YTD2025 QUARTER 3 (JAN-SEP) NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS* OCCURRING IN NORTH CAROLINA, 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 77,512 100.0 4,550 5.9 9,155 11.8 31,010 40.0 10,306 13.3 7,152 9.2 9,370 12.1 3,812 4.9 1,386 1.8 771 1.0
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: 1,433 1.8 85 5.9 155 10.8 609 42.5 177 12.4 147 10.3 155 10.8 65 4.5 25 1.7 15 1.0
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER 370 0.5 33 8.9 68 18.4 133 35.9 58 15.7 32 8.6 28 7.6 7 1.9 2 0.5 9 2.4
ALLEGHANY 138 0.2 10 7.2 27 19.6 53 38.4 17 12.3 9 6.5 13 9.4 4 2.9 3 2.2 2 1.4
ANSON 232 0.3 9 3.9 46 19.8 126 54.3 12 5.2 13 5.6 15 6.5 7 3.0 2 0.9 2 0.9
ASHE 267 0.3 20 7.5 41 15.4 114 42.7 20 7.5 33 12.4 20 7.5 12 4.5 6 2.2 1 0.4
AVERY 144 0.2 12 8.3 15 10.4 56 38.9 14 9.7 16 11.1 16 11.1 8 5.6 4 2.8 3 2.1
BEAUFORT 526 0.7 45 8.6 59 11.2 211 40.1 84 16.0 49 9.3 42 8.0 26 4.9 8 1.5 2 0.4
BERTIE 188 0.2 21 11.2 31 16.5 91 48.4 16 8.5 17 9.0 7 3.7 4 2.1 0 0.0 1 0.5
BLADEN 343 0.4 29 8.5 59 17.2 164 47.8 32 9.3 34 9.9 16 4.7 5 1.5 1 0.3 3 0.9
BRUNSWICK 1,490 1.9 37 2.5 119 8.0 569 38.2 246 16.5 149 10.0 228 15.3 104 7.0 26 1.7 12 0.8
BUNCOMBE 2,048 2.6 86 4.2 197 9.6 682 33.3 276 13.5 185 9.0 339 16.6 174 8.5 87 4.2 22 1.1
BURKE 935 1.2 68 7.3 154 16.5 389 41.6 117 12.5 92 9.8 64 6.8 27 2.9 11 1.2 13 1.4
CABARRUS 1,327 1.7 65 4.9 124 9.3 586 44.2 191 14.4 125 9.4 167 12.6 50 3.8 11 0.8 8 0.6
CALDWELL 843 1.1 90 10.7 162 19.2 333 39.5 100 11.9 71 8.4 62 7.4 14 1.7 4 0.5 7 0.8
CAMDEN 58 0.1 5 8.6 8 13.8 27 46.6 7 12.1 4 6.9 7 12.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
CARTERET 775 1.0 27 3.5 80 10.3 304 39.2 143 18.5 67 8.6 100 12.9 37 4.8 12 1.5 5 0.6
CASWELL 208 0.3 20 9.6 32 15.4 99 47.6 16 7.7 22 10.6 11 5.3 6 2.9 0 0.0 2 1.0
CATAWBA 1,497 1.9 97 6.5 216 14.4 621 41.5 181 12.1 145 9.7 148 9.9 50 3.3 19 1.3 20 1.3
CHATHAM 619 0.8 33 5.3 51 8.2 194 31.3 66 10.7 50 8.1 115 18.6 74 12.0 34 5.5 2 0.3
CHEROKEE 292 0.4 16 5.5 33 11.3 129 44.2 35 12.0 32 11.0 31 10.6 11 3.8 1 0.3 4 1.4
CHOWAN 171 0.2 7 4.1 30 17.5 62 36.3 22 12.9 16 9.4 23 13.5 9 5.3 1 0.6 1 0.6
CLAY 106 0.1 6 5.7 8 7.5 47 44.3 18 17.0 9 8.5 10 9.4 3 2.8 5 4.7 0 0.0
