0.2
BUNCOMBE 3,011 2.7 161 5.3 320 10.6 1,054 35.0 374 12.4 271 9.0 451 15.0 219 7.3 100 3.3 61 2.0
BURKE 1,293 1.2 150 11.6 232 17.9 476 36.8 155 12.0 141 10.9 87 6.7 33 2.6 10 0.8 9 0.7
CABARRUS 1,998 1.8 133 6.7 271 13.6 802 40.1 282 14.1 198 9.9 214 10.7 73 3.7 20 1.0 5 0.3
CALDWELL 1,302 1.2 156 12.0 250 19.2 505 38.8 181 13.9 86 6.6 75 5.8 39 3.0 8 0.6 2 0.2
CAMDEN 117 0.1 11 9.4 13 11.1 57 48.7 11 9.4 12 10.3 11 9.4 1 0.9 1 0.9 0 0.0
CARTERET 1,027 0.9 45 4.4 117 11.4 391 38.1 173 16.8 107 10.4 123 12.0 49 4.8 13 1.3 9 0.9
CASWELL 350 0.3 29 8.3 67 19.1 164 46.9 33 9.4 26 7.4 22 6.3 4 1.1 1 0.3 4 1.1
CATAWBA 2,033 1.8 136 6.7 348 17.1 884 43.5 215 10.6 198 9.7 176 8.7 48 2.4 15 0.7 13 0.6
CHATHAM 862 0.8 51 5.9 94 10.9 275 31.9 80 9.3 82 9.5 135 15.7 92 10.7 49 5.7 4 0.5
CHEROKEE 472 0.4 41 8.7 55 11.7 210 44.5 53 11.2 48 10.2 41 8.7 11 2.3 5 1.1 8 1.7
CHOWAN 241 0.2 24 10.0 34 14.1 87 36.1 35 14.5 22 9.1 25 10.4 9 3.7 5 2.1 0 0.0
CLAY 160 0.1 9 5.6 19 11.9 65 40.6 20 12.5 14 8.8 22 13.8 8 5.0 2 1.3 1 0.6
CLEVELAND 1,497 1.3 117 7.8 249 16.6 617 41.2 201 13.4 152 10.2 100 6.7 41 2.7 15 1.0 5 0.3
COLUMBUS 831 0.7 62 7.5 162 19.5 359 43.2 104 12.5 77 9.3 43 5.2 16 1.9 5 0.6 3 0.4
CRAVEN 1,323 1.2 77 5.8 147 11.1 489 37.0 226 17.1 139 10.5 151 11.4 66 5.0 12 0.9 16 1.2
CUMBERLAND 3,247 2.9 175 5.4 391 12.0 1,390 42.8 482 14.8 333 10.3 297 9.1 112 3.4 31 1.0 36 1.1
CURRITUCK 275 0.2 11 4.0 27 9.8 142 51.6 40 14.5 11 4.0 35 12.7 5 1.8 2 0.7 2 0.7
DARE 392 0.4 9 2.3 31 7.9 152 38.8 74 18.9 24 6.1 68 17.3 22 5.6 11 2.8 1 0.3
DAVIDSON 2,244 2.0 186 8.3 410 18.3 922 41.1 299 13.3 186 8.3 160 7.1 50 2.2 17 0.8 14 0.6
DAVIE 584 0.5 35 6.0 76 13.0 269 46.1 58 9.9 41 7.0 60 10.3 26 4.5 11 1.9 8 1.4
DUPLIN 611 0.5 53 8.7 117 19.1 250 40.9 76 12.4 57 9.3 39 6.4 11 1.8 4 0.7 4 0.7
DURHAM 2,380 2.1 144 6.1 283 11.9 698 29.3 300 12.6 185 7.8 390 16.4 210 8.8 141 5.9 29 1.2
EDGECOMBE 738 0.7 87 11.8 144 19.5 326 44.2 76 10.3 45 6.1 46 6.2 12 1.6 0 0.0 2 0.3
FORSYTH 4,205 3.8 204 4.9 414 9.8 1,778 42.3 511 12.2 352 8.4 576 13.7 224 5.3 78 1.9 68 1.6
FRANKLIN 736 0.7 66 9.0 100 13.6 339 46.1 97 13.2 59 8.0 49 6.7 19 2.6 6 0.8 1 0.1
GASTON 2,937 2.6 269 9.2 570 19.4 1,141 38.8 375 12.8 257 8.8 231 7.9 60 2.0 14 0.5 20 0.7
GATES 143 0.1 11 7.7 27 18.9 70 49.0 15 10.5 14 9.8 3 2.1 3 2.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
GRAHAM 105 0.1 10 9.5 21 20.0 43 41.0 16 15.2 5 4.8 5 4.8 4 3.8 1 1.0 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 692 0.6 58 8.4 105 15.2 278 40.2 77 11.1 74 10.7 68 9.8 20 2.9 4 0.6 8 1.2
