The U.S. currently has 48 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 24 micropolitan statistical areas in . As of 2023, the largest of these is the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA, comprising the state's largest city of Charlotte and its suburbs.
+The 48 United States statistical areas and 100 counties of the State of North CarolinaCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA3,533,0733,078,889 ()Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA2,805,1152,484,646 (NC)Mecklenburg County, North Carolina1,233,383York County, South Carolina306,887Union County, North Carolina267,674Cabarrus County, North Carolina249,725Gaston County, North Carolina246,558Iredell County, North Carolina211,798Rowan County, North Carolina155,096Lancaster County, South Carolina114,296Lincoln County, North Carolina98,654Chester County, South Carolina33,001Anson County, North Carolina21,758Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA376,890Catawba County, North Carolina170,172Burke County, North Carolina88,655Caldwell County, North Carolina81,105Alexander County, North Carolina36,958Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC μSA103,325Cleveland County, North Carolina103,325Albemarle, NC μSA68,830Stanly County, North Carolina68,830Marion, NC μSA45,198McDowell County, North Carolina45,198Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA2,484,238Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA1,595,720Wake County, North Carolina1,257,235Johnston County, North Carolina256,448Franklin County, North Carolina82,037Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA625,485Durham County, North Carolina347,240Orange County, North Carolina152,498Chatham County, North Carolina85,111Person County, North Carolina40,636Anderson Creek, NC μSA 150,137Harnett County, North Carolina150,137Sanford, NC μSA70,258Lee County, North Carolina70,258Henderson, NC μSA42,638Vance County, North Carolina42,638Greensboro–-Winston-Salem–-High Point, NC CSA1,776,615Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA805,945Guilford County, North Carolina562,234Randolph County, North Carolina149,516Rockingham County, North Carolina94,195Winston-Salem, NC MSA712,206Forsyth County, North Carolina401,718Davidson County, North Carolina180,182Stokes County, North Carolina46,126Davie County, North Carolina45,855Yadkin County, North Carolina38,325Burlington, NC MSA186,177Alamance County, North Carolina186,177Mount Airy, NC μSA72,287Surry County, North Carolina72,287Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC CSA701,335Fayetteville, NC MSA395,412Cumberland County, North Carolina338,473Hoke County, North Carolina56,939Lumberton, NC μSA119,941Robeson County, North Carolina119,941Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC μSA110,619Moore County, North Carolina110,619Rockingham, NC μSA42,041Richmond County, North Carolina42,041Laurinburg, NC μSA33,322Scotland County, North Carolina33,322Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC CSA519,925Asheville, NC MSA422,345Buncombe County, North Carolina277,417Henderson County, North Carolina122,375Madison County, North Carolina22,553Waynesville, NC μSA63,369Haywood County, North Carolina63,369Brevard, NC μSA34,211Transylvania County, North Carolina34,211noneWilmington, NC MSA492,772New Hanover County, North Carolina245,959Brunswick County, North Carolina174,702Pender County, North Carolina72,111Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids CSA292,661Rocky Mount, NC MSA148,486Nash County, North Carolina99,365Edgecombe County, North Carolina49,121Wilson, NC μSA81,150Wilson County, North Carolina81,150Roanoke Rapids, NC μSA63,025Halifax County, North Carolina46,534Northampton County, North Carolina16,491Greenville-Washington, NC CSA227,606Greenville, NC MSA182,936Pitt County, North Carolina182,936Washington, NC μSA44,670Beaufort County, North Carolina44,670noneJacksonville, NC MSA217,175Onslow County, North Carolina217,175New Bern-Morehead City, NC CSA197,827New Bern, NC μSA127,358Craven County, North Carolina105,025Pamlico County, North Carolina12,758Jones County, North Carolina9,575Morehead City, NC μSA70,469Carteret County, North