CY2023 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 106,384 100.0 6,987 6.6 13,793 13.0 42,438 39.9 13,630 12.8 9,639 9.1 12,284 11.5 4,785 4.5 1,786 1.7 1,042 1.0
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,837 1.7 118 6.4 210 11.4 790 43.0 219 11.9 181 9.9 205 11.2 69 3.8 20 1.1 25 1.4
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 499 0.5 65 13.0 102 20.4 188 37.7 77 15.4 33 6.6 18 3.6 9 1.8 2 0.4 5 1.0
ALLEGHANY 176 0.2 27 15.3 33 18.8 61 34.7 14 8.0 17 9.7 15 8.5 7 4.0 1 0.6 1 0.6
ANSON 315 0.3 21 6.7 64 20.3 143 45.4 24 7.6 35 11.1 15 4.8 9 2.9 0 0.0 4 1.3
ASHE 379 0.4 40 10.6 67 17.7 143 37.7 45 11.9 27 7.1 33 8.7 17 4.5 4 1.1 3 0.8
AVERY 239 0.2 16 6.7 31 13.0 87 36.4 42 17.6 22 9.2 26 10.9 10 4.2 5 2.1 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 636 0.6 40 6.3 81 12.7 267 42.0 99 15.6 72 11.3 42 6.6 26 4.1 6 0.9 3 0.5
BERTIE 268 0.3 31 11.6 45 16.8 131 48.9 15 5.6 20 7.5 18 6.7 3 1.1 4 1.5 1 0.4
BLADEN 431 0.4 36 8.4 76 17.6 187 43.4 32 7.4 50 11.6 29 6.7 14 3.2 2 0.5 5 1.2
BRUNSWICK 1,989 1.9 52 2.6 171 8.6 808 40.6 298 15.0 181 9.1 305 15.3 131 6.6 34 1.7 9 0.5
BUNCOMBE 2,963 2.8 157 5.3 290 9.8 1,039 35.1 400 13.5 283 9.6 434 14.6 204 6.9 96 3.2 60 2.0
BURKE 1,311 1.2 155 11.8 225 17.2 504 38.4 146 11.1 123 9.4 88 6.7 49 3.7 8 0.6 13 1.0
CABARRUS 1,805 1.7 109 6.0 227 12.6 760 42.1 253 14.0 173 9.6 187 10.4 66 3.7 22 1.2 8 0.4
CALDWELL 1,245 1.2 125 10.0 264 21.2 506 40.6 131 10.5 102 8.2 76 6.1 31 2.5 6 0.5 4 0.3
CAMDEN 95 0.1 4 4.2 17 17.9 45 47.4 12 12.6 5 5.3 8 8.4 3 3.2 1 1.1 0 0.0
CARTERET 984 0.9 34 3.5 102 10.4 384 39.0 157 16.0 103 10.5 137 13.9 44 4.5 15 1.5 8 0.8
CASWELL 315 0.3 21 6.7 56 17.8 157 49.8 28 8.9 27 8.6 19 6.0 1 0.3 0 0.0 6 1.9
CATAWBA 1,995 1.9 143 7.2 309 15.5 814 40.8 258 12.9 182 9.1 201 10.1 51 2.6 27 1.4 10 0.5
CHATHAM 822 0.8 45 5.5 88 10.7 258 31.4 90 10.9 65 7.9 133 16.2 80 9.7 57 6.9 6 0.7
CHEROKEE 481 0.5 29 6.0 68 14.1 207 43.0 61 12.7 58 12.1 37 7.7 14 2.9 2 0.4 5 1.0
CHOWAN 195 0.2 13 6.7 38 19.5 69 35.4 24 12.3 23 11.8 21 10.8 6 3.1 1 0.5 0 0.0
CLAY 182 0.2 12 6.6 30 16.5 57 31.3 25 13.7 20 11.0 24 13.2 7 3.8 6 3.3 1 0.5
CLEVELAND 1,413 1.3 112 7.9 239 16.9 569 40.3 169 12.0 135 9.6 119 8.4 38 2.7 19 1.3 13 0.9