CLEVELAND 998 1.3 67 6.7 161 16.1 408 40.9 141 14.1 100 10.0 78 7.8 24 2.4 7 0.7 12 1.2
COLUMBUS 525 0.7 38 7.2 88 16.8 229 43.6 78 14.9 49 9.3 24 4.6 11 2.1 3 0.6 5 1.0
CRAVEN 926 1.2 34 3.7 91 9.8 355 38.3 152 16.4 94 10.2 113 12.2 57 6.2 17 1.8 13 1.4
CUMBERLAND 2,146 2.8 104 4.8 218 10.2 901 42.0 315 14.7 241 11.2 207 9.6 100 4.7 20 0.9 40 1.9
CURRITUCK 171 0.2 11 6.4 19 11.1 83 48.5 26 15.2 10 5.8 15 8.8 6 3.5 0 0.0 1 0.6
DARE 247 0.3 6 2.4 10 4.0 94 38.1 43 17.4 20 8.1 39 15.8 21 8.5 9 3.6 5 2.0
DAVIDSON 1,539 2.0 113 7.3 245 15.9 680 44.2 184 12.0 136 8.8 126 8.2 36 2.3 7 0.5 12 0.8
DAVIE 431 0.6 21 4.9 46 10.7 196 45.5 45 10.4 26 6.0 58 13.5 28 6.5 9 2.1 2 0.5
DUPLIN 479 0.6 29 6.1 83 17.3 210 43.8 58 12.1 49 10.2 30 6.3 12 2.5 4 0.8 4 0.8
DURHAM 1,660 2.1 86 5.2 169 10.2 514 31.0 216 13.0 142 8.6 268 16.1 157 9.5 88 5.3 20 1.2
EDGECOMBE 535 0.7 61 11.4 98 18.3 244 45.6 59 11.0 32 6.0 32 6.0 4 0.7 3 0.6 2 0.4
FORSYTH 2,904 3.7 124 4.3 274 9.4 1,143 39.4 377 13.0 278 9.6 448 15.4 159 5.5 60 2.1 41 1.4
FRANKLIN 537 0.7 22 4.1 71 13.2 240 44.7 67 12.5 47 8.8 57 10.6 23 4.3 7 1.3 3 0.6
GASTON 1,955 2.5 135 6.9 313 16.0 822 42.0 234 12.0 199 10.2 156 8.0 70 3.6 14 0.7 12 0.6
GATES 73 0.1 2 2.7 11 15.1 35 47.9 11 15.1 6 8.2 4 5.5 3 4.1 0 0.0 1 1.4
GRAHAM 67 0.1 13 19.4 12 17.9 20 29.9 11 16.4 6 9.0 3 4.5 1 1.5 0 0.0 1 1.5
GRANVILLE 499 0.6 40 8.0 60 12.0 219 43.9 54 10.8 53 10.6 54 10.8 10 2.0 4 0.8 5 1.0
GREENE 155 0.2 12 7.7 21 13.5 69 44.5 15 9.7 14 9.0 14 9.0 5 3.2 0 0.0 5 3.2
GUILFORD 3,668 4.7 159 4.3 330 9.0 1,426 38.9 506 13.8 278 7.6 599 16.3 239 6.5 97 2.6 34 0.9
HALIFAX 548 0.7 52 9.5 107 19.5 241 44.0 52 9.5 41 7.5 32 5.8 16 2.9 3 0.5 4 0.7
HARNETT 919 1.2 62 6.7 124 13.5 407 44.3 117 12.7 83 9.0 83 9.0 27 2.9 11 1.2 5 0.5
HAYWOOD 665 0.9 38 5.7 80 12.0 264 39.7 92 13.8 76 11.4 65 9.8 25 3.8 15 2.3 10 1.5
HENDERSON 1,093 1.4 46 4.2 76 7.0 388 35.5 177 16.2 96 8.8 185 16.9 83 7.6 35 3.2 7 0.6
HERTFORD 202 0.3 22 10.9 31 15.3 75 37.1 23 11.4 16 7.9 20 9.9 8 4.0 3 1.5 4 2.0
HOKE 347 0.4 25 7.2 41 11.8 156 45.0 51 14.7 35 10.1 23 6.6 7 2.0 2 0.6 7 2.0
HYDE 43 0.1 4 9.3 8 18.6 21 48.8 3 7.0 1 2.3 4 9.3 1 2.3 1 2.3 0 0.0
IREDELL 1,418 1.8 77 5.4 153 10.8 650 45.8 173 12.2 133 9.4 136 9.6 61 4.3 15 1.1 20 1.4
