Counties in North Carolina that I have Visited
There are 100 counties in North Carolina
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I have visited 52 Counties = 52% of Counties in North Carolina
Counties in North Carolina
Below are the 100 counties in North Carolina. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in Red. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.- Alamance
- Alexander
- Alleghany
- Anson
- Ashe
- Avery
- Beaufort
- Bertie
- Bladen
- Brunswick
- Buncombe
- Burke
- Cabarrus
- Caldwell
- Camden
- Carteret
- Caswell
- Catawba
- Chatham
- Cherokee
- Chowan: Smallest county in North Carolina (173 square miles).
- Clay
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Craven
- Cumberland: Mash House Brewery & Chophouse
- Currituck: Currituck Beach Lighthouse; Weeping Radish Farm Brewery
- Dare: Bodie Island Light Station; Cape Hatteras Light; Fort Raleigh National Historic Site; Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry; Outer Banks Brewing Station
- Davidson
- Davie
- Duplin
- Durham: Steve & Clark's Brew Pub and Sausage Co.
- Edgecombe
- Forsyth
- Franklin
- Gaston
- Gates
- Graham
- Granville
- Greene
- Guilford
- Halifax
- Harnett
- Haywood
- Henderson
- Hertford
- Hoke
- Hyde: Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry; Ocracoke Light Station
- Iredell
- Jackson
- Johnston
- Jones
- Lee
- Lenoir
- Lincoln
- Macon
- Madison
- Martin
- McDowell
- Mecklenburg: Largest county population in North Carolina (695,454 people in 2000 Census).
- Mitchell
- Montgomery
- Moore
- Nash
- New Hanover
- Northampton
- Onslow
- Orange: Carolina Brewery
- Pamlico
- Pasquotank
- Pender
- Perquimans
- Person
- Pitt
- Polk
- Randolph
- Richmond
- Robeson: Largest county in North Carolina (949 square miles).
- Rockingham
- Rowan
- Rutherford
- Sampson
- Scotland
- Stanly
- Stokes
- Surry
- Swain
- Transylvania
- Tyrell: Smallest county population in North Carolina (4,149 people in 2000 Census).
- Union
- Vance
- Wake: Southend Brewery & Smokehouse
- Warren
- Washington
- Watauga
- Wayne
- Wilkes
- Wilson
- Yadkin
- Yancey
Quick facts about North Carolina
- Location: See map above.
- Size(1): 48,711 square miles. North Carolina is the 29th largest state. The next larger state is Alabama and the next smaller state is New York.
- Population(2): 8,683,242 people. North Carolina is the 11th most populous state. The next more populous state is New Jersey and the next less populous state is Virginia.
- Population Density: 178.26 people per square mile. North Carolina is the 15th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Virginia and the next less densely populated state is Michigan.
- Bordering States: North Carolina shares a border with 4 states: Virginia; Tennessee; Georgia and South Carolina
- Admission to the Union: November 21, 1789. North Carolina was the 12th state admitted to the Union, after New York and before Rhode Island.
- Capital: Raleigh.
- Highest Point: 6,684 feet at Mount Mitchell. See SummitPost's Mount Mitchell page.
- Lowest Point: Sea Level at the Atlantic Ocean.
- Government website: North Carolina Government Portal.
- Official Tourism website: Explore North Carolina.
- Still not enough? See Wikipedia's North Carolina page.
Sources:
(1) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.