North Carolina
Population10.6m
Counties100county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density84.0people per km² of land
Median household income$69,90427th percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.246% | 13th best of 51 | 0% | 0.236% | 0.4% | 83 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 95.4 | 8th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 3.84 | 12th highest of 51 | 3.88 | 7.07 | 15.5 | 100 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.65 | 14th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 26.3 | 26th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 15.2 | 13th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 51 | 31st highest of 52 | 0 | 55.3 | 114 | 79 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 3.71 | 9th highest of 51 | 0 | 3.53 | 29.6 | 100 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 52.6 | 45th highest of 51 | 8.9 | 39.1 | 81.4 | 94 |
| Business closing rate | 9.07 | 22nd highest of 51 | 4.32 | 8.88 | 14.3 | 100 |
| Business opening rate | 10.7 | 14th highest of 51 | 4.96 | 9.69 | 14.8 | 100 |
| Catholic adherents | 8.9 | 40th highest of 51 | 0 | 5 | 17.3 | 100 |
| Checkup in the past year | 78.4 | 12th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 61.8 | 38th best of 51 | 37.7 | 64.6 | 137 | 73 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 17.5% | 35th best of 51 | 8.2% | 20.9% | 42.9% | 100 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.27% | 13th highest of 51 | 0.147% | 0.275% | 0.55% | 95 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 15.5 | 16th highest of 51 | 7.59 | 22.4 | 74 | 100 |
| Current asthma | 9.87 | 15th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 14.6 | 30th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 2.95 | 28th highest of 51 | 3.33 | 6.09 | 14.8 | 100 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 2.19 | 30th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 23.6 | 29th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 14.8 | 31st best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 15 | 34th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 8.31 | 34th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 16 | 34th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | -0.443 | 35th highest of 47 | -2.25 | -0.0726 | 1.34 | 100 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 35.9 | 33rd best of 51 | 17.3 | 38.3 | 90.8 | 90 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 2.53 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 2.49 | 22nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 0.7 | 36th highest of 52 | 0.369 | 0.686 | 1.21 | 100 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 1.92 | 45th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 26.6 | 8th highest of 51 | 10.4 | 26.8 | 76.4 | 100 |
| Fair or poor health | 19.4 | 34th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 6.7 | 18th best of 51 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 9 | 99 |
| Firearm fatalities | 15.5 | 29th best of 51 | 7.75 | 17.1 | 32.8 | 88 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 113 | 20th highest of 51 | 70.5 | 118 | 181 | 88 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 8.56 | 30th highest of 51 | 3.92 | 10.7 | 22.3 | 88 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.51% | 16th best of 51 | 0.3% | 0.485% | 0.64% | 100 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.476 | 34th best of 52 | 0.379 | 0.455 | 0.529 | 100 |
| Has health insurance | 89.6 | 38th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | -0.0577 | 28th highest of 49 | -1.28 | 0.0184 | 1.17 | 100 |
| High blood pressure | 36.9 | 40th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 34.6 | 25th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High school graduation | 0.864% | 26th best of 48 | 0.673% | 0.873% | 0.96% | 98 |
| Homeownership rate | 66.4% | 35th highest of 52 | 50.9% | 72.8% | 87.5% | 100 |
| Homicide rate | 7.56 | 36th best of 51 | 3.14 | 7.63 | 27.7 | 71 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 8.19 | 14th highest of 51 | 4.17 | 12.5 | 42.6 | 25 |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | 0.575 | 13th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $5,775 | 15th highest of 51 | $-17,930 | $4,744 | $32,280 | 100 |
| Infant mortality | 6.88 | 42nd best of 51 | 4.38 | 7.54 | 12.3 | 60 |
| Injury deaths | 93.2 | 27th best of 51 | 54.5 | 108 | 179 | 100 |
| Life expectancy | 75.9 years | 37th best of 51 | 67.3 years | 74.2 years | 81.6 years | 100 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 9.07 | 10th highest of 51 | 2.21 | 8.05 | 18 | 100 |
| Material security score | -0.0258 | 34th highest of 51 | -2.02 | 0.0729 | 1.31 | 100 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $84,881 | 33rd best of 51 | $48,160 | $64,750 | $127,500 | 100 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $80,145 | 22nd highest of 51 | $36,900 | $60,680 | $137,700 | 100 |
