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Healthiest Counties in North Carolina 2026

Ranked by life expectancy, uninsured rates, and health care access.

Top 10 — Health in North Carolina

Score reflects health only — not overall county quality.

1Orange County, NC
85.2
2Wake County, NC
83.1
3Durham County, NC
72.9
4Dare County, NC
72.1
5Union County, NC
71.8
6New Hanover County, NC
69.4
7Cabarrus County, NC
69.2
8Currituck County, NC
68.8
9Moore County, NC
67.8
10Chatham County, NC
67.3

All North Carolina Counties — Health Rankings

100 counties ranked by health score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyHealth ScoreOverall Score
1Orange County, NC
85.2
49.6
2Wake County, NC
83.1
53.8
3Durham County, NC
72.9
34.1
4Dare County, NC
72.1
51.3
5Union County, NC
71.8
46.2
6New Hanover County, NC
69.4
39.6
7Cabarrus County, NC
69.2
42.2
8Currituck County, NC
68.8
56.4
9Moore County, NC
67.8
48.6
10Chatham County, NC
67.3
40.7
11Mecklenburg County, NC
67
33.3
12Brunswick County, NC
66.5
45.9
13Transylvania County, NC
66.5
56.4
14Watauga County, NC
64.8
53.9
15Buncombe County, NC
64.3
41.4
16Polk County, NC
62.8
52.6
17Camden County, NC
62.1
40.4
18Iredell County, NC
62.1
42.4
19Henderson County, NC
57.2
48.1
20Davie County, NC
56.5
43.2
21Lincoln County, NC
56
45.6
22Guilford County, NC
55.5
34.6
23Carteret County, NC
55.1
44.1
24Forsyth County, NC
54.1
33.8
25Onslow County, NC
51.6
39.3
26Yancey County, NC
51.2
68.3
27Haywood County, NC
50.3
43.6
28Pitt County, NC
49.6
33.6
29Johnston County, NC
49.5
43.5
30Pender County, NC
49.5
44.9
31Franklin County, NC
49.2
38.2
32Clay County, NC
49.1
56.1
33Gates County, NC
48.1
56.2
34Mitchell County, NC
47.5
70.9
35Jackson County, NC
47.1
55.5
36Madison County, NC
45.9
65.6
37Pasquotank County, NC
45.8
45.2
38Ashe County, NC
45.4
52.7
39Perquimans County, NC
45
46.1
40Alexander County, NC
44.6
56.6
41Granville County, NC
44.6
39.6
42Avery County, NC
44.2
60.1
43Stokes County, NC
43.9
62.4
44Catawba County, NC
42.1
49.3
45Macon County, NC
41.8
56
46Alamance County, NC
41.3
35.6
47Stanly County, NC
40.5
45.1
48Gaston County, NC
40.1
31.8
49Harnett County, NC
40.1
34.7
50Craven County, NC
39.9
37.8
51Pamlico County, NC
39.8
52.6
52Davidson County, NC
39.5
38.7
53Cumberland County, NC
39.4
25.9
54Alleghany County, NC
38.7
59
55Burke County, NC
38.7
41.4
56Person County, NC
38.6
44.5
57Chowan County, NC
38
48.1
58Tyrrell County, NC
37.7
55
59Beaufort County, NC
35.8
50.3
60Rowan County, NC
35.6
39.2
61Caswell County, NC
35.1
59.6
62Cherokee County, NC
34.6
46.9
63Graham County, NC
34
55.9
64Yadkin County, NC
33
50.3
65Hoke County, NC
32.8
35.4
66Caldwell County, NC
32.2
45.5
67Wayne County, NC
32.2
32.1
68Hyde County, NC
32
61.1
69Lee County, NC
31.5
35.9
70Wilkes County, NC
31.3
48.9
71Surry County, NC
31.2
50.3
72Cleveland County, NC
31.1
42.5
73Northampton County, NC
29.8
45
74Nash County, NC
29.1
47.4
75Rutherford County, NC
28.6
45.9
76McDowell County, NC
28.2
47.8
77Rockingham County, NC
28
39
78Randolph County, NC
27.9
39.8
79Montgomery County, NC
25.6
46.5
80Jones County, NC
24.6
59.8
81Duplin County, NC
24.4
35.7
82Edgecombe County, NC
23.2
27.3
83Greene County, NC
22.7
43.5
84Wilson County, NC
22.2
29.4
85Hertford County, NC
21.9
39.1
86Bertie County, NC
21.3
40.7
87Richmond County, NC
21.2
32.8
88Bladen County, NC
21.1
39.2
89Martin County, NC
20.8
34.3
90Washington County, NC
19.9
33.3
91Lenoir County, NC
19.8
38.1
92Anson County, NC
19.5
34.8
93Sampson County, NC
18.7
36.3
94Scotland County, NC
18.4
37.4
95Warren County, NC
18.4
36.9
96Vance County, NC
18.2
33.8
97Halifax County, NC
17.3
31.6
98Columbus County, NC
15
40.7
99Swain County, NC
11.2
52.6
100Robeson County, NC
8
31.9

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