List of counties in North Carolina

Counties of North Carolina
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Location	State of North Carolina
Number	100
Populations	3,517 (Tyrrell) – 1,232,444 (Wake)
Areas	221 square miles (570 km2) (Clay) – 1,542 square miles (3,990 km2) (Dare)
Government	County government
Subdivisions	Cities, towns, townships, unincorporated communities, census-designated places

Map showing the population density of North Carolina

The U.S. state of North Carolina is divided into 100 counties. North Carolina ranks 28th in size by area, but has the seventh-highest number of counties in the country. ^[1]

Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, King Charles II rewarded eight persons on March 24, 1663, for their faithful support of his efforts to regain the throne of England. He gave the eight grantees, called Lords Proprietor, the land called Carolina, in honor of King Charles I, his father. The Province of Carolina, from 1663 to 1729, was a North American English (1663–1707), then British (from 1707 union with Scotland) colony. In 1729, the Province of North Carolina became a separate entity from the Province of South Carolina. ^[2]

The establishment of North Carolina counties stretches over 240 years, beginning in 1668 with the creation of Albemarle County and ending with the 1911 creation of Avery and Hoke counties. Five counties have been divided or abolished altogether, the last being Dobbs County in 1791.

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS), ^[3] which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry. North Carolina's FIPS code is 37, which when combined with the county code is written as 37XXX. ^[4]

