YTD2025 QUARTER 3 (JAN-SEP) NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS* OCCURRING IN NORTH CAROLINA, BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY

  TOTAL DISPOSITION OF THE BODY:
Burial Cremation Donation Entombment Other Removal from state
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 78,420 100.0 29,137 37.2 45,569 58.1 790 1.0 818 1.0 556 0.7 1,550 2.0
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,455 1.9 607 41.7 780 53.6 19 1.3 26 1.8 7 0.5 16 1.1
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 375 0.5 154 41.1 211 56.3 6 1.6 1 0.3 0 0.0 3 0.8
ALLEGHANY 138 0.2 61 44.2 74 53.6 1 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.4
ANSON 237 0.3 132 55.7 101 42.6 3 1.3 1 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0
ASHE 269 0.3 143 53.2 119 44.2 1 0.4 3 1.1 0 0.0 3 1.1
AVERY 145 0.2 63 43.4 80 55.2 1 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.7
BEAUFORT 534 0.7 232 43.4 293 54.9 5 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.7
BERTIE 191 0.2 119 62.3 72 37.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
BLADEN 349 0.4 217 62.2 126 36.1 2 0.6 1 0.3 1 0.3 2 0.6
BRUNSWICK 1,504 1.9 319 21.2 1,116 74.2 12 0.8 13 0.9 13 0.9 31 2.1
BUNCOMBE 2,060 2.6 543 26.4 1,443 70.0 29 1.4 9 0.4 21 1.0 15 0.7
BURKE 942 1.2 382 40.6 519 55.1 6 0.6 29 3.1 0 0.0 6 0.6
CABARRUS 1,341 1.7 476 35.5 800 59.7 22 1.6 11 0.8 6 0.4 26 1.9
CALDWELL 850 1.1 297 34.9 526 61.9 12 1.4 8 0.9 2 0.2 5 0.6
CAMDEN 58 0.1 17 29.3 38 65.5 1 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 3.4
CARTERET 780 1.0 199 25.5 555 71.2 6 0.8 10 1.3 3 0.4 7 0.9
CASWELL 210 0.3 114 54.3 77 36.7 1 0.5 2 1.0 1 0.5 15 7.1
CATAWBA 1,510 1.9 477 31.6 986 65.3 14 0.9 17 1.1 4 0.3 12 0.8
CHATHAM 624 0.8 189 30.3 389 62.3 6 1.0 3 0.5 16 2.6 21 3.4
CHEROKEE 294 0.4 95 32.3 189 64.3 3 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 2.4
CHOWAN 172 0.2 58 33.7 110 64.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.3
CLAY 106 0.1 26 24.5 73 68.9 2 1.9 3 2.8 0 0.0 2 1.9
CLEVELAND 1,006 1.3 431 42.8 485 48.2 6 0.6 6 0.6 75 7.5 3 0.3
COLUMBUS 537 0.7 335 62.4 187 34.8 4 0.7 5 0.9 1 0.2 5 0.9
CRAVEN 931 1.2 282 30.3 598 64.2 10 1.1 19 2.0 10 1.1 12 1.3
CUMBERLAND 2,180 2.8 890 40.8 1,188 54.5 30 1.4 14 0.6 6 0.3 52 2.4
CURRITUCK 171 0.2 33 19.3 115 67.3 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 12.9
DARE 247 0.3 40 16.2 195 78.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.8 10 4.0
DAVIDSON 1,549 2.0 595 38.4 890 57.5 27 1.7 16 1.0 5 0.3 16 1.0
