Population of North Carolina (State)
Map of Population by County in North Carolina
Population by Place in North Carolina
There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.Population by Metro Area in North Carolina
There are 41 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within North Carolina (38 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 41 of those to each other.Population by County in North Carolina
There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.Population by County Subdivision in North Carolina
There are 1,041 county subdivisions in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 32,597.Population by State in the United States
There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares North Carolina to all of the states in the United States.Population by State in the South
There are 17 states in the South. This section compares North Carolina to all of the states in the South.Definitions
This page reports on the population distribution in North Carolina, both in terms of raw head counts, and in terms of population density per square mile.
- Population: count of all residents of the given entity at the time of the survey, excluding visitors
- Population Density: population divided by the total land area of the entity (i.e., excluding water areas contained in the entity)
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Major Counties:
Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Johnston, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Onslow, Pitt, Union, Wake
Counties:
Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Tyrrell, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilson, Yadkin, Yancey
Metro Areas:
Albemarle Area, Asheville Area, Boone Area, Brevard Area, Burlington Area, Charlotte Area, Cullowhee Area, Dunn Area, Durham Area, Elizabeth City Area, Fayetteville Area, Forest City Area, Goldsboro Area, Greensboro Area, Greenville Area, Henderson Area, Hickory Area, Jacksonville Area, Kill Devil Hills Area, Kinston Area, Laurinburg Area, Lumberton Area, Marion Area, Morehead City Area, Mount Airy Area, Myrtle Beach Area, New Bern Area, North Wilkesboro Area, Oxford Area, Pinehurst Area, Raleigh Area, Roanoke Rapids Area, Rockingham Area, Rocky Mount Area, Sanford Area, Shelby Area, Virginia Beach Area, Washington Area, Wilmington Area, Wilson Area, Winston Area
Major Cities:
Asheboro, Asheville, Burlington, Charlotte, Concord, Durham, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Greenville, Havelock, Hickory, High Point, Jacksonville, Kannapolis, Kinston, Lexington, Lumberton, Monroe, New Bern, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Salisbury, Sanford, Shelby, Statesville, Thomasville, Wilmington, Wilson, Winston-Salem
Major Towns:
Congressional Districts:
State House Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, NC-4, NC-5, NC-6, NC-7, NC-8, NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13, NC-14, NC-15, NC-16, NC-17, NC-18, NC-19, NC-20, NC-21, NC-22, NC-23, NC-24, NC-25, NC-26, NC-27, NC-28, NC-29, NC-30, NC-31, NC-32, NC-33, NC-34, NC-35, NC-36, NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41, NC-42, NC-43, NC-44, NC-45, NC-46, NC-47, NC-48, NC-49, NC-50, NC-51, NC-52, NC-53, NC-54, NC-55, NC-56, NC-57, NC-58, NC-59, NC-60, NC-61, NC-62, NC-63, NC-64, NC-65, NC-66, NC-67, NC-68, NC-69, NC-70, NC-71, NC-72, NC-73, NC-74, NC-75, NC-76, NC-77, NC-78, NC-79, NC-80, NC-81, NC-82, NC-83, NC-84, NC-85, NC-86, NC-87, NC-88, NC-89, NC-90, NC-91, NC-92, NC-93, NC-94, NC-95, NC-96, NC-97, NC-98, NC-99, NC-100, NC-101, NC-102, NC-103, NC-104, NC-105, NC-106, NC-107, NC-108, NC-109, NC-110, NC-111, NC-112, NC-113, NC-114, NC-115, NC-116, NC-117, NC-118, NC-119, NC-120
State Senate Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, NC-4, NC-5, NC-6, NC-7, NC-8, NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13, NC-14, NC-15, NC-16, NC-17, NC-18, NC-19, NC-20, NC-21, NC-22, NC-23, NC-24, NC-25, NC-26, NC-27, NC-28, NC-29, NC-30, NC-31, NC-32, NC-33, NC-34, NC-35, NC-36, NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41, NC-42, NC-43, NC-44, NC-45, NC-46, NC-47, NC-48, NC-49, NC-50