List

County	FIPS code [3]	County seat [5]	Est. [5]	Origin [6]	Etymology [6]	Pop. (2024) [7]	Area [8]	Map
AlamanceCounty	001	Graham	1849	Orange County	The Battle of Alamance which was derived from the local Indian word meaning "blue clay" found in the Great Alamance Creek	183,040	434 sq mi (1,124 km2)
AlexanderCounty	003	Taylorsville	1847	Caldwell County, Iredell County, and Wilkes County	William J. Alexander (1797–1857), member of the legislature and Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons	36,693	264 sq mi (684 km2)
AlleghanyCounty	005	Sparta	1859	Ashe County	Derived from a corruption of the Delaware Indian name for the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers and is said to have meant "a fine stream"	11,379	236 sq mi (611 km2)
AnsonCounty	007	Wadesboro	1750	Bladen County	George, Lord Anson (1697–1762), a celebrated English admiral who circumnavigated the globe	22,432	537 sq mi (1,391 km2)
AsheCounty	009	Jefferson	1799	Wilkes County	Samuel Ashe (1725–1813), a Revolutionary patriot, superior court judge and governor of North Carolina	27,266	429 sq mi (1,111 km2)
AveryCounty	011	Newland	1911	Caldwell County, Mitchell County, and Watauga County	Waightstill Avery (1741–1821), a soldier of the Revolution and Attorney General of North Carolina	17,811	248 sq mi (642 km2)
BeaufortCounty	013	Washington	1712	Bath County	Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, who in 1709 became one of the Lords Proprietor	44,576	963 sq mi (2,494 km2)
BertieCounty	015	Windsor	1722	Chowan County	James or Henry Bertie, two Lords Proprietor of colonial North Carolina	16,939	741 sq mi (1,919 km2)
BladenCounty	017	Elizabethtown	1734	New Hanover County	Martin Bladen (1680–1746), a member of the Board of Trade	29,777	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)
BrunswickCounty	019	Bolivia	1764	Bladen County and New Hanover County	George I of Great Britain (1660–1727), Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg	167,112	1,050 sq mi (2,719 km2)
BuncombeCounty	021	Asheville	1791	Burke County and Rutherford County	Edward Buncombe (1742–1778), a Revolutionary soldier, who was wounded and captured at the Battle of Germantown, and died a paroled prisoner in Philadelphia	279,210	660 sq mi (1,709 km2)
BurkeCounty	023	Morganton	1777	Rowan County	Thomas Burke (1747–1783), a member of the Continental Congress and governor of North Carolina	88,545	514 sq mi (1,331 km2)
CabarrusCounty	025	Concord	1792	Mecklenburg County	Stephen Cabarrus (1754–1808), member of the legislature and Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons	244,925	364 sq mi (943 km2)
CaldwellCounty	027	Lenoir	1841	Burke County and Wilkes County	Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), the first president of the University of North Carolina	80,739	475 sq mi (1,230 km2)
CamdenCounty	029	Camden	1777	Pasquotank County	Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714–1794), who opposed the taxation of the American colonists	11,184	310 sq mi (803 km2)
CarteretCounty	031	Beaufort	1722	Craven County	John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690–1763), who inherited one-eighth share in the Province of Carolina through his great-grandfather George Carteret	70,259	1,330 sq mi (3,445 km2)
CaswellCounty	033	Yanceyville	1777	Orange County	Richard Caswell (1729–1789), member of the first Continental Congress and first governor of North Carolina after the Declaration of Independence	22,363	429 sq mi (1,111 km2)
CatawbaCounty	035	Newton	1842	Lincoln County	Catawba Indians	167,054	416 sq mi (1,077 km2)
ChathamCounty	037	Pittsboro	1771	Orange County	William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), Secretary of State during the French and Indian War and was later Prime Minister of Great Britain	83,874	709 sq mi (1,836 km2)
CherokeeCounty	039	Murphy	1839	Macon County	Cherokee Indians	30,373	467 sq mi (1,210 km2)
ChowanCounty	041	Edenton	1668	Albemarle County	Chowan Indian tribe	13,891	234 sq mi (606 km2)
ClayCounty	043	Hayesville	1861	Cherokee County	Henry Clay (1777–1852), statesman and orator who represented Kentucky in both the House of Representatives and Senate	12,042	221 sq mi (572 km2)
ClevelandCounty	045	Shelby	1841	Lincoln County and Rutherford County	Benjamin Cleveland (1738–1806), a colonel in the American Revolutionary War who took part in the Battle of Kings Mountain	102,194	468 sq mi (1,212 km2)
ColumbusCounty	047	Whiteville	1808	Bladen County and Brunswick County	Christopher Columbus (1451–1507), navigator, explorer, and one of the first Europeans to explore the Americas	50,054	955 sq mi (2,473 km2)
CravenCounty	049	New Bern	1705	Bath County	William, Earl of Craven (1608–1697), who was a Lords Proprietor of colonial North Carolina	104,167	773 sq mi (2,002 km2)
CumberlandCounty	051	Fayetteville	1754	Bladen County	Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721–1765), a military leader and son of George II	338,430	658 sq mi (1,704 km2)
CurrituckCounty	053	Currituck	1668	Albemarle County	Traditionally said to be an Indian word for wild geese, also rendered "Coratank"	32,278	526 sq mi (1,362 km2)
DareCounty	055	Manteo	1870	Currituck County, Hyde County, and Tyrrell County	Virginia Dare (b. 1587), the first child born of English parents in America	38,183	1,542 sq mi (3,994 km2)
DavidsonCounty	057	Lexington	1822	Rowan County	William Lee Davidson (1746–1781), an American Revolutionary War general who was mortally wounded at Cowan's Ford	177,809	568 sq mi (1,471 km2)
DavieCounty	059	Mocksville	1836	Rowan County	William Richardson Davie (1756–1820), a member of the Federal Convention and governor of North Carolina	45,383	266 sq mi (689 km2)
DuplinCounty	061	Kenansville	1750	New Hanover County	Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin (1710–1787), who was the 9th Earl of Kinnoull	50,539	820 sq mi (2,124 km2)
DurhamCounty	063	Durham	1881	Orange County and Wake County	The city of Durham, which was named in honor of Dr. Bartlett Snipes Durham, who donated the land on which the earliest parts of the city were built	343,628	298 sq mi (772 km2)
EdgecombeCounty	065	Tarboro	1741	Bertie County	Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe (1680–1758), a Lord High Treasurer and Paymaster General for Ireland	49,124	507 sq mi (1,313 km2)
