2024 North Carolina Resident Deaths by County of Residence and Disposition of the Body

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County of Residence TOTAL DISPOSITION OF THE BODY:
Burial Cremation Donation Entombment Other Removal from state Unknown
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 106,155 100.0 40,375 38.0 60,505 57.0 1,087 1.0 1,084 1.0 701 0.7 2,356 2.2 47 0.0
ALAMANCE 1,891 1.8 789 41.7 1,024 54.2 25 1.3 21 1.1 7 0.4 24 1.3 1 0.1
ALEXANDER 502 0.5 225 44.8 265 52.8 3 0.6 3 0.6 1 0.2 5 1.0 0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 180 0.2 90 50.0 81 45.0 2 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 3.9 0 0.0
ANSON 324 0.3 205 63.3 112 34.6 3 0.9 1 0.3 1 0.3 2 0.6 0 0.0
ASHE 432 0.4 214 49.5 197 45.6 6 1.4 4 0.9 0 0.0 11 2.5 0 0.0
AVERY 267 0.3 111 41.6 149 55.8 2 0.7 1 0.4 0 0.0 4 1.5 0 0.0
BEAUFORT 633 0.6 308 48.7 310 49.0 3 0.5 7 1.1 0 0.0 5 0.8 0 0.0
BERTIE 310 0.3 209 67.4 91 29.4 1 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0 8 2.6 0 0.0
BLADEN 492 0.5 295 60.0 186 37.8 3 0.6 2 0.4 0 0.0 5 1.0 1 0.2
BRUNSWICK 2,096 2.0 424 20.2 1,561 74.5 8 0.4 13 0.6 21 1.0 66 3.1 3 0.1
BUNCOMBE 2,905 2.7 801 27.6 1,972 67.9 40 1.4 15 0.5 28 1.0 48 1.7 1 0.0
BURKE 1,274 1.2 490 38.5 731 57.4 10 0.8 32 2.5 2 0.2 9 0.7 0 0.0
CABARRUS 1,796 1.7 663 36.9 1,052 58.6 15 0.8 22 1.2 4 0.2 40 2.2 0 0.0
CALDWELL 1,123 1.1 433 38.6 656 58.4 12 1.1 7 0.6 0 0.0 14 1.2 1 0.1
CAMDEN 114 0.1 34 29.8 62 54.4 3 2.6 1 0.9 1 0.9 13 11.4 0 0.0
CARTERET 929 0.9 250 26.9 659 70.9 7 0.8 6 0.6 1 0.1 6 0.6 0 0.0
CASWELL 330 0.3 160 48.5 125 37.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3 44 13.3 0 0.0
CATAWBA 1,924 1.8 658 34.2 1,196 62.2 19 1.0 23 1.2 7 0.4 20 1.0 1 0.1
CHATHAM 873 0.8 281 32.2 540 61.9 10 1.1 5 0.6 17 1.9 20 2.3 0 0.0
CHEROKEE 479 0.5 172 35.9 296 61.8 3 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 1.5 1 0.2
CHOWAN 207 0.2 89 43.0 105 50.7 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 12 5.8 0 0.0
CLAY 191 0.2 52 27.2 133 69.6 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 0.5 3 1.6 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 1,338 1.3 573 42.8 648 48.4 15 1.1 8 0.6 86 6.4 6 0.4 2 0.1
COLUMBUS 787 0.7 518 65.8 247 31.4 2 0.3 6 0.8 2 0.3 12 1.5 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,236 1.2 373 30.2 788 63.8 12 1.0 26 2.1 13 1.1 22 1.8 2 0.2
CUMBERLAND 3,106 2.9 1,237 39.8 1,751 56.4 51 1.6 21 0.7 9 0.3 36 1.2 1 0.0
CURRITUCK 318 0.3 53 16.7 202 63.5 3 0.9 4 1.3 0 0.0 56 17.6 0 0.0
DARE 405 0.4 60 14.8 282 69.6 3 0.7 1 0.2 0 0.0 59 14.6 0 0.0
DAVIDSON 2,069 1.9 793 38.3 1,185 57.3 32 1.5 33 1.6 4 0.2 22 1.1 0 0.0
