2024 North Carolina Resident Deaths by County of Residence and Education Level (Decedents Ages 18 and Over)

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County of Residence 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 104,769 100.0 6,446 6.2 12,776 12.2 41,724 39.8 13,788 13.2 9,572 9.1 12,513 11.9 4,956 4.7 1,861 1.8 1,133 1.1
ALAMANCE 1,866 1.8 97 5.2 179 9.6 790 42.3 254 13.6 175 9.4 232 12.4 87 4.7 23 1.2 29 1.6
ALEXANDER 496 0.5 58 11.7 83 16.7 202 40.7 72 14.5 35 7.1 25 5.0 11 2.2 5 1.0 5 1.0
ALLEGHANY 180 0.2 22 12.2 27 15.0 62 34.4 23 12.8 21 11.7 13 7.2 5 2.8 4 2.2 3 1.7
ANSON 320 0.3 19 5.9 50 15.6 163 50.9 28 8.8 32 10.0 21 6.6 2 0.6 2 0.6 3 0.9
ASHE 431 0.4 41 9.5 61 14.2 177 41.1 37 8.6 39 9.0 45 10.4 16 3.7 12 2.8 3 0.7
AVERY 263 0.3 33 12.5 24 9.1 96 36.5 29 11.0 23 8.7 32 12.2 16 6.1 7 2.7 3 1.1
BEAUFORT 620 0.6 35 5.6 78 12.6 285 46.0 84 13.5 57 9.2 50 8.1 20 3.2 10 1.6 1 0.2
BERTIE 309 0.3 45 14.6 55 17.8 141 45.6 24 7.8 15 4.9 18 5.8 9 2.9 1 0.3 1 0.3
BLADEN 482 0.5 29 6.0 72 14.9 234 48.5 58 12.0 43 8.9 29 6.0 8 1.7 6 1.2 3 0.6
BRUNSWICK 2,088 2.0 54 2.6 154 7.4 816 39.1 340 16.3 208 10.0 329 15.8 143 6.8 37 1.8 7 0.3
BUNCOMBE 2,891 2.8 114 3.9 254 8.8 975 33.7 388 13.4 282 9.8 435 15.0 260 9.0 107 3.7 76 2.6
BURKE 1,259 1.2 116 9.2 197 15.6 529 42.0 157 12.5 119 9.5 81 6.4 40 3.2 12 1.0 8 0.6
CABARRUS 1,763 1.7 101 5.7 179 10.2 739 41.9 246 14.0 196 11.1 203 11.5 72 4.1 22 1.2 5 0.3
CALDWELL 1,113 1.1 94 8.4 223 20.0 437 39.3 148 13.3 107 9.6 72 6.5 17 1.5 5 0.4 10 0.9
CAMDEN 114 0.1 7 6.1 15 13.2 51 44.7 18 15.8 10 8.8 8 7.0 5 4.4 0 0.0 0 0.0
CARTERET 926 0.9 34 3.7 93 10.0 360 38.9 152 16.4 91 9.8 116 12.5 47 5.1 24 2.6 9 1.0
CASWELL 323 0.3 30 9.3 67 20.7 166 51.4 14 4.3 22 6.8 14 4.3 6 1.9 2 0.6 2 0.6
CATAWBA 1,897 1.8 140 7.4 243 12.8 810 42.7 236 12.4 165 8.7 187 9.9 70 3.7 29 1.5 17 0.9
CHATHAM 865 0.8 48 5.5 76 8.8 261 30.2 79 9.1 92 10.6 158 18.3 94 10.9 54 6.2 3 0.3
CHEROKEE 477 0.5 27 5.7 63 13.2 209 43.8 72 15.1 45 9.4 36 7.5 14 2.9 3 0.6 8 1.7
CHOWAN 203 0.2 22 10.8 32 15.8 75 36.9 19 9.4 20 9.9 27 13.3 5 2.5 2 1.0 1 0.5
CLAY 190 0.2 9 4.7 20 10.5 71 37.4 22 11.6 17 8.9 37 19.5 9 4.7 3 1.6 2 1.1