| Mean income of departing households | $74,371 | 25th highest of 51 | $36,850 | $54,580 | $105,400 | 100 |
| Mean travel time to work | 25.1 min | 25th best of 52 | 20.5 min | 25.8 min | 40.9 min | 100 |
| Median age | 39.1 years | 25th highest of 52 | 27.1 years | 42.5 years | 56.1 years | 100 |
| Median gross rent | $1,162 | 27th highest of 52 | $581 | $860 | $1,521 | 100 |
| Median home value | $259,400 | 29th highest of 52 | $88,600 | $205,300 | $428,500 | 100 |
| Median household income | $69,904 | 39th best of 52 | $40,320 | $58,950 | $101,800 | 100 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $70,838 | 36th best of 51 | $42,180 | $60,260 | $103,100 | 100 |
| Median property tax bill | 1,815 | 38th highest of 52 | 753 | 1,275 | 4,105 | 100 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 59.9 | 24th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 11.3 | 18th best of 51 | 4.65 | 12.3 | 24.4 | 100 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.35 | 28th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 10.5 | 40th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 15.6 | 36th best of 51 | 7.85 | 19.4 | 43.1 | 95 |
| Net business formation rate | 1.64 | 12th highest of 51 | -4.95 | 1.01 | 5.54 | 100 |
| Net domestic migration rate | 9.24 | 3rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | 0.884 | 3rd highest of 51 | -1.1 | 1.04 | 5.33 | 100 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 1.46 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 33.9 | 23rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.19 | 28th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 | 100 |
| Other religion adherents | 3.7 | 29th highest of 51 | 0 | 2.08 | 7.6 | 100 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 15th highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Per capita income | $39,616 | 32nd best of 52 | $22,290 | $32,710 | $56,720 | 100 |
| Per capita personal income | $62,233 | 37th best of 51 | $39,190 | $51,290 | $87,340 | 100 |
| Poverty rate | 13.2% | 36th best of 52 | 5.02% | 14.5% | 28.8% | 100 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 12.8% | 35th best of 51 | 7.2% | 14.8% | 28.6% | 100 |
| Premature mortality | 445 | 36th best of 51 | 254 | 525 | 901 | 100 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 2,670 | 27th best of 51 | 1,330 | 2,830 | 5,148 | 100 |
| Private job growth | 2.87 | 8th highest of 52 | -10.1 | 2.06 | 10.8 | 100 |
| Religious adherents | 52.1 | 16th highest of 51 | 23.3 | 49.6 | 107 | 100 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 51.6 | 26th highest of 51 | 18.5 | 62.2 | 82.2 | 100 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 6.4% | 22nd highest of 51 | 1.33% | 4.22% | 11.3% | 100 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 16.7% | 13th highest of 51 | 9.47% | 18% | 34% | 100 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 17.4% | 33rd highest of 51 | 4.6% | 12.8% | 31.5% | 100 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 0.958% | 50th highest of 51 | 0% | 0.79% | 2.52% | 100 |
| Safety score | -0.0217 | 22nd highest of 51 | -2.96 | -0.391 | 0.853 | 91 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 16.9% | 29th highest of 52 | 9.74% | 20.6% | 33.3% | 100 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0.845% | 9th highest of 51 | 0.0753% | 0.263% | 39.1% | 49 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 3.12% | 24th highest of 52 | 0% | 0.962% | 8.08% | 79 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 20.3% | 9th highest of 52 | 0.966% | 18.4% | 60% | 95 |
| Share divorced | 10.6% | 33rd highest of 52 | 7.43% | 11.2% | 18.2% | 100 |
| Share foreign-born | 8.73% | 22nd highest of 52 | 1.4% | 4.46% | 16.9% | 93 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 10.9% | 24th highest of 52 | 2.1% | 7.64% | 22.7% | 99 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 85.8% | 29th highest of 51 | 73.9% | 88.2% | 93.6% | 100 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0.0524% | 25th highest of 49 | 0% | 0% | 0.344% | 45 |
| Share never married | 32.7% | 30th highest of 52 | 14.6% | 29.1% | 47.4% | 100 |
| Share now married | 50.8% | 20th highest of 52 | 37% | 52.5% | 65.2% | 100 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 33.5% | 19th highest of 52 | 12.5% | 44.1% | 98.7% | 61 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.436% | 24th highest of 52 | 0% | 0.401% | 0.937% | 26 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 60.8% | 15th highest of 51 | 37.2% | 64% | 100% | 88 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 1.22 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 2.81 | 43rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 1.7 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0.000015 | 25th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 29.3 | 19th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 28.8 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 