ForsythCounty	067	Winston-Salem	1849	Stokes County	Benjamin Forsyth (d. 1814), an American officer during the War of 1812	398,143	412 sq mi (1,067 km2)
FranklinCounty	069	Louisburg	1779	Bute County	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), an author, politician, statesman, and Founding Father of the United States	79,771	494 sq mi (1,279 km2)
GastonCounty	071	Gastonia	1846	Lincoln County	William Gaston (1778–1844), a United States Congressman and justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court	242,010	364 sq mi (943 km2)
GatesCounty	073	Gatesville	1779	Chowan County, Hertford County, and Perquimans County	Horatio Gates (1727–1806), an American general during the Revolution at the Battle of Saratoga	10,299	346 sq mi (896 km2)
GrahamCounty	075	Robbinsville	1872	Cherokee County	William Alexander Graham (1804–1875), a United States Senator, governor of North Carolina, and United States Secretary of the Navy	8,179	302 sq mi (782 km2)
GranvilleCounty	077	Oxford	1746	Edgecombe County	John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690–1763), who inherited one-eighth share in the Province of Carolina through his great-grandfather George Carteret	61,544	538 sq mi (1,393 km2)
GreeneCounty	079	Snow Hill	1799	Dobbs County Originally named Glasgow County	Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War	20,671	267 sq mi (692 km2)
GuilfordCounty	081	Greensboro	1771	Orange County and Rowan County	Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford (1704–1790), a British politician and father of Prime Minister of Great Britain Frederick North	558,816	658 sq mi (1,704 km2)
HalifaxCounty	083	Halifax	1758	Edgecombe County	George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771), a British statesman and President of the Board of Trade	46,992	730 sq mi (1,891 km2)
HarnettCounty	085	Lillington	1855	Cumberland County	Cornelius Harnett (1723–1781), an American Revolutionary and delegate in the Continental Congress	146,096	601 sq mi (1,557 km2)
HaywoodCounty	087	Waynesville	1808	Buncombe County	John Haywood (1754–1827), a North Carolina State Treasurer	63,048	555 sq mi (1,437 km2)
HendersonCounty	089	Hendersonville	1838	Buncombe County	Leonard Henderson (1772–1833), Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court	120,771	375 sq mi (971 km2)
HertfordCounty	091	Winton	1759	Bertie County, Chowan County, and Northampton County	Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford (1718–1794), who was Lord of the Bedchamber to George II and George III	19,169	360 sq mi (932 km2)
HokeCounty	093	Raeford	1911	Cumberland County and Robeson County	Robert Hoke (1837–1912), a Confederate general during the American Civil War	55,382	392 sq mi (1,015 km2)
HydeCounty	095	Swan Quarter	1712	Bath County	Edward Hyde (1667–1712), a governor of colonial North Carolina	4,583	1,459 sq mi (3,779 km2)
IredellCounty	097	Statesville	1788	Rowan County	James Iredell (1751–1799), a comptroller at the port of Edenton and one of the original justices of the Supreme Court of the United States	206,361	597 sq mi (1,546 km2)
JacksonCounty	099	Sylva	1851	Haywood County and Macon County	Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), the 7th President of the United States	45,281	495 sq mi (1,282 km2)
JohnstonCounty	101	Smithfield	1746	Craven County	Gabriel Johnston (1699–1752), a governor of colonial North Carolina	249,794	796 sq mi (2,062 km2)
JonesCounty	103	Trenton	1779	Craven County	Willie Jones (1740–1801), opposed the ratification of the United States Constitution and declined an invitation to the Constitutional Convention	9,462	474 sq mi (1,228 km2)
LeeCounty	105	Sanford	1907	Chatham County and Moore County	Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), a career United States Army officer and general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War	68,537	259 sq mi (671 km2)
LenoirCounty	107	Kinston	1791	Dobbs County	William Lenoir (1751–1839), a captain in the American Revolutionary War who took part in the Battle of Kings Mountain	55,332	401 sq mi (1,039 km2)
LincolnCounty	109	Lincolnton	1779	Tryon County	Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), a major general during the American Revolutionary War who participated in the Siege of Yorktown	97,611	305 sq mi (790 km2)
MaconCounty	113	Franklin	1828	Haywood County	Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837), a member and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives	38,717	520 sq mi (1,347 km2)
MadisonCounty	115	Marshall	1851	Buncombe County and Yancey County	James Madison (1751–1836), the 4th President of the United States	22,352	451 sq mi (1,168 km2)
MartinCounty	117	Williamston	1774	Halifax County and Tyrrell County	Josiah Martin (1737–1786), the last governor of colonial North Carolina	21,523	457 sq mi (1,184 km2)
McDowellCounty	111	Marion	1842	Burke County and Rutherford County	Joseph McDowell (1756–1801), a soldier in the American Revolutionary War who took part in the Battle of Kings Mountain	45,269	445 sq mi (1,153 km2)
MecklenburgCounty	119	Charlotte	1762	Anson County	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818), the queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom	1,206,285	546 sq mi (1,414 km2)
MitchellCounty	121	Bakersville	1861	Burke County, Caldwell County, McDowell County, Watauga County, and Yancey County	Elisha Mitchell (1793–1857), a professor at the University of North Carolina who measured the height of Mount Mitchell	15,030	222 sq mi (575 km2)
MontgomeryCounty	123	Troy	1779	Anson County	Richard Montgomery (1738–1775), a major general during the Revolutionary War who was killed at the Battle of Quebec	26,364	502 sq mi (1,300 km2)
MooreCounty	125	Carthage	1784	Cumberland County	Alfred Moore (1755–1810), a captain in the Revolutionary War and justice of the Supreme Court of the United States	108,417	706 sq mi (1,829 km2)
NashCounty	127	Nashville	1777	Edgecombe County	Francis Nash (1742–1777), a brigadier general in the Revolutionary War who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Germantown	97,990	543 sq mi (1,406 km2)
New HanoverCounty	129	Wilmington	1729	Craven County	The royal family of England, members of the House of Hanover	243,333	329 sq mi (852 km2)
NorthamptonCounty	131	Jackson	1741	Bertie County	James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton (1687–1754), a British peer and politician	16,580	551 sq mi (1,427 km2)
