| CY2023 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 | 107,820 | 100.0 | 42,642 | 39.5 | 60,400 | 56.0 | 1,072 | 1.0 | 1,125 | 1.0 | 501 | 0.5 | 2,022 | 1.9 | 58 | 0.1 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 1,852 | 1.7 | 794 | 42.9 | 992 | 53.6 | 15 | 0.8 | 26 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 23 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 499 | 0.5 | 217 | 43.5 | 275 | 55.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 176 | 0.2 | 88 | 50.0 | 70 | 39.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 10.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANSON | 317 | 0.3 | 192 | 60.6 | 116 | 36.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.3 |
| ASHE | 381 | 0.4 | 189 | 49.6 | 170 | 44.6 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AVERY | 242 | 0.2 | 100 | 41.3 | 133 | 55.0 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 646 | 0.6 | 311 | 48.1 | 325 | 50.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BERTIE | 273 | 0.3 | 176 | 64.5 | 89 | 32.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BLADEN | 437 | 0.4 | 291 | 66.6 | 141 | 32.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 2,000 | 1.9 | 435 | 21.8 | 1,442 | 72.1 | 28 | 1.4 | 11 | 0.6 | 23 | 1.2 | 59 | 3.0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,983 | 2.8 | 845 | 28.3 | 2,035 | 68.2 | 45 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.5 | 14 | 0.5 | 26 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.1 |
| BURKE | 1,320 | 1.2 | 530 | 40.2 | 736 | 55.8 | 8 | 0.6 | 33 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CABARRUS | 1,832 | 1.7 | 670 | 36.6 | 1,073 | 58.6 | 20 | 1.1 | 23 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.2 | 41 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CALDWELL | 1,254 | 1.2 | 474 | 37.8 | 754 | 60.1 | 12 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.2 |
| CAMDEN | 95 | 0.1 | 25 | 26.3 | 57 | 60.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 10.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CARTERET | 987 | 0.9 | 285 | 28.9 | 680 | 68.9 | 8 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CASWELL | 316 | 0.3 | 142 | 44.9 | 122 | 38.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 49 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CATAWBA | 2,012 | 1.9 | 712 | 35.4 | 1,243 | 61.8 | 20 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.0 |
| CHATHAM | 831 | 0.8 | 290 | 34.9 | 499 | 60.0 | 16 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.6 | 8 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| CHEROKEE | 482 | 0.4 | 176 | 36.5 | 299 | 62.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CHOWAN | 197 | 0.2 | 85 | 43.1 | 93 | 47.2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLAY | 183 | 0.2 | 60 | 32.8 | 119 | 65.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,428 | 1.3 | 647 | 45.3 | 636 | 44.5 | 12 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.6 | 111 | 7.8 | 12 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| COLUMBUS | 795 | 0.7 | 529 | 66.5 | 246 | 30.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CRAVEN | 1,270 | 1.2 | 380 | 29.9 | 833 | 65.6 | 18 | 1.4 | 17 | 1.3 | 7 | 0.6 | 15 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CUMBERLAND | 3,177 | 2.9 | 1,247 | 39.3 | 1,835 | 57.8 | 33 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.3 | 33 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| CURRITUCK | 324 | 0.3 | 50 | 15.4 | 200 | 61.7 | 6 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 67 | 20.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DARE | 416 | 0.4 | 63 | 15.1 | 288 | 69.2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 | 14.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIDSON | 2,245 | 2.1 | 888 | 39.6 | 1,280 | 57.0 | 33 | 1.5 | 33 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DAVIE | 532 | 0.5 | 224 | 42.1 | 286 | 53.8 | 9 | 1.7 | 6 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DUPLIN | 652 | 0.6 | 411 | 63.0 | 216 | 33.1 | 4 | 0.6 | 15 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DURHAM | 2,367 | 2.2 | 828 | 35.0 | 1,414 | 59.7 | 23 | 1.0 | 17 | 0.7 | 20 | 0.8 | 63 | 2.7 | 2 | 0.1 |