COLUMBUS 792 0.7 66 8.3 146 18.4 316 39.9 111 14.0 73 9.2 45 5.7 29 3.7 2 0.3 4 0.5
CRAVEN 1,244 1.2 52 4.2 122 9.8 504 40.5 197 15.8 117 9.4 145 11.7 76 6.1 21 1.7 10 0.8
CUMBERLAND 3,072 2.9 161 5.2 357 11.6 1,287 41.9 482 15.7 295 9.6 301 9.8 126 4.1 33 1.1 30 1.0
CURRITUCK 323 0.3 13 4.0 34 10.5 154 47.7 50 15.5 23 7.1 34 10.5 8 2.5 3 0.9 4 1.2
DARE 414 0.4 10 2.4 41 9.9 147 35.5 78 18.8 36 8.7 70 16.9 23 5.6 9 2.2 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 2,219 2.1 153 6.9 404 18.2 924 41.6 296 13.3 195 8.8 173 7.8 42 1.9 14 0.6 18 0.8
DAVIE 529 0.5 33 6.2 77 14.6 215 40.6 64 12.1 55 10.4 49 9.3 19 3.6 11 2.1 6 1.1
DUPLIN 645 0.6 53 8.2 125 19.4 281 43.6 70 10.9 58 9.0 39 6.0 13 2.0 1 0.2 5 0.8
DURHAM 2,332 2.2 115 4.9 257 11.0 721 30.9 300 12.9 173 7.4 419 18.0 198 8.5 110 4.7 39 1.7
EDGECOMBE 760 0.7 76 10.0 147 19.3 339 44.6 67 8.8 59 7.8 42 5.5 24 3.2 5 0.7 1 0.1
FORSYTH 4,041 3.8 209 5.2 410 10.1 1,616 40.0 520 12.9 330 8.2 593 14.7 201 5.0 86 2.1 76 1.9
FRANKLIN 739 0.7 54 7.3 111 15.0 337 45.6 85 11.5 59 8.0 60 8.1 22 3.0 6 0.8 5 0.7
GASTON 2,722 2.6 221 8.1 491 18.0 1,093 40.2 328 12.0 264 9.7 221 8.1 49 1.8 24 0.9 31 1.1
GATES 166 0.2 17 10.2 30 18.1 71 42.8 20 12.0 16 9.6 7 4.2 5 3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
GRAHAM 128 0.1 16 12.5 17 13.3 55 43.0 22 17.2 9 7.0 4 3.1 2 1.6 1 0.8 2 1.6
GRANVILLE 609 0.6 45 7.4 91 14.9 262 43.0 61 10.0 62 10.2 53 8.7 20 3.3 5 0.8 10 1.6
GREENE 229 0.2 23 10.0 37 16.2 101 44.1 24 10.5 25 10.9 11 4.8 1 0.4 2 0.9 5 2.2
GUILFORD 5,168 4.9 268 5.2 555 10.7 1,987 38.4 672 13.0 474 9.2 772 14.9 292 5.7 101 2.0 47 0.9
HALIFAX 691 0.6 94 13.6 130 18.8 294 42.5 54 7.8 54 7.8 39 5.6 19 2.7 2 0.3 5 0.7
HARNETT 1,263 1.2 90 7.1 174 13.8 562 44.5 182 14.4 115 9.1 86 6.8 32 2.5 11 0.9 11 0.9
HAYWOOD 929 0.9 64 6.9 110 11.8 384 41.3 131 14.1 92 9.9 83 8.9 41 4.4 17 1.8 7 0.8
HENDERSON 1,489 1.4 64 4.3 123 8.3 524 35.2 206 13.8 154 10.3 258 17.3 104 7.0 35 2.4 21 1.4
HERTFORD 264 0.2 30 11.4 59 22.3 99 37.5 25 9.5 22 8.3 21 8.0 7 2.7 0 0.0 1 0.4
HOKE 445 0.4 43 9.7 51 11.5 192 43.1 57 12.8 49 11.0 39 8.8 8 1.8 4 0.9 2 0.4
HYDE 52 0.0 4 7.7 5 9.6 25 48.1 9 17.3 5 9.6 1 1.9 2 3.8 1 1.9 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,866 1.8 113 6.1 235 12.6 776 41.6 237 12.7 186 10.0 216 11.6 67 3.6 23 1.2 13 0.7
