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Counties in North Carolina
North Carolina has 100 counties. Compare them on 107 measures from public data: sort the table by any of them, look back in time where records go back, or open the same view in the map.
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| County | Population | Overall cost of living (vs US avg) | Median home price | Median household income | Unemployment rate | July high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 176,893 | −6.8% | $241,500 | $65,651 | 3.9% | 89°F |
| Alexander County | 36,412 | −11.5% | $211,800 | $65,354 | 3.7% | 87°F |
| Alleghany County | 11,174 | −11.6% | $214,800 | $47,172 | 3.8% | 81°F |
| Anson County | 22,289 | −2.7% | $148,600 | $47,302 | 4.5% | 91°F |
| Ashe County | 26,950 | −11.6% | $243,100 | $56,866 | 3.4% | 79°F |
| Avery County | 17,680 | −11.6% | $265,800 | $61,428 | 4% | 76°F |
| Beaufort County | 44,499 | −11.6% | $192,700 | $58,357 | 3.5% | 89°F |
| Bertie County | 17,170 | −11.6% | $98,500 | $48,750 | 4.8% | 89°F |
| Bladen County | 29,566 | −11.6% | $135,100 | $42,422 | 5.3% | 91°F |
| Brunswick County | 152,568 | −3.6% | $349,800 | $77,024 | 4.3% | 89°F |
| Buncombe County | 274,360 | −3.5% | $391,800 | $74,436 | 4.8% | 84°F |
| Burke County | 87,795 | −11.5% | $185,400 | $58,592 | 3.9% | 88°F |
| Cabarrus County | 236,133 | −2.7% | $354,800 | $89,005 | 3.6% | 90°F |
| Caldwell County | 80,536 | −11.5% | $192,200 | $56,425 | 3.9% | 87°F |
| Camden County | 10,927 | −2.1% | $337,100 | $91,078 | 3% | 89°F |
| Carteret County | 69,148 | −11.6% | $333,300 | $72,322 | 3.5% | 87°F |
| Caswell County | 22,404 | −11.6% | $164,500 | $59,755 | 3.7% | 89°F |
| Catawba County | 163,573 | −11.5% | $241,600 | $67,864 | 3.7% | 88°F |
| Chatham County | 80,151 | −2.4% | $446,200 | $94,317 | 3.3% | 89°F |
| Cherokee County | 29,562 | −11.6% | $232,300 | $53,628 | 4% | 85°F |
| Chowan County | 13,836 | −11.6% | $235,800 | $53,864 | 3.5% | 89°F |
| Clay County | 11,610 | −11.6% | $278,400 | $56,971 | 3.7% | 84°F |
| Cleveland County | 100,991 | −11.6% | $200,000 | $58,534 | 4.4% | 89°F |
| Columbus County | 50,140 | −11.6% | $146,000 | $49,442 | 4.3% | 90°F |
| Craven County | 102,612 | −11.6% | $231,600 | $65,873 | 3.9% | 89°F |
| Cumberland County | 338,545 | −8% | $199,200 | $61,291 | 4.8% | 91°F |
| Currituck County | 30,601 | −2.1% | $378,800 | $93,511 | 2.9% | 87°F |
| Dare County | 37,875 | −11.6% | $460,400 | $88,994 | 4.3% | 85°F |
| Davidson County | 172,954 | −8% | $219,100 | $64,172 | 3.8% | 88°F |
| Davie County | 44,122 | −8% | $253,900 | $75,057 | 3.6% | 88°F |
| Duplin County | 49,335 | −11.6% | $137,400 | $55,148 | 3.3% | 90°F |
| Durham County | 332,353 | −2.4% | $389,400 | $82,316 | 3.4% | 89°F |
| Edgecombe County | 48,736 | −12% | $125,100 | $51,265 | 5.6% | 90°F |
| Forsyth County | 389,977 | −8% | $250,400 | $67,165 | 4% | 88°F |
| Franklin County | 74,386 | −1.8% | $284,300 | $74,240 | 3.4% | 90°F |
| Gaston County | 234,881 | −2.7% | $266,000 | $67,478 | 4% | 89°F |
| Gates County | 10,376 | −2.1% | $170,800 | $66,333 | 3.6% | 90°F |
| Graham County | 8,072 | −11.6% | $170,600 | $49,684 | 3.8% | 84°F |
| Granville County | 60,877 | −11.6% | $247,700 | $71,111 | 3.6% | 89°F |
| Greene County | 20,486 | −11.6% | $117,400 | $53,244 | 3.4% | 91°F |
| Guilford County | 547,940 | −7.1% | $259,900 | $68,642 | 4.3% | 88°F |
| Halifax County | 47,675 | −11.6% | $106,200 | $45,590 | 5.4% | 90°F |
| Harnett County | 139,150 | −11.6% | $246,200 | $71,287 | 4% | 90°F |
| Haywood County | 62,662 | −11.6% | $279,200 | $61,912 | 3.9% | 81°F |
| Henderson County | 118,484 | −3.5% | $351,400 | $68,187 | 3.5% | 84°F |
| Hertford County | 19,908 | −11.6% | $119,200 | $45,537 | 4.3% | 89°F |
| Hoke County | 53,835 | −8% | $219,300 | $64,912 | 4.5% | 91°F |
| Hyde County | 4,592 | −11.6% | $124,000 | $53,713 | 5.9% | 88°F |