JACKSON 332 0.4 24 7.2 42 12.7 117 35.2 48 14.5 36 10.8 34 10.2 17 5.1 8 2.4 6 1.8
JOHNSTON 1,459 1.9 93 6.4 154 10.6 645 44.2 213 14.6 144 9.9 145 9.9 42 2.9 11 0.8 12 0.8
JONES 118 0.2 8 6.8 24 20.3 43 36.4 19 16.1 13 11.0 6 5.1 3 2.5 1 0.8 1 0.8
LEE 515 0.7 29 5.6 78 15.1 200 38.8 66 12.8 55 10.7 49 9.5 14 2.7 15 2.9 9 1.7
LENOIR 600 0.8 45 7.5 95 15.8 245 40.8 94 15.7 57 9.5 43 7.2 10 1.7 4 0.7 7 1.2
LINCOLN 785 1.0 65 8.3 117 14.9 351 44.7 76 9.7 66 8.4 76 9.7 25 3.2 4 0.5 5 0.6
MCDOWELL 495 0.6 40 8.1 84 17.0 202 40.8 75 15.2 50 10.1 29 5.9 7 1.4 4 0.8 4 0.8
MACON 400 0.5 24 6.0 28 7.0 179 44.8 47 11.8 50 12.5 39 9.8 21 5.3 9 2.3 3 0.8
MADISON 244 0.3 28 11.5 32 13.1 113 46.3 19 7.8 18 7.4 18 7.4 10 4.1 5 2.0 1 0.4
MARTIN 236 0.3 15 6.4 29 12.3 104 44.1 29 12.3 27 11.4 23 9.7 6 2.5 1 0.4 2 0.8
MECKLENBURG 5,065 6.5 226 4.5 372 7.3 1,741 34.4 774 15.3 453 8.9 978 19.3 339 6.7 124 2.4 58 1.1
MITCHELL 178 0.2 19 10.7 28 15.7 72 40.4 21 11.8 17 9.6 12 6.7 4 2.2 4 2.2 1 0.6
MONTGOMERY 244 0.3 17 7.0 45 18.4 115 47.1 26 10.7 18 7.4 12 4.9 4 1.6 4 1.6 3 1.2
MOORE 1,005 1.3 28 2.8 76 7.6 345 34.3 114 11.3 119 11.8 193 19.2 94 9.4 25 2.5 11 1.1
NASH 873 1.1 80 9.2 131 15.0 362 41.5 121 13.9 67 7.7 70 8.0 30 3.4 6 0.7 6 0.7
NEW HANOVER 1,641 2.1 43 2.6 116 7.1 587 35.8 276 16.8 144 8.8 308 18.8 115 7.0 42 2.6 10 0.6
NORTHAMPTON 216 0.3 25 11.6 38 17.6 98 45.4 17 7.9 20 9.3 11 5.1 4 1.9 1 0.5 2 0.9
ONSLOW 1,105 1.4 42 3.8 116 10.5 522 47.2 177 16.0 105 9.5 89 8.1 31 2.8 5 0.5 18 1.6
ORANGE 670 0.9 18 2.7 52 7.8 214 31.9 70 10.4 43 6.4 114 17.0 88 13.1 68 10.1 3 0.4
PAMLICO 160 0.2 12 7.5 26 16.3 72 45.0 20 12.5 13 8.1 10 6.3 6 3.8 1 0.6 0 0.0
PASQUOTANK 302 0.4 24 7.9 41 13.6 113 37.4 41 13.6 32 10.6 37 12.3 5 1.7 7 2.3 2 0.7
PENDER 535 0.7 14 2.6 66 12.3 222 41.5 91 17.0 57 10.7 52 9.7 18 3.4 9 1.7 6 1.1
PERQUIMANS 138 0.2 6 4.3 21 15.2 56 40.6 22 15.9 7 5.1 16 11.6 7 5.1 1 0.7 2 1.4
PERSON 373 0.5 28 7.5 39 10.5 195 52.3 37 9.9 37 9.9 23 6.2 11 2.9 0 0.0 3 0.8
PITT 1,203 1.6 60 5.0 147 12.2 436 36.2 176 14.6 140 11.6 139 11.6 57 4.7 36 3.0 12 1.0
POLK 190 0.2 7 3.7 16 8.4 64 33.7 28 14.7 17 8.9 32 16.8 17 8.9 4 2.1 5 2.6
RANDOLPH 1,317 1.7 114 8.7 233 17.7 581 44.1 144 10.9 125 9.5 73 5.5 31 2.4 7 0.5 9 0.7