JACKSON 441 0.4 36 8.2 56 12.7 168 38.1 63 14.3 35 7.9 46 10.4 23 5.2 8 1.8 6 1.4
JOHNSTON 1,910 1.8 140 7.3 233 12.2 852 44.6 236 12.4 173 9.1 168 8.8 70 3.7 10 0.5 28 1.5
JONES 145 0.1 9 6.2 30 20.7 60 41.4 20 13.8 9 6.2 9 6.2 6 4.1 1 0.7 1 0.7
LEE 679 0.6 48 7.1 88 13.0 293 43.2 82 12.1 77 11.3 58 8.5 22 3.2 9 1.3 2 0.3
LENOIR 840 0.8 88 10.5 143 17.0 322 38.3 117 13.9 73 8.7 52 6.2 28 3.3 9 1.1 8 1.0
LINCOLN 981 0.9 80 8.2 155 15.8 433 44.1 86 8.8 98 10.0 83 8.5 34 3.5 9 0.9 3 0.3
MCDOWELL 669 0.6 70 10.5 109 16.3 280 41.9 81 12.1 66 9.9 40 6.0 16 2.4 3 0.4 4 0.6
MACON 517 0.5 35 6.8 62 12.0 221 42.7 58 11.2 59 11.4 56 10.8 18 3.5 3 0.6 5 1.0
MADISON 292 0.3 44 15.1 41 14.0 117 40.1 26 8.9 17 5.8 30 10.3 12 4.1 0 0.0 5 1.7
MARTIN 365 0.3 37 10.1 59 16.2 155 42.5 37 10.1 35 9.6 23 6.3 11 3.0 4 1.1 4 1.1
MECKLENBURG 7,028 6.6 325 4.6 594 8.5 2,504 35.6 1,021 14.5 628 8.9 1,261 17.9 461 6.6 154 2.2 80 1.1
MITCHELL 242 0.2 24 9.9 38 15.7 102 42.1 24 9.9 31 12.8 17 7.0 4 1.7 2 0.8 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 378 0.4 32 8.5 72 19.0 160 42.3 39 10.3 36 9.5 26 6.9 6 1.6 4 1.1 3 0.8
MOORE 1,363 1.3 50 3.7 141 10.3 479 35.1 169 12.4 138 10.1 234 17.2 107 7.9 35 2.6 10 0.7
NASH 1,134 1.1 107 9.4 189 16.7 454 40.0 148 13.1 82 7.2 93 8.2 41 3.6 13 1.1 7 0.6
NEW HANOVER 2,292 2.2 60 2.6 166 7.2 822 35.9 368 16.1 246 10.7 395 17.2 149 6.5 68 3.0 18 0.8
NORTHAMPTON 303 0.3 47 15.5 49 16.2 131 43.2 25 8.3 21 6.9 22 7.3 6 2.0 2 0.7 0 0.0
ONSLOW 1,535 1.4 73 4.8 168 10.9 702 45.7 235 15.3 146 9.5 136 8.9 52 3.4 10 0.7 13 0.8
ORANGE 953 0.9 30 3.1 67 7.0 272 28.5 111 11.6 77 8.1 194 20.4 112 11.8 80 8.4 10 1.0
PAMLICO 224 0.2 8 3.6 29 12.9 99 44.2 32 14.3 19 8.5 17 7.6 12 5.4 3 1.3 5 2.2
PASQUOTANK 487 0.5 37 7.6 75 15.4 213 43.7 66 13.6 33 6.8 43 8.8 15 3.1 4 0.8 1 0.2
PENDER 702 0.7 33 4.7 98 14.0 295 42.0 106 15.1 65 9.3 76 10.8 20 2.8 7 1.0 2 0.3
PERQUIMANS 216 0.2 20 9.3 26 12.0 77 35.6 41 19.0 18 8.3 21 9.7 11 5.1 2 0.9 0 0.0
PERSON 514 0.5 47 9.1 59 11.5 252 49.0 44 8.6 46 8.9 30 5.8 25 4.9 7 1.4 4 0.8
PITT 1,631 1.5 91 5.6 230 14.1 609 37.3 253 15.5 170 10.4 178 10.9 68 4.2 24 1.5 8 0.5