GREENE 222 0.2 25 11.3 51 23.0 85 38.3 20 9.0 24 10.8 10 4.5 5 2.3 1 0.5 1 0.5
GUILFORD 5,342 4.8 276 5.2 557 10.4 2,074 38.8 738 13.8 420 7.9 831 15.6 267 5.0 120 2.2 59 1.1
HALIFAX 776 0.7 86 11.1 165 21.3 311 40.1 64 8.2 69 8.9 39 5.0 30 3.9 7 0.9 5 0.6
HARNETT 1,295 1.2 123 9.5 189 14.6 533 41.2 196 15.1 106 8.2 99 7.6 35 2.7 3 0.2 11 0.8
HAYWOOD 1,028 0.9 61 5.9 131 12.7 425 41.3 120 11.7 127 12.4 109 10.6 36 3.5 11 1.1 8 0.8
HENDERSON 1,611 1.4 85 5.3 131 8.1 585 36.3 195 12.1 164 10.2 280 17.4 110 6.8 45 2.8 16 1.0
HERTFORD 309 0.3 29 9.4 58 18.8 152 49.2 21 6.8 17 5.5 22 7.1 8 2.6 1 0.3 1 0.3
HOKE 474 0.4 49 10.3 62 13.1 200 42.2 73 15.4 55 11.6 23 4.9 9 1.9 0 0.0 3 0.6
HYDE 46 0.0 4 8.7 5 10.9 20 43.5 6 13.0 3 6.5 6 13.0 0 0.0 1 2.2 1 2.2
IREDELL 1,957 1.8 126 6.4 268 13.7 870 44.5 233 11.9 184 9.4 165 8.4 74 3.8 24 1.2 13 0.7
JACKSON 427 0.4 29 6.8 60 14.1 153 35.8 54 12.6 33 7.7 54 12.6 23 5.4 17 4.0 4 0.9
JOHNSTON 1,949 1.7 155 8.0 245 12.6 863 44.3 270 13.9 145 7.4 162 8.3 66 3.4 18 0.9 25 1.3
JONES 151 0.1 13 8.6 20 13.2 76 50.3 22 14.6 8 5.3 8 5.3 2 1.3 2 1.3 0 0.0
LEE 737 0.7 57 7.7 93 12.6 299 40.6 101 13.7 89 12.1 59 8.0 26 3.5 8 1.1 5 0.7
LENOIR 882 0.8 97 11.0 125 14.2 362 41.0 127 14.4 88 10.0 55 6.2 17 1.9 7 0.8 4 0.5
LINCOLN 1,026 0.9 105 10.2 175 17.1 404 39.4 120 11.7 99 9.6 80 7.8 30 2.9 10 1.0 3 0.3
MCDOWELL 668 0.6 87 13.0 117 17.5 264 39.5 72 10.8 63 9.4 38 5.7 13 1.9 5 0.7 9 1.3
MACON 624 0.6 32 5.1 69 11.1 256 41.0 95 15.2 65 10.4 65 10.4 22 3.5 18 2.9 2 0.3
MADISON 310 0.3 32 10.3 42 13.5 131 42.3 42 13.5 17 5.5 28 9.0 13 4.2 3 1.0 2 0.6
MARTIN 396 0.4 33 8.3 69 17.4 181 45.7 37 9.3 40 10.1 24 6.1 9 2.3 3 0.8 0 0.0
MECKLENBURG 7,360 6.6 356 4.8 697 9.5 2,538 34.5 1,081 14.7 685 9.3 1,295 17.6 454 6.2 181 2.5 73 1.0
MITCHELL 266 0.2 32 12.0 27 10.2 117 44.0 30 11.3 23 8.6 20 7.5 8 3.0 2 0.8 7 2.6
MONTGOMERY 367 0.3 39 10.6 71 19.3 160 43.6 27 7.4 34 9.3 23 6.3 6 1.6 0 0.0 7 1.9
MOORE 1,436 1.3 67 4.7 144 10.0 505 35.2 202 14.1 137 9.5 234 16.3 95 6.6 42 2.9 10 0.7
NASH 1,204 1.1 106 8.8 192 15.9 513 42.6 152 12.6 92 7.6 92 7.6 36 3.0 15 1.2 6 0.5
NEW HANOVER 2,380 2.1 65 2.7 193 8.1 835 35.1 385 16.2 224 9.4 419 17.6 189 7.9 61 2.6 9 0.4
NORTHAMPTON 313 0.3 43 13.7 56 17.9 140 44.7 16 5.1 27 8.6 22 7.0 8 2.6 0 0.0 1 0.3
ONSLOW 1,588 1.4 81 5.1 187 11.8 714 45.0 226 14.2 169 10.6 141 8.9 52 3.3 14 0.9 4 0.3
ORANGE 960 0.9 48 5.0 93 9.7 300 31.3 115 12.0 57 5.9 164 17.1 93 9.7 82 8.5 8 0.8
PAMLICO 233 0.2 11 4.7 28 12.0 102 43.8 28 12.0 22 9.4 22 9.4 16 6.9 3 1.3 1 0.4
PASQUOTANK 465 0.4 30 6.5 65 14.0 201 43.2 60 12.9 36 7.7 50 10.8 14 3.0 8 1.7 1 0.2