OnslowCounty	133	Jacksonville	1734	New Hanover County	Arthur Onslow (1691–1768), Speaker of the House of Commons	212,954	905 sq mi (2,344 km2)
OrangeCounty	135	Hillsborough	1752	Bladen County, Granville County, and Johnston County	Unknown; possibly Prince William V of Orange (1748–1806), the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic; or William of Orange (1650–1702), who became King of England after the Glorious Revolution [9]	152,877	401 sq mi (1,039 km2)
PamlicoCounty	137	Bayboro	1872	Beaufort County and Craven County	Pamlico Sound and the Pamlico Indian tribe	12,550	562 sq mi (1,456 km2)
PasquotankCounty	139	Elizabeth City	1668	Albemarle County	Derived from the Indian word "pasketanki" which meant "where the current of the stream divides or forks"	41,418	289 sq mi (749 km2)
PenderCounty	141	Burgaw	1875	New Hanover County	William Dorsey Pender (1834–1863), Confederate soldier who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War	70,077	934 sq mi (2,419 km2)
PerquimansCounty	143	Hertford	1668	Albemarle County	The Indian word "perquimans" means "land of beautiful women" and was coined by a sect of the Yeopim tribe, later becoming the 'Perquiman'	13,460	329 sq mi (852 km2)
PersonCounty	145	Roxboro	1791	Caswell County	Thomas Person (1733–1800), an American Revolutionary War patriot	40,143	404 sq mi (1,046 km2)
PittCounty	147	Greenville	1760	Beaufort County	William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), Secretary of State during the French and Indian War and was later Prime Minister of Great Britain	180,783	656 sq mi (1,699 km2)
PolkCounty	149	Columbus	1855	Henderson County and Rutherford County	William Polk (1758–1834), officer in the American Revolutionary War and first president of the State Bank of North Carolina	20,320	238 sq mi (616 km2)
RandolphCounty	151	Asheboro	1779	Guilford County	Peyton Randolph (c. 1721–1755), the first President of the Continental Congress	148,389	790 sq mi (2,046 km2)
RichmondCounty	153	Rockingham	1779	Anson County	Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735–1806), a firm supporter of the American colonists and advocated removal of British troops	41,990	480 sq mi (1,243 km2)
RobesonCounty	155	Lumberton	1787	Bladen County	Thomas Robeson (1740–1785), an officer in the American Revolutionary War	118,624	949 sq mi (2,458 km2)
RockinghamCounty	157	Wentworth	1785	Guilford County	Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730–1782), a British statesmen and two-time Prime Minister of Great Britain	93,517	573 sq mi (1,484 km2)
RowanCounty	159	Salisbury	1753	Anson County	Matthew Rowan (d. 1769), was the acting Governor of colonial North Carolina following the death of Governor Nathaniel Rice	153,384	524 sq mi (1,357 km2)
RutherfordCounty	161	Rutherfordton	1779	Tryon County	Griffith Rutherford (c. 1721–1805), an officer in the American Revolutionary War and a political leader in North Carolina	65,587	567 sq mi (1,469 km2)
SampsonCounty	163	Clinton	1784	Duplin County	John Sampson (1719–1784), a member of Josiah Martin's council	60,404	948 sq mi (2,455 km2)
ScotlandCounty	165	Laurinburg	1899	Richmond County	The country Scotland, part of the United Kingdom	33,898	321 sq mi (831 km2)
StanlyCounty	167	Albemarle	1841	Montgomery County	John Stanly (1774–1834), a United States Congressman and Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons	67,326	405 sq mi (1,049 km2)
StokesCounty	169	Danbury	1789	Surry County	John Stokes (1756–1790), a soldier of the Revolution who was seriously wounded at the Waxhaw massacre	45,857	456 sq mi (1,181 km2)
SurryCounty	171	Dobson	1771	Rowan County	The county of Surrey in England, birthplace of then governor William Tryon	71,547	537 sq mi (1,391 km2)
SwainCounty	173	Bryson City	1871	Jackson County and Macon County	David Lowry Swain (1801–1868), a governor of North Carolina and president of the University of North Carolina	13,945	540 sq mi (1,399 km2)
TransylvaniaCounty	175	Brevard	1861	Henderson County and Jackson County	Derived from the Latin words, trans meaning "across" and sylva meaning "woods"	34,103	380 sq mi (984 km2)
TyrrellCounty	177	Columbia	1729	Chowan County, Currituck County, and Pasquotank County	John Tyrrell (1685–1729), at one time was a Lords Proprietor	3,517	597 sq mi (1,546 km2)
UnionCounty	179	Monroe	1842	Anson County and Mecklenburg County	Created as a compromise after a dispute between local Whigs and Democrats as to whether it should be named Clay or Jackson county	263,386	640 sq mi (1,658 km2)
VanceCounty	181	Henderson	1881	Franklin County, Granville County, and Warren County	Zebulon Baird Vance (1830–1894), a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, twice governor of North Carolina, and United States Senator	42,337	269 sq mi (697 km2)
WakeCounty	183	Raleigh	1771	Cumberland County, Johnston County, and Orange County	Margaret Wake (c.1732–1819), the wife of British colonial governor William Tryon	1,232,444	857 sq mi (2,220 km2)
WarrenCounty	185	Warrenton	1779	Bute County	Joseph Warren (1741–1775), a Patriot and volunteer private who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill	19,081	444 sq mi (1,150 km2)
WashingtonCounty	187	Plymouth	1799	Tyrrell County	George Washington (1732–1799), the 1st president of the United States	10,654	422 sq mi (1,093 km2)
WataugaCounty	189	Boone	1849	Ashe County, Caldwell County, Wilkes County, and Yancey County	The Watauga River, which came from an Indian word meaning "beautiful water"	54,997	313 sq mi (811 km2)
WayneCounty	191	Goldsboro	1779	Dobbs County	Anthony Wayne (1745–1796), a general in the American Revolutionary War	120,338	558 sq mi (1,445 km2)
WilkesCounty	193	Wilkesboro	1778	Surry County	John Wilkes (1725–1797), an English radical, journalist, and politician	66,186	756 sq mi (1,958 km2)
WilsonCounty	195	Wilson	1855	Edgecombe County, Johnston County, Nash County, and Wayne County	Louis D. Wilson (1789–1847), a state legislator from Edgecombe County who died of fever at Veracruz during the Mexican–American War	79,958	373 sq mi (966 km2)
YadkinCounty	197	Yadkinville	1850	Surry County	The Yadkin River	37,995	338 sq mi (875 km2)
YanceyCounty	199	Burnsville	1833	Buncombe County and Burke County	Bartlett Yancey (1785–1828), a United States Congressman, Speaker of the North Carolina Senate, and early advocate for the North Carolina Public School System	18,993	313 sq mi (811 km2)