CLEVELAND 1,323 1.3 91 6.9 224 16.9 533 40.3 162 12.2 129 9.8 116 8.8 42 3.2 9 0.7 17 1.3
COLUMBUS 776 0.7 54 7.0 122 15.7 323 41.6 109 14.0 90 11.6 57 7.3 17 2.2 3 0.4 1 0.1
CRAVEN 1,224 1.2 44 3.6 145 11.8 463 37.8 210 17.2 115 9.4 154 12.6 61 5.0 14 1.1 18 1.5
CUMBERLAND 3,043 2.9 143 4.7 355 11.7 1,264 41.5 482 15.8 310 10.2 287 9.4 110 3.6 45 1.5 47 1.5
CURRITUCK 316 0.3 16 5.1 44 13.9 136 43.0 60 19.0 28 8.9 17 5.4 13 4.1 2 0.6 0 0.0
DARE 403 0.4 18 4.5 23 5.7 133 33.0 82 20.3 38 9.4 66 16.4 33 8.2 7 1.7 3 0.7
DAVIDSON 2,050 2.0 146 7.1 372 18.1 869 42.4 242 11.8 171 8.3 168 8.2 53 2.6 10 0.5 19 0.9
DAVIE 545 0.5 25 4.6 52 9.5 258 47.3 70 12.8 52 9.5 63 11.6 16 2.9 6 1.1 3 0.6
DUPLIN 647 0.6 71 11.0 109 16.8 290 44.8 68 10.5 56 8.7 38 5.9 10 1.5 2 0.3 3 0.5
DURHAM 2,205 2.1 119 5.4 243 11.0 704 31.9 259 11.7 182 8.3 373 16.9 177 8.0 106 4.8 42 1.9
EDGECOMBE 720 0.7 72 10.0 161 22.4 320 44.4 53 7.4 59 8.2 29 4.0 19 2.6 5 0.7 2 0.3
FORSYTH 3,849 3.7 174 4.5 358 9.3 1,509 39.2 505 13.1 364 9.5 574 14.9 207 5.4 92 2.4 66 1.7
FRANKLIN 750 0.7 60 8.0 89 11.9 326 43.5 118 15.7 65 8.7 63 8.4 22 2.9 3 0.4 4 0.5
GASTON 2,628 2.5 183 7.0 417 15.9 1,127 42.9 310 11.8 248 9.4 212 8.1 86 3.3 23 0.9 22 0.8
GATES 133 0.1 14 10.5 14 10.5 64 48.1 16 12.0 14 10.5 6 4.5 3 2.3 0 0.0 2 1.5
GRAHAM 107 0.1 17 15.9 13 12.1 45 42.1 17 15.9 6 5.6 6 5.6 2 1.9 0 0.0 1 0.9
GRANVILLE 635 0.6 62 9.8 80 12.6 292 46.0 62 9.8 69 10.9 42 6.6 18 2.8 4 0.6 6 0.9
GREENE 211 0.2 13 6.2 30 14.2 103 48.8 25 11.8 22 10.4 6 2.8 9 4.3 3 1.4 0 0.0
GUILFORD 4,910 4.7 210 4.3 491 10.0 1,903 38.8 654 13.3 417 8.5 770 15.7 279 5.7 118 2.4 68 1.4
HALIFAX 730 0.7 80 11.0 121 16.6 346 47.4 70 9.6 54 7.4 36 4.9 17 2.3 4 0.5 2 0.3
HARNETT 1,269 1.2 70 5.5 184 14.5 560 44.1 190 15.0 101 8.0 91 7.2 37 2.9 14 1.1 22 1.7
HAYWOOD 920 0.9 50 5.4 140 15.2 365 39.7 110 12.0 99 10.8 104 11.3 28 3.0 17 1.8 7 0.8
HENDERSON 1,533 1.5 56 3.7 127 8.3 545 35.6 235 15.3 136 8.9 260 17.0 108 7.0 47 3.1 19 1.2
HERTFORD 301 0.3 39 13.0 66 21.9 118 39.2 25 8.3 26 8.6 21 7.0 5 1.7 0 0.0 1 0.3
HOKE 424 0.4 32 7.5 58 13.7 190 44.8 58 13.7 42 9.9 33 7.8 6 1.4 2 0.5 3 0.7
HYDE 57 0.1 3 5.3 8 14.0 23 40.4 9 15.8 9 15.8 2 3.5 2 3.5 1 1.8 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,887 1.8 86 4.6 232 12.3 809 42.9 230 12.2 184 9.8 205 10.9 101 5.4 21 1.1 19 1.0
JACKSON 482 0.5 33 6.8 62 12.9 179 37.1 60 12.4 51 10.6 56 11.6 24 5.0 10 2.1 7 1.5
JOHNSTON 1,925 1.8 124 6.4 203 10.5 861 44.7 288 15.0 195 10.1 168 8.7 52 2.7 15 0.8 19 1.0
JONES 166 0.2 8 4.8 24 14.5 69 41.6 32 19.3 14 8.4 13 7.8 2 1.2 1 0.6 3 1.8
LEE 668 0.6 51 7.6 73 10.9 255 38.2 81 12.1 93 13.9 71 10.6 24 3.6 14 2.1 6 0.9
LENOIR 729 0.7 56 7.7 110 15.1 298 40.9 99 13.6 63 8.6 62 8.5 19 2.6 12 1.6 10 1.4
LINCOLN 1,018 1.0 64 6.3 152 14.9 449 44.1 124 12.2 85 8.3 101 9.9 27 2.7 10 1.0 6 0.6
MCDOWELL 579 0.6 52 9.0 107 18.5 246 42.5 66 11.4 52 9.0 35 6.0 12 2.1 3 0.5 6 1.0
MACON 550 0.5 34 6.2 46 8.4 228 41.5 63 11.5 71 12.9 63 11.5 28 5.1 11 2.0 6 1.1
MADISON 284 0.3 30 10.6 44 15.5 108 38.0 35 12.3 18 6.3 30 10.6 14 4.9 3 1.1 2 0.7
MARTIN 330 0.3 30 9.1 44 13.3 156 47.3 43 13.0 23 7.0 25 7.6 8 2.4 0 0.0 1 0.3
MECKLENBURG 7,030 6.7 310 4.4 537 7.6 2,440 34.7 998 14.2 641 9.1 1,361 19.4 472 6.7 168 2.4 103 1.5
MITCHELL 219 0.2 15 6.8 33 15.1 91 41.6 24 11.0 26 11.9 19 8.7 6 2.7 3 1.4 2 0.9
MONTGOMERY 321 0.3 26 8.1 70 21.8 137 42.7 28 8.7 27 8.4 16 5.0 9 2.8 4 1.2 4 1.2
MOORE 1,313 1.3 46 3.5 107 8.1 466 35.5 202 15.4 113 8.6 231 17.6 93 7.1 42 3.2 13 1.0
NASH 1,112 1.1 100 9.0 165 14.8 464 41.7 139 12.5 106 9.5 93 8.4 36 3.2 6 0.5 3 0.3
NEW HANOVER 2,355 2.2 66 2.8 186 7.9 811 34.4 396 16.8 213 9.0 415 17.6 177 7.5 68 2.9 23 1.0
NORTHAMPTON 297 0.3 39 13.1 48 16.2 128 43.1 29 9.8 26 8.8 10 3.4 12 4.0 4 1.3 1 0.3
ONSLOW 1,485 1.4 72 4.8 143 9.6 677 45.6 221 14.9 136 9.2 142 9.6 64 4.3 15 1.0 15 1.0
ORANGE 966 0.9 31 3.2 72 7.5 292 30.2 106 11.0 67 6.9 190 19.7 120 12.4 78 8.1 10 1.0
PAMLICO 209 0.2 10 4.8 31 14.8 95 45.5 25 12.0 21 10.0 19 9.1 6 2.9 0 0.0 2 1.0
PASQUOTANK 436 0.4 24 5.5 49 11.2 199 45.6 65 14.9 28 6.4 50 11.5 13 3.0 5 1.1 3 0.7
PENDER 748 0.7 45 6.0 84 11.2 329 44.0 110 14.7 66 8.8 75 10.0 31 4.1 5 0.7 3 0.4
PERQUIMANS 193 0.2 20 10.4 26 13.5 79 40.9 30 15.5 14 7.3 12 6.2 9 4.7 1 0.5 2 1.0
PERSON 509 0.5 45 8.8 73 14.3 256 50.3 52 10.2 37 7.3 27 5.3 11 2.2 5 1.0 3 0.6
PITT 1,627 1.6 119 7.3 187 11.5 589 36.2 254 15.6 168 10.3 182 11.2 84 5.2 33 2.0 11 0.7
