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Life Expectancy in North Carolina, by County

Life Expectancy for every county in North Carolina, ranked. The highest is Orange County at 81.6 and the lowest is Swain County at 69.3.

North Carolina: n/a · United States: n/a · median county in North Carolina: 75.0

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#County Life Expectancy
1Orange County81.6
2Wake County81.2
3Chatham County79.9
4Watauga County79.7
5Transylvania County79.5
6Durham County79.4
7Mecklenburg County79.2
8Union County78.9
9Dare County78.5
10New Hanover County78.1
11Henderson County78.1
12Buncombe County77.8
13Polk County77.8
14Brunswick County77.8
15Moore County77.8
16Cabarrus County77.6
17Tyrrell County77.6
18Camden County77.6
19Currituck County77.2
20Alleghany County77.2
21Davie County77.0
22Iredell County76.9
23Franklin County76.9
24Jackson County76.8
25Guilford County76.7
26Forsyth County76.7
27Carteret County76.7
28Yancey County76.6
29Granville County76.6
30Johnston County76.6
31Clay County76.6
32Macon County76.5
33Lincoln County76.4
34Ashe County76.3
35Pitt County76.0
36Pender County76.0
37Alamance County76.0
38Avery County75.9
39Madison County75.8
40Perquimans County75.8
41Greene County75.6
42Person County75.6
43Haywood County75.5
44Stokes County75.4
45McDowell County75.4
46Hyde County75.2
47Gates County75.2
48Burke County75.1
49Harnett County75.1
50Beaufort County75.1
51Onslow County75.0
52Catawba County74.9
53Duplin County74.9
54Lee County74.8
55Graham County74.8
56Caswell County74.8
57Craven County74.7
58Alexander County74.6
59Chowan County74.5
60Surry County74.5
61Wilkes County74.5
62Cherokee County74.5
63Nash County74.4
64Stanly County74.4
65Yadkin County74.4
66Warren County74.4
67Davidson County74.3
68Mitchell County74.3
69Sampson County74.3
70Pamlico County74.3
71Pasquotank County74.3
72Wilson County73.9
73Cumberland County73.9
74Jones County73.9
75Gaston County73.8
76Hoke County73.8
77Randolph County73.7
78Wayne County73.6
79Rowan County73.6
80Bertie County73.5
81Rutherford County73.4
82Caldwell County73.4
83Hertford County73.3
84Northampton County73.2
85Montgomery County73.1
86Rockingham County72.7
87Cleveland County72.7
88Martin County72.4
89Vance County71.9
90Anson County71.8
91Bladen County71.7
92Lenoir County71.7
93Washington County71.5
94Halifax County71.2
95Edgecombe County71.2
96Scotland County71.0
97Columbus County70.7
98Richmond County70.5
99Robeson County69.3
100Swain County69.3

Average number of years a baby born today would live under current mortality conditions.

Source: County Health Rankings 2024 (from National Center for Health Statistics, CDC), 2024.

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