Carolina70,469Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA1,877,659135,153 (NC)Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC MSA1,797,21353,073 (NC)City of Virginia Beach, Virginia453,737City of Chesapeake, Virginia255,332City of Norfolk, Virginia231,013City of Newport News, Virginia183,230City of Hampton, Virginia137,315City of Suffolk, Virginia104,699City of Portsmouth, Virginia96,777James City County, Virginia83,326York County, Virginia71,374Isle of Wight County, Virginia41,321Gloucester County, Virginia40,097Currituck County, North Carolina33,158City of Williamsburg, Virginia15,861City of Poquoson, Virginia13,292Camden County, North Carolina11,315Gates County, North Carolina10,234Mathews County, Virginia8,529Surry County, Virginia6,603Elizabeth City, NC μSA42,201Pasquotank County, North Carolina42,201Kill Devil Hills, NC μSA38,245Dare County, North Carolina38,245noneGoldsboro, NC MSA122,278Wayne County, North Carolina122,278North Wilkesboro, NC μSA66,233Wilkes County, North Carolina66,233Forest City, NC μSA65,745Rutherford County, North Carolina65,745Kinston, NC μSA55,837Lenoir County, North Carolina55,837Boone, NC μSA54,786Watauga County, North Carolina54,786noneGranville County, North Carolina61,421Sampson County, North Carolina61,504Columbus County, North Carolina50,487Duplin County, North Carolina51,571Jackson County, North Carolina45,039Macon County, North Carolina39,232Cherokee County, North Carolina30,830Bladen County, North Carolina30,007Ashe County, North Carolina27,514Montgomery County, North Carolina26,403Caswell County, North Carolina22,563Martin County, North Carolina21,601Greene County, North Carolina20,700Polk County, North Carolina20,533Hertford County, North Carolina19,015Yancey County, North Carolina19,084Warren County, North Carolina18,898Avery County, North Carolina18,110Bertie County, North Carolina17,086Mitchell County, North Carolina15,062Swain County, North Carolina14,024Chowan County, North Carolina14,082Perquimans County, North Carolina13,490Clay County, North Carolina12,239Alleghany County, North Carolina11,479Washington County, North Carolina10,638Graham County, North Carolina8,190Hyde County, North Carolina4,554Tyrrell County, North Carolina3,537State of North Carolina11,197,968
+The 39 core-based statistical areas of the State of North Carolina2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA (NC)Raleigh-Cary, NC MSAGreensboro-High Point, NC MSAWinston-Salem, NC MSADurham-Chapel Hill, NC MSAWilmington, NC MSAAsheville, NC MSAFayetteville, NC MSAHickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSAJacksonville, NC MSABurlington, NC MSAGreenville, NC MSARocky Mount, NC MSAAnderson Creek, NC μSANew Bern, NC μSAGoldsboro, NC MSALumberton, NC μSAPinehurst-Southern Pines, NC μSAShelby-Kings Mountain, NC μSAWilson, NC μSAMount Airy, NC μSAMorehead City, NC μSASanford, NC μSANorth Wilkesboro, NC μSAAlbemarle, NC μSAForest City, NC μSARoanoke Rapids, NC μSAWaynesville, NC μSAKinston, NC μSABoone, NC μSAVirginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, VA-NC MSA (NC)Marion, NC μSAWashington, NC μSARockingham, NC μSAHenderson, NC μSAElizabeth City, NC μSAKill Devil Hills, NC μSALaurinburg, NC μSABrevard, NC μSACharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSAVirginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, VA-NC MSA
+The nine combined statistical areas of the State of North Carolina2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusCharlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA (NC)Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSAGreensboro–-Winston-Salem–-High Point, NC CSAFayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC CSAAsheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC CSARocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC CSAGreenville-Washington, NC CSANew Bern-Morehead City, NC CSAVirginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA (NC)Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSAVirginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA
See also
List of metropolitan areas of North Carolina Geography of North Carolina Demographics of North Carolina
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau