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All 100 counties of North Carolina, ready to print on Letter, Tabloid, A4 or A3, or to download as PNG and SVG. Free, no sign-up.

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North Carolina on the map

North Carolina has 100 counties, the 8th most of any state. The largest is Robeson, with 947 sq mi of land, and the smallest is Chowan, with 173 sq mi: Robeson is about 5 times bigger.

The state capital, Raleigh, is in Wake County, home to 99% of its residents; the city also reaches into Durham County. The capital version marks it on the map.

Wake County is the most populous, with 1,257,235 people in 2025, or 11% of the state. The least populous is Tyrrell, with 3,537. Since 2020, Brunswick has grown the fastest (+27.8%) and Hertford has lost the most (−11.8%).

What each county borders

Iredell borders the most counties in the state: 9 (Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Wilkes, and Yadkin).

41 counties touch another state. 15 border Virginia: Alleghany, Ashe, Camden, Caswell, Currituck, Gates, Granville, Hertford and 7 more. 15 border South Carolina: Anson, Brunswick, Cleveland, Columbus, Gaston, Henderson, Jackson, Mecklenburg and 7 more. 10 border Tennessee: Ashe, Avery, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 2 more. 3 border Georgia: Cherokee, Clay, and Macon.

19 counties are on the coast. 44 counties are fully inland, with no coast and no border with another state or country.

Number key

Numbers follow alphabetical order, from 1 (Alamance) to 100 (Yancey). Alamance, Alleghany, Avery, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Chowan, Clay, Davie, Durham and 19 more are too small for a number on Letter or A4 but keep their number in the table; Tabloid and A3 fit more. Area is land area, without lakes or sea, and population is the Census estimate for July 1, 2025; “Borders” counts neighboring counties in the same state.

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No.	County	Land area	Population (2025)	Borders
1	Alamance	423 sq mi	186,177	6
2	Alexander	260 sq mi	36,958	4
3	Alleghany	235 sq mi	11,479	3
4	Anson	531 sq mi	21,758	3
5	Ashe	426 sq mi	27,514	3
6	Avery	247 sq mi	18,110	5
7	Beaufort	833 sq mi	44,670	6
8	Bertie	699 sq mi	17,086	5
9	Bladen	875 sq mi	30,007	5
10	Brunswick	850 sq mi	174,702	3
11	Buncombe	656 sq mi	277,417	6
12	Burke	506 sq mi	88,655	7
13	Cabarrus	361 sq mi	249,725	5
14	Caldwell	472 sq mi	81,105	6
15	Camden	240 sq mi	11,315	3
16	Carteret	508 sq mi	70,469	3
17	Caswell	425 sq mi	22,563	4
18	Catawba	401 sq mi	170,172	5
19	Chatham	681 sq mi	85,111	8
20	Cherokee	456 sq mi	30,830	3
21	Chowan	173 sq mi	14,082	3
22	Clay	215 sq mi	12,239	2
23	Cleveland	464 sq mi	103,325	4
24	Columbus	938 sq mi	50,487	4
25	Craven	707 sq mi	105,025	6
26	Cumberland	653 sq mi	338,473	6
27	Currituck	262 sq mi	33,158	2
28	Dare	383 sq mi	38,245	2
29	Davidson	553 sq mi	180,182	6
30	Davie	264 sq mi	45,855	5
31	Duplin	815 sq mi	51,571	6
32	Durham	288 sq mi	347,240	5
33	Edgecombe	505 sq mi	49,121	5
34	Forsyth	408 sq mi	401,718	6
35	Franklin	492 sq mi	82,037	5
36	Gaston	356 sq mi	246,558	3
37	Gates	341 sq mi	10,234	5
38	Graham	292 sq mi	8,190	3
39	Granville	532 sq mi	61,421	5
40	Greene	267 sq mi	20,700	4
41	Guilford	646 sq mi	562,234	5
42	Halifax	724 sq mi	46,534	6
43	Harnett	595 sq mi	150,137	7
44	Haywood	554 sq mi	63,369	5
45	Henderson	373 sq mi	122,375	4
46	Hertford	353 sq mi	19,015	4
47	Hoke	390 sq mi	56,939	4
48	Hyde	612 sq mi	4,554	4
49	Iredell	574 sq mi	211,798	9
50	Jackson	491 sq mi	45,039	4
51	Johnston	792 sq mi	256,448	6
52	Jones	471 sq mi	9,575	5
53	Lee	255 sq mi	70,258	3
54	Lenoir	399 sq mi	55,837	6
55	Lincoln	296 sq mi	98,654	6
56	Macon	516 sq mi	39,232	5
57	Madison	450 sq mi	22,553	3
58	Martin	456 sq mi	21,601	6
59	McDowell	440 sq mi	45,198	6
60	Mecklenburg	524 sq mi	1,233,383	5
61	Mitchell	221 sq mi	15,062	3
62	Montgomery	492 sq mi	26,403	5
63	Moore	698 sq mi	110,619	8
64	Nash	540 sq mi	99,365	5
65	New Hanover	192 sq mi	245,959	2
66	Northampton	537 sq mi	16,491	4
67	Onslow	762 sq mi	217,175	4
68	Orange	398 sq mi	152,498	5
69	Pamlico	337 sq mi	12,758	2
70	Pasquotank	227 sq mi	42,201	3
71	Pender	871 sq mi	72,111	7
72	Perquimans	247 sq mi	13,490	3
73	Person	392 sq mi	40,636	4
74	Pitt	652 sq mi	182,936	7
75	Polk	238 sq mi	20,533	2
76	Randolph	782 sq mi	149,516	6
77	Richmond	474 sq mi	42,041	4
78	Robeson	947 sq mi	119,941	5
79	Rockingham	566 sq mi	94,195	4
80	Rowan	512 sq mi	155,096	5
81	Rutherford	565 sq mi	65,745	6
82	Sampson	946 sq mi	61,504	7
83	Scotland	319 sq mi	33,322	3
84	Stanly	395 sq mi	68,830	5
85	Stokes	449 sq mi	46,126	3
86	Surry	533 sq mi	72,287	5
87	Swain	528 sq mi	14,024	4
88	Transylvania	378 sq mi	34,211	3
89	Tyrrell	391 sq mi	3,537	2
90	Union	633 sq mi	267,674	4
91	Vance	252 sq mi	42,638	3
92	Wake	835 sq mi	1,257,235	6
93	Warren	429 sq mi	18,898	4
94	Washington	347 sq mi	10,638	5
95	Watauga	312 sq mi	54,786	4
96	Wayne	554 sq mi	122,278	6
97	Wilkes	754 sq mi	66,233	8
98	Wilson	368 sq mi	81,150	6
99	Yadkin	335 sq mi	38,325	5
100	Yancey	313 sq mi	19,084	4

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Frequently asked questions

How many counties does North Carolina have?

100 counties. That’s the 8th most of any state.

What is the largest county in North Carolina?

Robeson, with 947 sq mi of land. The smallest is Chowan, with 173 sq mi.

What is the most populous county in North Carolina?

Wake County, with an estimated 1,257,235 people in 2025, or 11% of the state.

What county is Raleigh in?

The state capital, Raleigh, is in Wake County, home to 99% of its residents; the city also reaches into Durham County.

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What order are the numbers in?

Alphabetical, from 1 to the last one. That makes the key easy to follow when you grade, and it’s the same key the worksheet’s answer page uses.

Sources

Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files 2025, counties at 1:500,000 (public domain)
Land and water area: U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER/Line and 2025 Gazetteer); population: Vintage 2025 estimates (July 1, 2025)
State capital: Natural Earth, Populated Places (public domain); which counties it spans, Census places
Neighbors, coastline and borders: calculated from those boundaries (and checked against the Census county adjacency file)