2 | 15th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 5.26 | 15th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 4.07 | 6th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 1.98 | 14th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 0.938 | 26th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 0.419 | 48th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 22.2 | 39th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 0.358 | 22nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 0.213 | 48th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 11.2 | 26th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 0.00296 | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 0.49 | 40th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 3.66% | 28th highest of 52 | 1.22% | 3.32% | 7.07% | 92 |
| Share separated | 2.18% | 5th highest of 52 | 0.943% | 2.2% | 4.68% | 92 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 60.6% | 33rd highest of 52 | 23.6% | 66.5% | 91.6% | 100 |
| Share widowed | 5.85% | 19th highest of 52 | 3.75% | 7.59% | 11.4% | 100 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 34.7% | 22nd best of 52 | 10.8% | 21.8% | 61.8% | 100 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 2.49 | 17th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 5.77 | 35th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 13.4 | 12th best of 51 | 6.89 | 15.7 | 31.1 | 83 |
| Top state income tax rate | 4.75% | 30th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 8.63 | 40th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 15.8 | 21st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 12.2 | 19th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 3.49% | 32nd best of 52 | 2.8% | 3.5% | 6.1% | 100 |
| Vacancy rate | 13% | 19th highest of 52 | 5.19% | 15% | 53.3% | 99 |
| Went without care over cost | 11.5 | 26th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 9,441 | 36th best of 51 | 5,322 | 10,880 | 19,180 | 100 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 107,210,000 min | 10th highest of 52 | 32,590 min | 541,500 min | 11,400,000 min | 100 |
| Business establishments | 233,080 | 8th highest of 51 | 70 | 1,034 | 32,660 | 100 |
| Business establishments closed | 20,975 | 8th highest of 51 | 3 | 80 | 3,299 | 100 |
| Business establishments opened | 24,761 | 7th highest of 51 | 4 | 99.5 | 3,864 | 100 |
| Employed | 5,088,200 | 9th highest of 52 | 1,175 | 21,010 | 651,600 | 100 |
| Foreign-born population | 923,920 | 14th highest of 52 | 196 | 2,223 | 190,600 | 93 |
| Gross domestic product | $794,840,000k | 11th highest of 51 | $139,900k | $2,458,000k | $174,000,000k | 100 |
| Housing units | 4,815,200 | 8th highest of 52 | 2,004 | 26,250 | 491,700 | 100 |
| Labour force | 5,272,400 | 9th highest of 52 | 1,247 | 21,810 | 671,900 | 100 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 17,210 | 12th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | 98,981 | 3rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 4,186,900 | 8th highest of 52 | 1,426 | 20,180 | 455,500 | 100 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 2,778,700 | 9th highest of 52 | 1,121 | 13,980 | 287,100 | 100 |
| People covered by a tax return | 9,235,400 | 8th highest of 51 | 2,970 | 42,120 | 1,073,000 | 100 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 861,890 | 11th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 7,856,300 | 8th highest of 51 | 2,573 | 36,250 | 915,300 | 100 |
| Personal income | $677,170,000k | 9th highest of 51 | $161,800k | $2,852,000k | $97,970,000k | 100 |
| Population | 10,881,000 | 9th highest of 51 | 3,520 | 52,360 | 1,203,000 | 100 |
| Population | 10,835,000 | 9th highest of 51 | 3,461 | 52,280 | 1,190,000 | 100 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 9,773,000 | 9th highest of 51 | 10,220 | 58,260 | 1,046,000 | 88 |
| Population (WONDER) | 10,835,000 | 9th highest of 51 | 29,480 | 141,500 | 1,190,000 | 25 |
| Population aged 15 and over | 8,676,200 | 9th highest of 52 | 2,853 | 41,400 | 930,600 | 100 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 7,261,800 | 8th highest of 52 | 2,567 | 34,450 | 781,300 | 100 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 1,787,000 | 9th highest of 52 | 862 | 10,520 | 144,100 | 100 |
| Population below the poverty line | 1,355,800 | 9th highest of 52 | 537 | 8,104 | 115,900 | 100 |
| Population below the poverty line | 1,351,800 | 9th highest of 51 | 693 | 8,664 | 116,400 | 100 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 10,297,000 | 9th highest of 52 | 2,812 | 48,650 | 1,129,000 | 100 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 10,561,000 | 9th highest of 51 | 3,238 | 48,660 | 1,181,000 | 100 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 9,084,700 | 9th highest of 51 | 2,961 | 44,770 | 961,300 | 100 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 2,521,400 | 8th highest of 52 | 378 | 8,136 | 439,700 | 100 |
