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North Carolina (NC)
North Carolina - Counties
Population ≥ 50,000
Total counties: 51 ·
Showing 51 (population ≥ 50,000)
| County | FIPS | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Wake | 183 | 1,151,009 |
| Mecklenburg | 119 | 1,130,906 |
| Guilford | 081 | 542,987 |
| Forsyth | 067 | 386,740 |
| Cumberland | 051 | 336,749 |
| Durham | 063 | 329,405 |
| Buncombe | 021 | 271,790 |
| Union | 179 | 244,975 |
| Gaston | 071 | 231,485 |
| Cabarrus | 025 | 231,262 |
| New Hanover | 129 | 231,214 |
| Johnston | 101 | 226,623 |
| Onslow | 133 | 208,537 |
| Iredell | 097 | 191,800 |
| Alamance | 001 | 174,286 |
| Pitt | 147 | 172,279 |
| Davidson | 057 | 171,063 |
| Catawba | 035 | 162,051 |
| Rowan | 159 | 148,487 |
| Orange | 135 | 147,292 |
| Brunswick | 019 | 145,889 |
| Randolph | 151 | 145,322 |
| Harnett | 085 | 136,503 |
| Wayne | 191 | 117,606 |
| Henderson | 089 | 117,387 |
| Robeson | 155 | 116,858 |
| Moore | 125 | 102,840 |
| Craven | 049 | 101,074 |
| Cleveland | 045 | 100,170 |
| Nash | 127 | 95,451 |
| Rockingham | 157 | 91,585 |
| Lincoln | 109 | 90,359 |
| Burke | 023 | 87,863 |
| Caldwell | 027 | 80,618 |
| Wilson | 195 | 78,648 |
| Chatham | 037 | 78,319 |
| Franklin | 069 | 71,962 |
| Surry | 171 | 71,407 |
| Carteret | 031 | 68,652 |
| Wilkes | 193 | 65,983 |
| Rutherford | 161 | 64,850 |
| Lee | 105 | 64,565 |
| Stanly | 167 | 63,557 |
| Pender | 141 | 63,475 |
| Haywood | 087 | 62,432 |
| Granville | 077 | 61,439 |
| Sampson | 163 | 59,245 |
| Lenoir | 107 | 54,917 |
| Watauga | 189 | 54,607 |
| Hoke | 093 | 53,102 |
| Columbus | 047 | 50,453 |