| EDGECOMBE | 778 | 0.7 | 455 | 58.5 | 306 | 39.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FORSYTH | 4,100 | 3.8 | 1,407 | 34.3 | 2,405 | 58.7 | 82 | 2.0 | 93 | 2.3 | 9 | 0.2 | 100 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.1 |
| FRANKLIN | 750 | 0.7 | 317 | 42.3 | 406 | 54.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 14 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| GASTON | 2,751 | 2.6 | 1,010 | 36.7 | 1,612 | 58.6 | 53 | 1.9 | 38 | 1.4 | 15 | 0.5 | 22 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.0 |
| GATES | 170 | 0.2 | 87 | 51.2 | 45 | 26.5 | 4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 19.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRAHAM | 129 | 0.1 | 75 | 58.1 | 49 | 38.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 613 | 0.6 | 290 | 47.3 | 294 | 48.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GREENE | 236 | 0.2 | 152 | 64.4 | 80 | 33.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GUILFORD | 5,247 | 4.9 | 1,863 | 35.5 | 3,162 | 60.3 | 52 | 1.0 | 65 | 1.2 | 12 | 0.2 | 91 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| HALIFAX | 701 | 0.7 | 429 | 61.2 | 254 | 36.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HARNETT | 1,285 | 1.2 | 594 | 46.2 | 644 | 50.1 | 14 | 1.1 | 13 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 18 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HAYWOOD | 939 | 0.9 | 273 | 29.1 | 636 | 67.7 | 6 | 0.6 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HENDERSON | 1,496 | 1.4 | 358 | 23.9 | 1,080 | 72.2 | 9 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.4 | 31 | 2.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| HERTFORD | 268 | 0.2 | 162 | 60.4 | 95 | 35.4 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 7 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HOKE | 454 | 0.4 | 208 | 45.8 | 235 | 51.8 | 3 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HYDE | 53 | 0.0 | 21 | 39.6 | 30 | 56.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 1,889 | 1.8 | 673 | 35.6 | 1,153 | 61.0 | 26 | 1.4 | 14 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 21 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| JACKSON | 446 | 0.4 | 163 | 36.5 | 264 | 59.2 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 2.9 | 1 | 0.2 |
| JOHNSTON | 1,933 | 1.8 | 832 | 43.0 | 1,010 | 52.3 | 14 | 0.7 | 40 | 2.1 | 12 | 0.6 | 25 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JONES | 145 | 0.1 | 78 | 53.8 | 66 | 45.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LEE | 695 | 0.6 | 308 | 44.3 | 372 | 53.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LENOIR | 852 | 0.8 | 479 | 56.2 | 343 | 40.3 | 6 | 0.7 | 15 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LINCOLN | 985 | 0.9 | 380 | 38.6 | 576 | 58.5 | 8 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 13 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| MCDOWELL | 676 | 0.6 | 300 | 44.4 | 357 | 52.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MACON | 520 | 0.5 | 136 | 26.2 | 354 | 68.1 | 7 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 21 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MADISON | 293 | 0.3 | 151 | 51.5 | 129 | 44.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| MARTIN | 369 | 0.3 | 216 | 58.5 | 147 | 39.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 7,183 | 6.7 | 2,431 | 33.8 | 4,424 | 61.6 | 42 | 0.6 | 37 | 0.5 | 40 | 0.6 | 203 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.1 |