DAVIE 433 0.6 162 37.4 243 56.1 14 3.2 3 0.7 3 0.7 8 1.8
DUPLIN 482 0.6 275 57.1 191 39.6 1 0.2 7 1.5 0 0.0 8 1.7
DURHAM 1,683 2.1 549 32.6 1,003 59.6 15 0.9 17 1.0 40 2.4 59 3.5
EDGECOMBE 544 0.7 316 58.1 211 38.8 5 0.9 8 1.5 1 0.2 3 0.6
FORSYTH 2,942 3.8 909 30.9 1,881 63.9 45 1.5 51 1.7 7 0.2 49 1.7
FRANKLIN 541 0.7 185 34.2 319 59.0 6 1.1 10 1.8 1 0.2 20 3.7
GASTON 1,988 2.5 665 33.5 1,233 62.0 40 2.0 26 1.3 9 0.5 15 0.8
GATES 73 0.1 31 42.5 39 53.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 4.1
GRAHAM 70 0.1 45 64.3 24 34.3 1 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 504 0.6 221 43.8 257 51.0 5 1.0 5 1.0 0 0.0 16 3.2
GREENE 156 0.2 81 51.9 72 46.2 1 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.3
GUILFORD 3,726 4.8 1,174 31.5 2,334 62.6 38 1.0 39 1.0 8 0.2 133 3.6
HALIFAX 551 0.7 336 61.0 206 37.4 2 0.4 4 0.7 0 0.0 3 0.5
HARNETT 931 1.2 441 47.4 460 49.4 6 0.6 3 0.3 0 0.0 21 2.3
HAYWOOD 668 0.9 178 26.6 469 70.2 9 1.3 9 1.3 0 0.0 3 0.4
HENDERSON 1,099 1.4 221 20.1 823 74.9 12 1.1 13 1.2 9 0.8 21 1.9
HERTFORD 203 0.3 121 59.6 77 37.9 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0 3 1.5
HOKE 355 0.5 174 49.0 174 49.0 3 0.8 1 0.3 0 0.0 3 0.8
HYDE 44 0.1 16 36.4 26 59.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 4.5
IREDELL 1,429 1.8 519 36.3 812 56.8 14 1.0 9 0.6 58 4.1 17 1.2
JACKSON 332 0.4 123 37.0 202 60.8 0 0.0 2 0.6 1 0.3 4 1.2
JOHNSTON 1,486 1.9 604 40.6 800 53.8 4 0.3 33 2.2 20 1.3 25 1.7
JONES 118 0.2 59 50.0 57 48.3 0 0.0 1 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.8
LEE 523 0.7 223 42.6 285 54.5 3 0.6 4 0.8 0 0.0 8 1.5
LENOIR 606 0.8 338 55.8 240 39.6 6 1.0 16 2.6 0 0.0 6 1.0
LINCOLN 788 1.0 296 37.6 469 59.5 5 0.6 1 0.1 3 0.4 14 1.8
MCDOWELL 497 0.6 184 37.0 299 60.2 4 0.8 3 0.6 0 0.0 7 1.4
MACON 405 0.5 90 22.2 300 74.1 5 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 2.5
MADISON 245 0.3 122 49.8 121 49.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.8
MARTIN 240 0.3 135 56.3 101 42.1 1 0.4 1 0.4 1 0.4 1 0.4
MECKLENBURG 5,172 6.6 1,555 30.1 3,316 64.1 45 0.9 44 0.9 44 0.9 168 3.2
MITCHELL 178 0.2 103 57.9 69 38.8 1 0.6 2 1.1 0 0.0 3 1.7
MONTGOMERY 247 0.3 138 55.9 107 43.3 1 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.4
MOORE 1,012 1.3 315 31.1 672 66.4 12 1.2 7 0.7 2 0.2 4 0.4
NASH 883 1.1 420 47.6 425 48.1 6 0.7 19 2.2 3 0.3 10 1.1
NEW HANOVER 1,655 2.1 353 21.3 1,179 71.2 25 1.5 16 1.0 36 2.2 46 2.8
NORTHAMPTON 217 0.3 132 60.8 78 35.9 2 0.9 1 0.5 0 0.0 4 1.8
ONSLOW 1,128 1.4 318 28.2 765 67.8 4 0.4 6 0.5 1 0.1 34 3.0