POLK 353 0.3 15 4.2 26 7.4 120 34.0 48 13.6 37 10.5 64 18.1 33 9.3 7 2.0 3 0.8
RANDOLPH 1,704 1.6 161 9.4 321 18.8 696 40.8 217 12.7 133 7.8 127 7.5 28 1.6 10 0.6 11 0.6
RICHMOND 596 0.6 38 6.4 100 16.8 288 48.3 68 11.4 52 8.7 24 4.0 11 1.8 2 0.3 13 2.2
ROBESON 1,547 1.5 187 12.1 339 21.9 629 40.7 142 9.2 115 7.4 75 4.8 38 2.5 6 0.4 16 1.0
ROCKINGHAM 1,284 1.2 120 9.3 248 19.3 536 41.7 136 10.6 108 8.4 99 7.7 23 1.8 6 0.5 8 0.6
ROWAN 1,754 1.7 118 6.7 241 13.7 788 44.9 182 10.4 181 10.3 152 8.7 49 2.8 16 0.9 27 1.5
RUTHERFORD 949 0.9 71 7.5 142 15.0 399 42.0 125 13.2 87 9.2 75 7.9 31 3.3 4 0.4 15 1.6
SAMPSON 740 0.7 65 8.8 95 12.8 353 47.7 73 9.9 88 11.9 46 6.2 12 1.6 5 0.7 3 0.4
SCOTLAND 463 0.4 39 8.4 76 16.4 229 49.5 28 6.0 48 10.4 27 5.8 8 1.7 5 1.1 3 0.6
STANLY 787 0.8 47 6.0 142 18.0 338 42.9 99 12.6 67 8.5 66 8.4 14 1.8 4 0.5 10 1.3
STOKES 650 0.6 59 9.1 112 17.2 315 48.5 58 8.9 45 6.9 40 6.2 13 2.0 2 0.3 6 0.9
SURRY 1,011 1.0 89 8.8 186 18.4 422 41.7 125 12.4 77 7.6 67 6.6 21 2.1 7 0.7 17 1.7
SWAIN 226 0.2 22 9.7 36 15.9 90 39.8 34 15.0 15 6.6 20 8.8 6 2.7 1 0.4 2 0.9
TRANSYLVANIA 469 0.4 31 6.6 42 9.0 160 34.1 81 17.3 37 7.9 69 14.7 33 7.0 11 2.3 5 1.1
TYRRELL 49 0.0 3 6.1 7 14.3 26 53.1 4 8.2 5 10.2 3 6.1 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,628 1.6 108 6.6 175 10.7 631 38.8 229 14.1 124 7.6 228 14.0 90 5.5 32 2.0 11 0.7
VANCE 551 0.5 45 8.2 114 20.7 232 42.1 64 11.6 38 6.9 36 6.5 10 1.8 1 0.2 11 2.0
WAKE 6,806 6.5 241 3.5 423 6.2 2,144 31.5 991 14.6 633 9.3 1,464 21.5 593 8.7 257 3.8 60 0.9
WARREN 267 0.3 20 7.5 43 16.1 128 47.9 17 6.4 31 11.6 11 4.1 13 4.9 2 0.7 2 0.7
WASHINGTON 155 0.1 10 6.5 26 16.8 68 43.9 15 9.7 13 8.4 14 9.0 7 4.5 0 0.0 2 1.3
WATAUGA 385 0.4 27 7.0 32 8.3 132 34.3 54 14.0 24 6.2 60 15.6 38 9.9 14 3.6 4 1.0
WAYNE 1,412 1.3 92 6.5 191 13.5 628 44.5 203 14.4 138 9.8 105 7.4 36 2.5 10 0.7 9 0.6
WILKES 996 1.0 118 11.8 203 20.4 392 39.4 123 12.3 71 7.1 57 5.7 20 2.0 2 0.2 10 1.0
WILSON 946 0.9 74 7.8 142 15.0 435 46.0 82 8.7 77 8.1 95 10.0 20 2.1 11 1.2 10 1.1
YADKIN 512 0.5 47 9.2 77 15.0 241 47.1 56 10.9 48 9.4 26 5.1 6 1.2 2 0.4 9 1.8
YANCEY 306 0.3 26 8.5 38 12.4 135 44.1 33 10.8 26 8.5 30 9.8 12 3.9 0 0.0 6 2.0

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