CY2022 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 113,873 100.0 47,418 41.6 61,682 54.2 984 0.9 1,300 1.1 453 0.4 2,030 1.8 6 0.0
COUNTY OF DEATH: 1,964 1.7 899 45.8 996 50.7 17 0.9 32 1.6 2 0.1 18 0.9 0 0.0
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 217 0.2 107 49.3 106 48.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 1.8 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 142 0.1 68 47.9 60 42.3 1 0.7 3 2.1 0 0.0 10 7.0 0 0.0
ANSON 206 0.2 132 64.1 72 35.0 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
ASHE 345 0.3 187 54.2 135 39.1 4 1.2 7 2.0 0 0.0 12 3.5 0 0.0
AVERY 162 0.1 70 43.2 90 55.6 1 0.6 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 582 0.5 281 48.3 295 50.7 3 0.5 3 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
BERTIE 207 0.2 141 68.1 62 30.0 2 1.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0
BLADEN 306 0.3 200 65.4 100 32.7 2 0.7 1 0.3 3 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
BRUNSWICK 1,493 1.3 341 22.8 1,068 71.5 15 1.0 15 1.0 10 0.7 44 2.9 0 0.0
BUNCOMBE 4,276 3.8 1,388 32.5 2,768 64.7 29 0.7 29 0.7 4 0.1 58 1.4 0 0.0
BURKE 1,091 1.0 441 40.4 609 55.8 7 0.6 30 2.7 2 0.2 2 0.2 0 0.0
CABARRUS 2,351 2.1 907 38.6 1,341 57.0 16 0.7 35 1.5 1 0.0 51 2.2 0 0.0
CALDWELL 1,186 1.0 500 42.2 655 55.2 6 0.5 18 1.5 0 0.0 7 0.6 0 0.0
CAMDEN 68 0.1 17 25.0 46 67.6 0 0.0 1 1.5 1 1.5 3 4.4 0 0.0
CARTERET 1,015 0.9 298 29.4 689 67.9 12 1.2 14 1.4 0 0.0 2 0.2 0 0.0
CASWELL 196 0.2 102 52.0 85 43.4 2 1.0 2 1.0 1 0.5 4 2.0 0 0.0
CATAWBA 2,302 2.0 913 39.7 1,348 58.6 10 0.4 19 0.8 2 0.1 10 0.4 0 0.0
CHATHAM 918 0.8 319 34.7 569 62.0 13 1.4 1 0.1 2 0.2 14 1.5 0 0.0
CHEROKEE 341 0.3 141 41.3 191 56.0 4 1.2 1 0.3 1 0.3 3 0.9 0 0.0
CHOWAN 251 0.2 122 48.6 120 47.8 2 0.8 1 0.4 0 0.0 6 2.4 0 0.0
CLAY 131 0.1 38 29.0 84 64.1 3 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 4.6 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,488 1.3 675 45.4 670 45.0 14 0.9 16 1.1 98 6.6 15 1.0 0 0.0
COLUMBUS 769 0.7 496 64.5 267 34.7 2 0.3 2 0.3 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,416 1.2 516 36.4 838 59.2 15 1.1 21 1.5 2 0.1 24 1.7 0 0.0
CUMBERLAND 3,359 2.9 1,508 44.9 1,786 53.2 29 0.9 12 0.4 2 0.1 22 0.7 0 0.0
CURRITUCK 185 0.2 44 23.8 125 67.6 2 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 7.6 0 0.0
DARE 306 0.3 47 15.4 225 73.5 1 0.3 3 1.0 0 0.0 30 9.8 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 1,775 1.6 781 44.0 945 53.2 14 0.8 23 1.3 2 0.1 10 0.6 0 0.0
DAVIE 380 0.3 167 43.9 199 52.4 5 1.3 1 0.3 3 0.8 5 1.3 0 0.0
DUPLIN 433 0.4 289 66.7 134 30.9 1 0.2 5 1.2 1 0.2 3 0.7 0 0.0
DURHAM 4,090 3.6 1,647 40.3 2,192 53.6 64 1.6 33 0.8 20 0.5 134 3.3 0 0.0
EDGECOMBE 587 0.5 373 63.5 200 34.1 3 0.5 6 1.0 2 0.3 2 0.3 1 0.2
FORSYTH 6,017 5.3 2,347 39.0 3,321 55.2 82 1.4 111 1.8 14 0.2 142 2.4 0 0.0
FRANKLIN 453 0.4 189 41.7 250 55.2 2 0.4 4 0.9 0 0.0 8 1.8 0 0.0
GASTON 2,860 2.5 1,176 41.1 1,562 54.6 41 1.4 53 1.9 14 0.5 14 0.5 0 0.0
GATES 95 0.1 42 44.2 43 45.3 0 0.0 3 3.2 0 0.0 7 7.4 0 0.0
GRAHAM 67 0.1 32 47.8 34 50.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 530 0.5 267 50.4 239 45.1 5 0.9 4 0.8 2 0.4 13 2.5 0 0.0
GREENE 156 0.1 100 64.1 53 34.0 1 0.6 1 0.6 0 0.0 1 0.6 0 0.0
GUILFORD 6,078 5.3 2,331 38.4 3,494 57.5 57 0.9 96 1.6 12 0.2 88 1.4 0 0.0
HALIFAX 570 0.5 350 61.4 212 37.2 2 0.4 3 0.5 0 0.0 3 0.5 0 0.0
HARNETT 1,013 0.9 470 46.4 504 49.8 12 1.2 8 0.8 1 0.1 18 1.8 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 833 0.7 286 34.3 522 62.7 4 0.5 9 1.1 0 0.0 12 1.4 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,708 1.5 432 25.3 1,212 71.0 15 0.9 18 1.1 1 0.1 30 1.8 0 0.0
HERTFORD 305 0.3 190 62.3 110 36.1 0 0.0 1 0.3 1 0.3 3 1.0 0 0.0
HOKE 344 0.3 163 47.4 176 51.2 3 0.9 0 0.0 1 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
HYDE 30 0.0 10 33.3 20 66.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,919 1.7 798 41.6 1,078 56.2 11 0.6 20 1.0 1 0.1 10 0.5 1 0.1
JACKSON 394 0.3 154 39.1 227 57.6 3 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 2.5 0 0.0
JOHNSTON 1,662 1.5 756 45.5 829 49.9 12 0.7 41 2.5 1 0.1 23 1.4 0 0.0
JONES 94 0.1 53 56.4 41 43.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
LEE 606 0.5 282 46.5 310 51.2 2 0.3 6 1.0 0 0.0 6 1.0 0 0.0
LENOIR 695 0.6 406 58.4 267 38.4 5 0.7 13 1.9 2 0.3 2 0.3 0 0.0
LINCOLN 751 0.7 303 40.3 424 56.5 3 0.4 6 0.8 1 0.1 14 1.9 0 0.0
MCDOWELL 409 0.4 158 38.6 242 59.2 0 0.0 6 1.5 0 0.0 3 0.7 0 0.0
MACON 443 0.4 115 26.0 310 70.0 2 0.5 0 0.0 6 1.4 10 2.3 0 0.0
MADISON 157 0.1 70 44.6 83 52.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.5 0 0.0
MARTIN 234 0.2 131 56.0 102 43.6 1 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
MECKLENBURG 9,504 8.3 3,273 34.4 5,645 59.4 64 0.7 78 0.8 49 0.5 395 4.2 0 0.0
MITCHELL 285 0.3 144 50.5 129 45.3 2 0.7 3 1.1 0 0.0 7 2.5 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 228 0.2 133 58.3 92 40.4 1 0.4 1 0.4 1 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0
MOORE 1,881 1.7 750 39.9 1,084 57.6 13 0.7 23 1.2 0 0.0 11 0.6 0 0.0
NASH 1,137 1.0 630 55.4 473 41.6 5 0.4 16 1.4 2 0.2 11 1.0 0 0.0
NEW HANOVER 3,588 3.2 1,039 29.0 2,317 64.6 35 1.0 21 0.6 75 2.1 101 2.8 0 0.0
