Top 5 | 6-25 | 26-50 | 51 - 75 | Above 50 |
North Carolina County Health Rankings are based on data compiled by CountyHealthRankings. The rankings are based on Health Outcome Factors of Length of life and Quality of life. The lower the health outcome score, the higher the rank. The healthiest county in North Carolina is Wake. The unhealthiest county in North Carolina is Robeson.
| Health Rank | County | Health Outcome Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | -1.78000000 |
| 2 | Orange County | -1.72000000 |
| 3 | Union County | -1.53000000 |
| 4 | Camden County | -1.40000000 |
| 5 | Mecklenburg County | -1.18000000 |
| 6 | Watauga County | -1.16000000 |
| 7 | Dare County | -1.12000000 |
| 8 | Chatham County | -1.09000000 |
| 9 | Polk County | -1.08000000 |
| 10 | Currituck County | -1.07000000 |
| 11 | Madison County | -0.98000000 |
| 12 | Henderson County | -0.93000000 |
| 13 | Cabarrus County | -0.92000000 |
| 14 | New Hanover County | -0.92000000 |
| 15 | Durham County | -0.85000000 |
| 16 | Transylvania County | -0.81000000 |
| 17 | Buncombe County | -0.80000000 |
| 18 | Davie County | -0.78000000 |
| 19 | Avery County | -0.73000000 |
| 20 | Alleghany County | -0.71000000 |
| 21 | Guilford County | -0.71000000 |
| 22 | Iredell County | -0.67000000 |
| 23 | Moore County | -0.67000000 |
| 24 | Lincoln County | -0.66000000 |
| 25 | Onslow County | -0.65000000 |
| 26 | Gates County | -0.60000000 |
| 27 | Carteret County | -0.56000000 |
| 28 | Johnston County | -0.56000000 |
| 29 | Pamlico County | -0.56000000 |
| 30 | Jackson County | -0.53000000 |
| 31 | Mitchell County | -0.52000000 |
| 32 | Alexander County | -0.52000000 |
| 33 | Pender County | -0.50000000 |
| 34 | Catawba County | -0.49000000 |
| 35 | Granville County | -0.47000000 |
| 36 | Craven County | -0.44000000 |
| 37 | Stanly County | -0.33000000 |
| 38 | Stokes County | -0.31000000 |
| 39 | Haywood County | -0.29000000 |
| 40 | Macon County | -0.25000000 |
| 41 | Clay County | -0.24000000 |
| 42 | Yancey County | -0.21000000 |
| 43 | Forsyth County | -0.19000000 |
| 44 | Pasquotank County | -0.16000000 |
| 45 | Brunswick County | -0.15000000 |
| 46 | Surry County | -0.14000000 |
| 47 | Randolph County | -0.13000000 |
| 48 | Alamance County | -0.11000000 |
| 49 | Harnett County | -0.07000000 |
| 50 | Hyde County | -0.07000000 |
| 51 | Burke County | -0.06000000 |
| 52 | Washington County | -0.06000000 |
| 53 | Perquimans County | -0.04000000 |
| 54 | Franklin County | -0.03000000 |
| 55 | Davidson County | -0.01000000 |
| 56 | McDowell County | 0.01000000 |
| 57 | Person County | 0.01000000 |
| 58 | Yadkin County | 0.05000000 |
| 59 | Pitt County | 0.08000000 |
| 60 | Ashe County | 0.09000000 |
| 61 | Wayne County | 0.12000000 |
| 62 | Duplin County | 0.14000000 |
| 63 | Wilkes County | 0.18000000 |
| 64 | Caswell County | 0.18000000 |
| 65 | Nash County | 0.18000000 |
| 66 | Hoke County | 0.19000000 |
| 67 | Gaston County | 0.20000000 |
| 68 | Greene County | 0.21000000 |
| 69 | Caldwell County | 0.24000000 |
| 70 | Lee County | 0.27000000 |
| 71 | Beaufort County | 0.32000000 |
| 72 | Wilson County | 0.35000000 |
| 73 | Rutherford County | 0.38000000 |
| 74 | Rowan County | 0.42000000 |
| 75 | Cumberland County | 0.44000000 |
| 76 | Chowan County | 0.44000000 |
| 77 | Rockingham County | 0.54000000 |
| 78 | Sampson County | 0.58000000 |
| 79 | Montgomery County | 0.58000000 |
| 80 | Cleveland County | 0.69000000 |
| 81 | Warren County | 0.75000000 |
| 82 | Jones County | 0.75000000 |
| 83 | Martin County | 0.80000000 |
| 84 | Cherokee County | 0.86000000 |
| 85 | Lenoir County | 0.94000000 |
| 86 | Bertie County | 0.98000000 |
| 87 | Tyrrell County | 1.05000000 |
| 88 | Graham County | 1.05000000 |
| 89 | Hertford County | 1.21000000 |
| 90 | Richmond County | 1.24000000 |
| 91 | Bladen County | 1.30000000 |
| 92 | Swain County | 1.35000000 |
| 93 | Northampton County | 1.44000000 |
| 94 | Anson County | 1.47000000 |
| 95 | Edgecombe County | 1.56000000 |
| 96 | Columbus County | 1.77000000 |
| 97 | Halifax County | 1.83000000 |
| 98 | Vance County | 1.87000000 |
| 99 | Scotland County | 2.07000000 |
| 100 | Robeson County | 2.40000000 |