RICHMOND 442 0.6 44 10.0 69 15.6 199 45.0 47 10.6 34 7.7 22 5.0 15 3.4 2 0.5 10 2.3
ROBESON 1,093 1.4 137 12.5 205 18.8 464 42.5 103 9.4 70 6.4 68 6.2 27 2.5 6 0.5 13 1.2
ROCKINGHAM 1,026 1.3 72 7.0 190 18.5 452 44.1 122 11.9 85 8.3 68 6.6 24 2.3 3 0.3 10 1.0
ROWAN 1,310 1.7 65 5.0 174 13.3 602 46.0 174 13.3 120 9.2 126 9.6 31 2.4 9 0.7 9 0.7
RUTHERFORD 685 0.9 55 8.0 104 15.2 290 42.3 93 13.6 65 9.5 50 7.3 12 1.8 3 0.4 13 1.9
SAMPSON 569 0.7 46 8.1 84 14.8 259 45.5 69 12.1 57 10.0 34 6.0 13 2.3 5 0.9 2 0.4
SCOTLAND 336 0.4 22 6.5 38 11.3 160 47.6 24 7.1 43 12.8 35 10.4 8 2.4 2 0.6 4 1.2
STANLY 555 0.7 40 7.2 83 15.0 234 42.2 68 12.3 62 11.2 45 8.1 19 3.4 0 0.0 4 0.7
STOKES 519 0.7 47 9.1 85 16.4 255 49.1 52 10.0 33 6.4 36 6.9 10 1.9 0 0.0 1 0.2
SURRY 739 1.0 77 10.4 132 17.9 305 41.3 85 11.5 58 7.8 53 7.2 18 2.4 4 0.5 7 0.9
SWAIN 172 0.2 13 7.6 26 15.1 70 40.7 22 12.8 21 12.2 8 4.7 10 5.8 0 0.0 2 1.2
TRANSYLVANIA 292 0.4 13 4.5 26 8.9 111 38.0 38 13.0 21 7.2 49 16.8 22 7.5 9 3.1 3 1.0
TYRRELL 33 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.0 17 51.5 7 21.2 3 9.1 3 9.1 2 6.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
UNION 1,271 1.6 55 4.3 139 10.9 506 39.8 189 14.9 116 9.1 179 14.1 59 4.6 17 1.3 11 0.9
VANCE 452 0.6 30 6.6 71 15.7 212 46.9 47 10.4 36 8.0 30 6.6 14 3.1 7 1.5 5 1.1
WAKE 5,068 6.5 164 3.2 291 5.7 1,516 29.9 775 15.3 486 9.6 1,118 22.1 510 10.1 177 3.5 31 0.6
WARREN 206 0.3 19 9.2 29 14.1 99 48.1 14 6.8 24 11.7 13 6.3 3 1.5 0 0.0 5 2.4
WASHINGTON 126 0.2 18 14.3 11 8.7 51 40.5 10 7.9 22 17.5 11 8.7 1 0.8 1 0.8 1 0.8
WATAUGA 303 0.4 18 5.9 29 9.6 110 36.3 38 12.5 24 7.9 39 12.9 25 8.3 14 4.6 6 2.0
WAYNE 1,119 1.4 77 6.9 114 10.2 540 48.3 141 12.6 91 8.1 95 8.5 37 3.3 14 1.3 10 0.9
WILKES 689 0.9 77 11.2 142 20.6 272 39.5 79 11.5 54 7.8 45 6.5 10 1.5 4 0.6 6 0.9
WILSON 771 1.0 52 6.7 123 16.0 331 42.9 70 9.1 70 9.1 91 11.8 25 3.2 4 0.5 5 0.6
YADKIN 373 0.5 27 7.2 61 16.4 181 48.5 47 12.6 30 8.0 19 5.1 5 1.3 1 0.3 2 0.5
YANCEY 191 0.2 24 12.6 25 13.1 80 41.9 23 12.0 19 9.9 12 6.3 5 2.6 2 1.0 1 0.5
Missing/Unknown 13 0.0 0 0.0 2 15.4 11 84.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 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