2024 Deaths Occurring* in North Carolina by County of Death and Disposition of the Body

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County of Death TOTAL DISPOSITION OF THE BODY:
Burial Cremation Donation Entombment Other Removal from state
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 106,603 100.0 40,684 38.2 60,700 56.9 1,092 1.0 1,097 1.0 725 0.7 2,305 2.2
ALAMANCE 1,870 1.8 791 42.3 1,008 53.9 22 1.2 22 1.2 6 0.3 21 1.1
ALEXANDER 266 0.2 120 45.1 138 51.9 2 0.8 2 0.8 1 0.4 3 1.1
ALLEGHANY 141 0.1 69 48.9 66 46.8 1 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 3.5
ANSON 183 0.2 125 68.3 55 30.1 2 1.1 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0
ASHE 307 0.3 148 48.2 142 46.3 4 1.3 4 1.3 0 0.0 9 2.9
AVERY 174 0.2 76 43.7 94 54.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.3
BEAUFORT 517 0.5 270 52.2 236 45.6 2 0.4 5 1.0 0 0.0 4 0.8
BERTIE 225 0.2 141 62.7 81 36.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.3
BLADEN 297 0.3 179 60.3 109 36.7 1 0.3 3 1.0 1 0.3 4 1.3
BRUNSWICK 1,504 1.4 324 21.5 1,101 73.2 4 0.3 12 0.8 11 0.7 52 3.5
BUNCOMBE 3,858 3.6 1,135 29.4 2,576 66.8 44 1.1 22 0.6 25 0.6 56 1.5
BURKE 1,149 1.1 461 40.1 637 55.4 12 1.0 29 2.5 3 0.3 7 0.6
CABARRUS 2,089 2.0 789 37.8 1,203 57.6 14 0.7 29 1.4 7 0.3 47 2.2
CALDWELL 903 0.8 350 38.8 527 58.4 10 1.1 5 0.6 0 0.0 11 1.2
CAMDEN 54 0.1 17 31.5 33 61.1 1 1.9 1 1.9 0 0.0 2 3.7
CARTERET 896 0.8 235 26.2 640 71.4 6 0.7 7 0.8 1 0.1 7 0.8
CASWELL 203 0.2 97 47.8 93 45.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 12 5.9
CATAWBA 2,227 2.1 795 35.7 1,359 61.0 20 0.9 28 1.3 5 0.2 20 0.9
CHATHAM 895 0.8 290 32.4 551 61.6 10 1.1 4 0.4 23 2.6 17 1.9
CHEROKEE 362 0.3 134 37.0 221 61.0 2 0.6 1 0.3 0 0.0 4 1.1
CHOWAN 179 0.2 74 41.3 98 54.7 0 0.0 1 0.6 1 0.6 5 2.8
CLAY 125 0.1 36 28.8 86 68.8 1 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.8 1 0.8
CLEVELAND 1,271 1.2 527 41.5 639 50.3 15 1.2 10 0.8 76 6.0 4 0.3
COLUMBUS 760 0.7 475 62.5 272 35.8 4 0.5 6 0.8 3 0.4 0 0.0
CRAVEN 1,278 1.2 430 33.6 784 61.3 9 0.7 25 2.0 9 0.7 21 1.6
CUMBERLAND 3,141 2.9 1,255 40.0 1,774 56.5 48 1.5 22 0.7 8 0.3 34 1.1
CURRITUCK 190 0.2 30 15.8 134 70.5 1 0.5 3 1.6 0 0.0 22 11.6
DARE 288 0.3 45 15.6 215 74.7 2 0.7 1 0.3 0 0.0 25 8.7
DAVIDSON 1,621 1.5 651 40.2 904 55.8 32 2.0 18 1.1 4 0.2 12 0.7
DAVIE 341 0.3 123 36.1 204 59.8 6 1.8 3 0.9 1 0.3 4 1.2