Historic counties

County	Created	Abolished	Fate
Albemarle County	1664 [10]	1738 [10]	Partitioned into Bertie County, Chowan County, Currituck County, Pasquotank County, Perquimans County, and Tyrrell County
Bath County	1696 [11]	1738 [11]	Partitioned into Beaufort County, Bladen County, Carteret County, Craven County, Hyde County, New Hanover County, and Onslow County
Bute County	1764 [12]	1779 [12]	Partitioned into Franklin County and Warren County
Clarendon County	1664 [13]	1667 [13]	Damaged by a hurricane in August 1667 and subsequently abandoned & abolished
Dobbs County	1758 [14]	1791 [14]	Partitioned into Greene County and Lenoir County
Tryon County	1768 [15]	1779 [15]	Partitioned into Lincoln County and Rutherford County

For several months in 1784, Cumberland County was known as Fayette County and sent representatives to the North Carolina General Assembly of April 1784 under this name. ^[16]

Proposed counties

In the state's history, two counties have officially been proposed, but not created—Hooper County and Lillington County, in 1851 and 1859, respectively. The former was to be created from parts of Richmond and Robeson Counties, and the latter was to be created from parts of New Hanover County. Both of the proposals failed in their respective referendums. Later on, Scotland County would be created in the area where Hooper County was proposed, and Pender County would fill the area where Lillington County was proposed. ^{[17] [18]}

See also

• United States portal
• North Carolina portal

• List of municipalities in North Carolina
• List of census-designated places in North Carolina
• List of ghost towns in North Carolina
• List of former United States counties

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Further reading

• writer, Statf (2022). "NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY GOVERNMENT OVERVIEW" (PDF). ce.naco.org. National Association of Counties (NACo). Retrieved January 3, 2025.

Works cited

• Corbitt, David Leroy. The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663–1943. Raleigh: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1950. Reprint, Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1987. ISBN   0-86526-032-X
• Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. Reprint, 1985. ISBN   0-8078-1247-1