PENDER 740 0.7 49 6.6 97 13.1 311 42.0 112 15.1 64 8.6 74 10.0 28 3.8 4 0.5 1 0.1
PERQUIMANS 217 0.2 15 6.9 31 14.3 94 43.3 26 12.0 18 8.3 17 7.8 11 5.1 3 1.4 2 0.9
PERSON 519 0.5 42 8.1 84 16.2 252 48.6 43 8.3 54 10.4 34 6.6 6 1.2 3 0.6 1 0.2
PITT 1,668 1.5 118 7.1 226 13.5 627 37.6 249 14.9 188 11.3 146 8.8 69 4.1 40 2.4 5 0.3
POLK 341 0.3 21 6.2 47 13.8 135 39.6 27 7.9 29 8.5 47 13.8 18 5.3 14 4.1 3 0.9
RANDOLPH 1,904 1.7 177 9.3 379 19.9 837 44.0 215 11.3 129 6.8 107 5.6 30 1.6 11 0.6 19 1.0
RICHMOND 687 0.6 69 10.0 126 18.3 299 43.5 59 8.6 76 11.1 34 4.9 13 1.9 5 0.7 6 0.9
ROBESON 1,700 1.5 229 13.5 388 22.8 692 40.7 154 9.1 103 6.1 90 5.3 30 1.8 9 0.5 5 0.3
ROCKINGHAM 1,458 1.3 128 8.8 291 20.0 628 43.1 151 10.4 125 8.6 86 5.9 35 2.4 3 0.2 11 0.8
ROWAN 1,977 1.8 128 6.5 293 14.8 880 44.5 237 12.0 164 8.3 174 8.8 66 3.3 18 0.9 17 0.9
RUTHERFORD 1,019 0.9 80 7.9 166 16.3 425 41.7 129 12.7 75 7.4 90 8.8 28 2.7 6 0.6 20 2.0
SAMPSON 818 0.7 72 8.8 131 16.0 365 44.6 97 11.9 78 9.5 48 5.9 16 2.0 4 0.5 7 0.9
SCOTLAND 507 0.5 40 7.9 71 14.0 248 48.9 52 10.3 47 9.3 33 6.5 10 2.0 4 0.8 2 0.4
STANLY 851 0.8 71 8.3 134 15.7 380 44.7 86 10.1 82 9.6 60 7.1 22 2.6 6 0.7 10 1.2
STOKES 723 0.6 73 10.1 138 19.1 341 47.2 64 8.9 53 7.3 36 5.0 8 1.1 4 0.6 6 0.8
SURRY 1,150 1.0 166 14.4 184 16.0 456 39.7 150 13.0 86 7.5 63 5.5 22 1.9 13 1.1 10 0.9
SWAIN 271 0.2 21 7.7 48 17.7 113 41.7 35 12.9 21 7.7 15 5.5 10 3.7 1 0.4 7 2.6
TRANSYLVANIA 483 0.4 30 6.2 39 8.1 173 35.8 69 14.3 37 7.7 77 15.9 40 8.3 18 3.7 0 0.0
TYRRELL 46 0.0 6 13.0 5 10.9 20 43.5 5 10.9 5 10.9 1 2.2 3 6.5 0 0.0 1 2.2
UNION 1,829 1.6 112 6.1 198 10.8 792 43.3 257 14.1 156 8.5 207 11.3 76 4.2 24 1.3 7 0.4
VANCE 635 0.6 50 7.9 137 21.6 288 45.4 63 9.9 47 7.4 35 5.5 10 1.6 2 0.3 3 0.5
WAKE 6,848 6.1 266 3.9 465 6.8 2,136 31.2 1,023 14.9 663 9.7 1,438 21.0 573 8.4 228 3.3 56 0.8
WARREN 300 0.3 35 11.7 62 20.7 126 42.0 25 8.3 28 9.3 14 4.7 7 2.3 2 0.7 1 0.3
WASHINGTON 179 0.2 25 14.0 33 18.4 75 41.9 16 8.9 18 10.1 10 5.6 1 0.6 0 0.0 1 0.6
WATAUGA 438 0.4 36 8.2 45 10.3 148 33.8 58 13.2 30 6.8 67 15.3 36 8.2 18 4.1 0 0.0
WAYNE 1,388 1.2 122 8.8 194 14.0 597 43.0 195 14.0 132 9.5 95 6.8 36 2.6 11 0.8 6 0.4
WILKES 990 0.9 136 13.7 199 20.1 396 40.0 97 9.8 80 8.1 51 5.2 21 2.1 6 0.6 4 0.4
WILSON 1,082 1.0 101 9.3 179 16.5 467 43.2 107 9.9 97 9.0 85 7.9 28 2.6 8 0.7 10 0.9
YADKIN 557 0.5 62 11.1 85 15.3 255 45.8 62 11.1 44 7.9 26 4.7 17 3.1 1 0.2 5 0.9
YANCEY 298 0.3 31 10.4 32 10.7 151 50.7 24 8.1 22 7.4 23 7.7 11 3.7 3 1.0 1 0.3

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