DUPLIN 463 0.4 277 59.8 162 35.0 8 1.7 6 1.3 0 0.0 10 2.2
DURHAM 3,793 3.6 1,381 36.4 2,151 56.7 41 1.1 21 0.6 58 1.5 141 3.7
EDGECOMBE 537 0.5 314 58.5 209 38.9 3 0.6 7 1.3 0 0.0 4 0.7
FORSYTH 5,781 5.4 1,974 34.1 3,445 59.6 79 1.4 100 1.7 19 0.3 164 2.8
FRANKLIN 471 0.4 172 36.5 274 58.2 3 0.6 10 2.1 0 0.0 12 2.5
GASTON 2,555 2.4 992 38.8 1,454 56.9 48 1.9 22 0.9 9 0.4 30 1.2
GATES 94 0.1 50 53.2 37 39.4 1 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 6.4
GRAHAM 77 0.1 35 45.5 41 53.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.3
GRANVILLE 490 0.5 225 45.9 242 49.4 2 0.4 6 1.2 1 0.2 14 2.9
GREENE 116 0.1 67 57.8 42 36.2 1 0.9 5 4.3 0 0.0 1 0.9
GUILFORD 5,541 5.2 1,932 34.9 3,343 60.3 54 1.0 68 1.2 21 0.4 123 2.2
HALIFAX 555 0.5 334 60.2 207 37.3 5 0.9 0 0.0 1 0.2 8 1.4
HARNETT 888 0.8 395 44.5 468 52.7 11 1.2 4 0.5 0 0.0 10 1.1
HAYWOOD 776 0.7 230 29.6 522 67.3 6 0.8 10 1.3 0 0.0 8 1.0
HENDERSON 1,715 1.6 413 24.1 1,203 70.1 34 2.0 20 1.2 10 0.6 35 2.0
HERTFORD 266 0.2 164 61.7 98 36.8 0 0.0 1 0.4 1 0.4 2 0.8
HOKE 327 0.3 178 54.4 138 42.2 3 0.9 2 0.6 1 0.3 5 1.5
HYDE 31 0.0 10 32.3 21 67.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,782 1.7 633 35.5 1,040 58.4 28 1.6 14 0.8 57 3.2 10 0.6
JACKSON 354 0.3 101 28.5 233 65.8 2 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 5.1
JOHNSTON 1,723 1.6 725 42.1 904 52.5 12 0.7 35 2.0 18 1.0 29 1.7
JONES 100 0.1 46 46.0 49 49.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
LEE 557 0.5 229 41.1 310 55.7 0 0.0 5 0.9 1 0.2 12 2.2
LENOIR 572 0.5 320 55.9 235 41.1 7 1.2 6 1.0 0 0.0 4 0.7
LINCOLN 714 0.7 273 38.2 421 59.0 6 0.8 4 0.6 0 0.0 10 1.4
MCDOWELL 354 0.3 141 39.8 204 57.6 4 1.1 3 0.8 0 0.0 2 0.6
MACON 420 0.4 112 26.7 280 66.7 6 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 5.2
MADISON 178 0.2 66 37.1 108 60.7 2 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.1
MARTIN 182 0.2 91 50.0 87 47.8 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.6
MECKLENBURG 9,036 8.5 2,856 31.6 5,704 63.1 85 0.9 58 0.6 78 0.9 255 2.8
MITCHELL 213 0.2 109 51.2 98 46.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 5 2.3
MONTGOMERY 209 0.2 108 51.7 99 47.4 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.5
MOORE 1,687 1.6 601 35.6 1,051 62.3 15 0.9 9 0.5 2 0.1 9 0.5
NASH 1,139 1.1 598 52.5 499 43.8 7 0.6 19 1.7 3 0.3 13 1.1