ORANGE 677 0.9 184 27.2 424 62.6 8 1.2 2 0.3 38 5.6 21 3.1
PAMLICO 161 0.2 56 34.8 100 62.1 1 0.6 0 0.0 2 1.2 2 1.2
PASQUOTANK 303 0.4 114 37.6 176 58.1 4 1.3 6 2.0 0 0.0 3 1.0
PENDER 539 0.7 146 27.1 365 67.7 6 1.1 7 1.3 3 0.6 12 2.2
PERQUIMANS 138 0.2 47 34.1 83 60.1 2 1.4 2 1.4 0 0.0 4 2.9
PERSON 377 0.5 178 47.2 191 50.7 2 0.5 1 0.3 1 0.3 4 1.1
PITT 1,224 1.6 510 41.7 648 52.9 11 0.9 30 2.5 4 0.3 21 1.7
POLK 191 0.2 47 24.6 139 72.8 3 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
RANDOLPH 1,333 1.7 552 41.4 742 55.7 9 0.7 16 1.2 1 0.1 13 1.0
RICHMOND 451 0.6 222 49.2 219 48.6 1 0.2 7 1.6 1 0.2 1 0.2
ROBESON 1,113 1.4 726 65.2 342 30.7 12 1.1 8 0.7 17 1.5 8 0.7
ROCKINGHAM 1,036 1.3 473 45.7 512 49.4 7 0.7 8 0.8 2 0.2 34 3.3
ROWAN 1,322 1.7 495 37.4 768 58.1 29 2.2 21 1.6 4 0.3 5 0.4
RUTHERFORD 689 0.9 245 35.6 430 62.4 3 0.4 4 0.6 4 0.6 3 0.4
SAMPSON 573 0.7 365 63.7 192 33.5 2 0.3 4 0.7 2 0.3 8 1.4
SCOTLAND 340 0.4 175 51.5 159 46.8 5 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3
STANLY 559 0.7 234 41.9 311 55.6 7 1.3 2 0.4 2 0.4 3 0.5
STOKES 523 0.7 254 48.6 246 47.0 7 1.3 4 0.8 2 0.4 10 1.9
SURRY 746 1.0 358 48.0 365 48.9 9 1.2 0 0.0 7 0.9 7 0.9
SWAIN 172 0.2 81 47.1 88 51.2 0 0.0 1 0.6 0 0.0 2 1.2
TRANSYLVANIA 295 0.4 73 24.7 216 73.2 5 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3
TYRRELL 33 0.0 16 48.5 15 45.5 1 3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.0
UNION 1,285 1.6 495 38.5 741 57.7 17 1.3 10 0.8 8 0.6 14 1.1
VANCE 456 0.6 230 50.4 213 46.7 1 0.2 5 1.1 0 0.0 7 1.5
WAKE 5,144 6.6 1,263 24.6 3,455 67.2 35 0.7 80 1.6 30 0.6 281 5.5
WARREN 206 0.3 106 51.5 93 45.1 0 0.0 1 0.5 2 1.0 4 1.9
WASHINGTON 128 0.2 67 52.3 60 46.9 1 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
WATAUGA 303 0.4 122 40.3 164 54.1 8 2.6 1 0.3 1 0.3 7 2.3
WAYNE 1,136 1.4 579 51.0 527 46.4 3 0.3 14 1.2 2 0.2 11 1.0
WILKES 695 0.9 338 48.6 329 47.3 8 1.2 17 2.4 0 0.0 3 0.4
WILSON 775 1.0 420 54.2 328 42.3 6 0.8 8 1.0 2 0.3 11 1.4
YADKIN 374 0.5 210 56.1 155 41.4 4 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 1.3
YANCEY 191 0.2 101 52.9 88 46.1 1 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0
Missing/Unknown 13 0.0 2 15.4 11 84.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

* Data shown are provisional and include only resident events occurring within North Carolina. Data does not reflect events affecting
North Carolina residents that occurred in other states. Therefore provisional data will not match the final number of resident events reported.
Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics