| 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 |
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| 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 |
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