North Carolina County Map

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This North Carolina county map displays its 100 counties. If you count each state’s tally of counties, North Carolina ranks 8th highest. Only Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois have more counties than North Carolina.

Conversely, the counties with the lowest populations are Tyrrell County and Hyde County. Both are under 5,000 people. The islands in the Pamlico Sound primarily belong to Dare County. This county also consists of the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge along the eastern shore of North Carolina.

Wake County is the most populated county in North Carolina with over 1,100,000 residents. This county is home to the state capital, Raleigh. But Mecklenburg County is a close second and is home to an estimated 1,110,000 people.

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North Carolina County List

County Name	Population (2020 est)	County Map	Area (sq mi)	Locator Map	FIPS Code
Alamance County	171,346	Alamance County	434.8	Alamance County Map	37001
Alexander County	37,441	Alexander County	263.2	Alexander County Map	37003
Alleghany County	11,194	Alleghany County	236.5	Alleghany County Map	37005
Anson County	24,097	Anson County	537.1	Anson County Map	37007
Ashe County	27,166	Ashe County	429.3	Ashe County Map	37009
Avery County	17,571	Avery County	247.2	Avery County Map	37011
Beaufort County	47,073	Beaufort County	833.3	Beaufort County Map	37013
Bertie County	18,712	Bertie County	706.1	Bertie County Map	37015
Bladen County	32,911	Bladen County	887.2	Bladen County Map	37017
Brunswick County	149,039	Brunswick County	862	Brunswick County Map	37019
Buncombe County	263,477	Buncombe County	659.8	Buncombe County Map	37021
Burke County	90,418	Burke County	514.8	Burke County Map	37023
Cabarrus County	221,479	Cabarrus County	364.5	Cabarrus County Map	37025
Caldwell County	82,100	Caldwell County	474.3	Caldwell County Map	37027
Camden County	10,984	Camden County	240.6	Camden County Map	37029
Carteret County	69,558	Carteret County	522.7	Carteret County Map	37031
Caswell County	22,443	Caswell County	428.2	Caswell County Map	37033
Catawba County	160,307	Catawba County	412.8	Catawba County Map	37035
Chatham County	75,748	Chatham County	710.2	Chatham County Map	37037
Cherokee County	29,073	Cherokee County	466.6	Cherokee County Map	37039
Chowan County	13,815	Chowan County	173.1	Chowan County Map	37041
Clay County	11,505	Clay County	220.7	Clay County Map	37043
Cleveland County	99,035	Cleveland County	469	Cleveland County Map	37045
Columbus County	54,754	Columbus County	954.3	Columbus County Map	37047
Craven County	101,233	Craven County	722.3	Craven County Map	37049
Cumberland County	336,364	Cumberland County	659	Cumberland County Map	37051
Currituck County	29,052	Currituck County	263.9	Currituck County Map	37053
Dare County	37,547	Dare County	385.9	Dare County Map	37055
Davidson County	169,234	Davidson County	567.8	Davidson County Map	37057
Davie County	43,286	Davie County	267	Davie County Map	37059
Duplin County	58,794	Duplin County	820.8	Duplin County Map	37061
Durham County	327,306	Durham County	297.8	Durham County Map	37063
Edgecombe County	50,829	Edgecombe County	506.5	Edgecombe County Map	37065
Forsyth County	383,843	Forsyth County	412.6	Forsyth County Map	37067
Franklin County	71,859	Franklin County	494.7	Franklin County Map	37069
Gaston County	226,568	Gaston County	363.8	Gaston County Map	37071
Gates County	11,464	Gates County	342.3	Gates County Map	37073
Graham County	8,474	Graham County	301	Graham County Map	37075
Granville County	60,486	Granville County	536.5	Granville County Map	37077
Greene County	20,928	Greene County	266	Greene County Map	37079
Guilford County	540,521	Guilford County	657.5	Guilford County Map	37081
Halifax County	49,479	Halifax County	731.4	Halifax County Map	37083
