North Carolina counties

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CountyPopulation (2023 est.)Rank in North Carolina
Alamance County179,16515
Alexander County36,47367
Alleghany County11,34293
Anson County21,89777
Ashe County27,06373
Avery County17,56184
Beaufort County44,48159
Bertie County16,92285
Bladen County29,48472
Brunswick County159,96419
Buncombe County275,9017
Burke County88,33833
Cabarrus County240,01610
Caldwell County80,57435
Camden County11,13794
Carteret County69,61539
Caswell County22,80775
Catawba County164,64518
Chatham County81,62434
Cherokee County29,95971
Chowan County13,89189
Clay County11,86492
Cleveland County101,37829
Columbus County50,12151
Craven County102,39128
Cumberland County337,8905
Currituck County31,59370
Dare County38,11065
Davidson County174,80417
Davie County44,59957
Duplin County49,52052
Durham County336,8926
Edgecombe County48,83253
Forsyth County392,9214
Franklin County77,00137
Gaston County237,24212
Gates County10,34396
Graham County8,05298
Granville County62,19246
Greene County20,53079
Guilford County549,8663
Halifax County47,29854
Harnett County141,47723
Haywood County62,96945
Henderson County119,23024
Hertford County19,45381
Hoke County54,44650
Hyde County4,60799
Iredell County199,71014
Jackson County44,57458
Johnston County241,9559
Jones County9,40197
Lee County67,05941
Lenoir County54,89548
Lincoln County95,67531
Macon County38,41264
Madison County22,07176
Martin County21,44778
McDowell County44,89356
Mecklenburg County1,163,7012
Mitchell County14,99987
Montgomery County26,08574
Moore County106,89827
Nash County96,55130
New Hanover County238,85211
Northampton County16,71586
Onslow County213,67613
Orange County150,62621
Pamlico County12,42391
Pasquotank County41,44462
Pender County68,52140
Perquimans County13,37790
Person County39,73763
Pitt County175,11916
Polk County20,06080
Randolph County147,45822
Richmond County42,32460
Robeson County117,36526
Rockingham County92,51832
Rowan County151,66120
Rutherford County65,50744
Sampson County59,60147
Scotland County34,37668
Stanly County65,69943
Stokes County45,53255
Surry County71,46238
Swain County13,91688
Transylvania County33,54969
Tyrrell County3,461100
Union County256,4528
Vance County42,30161
Wake County1,190,2751
Warren County18,83683
Washington County10,71395
Watauga County54,74849
Wayne County118,68625
Wilkes County66,01342
Wilson County78,97036
Yadkin County37,77466
Yancey County18,93882

Population: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, 2023.

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Reviewed by Richard Lander, licensed insurance agent (NPN 21255551), Lander LLC. Last updated October 3, 2026. This page is educational and is not a quote, an offer of coverage, or legal or tax advice.

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