| Population, decennial census | 10,439,000 | 9th highest of 51 | 3,245 | 51,350 | 1,129,000 | 100 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 5,699,100 | 7th highest of 51 | 1,757 | 27,010 | 653,600 | 100 |
| Private jobs | 4,133,600 | 9th highest of 52 | 599 | 13,110 | 702,900 | 100 |
| State and local tax collections | $58,447,000k | 13th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $16,856,000k | 8th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $39,075,000k | 9th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 4,922,400 | 8th highest of 51 | 1,600 | 21,840 | 562,000 | 100 |
| Total population | 10,584,000 | 9th highest of 52 | 3,376 | 51,780 | 1,151,000 | 100 |
| Unemployed | 184,150 | 10th highest of 52 | 72 | 932 | 23,040 | 100 |
| Vacant housing units | 628,270 | 5th highest of 52 | 578 | 4,418 | 36,360 | 99 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 2,495,700 | 9th highest of 52 | 583 | 11,210 | 306,100 | 100 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 127,230 | 9th highest of 52 | 0 | 813 | 14,960 | 79 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 4,269,300 | 9th highest of 52 | 1,055 | 20,340 | 449,700 | 100 |
Links inside North Carolina
These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.
These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.
| Pair | r within NC | counties |
|---|---|---|
| Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside North Carolina, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.94 | 100 |
| Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside North Carolina, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.96 | 100 |
| Stroke × Material security scoreInside North Carolina, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.95 | 100 |
| Food insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside North Carolina, where Food insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.94 | 100 |
| Lack of reliable transportation × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside North Carolina, where Lack of reliable transportation is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.94 | 100 |
| Vision disability × Material security scoreInside North Carolina, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.95 | 100 |
| Housing insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside North Carolina, where Housing insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.94 | 100 |
| Received food stamps × Material security scoreInside North Carolina, where Received food stamps is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.96 | 100 |
| Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside North Carolina, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.93 | 100 |
| Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside North Carolina, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.94 | 100 |
| Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside North Carolina, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.93 | 100 |
| Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside North Carolina, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 100 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.93 | 100 |
What this state is divided into
100 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.
Wake County · Mecklenburg County · Guilford County · Forsyth County · Cumberland County · Durham County · Buncombe County · Union County · Gaston County · Cabarrus County · New Hanover County · Johnston County · Onslow County · Iredell County · Alamance County · Pitt County · Davidson County · Catawba County · Rowan County · Orange County · Brunswick County · Randolph County · Harnett County · Wayne County · Henderson County · Robeson County · Moore County · Craven County · Cleveland County · Nash County · Rockingham County · Lincoln County · Burke County · Caldwell County · Wilson County · Chatham County · Franklin County · Surry County · Carteret County · Wilkes County · Rutherford County · Lee County · Stanly County · Pender County · Haywood County · Granville County · Sampson County · Lenoir County · Watauga County · Hoke County · Columbus County · Duplin County · Edgecombe County · Halifax County · Stokes County · McDowell County · Beaufort County · Davie County · Jackson County · Richmond County · Vance County · Pasquotank County · Person County · Dare County · Macon County · Yadkin County · Alexander County · Scotland County · Transylvania County · Currituck County · Bladen County · Cherokee County · Ashe County · Montgomery County · Caswell County · Anson County · Martin County · Madison County · Hertford County · Greene County · Polk County · Warren County · Yancey County · Avery County · Bertie County · Northampton County · Mitchell County · Swain County · Chowan County · Perquimans County · Pamlico County · Clay County · Alleghany County · Washington County · Camden County · Gates County · Jones County · Graham County · Hyde County · Tyrrell County