Harnett County	137,058	Harnett County	600.7	Harnett County Map	37085
Haywood County	62,972	Haywood County	554.6	Haywood County Map	37087
Henderson County	118,445	Henderson County	375.1	Henderson County Map	37089
Hertford County	23,108	Hertford County	355.5	Hertford County Map	37091
Hoke County	55,830	Hoke County	392.4	Hoke County Map	37093
Hyde County	4,843	Hyde County	689.1	Hyde County Map	37095
Iredell County	185,770	Iredell County	598.4	Iredell County Map	37097
Jackson County	44,033	Jackson County	494.4	Jackson County Map	37099
Johnston County	216,246	Johnston County	795.7	Johnston County Map	37101
Jones County	9,250	Jones County	472	Jones County Map	37103
Lee County	62,353	Lee County	259.1	Lee County Map	37105
Lenoir County	55,720	Lenoir County	402.8	Lenoir County Map	37107
Lincoln County	88,097	Lincoln County	305.9	Lincoln County Map	37109
Macon County	35,994	Macon County	519.6	Macon County Map	37113
Madison County	21,740	Madison County	451.5	Madison County Map	37115
Martin County	22,178	Martin County	462.3	Martin County Map	37117
McDowell County	45,782	McDowell County	446.5	McDowell County Map	37111
Mecklenburg County	1,128,945	Mecklenburg County	547.1	Mecklenburg County Map	37119
Mitchell County	14,881	Mitchell County	224.4	Mitchell County Map	37121
Montgomery County	27,238	Montgomery County	502.7	Montgomery County Map	37123
Moore County	103,352	Moore County	705.7	Moore County Map	37125
Nash County	94,859	Nash County	542.6	Nash County Map	37127
New Hanover County	236,613	New Hanover County	204.8	New Hanover County Map	37129
Northampton County	19,088	Northampton County	550.6	Northampton County Map	37131
Onslow County	203,943	Onslow County	766.2	Onslow County Map	37133
Orange County	149,077	Orange County	401.5	Orange County Map	37135
Pamlico County	12,715	Pamlico County	341.2	Pamlico County Map	37137
Pasquotank County	40,372	Pasquotank County	227.1	Pasquotank County Map	37139
Pender County	64,671	Pender County	879.5	Pender County Map	37141
Perquimans County	13,667	Perquimans County	247.8	Perquimans County Map	37143
Person County	39,925	Person County	404.1	Person County Map	37145
Pitt County	182,924	Pitt County	654.4	Pitt County Map	37147
Polk County	21,030	Polk County	238.5	Polk County Map	37149
Randolph County	144,557	Randolph County	789.4	Randolph County Map	37151
Richmond County	44,332	Richmond County	479.7	Richmond County Map	37153
Robeson County	129,999	Robeson County	950.8	Robeson County Map	37155
Rockingham County	91,285	Rockingham County	572.5	Rockingham County Map	37157
Rowan County	142,495	Rowan County	523	Rowan County Map	37159
Rutherford County	67,076	Rutherford County	565.8	Rutherford County Map	37161
Sampson County	63,382	Sampson County	945.7	Sampson County Map	37163
Scotland County	34,637	Scotland County	320.7	Scotland County Map	37165
Stanly County	63,239	Stanly County	403.9	Stanly County Map	37167
Stokes County	45,743	Stokes County	455.8	Stokes County Map	37169
Surry County	71,683	Surry County	538.9	Surry County Map	37171
Swain County	14,179	Swain County	541.4	Swain County Map	37173
Transylvania County	34,498	Transylvania County	380.5	Transylvania County Map	37175
Tyrrell County	3,774	Tyrrell County	389.4	Tyrrell County Map	37177
Union County	244,562	Union County	639.9	Union County Map	37179
Vance County	44,718	Vance County	269.8	Vance County Map	37181
Wake County	1,132,271	Wake County	857.6	Wake County Map	37183
Warren County	19,522	Warren County	443.7	Warren County Map	37185
Washington County	11,485	Washington County	377.9	Washington County Map	37187
Watauga County	56,441	Watauga County	312.4	Watauga County Map	37189
Wayne County	123,967	Wayne County	556.6	Wayne County Map	37191
Wilkes County	68,043	Wilkes County	758	Wilkes County Map	37193
Wilson County	81,979	Wilson County	374.2	Wilson County Map	37195
Yadkin County	37,625	Yadkin County	335	Yadkin County Map	37197
Yancey County	18,099	Yancey County	310.8	Yancey County Map	37199