| Iredell County | 196,544 | −2.7% | $321,400 | $81,419 | 3.6% | 88°F |
| Jackson County | 43,771 | −11.6% | $284,700 | $55,815 | 3.5% | 84°F |
| Johnston County | 234,263 | −1.8% | $305,600 | $83,384 | 3.2% | 90°F |
| Jones County | 9,302 | −11.6% | $130,300 | $59,641 | 4.1% | 90°F |
| Lee County | 65,816 | −11.6% | $240,200 | $65,387 | 3.8% | 90°F |
| Lenoir County | 54,919 | −11.6% | $120,500 | $45,143 | 4% | 90°F |
| Lincoln County | 92,716 | −2.7% | $321,000 | $80,016 | 3.4% | 89°F |
| Macon County | 37,941 | −11.6% | $251,900 | $59,061 | 3.6% | 83°F |
| Madison County | 21,867 | −3.5% | $284,600 | $58,531 | 4.7% | 84°F |
| Martin County | 21,644 | −11.6% | $109,700 | $48,578 | 4% | 89°F |
| McDowell County | 44,817 | −11.6% | $171,100 | $57,168 | 4.4% | 87°F |
| Mecklenburg County | 1,154,681 | −2.7% | $406,800 | $87,005 | 3.9% | 90°F |
| Mitchell County | 14,992 | −11.6% | $220,100 | $57,602 | 5.3% | 81°F |
| Montgomery County | 26,007 | −11.6% | $161,700 | $57,766 | 4.1% | 90°F |
| Moore County | 104,876 | −11.7% | $351,400 | $86,080 | 3.4% | 90°F |
| Nash County | 96,216 | −12% | $191,000 | $62,426 | 4.8% | 90°F |
| New Hanover County | 235,229 | −3.6% | $387,800 | $75,166 | 3.5% | 89°F |
| Northampton County | 16,931 | −11.6% | $114,500 | $50,086 | 5% | 89°F |
| Onslow County | 207,906 | −7.9% | $236,400 | $68,148 | 4% | 89°F |
| Orange County | 149,678 | −2.4% | $459,500 | $90,089 | 3.3% | 89°F |
| Pamlico County | 12,390 | −11.6% | $216,800 | $59,717 | 3.7% | 89°F |
| Pasquotank County | 40,834 | −11.6% | $234,600 | $66,589 | 4% | 89°F |
| Pender County | 65,550 | −3.6% | $299,000 | $80,396 | 3.6% | 89°F |
| Perquimans County | 13,244 | −11.6% | $231,700 | $67,917 | 3.9% | 89°F |
| Person County | 39,542 | −2.4% | $213,900 | $63,300 | 3.5% | 89°F |
| Pitt County | 177,193 | −11.6% | $208,900 | $58,188 | 4.1% | 90°F |
| Polk County | 19,891 | −11.6% | $315,000 | $67,758 | 3.7% | 88°F |
| Randolph County | 146,348 | −7.1% | $197,100 | $61,022 | 3.6% | 89°F |
| Richmond County | 42,344 | −11.6% | $127,800 | $44,883 | 4.2% | 91°F |
| Robeson County | 116,902 | −11.6% | $94,500 | $41,978 | 5.3% | 91°F |
| Rockingham County | 92,131 | −7.1% | $168,600 | $57,053 | 4.2% | 88°F |
| Rowan County | 149,875 | −2.7% | $238,400 | $65,725 | 3.8% | 89°F |
| Rutherford County | 64,930 | −11.6% | $201,800 | $51,410 | 4.8% | 89°F |
| Sampson County | 59,470 | −11.6% | $150,700 | $52,432 | 4% | 90°F |
| Scotland County | 33,590 | −11.6% | $114,900 | $45,730 | 5.3% | 91°F |
| Stanly County | 64,651 | −11.6% | $242,400 | $60,704 | 3.2% | 90°F |
| Stokes County | 45,139 | −8% | $196,700 | $62,969 | 3.7% | 87°F |
| Surry County | 71,425 | −11.6% | $177,600 | $55,656 | 3.5% | 87°F |
| Swain County | 14,013 | −11.6% | $207,000 | $52,349 | 3.7% | 82°F |
| Transylvania County | 33,691 | −11.6% | $373,600 | $66,184 | 3.7% | 82°F |
| Tyrrell County | 3,423 | −11.6% | $164,500 | $41,685 | 5.4% | 89°F |
| Union County | 250,958 | −2.7% | $417,300 | $102,900 | 3.4% | 90°F |
| Vance County | 42,322 | −11.6% | $161,500 | $50,465 | 4.6% | 89°F |
| Wake County | 1,178,653 | −1.8% | $461,300 | $105,768 | 3.2% | 89°F |
| Warren County | 18,795 | −11.6% | $154,200 | $50,638 | 4.9% | 90°F |
| Washington County | 10,812 | −11.6% | $125,900 | $41,813 | 4.8% | 89°F |
| Watauga County | 55,123 | −11.6% | $358,900 | $51,693 | 3.5% | 79°F |
| Wayne County | 118,652 | −11.5% | $178,700 | $59,733 | 3.9% | 91°F |
| Wilkes County | 65,935 | −11.6% | $168,800 | $51,721 | 4% | 87°F |
| Wilson County | 79,290 | −11.6% | $186,000 | $56,423 | 5.1% | 90°F |
| Yadkin County | 37,574 | −8% | $181,200 | $62,932 | 3.3% | 88°F |
| Yancey County | 18,797 | −11.6% | $243,100 | $58,709 | 4.4% | 80°F |
Every number is from a public dataset, the same figures as the map and the county pages. N/A means the source doesn't cover that county. Map colors rank the counties shown, blue lowest to red highest.