NORTHAMPTON 202 0.2 136 67.3 63 31.2 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 0.5
ONSLOW 1,255 1.1 432 34.4 752 59.9 26 2.1 11 0.9 2 0.2 32 2.5 0 0.0
ORANGE 1,717 1.5 661 38.5 993 57.8 15 0.9 9 0.5 10 0.6 29 1.7 0 0.0
PAMLICO 136 0.1 47 34.6 87 64.0 1 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 564 0.5 224 39.7 324 57.4 8 1.4 2 0.4 0 0.0 6 1.1 0 0.0
PENDER 406 0.4 138 34.0 232 57.1 5 1.2 7 1.7 7 1.7 17 4.2 0 0.0
PERQUIMANS 121 0.1 51 42.1 66 54.5 0 0.0 1 0.8 0 0.0 3 2.5 0 0.0
PERSON 351 0.3 195 55.6 150 42.7 1 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0 4 1.1 0 0.0
PITT 2,873 2.5 1,506 52.4 1,275 44.4 16 0.6 49 1.7 4 0.1 23 0.8 0 0.0
POLK 220 0.2 59 26.8 159 72.3 1 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,445 1.3 660 45.7 748 51.8 13 0.9 18 1.2 2 0.1 4 0.3 0 0.0
RICHMOND 605 0.5 283 46.8 311 51.4 0 0.0 6 1.0 0 0.0 5 0.8 0 0.0
ROBESON 1,434 1.3 963 67.2 425 29.6 6 0.4 19 1.3 17 1.2 4 0.3 0 0.0
ROCKINGHAM 1,269 1.1 678 53.4 556 43.8 3 0.2 11 0.9 1 0.1 20 1.6 0 0.0
ROWAN 1,780 1.6 732 41.1 967 54.3 36 2.0 31 1.7 3 0.2 10 0.6 1 0.1
RUTHERFORD 976 0.9 446 45.7 509 52.2 8 0.8 1 0.1 6 0.6 6 0.6 0 0.0
SAMPSON 544 0.5 332 61.0 191 35.1 1 0.2 13 2.4 1 0.2 6 1.1 0 0.0
SCOTLAND 604 0.5 353 58.4 240 39.7 5 0.8 5 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0
STANLY 676 0.6 323 47.8 333 49.3 6 0.9 9 1.3 4 0.6 1 0.1 0 0.0
STOKES 467 0.4 219 46.9 228 48.8 4 0.9 6 1.3 1 0.2 9 1.9 0 0.0
SURRY 1,376 1.2 744 54.1 524 38.1 15 1.1 8 0.6 11 0.8 74 5.4 0 0.0
SWAIN 207 0.2 91 44.0 111 53.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 2.4 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 369 0.3 83 22.5 278 75.3 4 1.1 1 0.3 0 0.0 3 0.8 0 0.0
TYRRELL 27 0.0 13 48.1 14 51.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,677 1.5 709 42.3 914 54.5 11 0.7 20 1.2 9 0.5 14 0.8 0 0.0
VANCE 613 0.5 359 58.6 239 39.0 1 0.2 6 1.0 1 0.2 7 1.1 0 0.0
WAKE 7,667 6.7 2,603 34.0 4,603 60.0 74 1.0 116 1.5 20 0.3 249 3.2 2 0.0
WARREN 161 0.1 108 67.1 47 29.2 1 0.6 2 1.2 0 0.0 3 1.9 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 117 0.1 59 50.4 56 47.9 2 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
WATAUGA 509 0.4 209 41.1 273 53.6 6 1.2 7 1.4 0 0.0 14 2.8 0 0.0
WAYNE 1,596 1.4 943 59.1 609 38.2 16 1.0 18 1.1 1 0.1 9 0.6 0 0.0
WILKES 747 0.7 433 58.0 285 38.2 4 0.5 25 3.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
WILSON 946 0.8 566 59.8 356 37.6 5 0.5 8 0.8 7 0.7 4 0.4 0 0.0
YADKIN 443 0.4 239 54.0 188 42.4 6 1.4 6 1.4 0 0.0 4 0.9 0 0.0
YANCEY 189 0.2 86 45.5 101 53.4 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 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