NEW HANOVER 3,619 3.4 941 26.0 2,428 67.1 33 0.9 28 0.8 103 2.8 86 2.4
NORTHAMPTON 194 0.2 118 60.8 73 37.6 0 0.0 2 1.0 0 0.0 1 0.5
ONSLOW 1,150 1.1 333 29.0 754 65.6 10 0.9 6 0.5 3 0.3 44 3.8
ORANGE 1,769 1.7 604 34.1 1,051 59.4 17 1.0 6 0.3 34 1.9 57 3.2
PAMLICO 136 0.1 44 32.4 90 66.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.7 1 0.7
PASQUOTANK 519 0.5 210 40.5 280 53.9 9 1.7 5 1.0 2 0.4 13 2.5
PENDER 439 0.4 146 33.3 268 61.0 8 1.8 3 0.7 5 1.1 9 2.1
PERQUIMANS 122 0.1 53 43.4 65 53.3 1 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2.5
PERSON 349 0.3 179 51.3 159 45.6 1 0.3 4 1.1 0 0.0 6 1.7
PITT 2,866 2.7 1,350 47.1 1,405 49.0 32 1.1 45 1.6 1 0.0 33 1.2
POLK 230 0.2 56 24.3 170 73.9 1 0.4 1 0.4 1 0.4 1 0.4
RANDOLPH 1,337 1.3 606 45.3 697 52.1 5 0.4 17 1.3 2 0.1 10 0.7
RICHMOND 543 0.5 257 47.3 275 50.6 2 0.4 7 1.3 1 0.2 1 0.2
ROBESON 1,237 1.2 804 65.0 385 31.1 9 0.7 17 1.4 18 1.5 4 0.3
ROCKINGHAM 1,036 1.0 517 49.9 470 45.4 6 0.6 11 1.1 1 0.1 31 3.0
ROWAN 1,618 1.5 617 38.1 902 55.7 50 3.1 29 1.8 3 0.2 17 1.1
RUTHERFORD 905 0.8 373 41.2 503 55.6 15 1.7 2 0.2 6 0.7 6 0.7
SAMPSON 488 0.5 298 61.1 178 36.5 1 0.2 4 0.8 0 0.0 7 1.4
SCOTLAND 527 0.5 315 59.8 200 38.0 5 0.9 4 0.8 1 0.2 2 0.4
STANLY 609 0.6 299 49.1 299 49.1 3 0.5 4 0.7 0 0.0 4 0.7
STOKES 392 0.4 201 51.3 178 45.4 3 0.8 2 0.5 0 0.0 8 2.0
SURRY 1,169 1.1 593 50.7 485 41.5 18 1.5 7 0.6 13 1.1 53 4.5
SWAIN 200 0.2 95 47.5 95 47.5 2 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 4.0
TRANSYLVANIA 353 0.3 95 26.9 248 70.3 7 2.0 1 0.3 0 0.0 2 0.6
TYRRELL 30 0.0 15 50.0 14 46.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.3
UNION 1,453 1.4 600 41.3 803 55.3 14 1.0 13 0.9 6 0.4 17 1.2
VANCE 508 0.5 266 52.4 223 43.9 2 0.4 0 0.0 1 0.2 16 3.1
WAKE 7,411 7.0 2,117 28.6 4,667 63.0 58 0.8 105 1.4 44 0.6 420 5.7
WARREN 153 0.1 74 48.4 70 45.8 4 2.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 3.3
WASHINGTON 101 0.1 59 58.4 40 39.6 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
WATAUGA 465 0.4 151 32.5 284 61.1 6 1.3 5 1.1 1 0.2 18 3.9
WAYNE 1,548 1.5 852 55.0 648 41.9 7 0.5 31 2.0 0 0.0 10 0.6
WILKES 720 0.7 375 52.1 309 42.9 5 0.7 25 3.5 0 0.0 6 0.8
WILSON 783 0.7 432 55.2 327 41.8 1 0.1 12 1.5 5 0.6 6 0.8
YADKIN 410 0.4 212 51.7 182 44.4 4 1.0 1 0.2 1 0.2 10 2.4
YANCEY 204 0.2 83 40.7 116 56.9 2 1.0 1 0.5 2 1.0 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