DAVIE 547 0.5 187 34.2 335 61.2 10 1.8 6 1.1 1 0.2 8 1.5 0 0.0
DUPLIN 656 0.6 401 61.1 232 35.4 6 0.9 8 1.2 0 0.0 9 1.4 0 0.0
DURHAM 2,234 2.1 738 33.0 1,349 60.4 17 0.8 16 0.7 38 1.7 75 3.4 1 0.0
EDGECOMBE 734 0.7 410 55.9 302 41.1 2 0.3 12 1.6 0 0.0 7 1.0 1 0.1
FORSYTH 3,898 3.7 1,247 32.0 2,430 62.3 59 1.5 74 1.9 9 0.2 77 2.0 2 0.1
FRANKLIN 760 0.7 274 36.1 453 59.6 3 0.4 10 1.3 0 0.0 20 2.6 0 0.0
GASTON 2,666 2.5 1,003 37.6 1,549 58.1 51 1.9 26 1.0 7 0.3 30 1.1 0 0.0
GATES 134 0.1 66 49.3 42 31.3 1 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7 24 17.9 0 0.0
GRAHAM 108 0.1 53 49.1 53 49.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.9 1 0.9 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 641 0.6 286 44.6 325 50.7 3 0.5 6 0.9 0 0.0 21 3.3 0 0.0
GREENE 216 0.2 143 66.2 65 30.1 1 0.5 4 1.9 0 0.0 3 1.4 0 0.0
GUILFORD 4,985 4.7 1,702 34.1 3,052 61.2 55 1.1 63 1.3 18 0.4 93 1.9 2 0.0
HALIFAX 743 0.7 468 63.0 253 34.1 6 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.1 15 2.0 0 0.0
HARNETT 1,288 1.2 550 42.7 687 53.3 14 1.1 11 0.9 1 0.1 25 1.9 0 0.0
HAYWOOD 927 0.9 283 30.5 617 66.6 6 0.6 13 1.4 0 0.0 8 0.9 0 0.0
HENDERSON 1,543 1.5 355 23.0 1,097 71.1 29 1.9 22 1.4 7 0.5 31 2.0 2 0.1
HERTFORD 302 0.3 171 56.6 116 38.4 0 0.0 1 0.3 1 0.3 13 4.3 0 0.0
HOKE 437 0.4 207 47.4 220 50.3 2 0.5 1 0.2 1 0.2 6 1.4 0 0.0
HYDE 57 0.1 22 38.6 33 57.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 3.5 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,906 1.8 640 33.6 1,123 58.9 30 1.6 15 0.8 75 3.9 21 1.1 2 0.1
JACKSON 486 0.5 163 33.5 303 62.3 4 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 3.1 1 0.2
JOHNSTON 1,949 1.8 778 39.9 1,051 53.9 14 0.7 39 2.0 23 1.2 43 2.2 1 0.1
JONES 166 0.2 84 50.6 77 46.4 2 1.2 1 0.6 0 0.0 2 1.2 0 0.0
LEE 676 0.6 291 43.0 364 53.8 0 0.0 7 1.0 1 0.1 13 1.9 0 0.0
LENOIR 747 0.7 417 55.8 309 41.4 7 0.9 8 1.1 0 0.0 6 0.8 0 0.0
LINCOLN 1,031 1.0 370 35.9 632 61.3 5 0.5 5 0.5 2 0.2 17 1.6 0 0.0
MCDOWELL 586 0.6 221 37.7 351 59.9 5 0.9 3 0.5 1 0.2 5 0.9 0 0.0
MACON 555 0.5 138 24.9 385 69.4 8 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 24 4.3 0 0.0
MADISON 286 0.3 113 39.5 162 56.6 3 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 2.8 0 0.0
MARTIN 336 0.3 182 54.2 145 43.2 2 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 1.8 1 0.3
MECKLENBURG 7,166 6.8 2,209 30.8 4,571 63.8 70 1.0 43 0.6 46 0.6 223 3.1 4 0.1
MITCHELL 219 0.2 108 49.3 106 48.4 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 0.5 3 1.4 0 0.0
MONTGOMERY 324 0.3 174 53.7 147 45.4 2 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0.0
MOORE 1,327 1.3 409 30.8 887 66.8 16 1.2 6 0.5 2 0.2 7 0.5 0 0.0