| MITCHELL | 245 | 0.2 | 135 | 55.1 | 94 | 38.4 | 6 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 382 | 0.4 | 189 | 49.5 | 189 | 49.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MOORE | 1,374 | 1.3 | 409 | 29.8 | 925 | 67.3 | 20 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NASH | 1,149 | 1.1 | 579 | 50.4 | 518 | 45.1 | 3 | 0.3 | 25 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 20 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.2 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,311 | 2.1 | 552 | 23.9 | 1,601 | 69.3 | 15 | 0.6 | 21 | 0.9 | 63 | 2.7 | 56 | 2.4 | 3 | 0.1 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 312 | 0.3 | 198 | 63.5 | 102 | 32.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 11 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ONSLOW | 1,575 | 1.5 | 498 | 31.6 | 1,006 | 63.9 | 11 | 0.7 | 11 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.4 | 42 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ORANGE | 963 | 0.9 | 281 | 29.2 | 627 | 65.1 | 16 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 24 | 2.5 | 12 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PAMLICO | 228 | 0.2 | 82 | 36.0 | 143 | 62.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 494 | 0.5 | 182 | 36.8 | 262 | 53.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PENDER | 708 | 0.7 | 254 | 35.9 | 422 | 59.6 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.7 | 13 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 217 | 0.2 | 79 | 36.4 | 121 | 55.8 | 2 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PERSON | 527 | 0.5 | 259 | 49.1 | 250 | 47.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PITT | 1,662 | 1.5 | 805 | 48.4 | 795 | 47.8 | 15 | 0.9 | 34 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| POLK | 296 | 0.3 | 71 | 24.0 | 215 | 72.6 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,738 | 1.6 | 744 | 42.8 | 943 | 54.3 | 21 | 1.2 | 16 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RICHMOND | 673 | 0.6 | 325 | 48.3 | 324 | 48.1 | 4 | 0.6 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ROBESON | 1,641 | 1.5 | 1,117 | 68.1 | 455 | 27.7 | 14 | 0.9 | 19 | 1.2 | 28 | 1.7 | 7 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 1,278 | 1.2 | 632 | 49.5 | 597 | 46.7 | 8 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 29 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.2 |
| ROWAN | 1,806 | 1.7 | 670 | 37.1 | 1,038 | 57.5 | 49 | 2.7 | 29 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 19 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 1,015 | 0.9 | 417 | 41.1 | 567 | 55.9 | 15 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.2 |
| SAMPSON | 770 | 0.7 | 455 | 59.1 | 293 | 38.1 | 4 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SCOTLAND | 469 | 0.4 | 272 | 58.0 | 188 | 40.1 | 2 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STANLY | 796 | 0.7 | 382 | 48.0 | 398 | 50.0 | 6 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| STOKES | 667 | 0.6 | 324 | 48.6 | 311 | 46.6 | 10 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SURRY | 1,008 | 0.9 | 539 | 53.5 | 417 | 41.4 | 9 | 0.9 | 11 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SWAIN | 246 | 0.2 | 120 | 48.8 | 123 | 50.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 479 | 0.4 | 129 | 26.9 | 340 | 71.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| TYRRELL | 51 | 0.0 | 33 | 64.7 | 18 | 35.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNION | 1,738 | 1.6 | 644 | 37.1 | 1,031 | 59.3 | 11 | 0.6 | 20 | 1.2 | 10 | 0.6 | 20 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| VANCE | 582 | 0.5 | 316 | 54.3 | 254 | 43.6 | 4 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WAKE | 6,864 | 6.4 | 2,060 | 30.0 | 4,388 | 63.9 | 68 | 1.0 | 105 | 1.5 | 31 | 0.5 | 208 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| WARREN | 310 | 0.3 | 174 | 56.1 | 124 | 40.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 203 | 0.2 | 105 | 51.7 | 93 | 45.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WATAUGA | 394 | 0.4 | 165 | 41.9 | 206 | 52.3 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.3 |
| WAYNE | 1,452 | 1.3 | 812 | 55.9 | 594 | 40.9 | 10 | 0.7 | 20 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| WILKES | 968 | 0.9 | 493 | 50.9 | 428 | 44.2 | 11 | 1.1 | 27 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| WILSON | 954 | 0.9 | 530 | 55.6 | 400 | 41.9 | 6 | 0.6 | 10 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YADKIN | 536 | 0.5 | 291 | 54.3 | 236 | 44.0 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| YANCEY | 262 | 0.2 | 118 | 45.0 | 139 | 53.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |
FOLLOW US