POLK 293 0.3 13 4.4 25 8.5 95 32.4 28 9.6 36 12.3 56 19.1 31 10.6 8 2.7 1 0.3
RANDOLPH 1,719 1.6 140 8.1 323 18.8 746 43.4 184 10.7 149 8.7 115 6.7 26 1.5 18 1.0 18 1.0
RICHMOND 663 0.6 57 8.6 112 16.9 287 43.3 66 10.0 66 10.0 32 4.8 17 2.6 5 0.8 21 3.2
ROBESON 1,600 1.5 210 13.1 323 20.2 690 43.1 137 8.6 106 6.6 87 5.4 30 1.9 7 0.4 10 0.6
ROCKINGHAM 1,268 1.2 131 10.3 229 18.1 550 43.4 129 10.2 96 7.6 85 6.7 29 2.3 6 0.5 13 1.0
ROWAN 1,787 1.7 123 6.9 235 13.2 786 44.0 228 12.8 165 9.2 163 9.1 49 2.7 21 1.2 17 1.0
RUTHERFORD 1,002 0.9 69 6.9 145 14.5 457 45.6 115 11.5 88 8.8 76 7.6 28 2.8 6 0.6 18 1.8
SAMPSON 754 0.7 69 9.2 95 12.6 372 49.3 75 9.9 74 9.8 50 6.6 17 2.3 2 0.3 0 0.0
SCOTLAND 462 0.4 33 7.1 68 14.7 215 46.5 29 6.3 50 10.8 51 11.0 10 2.2 1 0.2 5 1.1
STANLY 787 0.7 43 5.5 136 17.3 369 46.9 82 10.4 67 8.5 63 8.0 14 1.8 4 0.5 9 1.1
STOKES 663 0.6 57 8.6 116 17.5 324 48.9 65 9.8 45 6.8 37 5.6 12 1.8 3 0.5 4 0.6
SURRY 1,000 0.9 118 11.8 170 17.0 423 42.3 107 10.7 79 7.9 71 7.1 21 2.1 5 0.5 6 0.6
SWAIN 243 0.2 23 9.5 50 20.6 90 37.0 30 12.3 24 9.9 14 5.8 8 3.3 2 0.8 2 0.8
TRANSYLVANIA 478 0.4 25 5.2 45 9.4 179 37.4 64 13.4 33 6.9 62 13.0 38 7.9 23 4.8 9 1.9
TYRRELL 51 0.0 4 7.8 8 15.7 25 49.0 10 19.6 3 5.9 0 0.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,719 1.6 96 5.6 195 11.3 713 41.5 250 14.5 154 9.0 210 12.2 67 3.9 19 1.1 15 0.9
VANCE 575 0.5 51 8.9 124 21.6 256 44.5 64 11.1 31 5.4 29 5.0 7 1.2 6 1.0 7 1.2
WAKE 6,760 6.4 247 3.7 434 6.4 2,179 32.2 973 14.4 635 9.4 1,385 20.5 586 8.7 263 3.9 58 0.9
WARREN 306 0.3 21 6.9 52 17.0 150 49.0 24 7.8 24 7.8 24 7.8 3 1.0 3 1.0 5 1.6
WASHINGTON 199 0.2 15 7.5 28 14.1 95 47.7 20 10.1 17 8.5 16 8.0 6 3.0 1 0.5 1 0.5
WATAUGA 390 0.4 28 7.2 45 11.5 135 34.6 47 12.1 32 8.2 47 12.1 32 8.2 21 5.4 3 0.8
WAYNE 1,426 1.3 90 6.3 190 13.3 626 43.9 190 13.3 134 9.4 125 8.8 38 2.7 7 0.5 26 1.8
WILKES 962 0.9 118 12.3 199 20.7 361 37.5 114 11.9 73 7.6 58 6.0 27 2.8 4 0.4 8 0.8
WILSON 940 0.9 73 7.8 153 16.3 430 45.7 74 7.9 76 8.1 92 9.8 26 2.8 8 0.9 8 0.9
YADKIN 530 0.5 38 7.2 103 19.4 265 50.0 46 8.7 28 5.3 32 6.0 8 1.5 4 0.8 6 1.1
YANCEY 260 0.2 32 12.3 41 15.8 108 41.5 24 9.2 19 7.3 25 9.6 6 2.3 3 1.2 2 0.8

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