NASH 1,125 1.1 553 49.2 532 47.3 6 0.5 16 1.4 2 0.2 16 1.4 0 0.0
NEW HANOVER 2,374 2.2 518 21.8 1,680 70.8 25 1.1 17 0.7 74 3.1 60 2.5 0 0.0
NORTHAMPTON 299 0.3 178 59.5 108 36.1 0 0.0 2 0.7 1 0.3 10 3.3 0 0.0
ONSLOW 1,524 1.4 440 28.9 999 65.6 13 0.9 11 0.7 8 0.5 53 3.5 0 0.0
ORANGE 975 0.9 265 27.2 629 64.5 20 2.1 2 0.2 38 3.9 20 2.1 1 0.1
PAMLICO 210 0.2 83 39.5 125 59.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 441 0.4 150 34.0 231 52.4 6 1.4 5 1.1 1 0.2 48 10.9 0 0.0
PENDER 756 0.7 247 32.7 471 62.3 11 1.5 2 0.3 14 1.9 10 1.3 1 0.1
PERQUIMANS 196 0.2 74 37.8 104 53.1 3 1.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 14 7.1 0 0.0
PERSON 516 0.5 264 51.2 236 45.7 1 0.2 4 0.8 1 0.2 10 1.9 0 0.0
PITT 1,672 1.6 756 45.2 832 49.8 25 1.5 39 2.3 0 0.0 20 1.2 0 0.0
POLK 353 0.3 84 23.8 261 73.9 2 0.6 2 0.6 1 0.3 3 0.8 0 0.0
RANDOLPH 1,725 1.6 776 45.0 891 51.7 12 0.7 26 1.5 0 0.0 20 1.2 0 0.0
RICHMOND 604 0.6 280 46.4 313 51.8 1 0.2 8 1.3 1 0.2 1 0.2 0 0.0
ROBESON 1,576 1.5 1,054 66.9 462 29.3 11 0.7 20 1.3 23 1.5 6 0.4 0 0.0
ROCKINGHAM 1,288 1.2 626 48.6 601 46.7 7 0.5 12 0.9 2 0.2 40 3.1 0 0.0
ROWAN 1,782 1.7 671 37.7 996 55.9 52 2.9 33 1.9 8 0.4 21 1.2 1 0.1
RUTHERFORD 955 0.9 387 40.5 543 56.9 13 1.4 3 0.3 2 0.2 7 0.7 0 0.0
SAMPSON 749 0.7 481 64.2 250 33.4 1 0.1 4 0.5 1 0.1 12 1.6 0 0.0
SCOTLAND 473 0.4 264 55.8 197 41.6 5 1.1 3 0.6 1 0.2 3 0.6 0 0.0
STANLY 801 0.8 365 45.6 422 52.7 4 0.5 2 0.2 0 0.0 6 0.7 2 0.2
STOKES 652 0.6 306 46.9 325 49.8 7 1.1 2 0.3 1 0.2 10 1.5 1 0.2
SURRY 1,015 1.0 529 52.1 436 43.0 18 1.8 6 0.6 11 1.1 15 1.5 0 0.0
SWAIN 229 0.2 99 43.2 120 52.4 1 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 3.9 0 0.0
TRANSYLVANIA 473 0.4 124 26.2 337 71.2 8 1.7 1 0.2 0 0.0 3 0.6 0 0.0
TYRRELL 50 0.0 28 56.0 20 40.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 4.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,647 1.6 647 39.3 932 56.6 12 0.7 17 1.0 10 0.6 26 1.6 3 0.2
VANCE 560 0.5 301 53.8 238 42.5 3 0.5 1 0.2 1 0.2 15 2.7 1 0.2
WAKE 6,912 6.5 1,848 26.7 4,485 64.9 57 0.8 95 1.4 44 0.6 379 5.5 4 0.1
WARREN 271 0.3 127 46.9 130 48.0 4 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 3.7 0 0.0
WASHINGTON 157 0.1 84 53.5 69 43.9 0 0.0 1 0.6 1 0.6 2 1.3 0 0.0
WATAUGA 390 0.4 127 32.6 246 63.1 6 1.5 4 1.0 1 0.3 6 1.5 0 0.0
WAYNE 1,445 1.4 769 53.2 622 43.0 6 0.4 31 2.1 0 0.0 17 1.2 0 0.0
WILKES 1,008 0.9 514 51.0 439 43.6 6 0.6 36 3.6 2 0.2 9 0.9 2 0.2
WILSON 955 0.9 518 54.2 396 41.5 6 0.6 12 1.3 5 0.5 18 1.9 0 0.0
YADKIN 519 0.5 277 53.4 234 45.1 5 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.6 0 0.0
YANCEY 311 0.3 138 44.4 164 52.7 3 1.0 1 0.3 2 0.6 3 1.0 0 0.0

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