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2025 Census boundaries100 mapped unitsCapital: Raleigh
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Labelled map of North Carolina counties Alamance CountyAlexander CountyAlleghany CountyAnson CountyAshe CountyAvery CountyBeaufort CountyBertie CountyBladen CountyBrunswick CountyBuncombe CountyBurke CountyCabarrus CountyCaldwell CountyCamden CountyCarteret CountyCaswell CountyCatawba CountyChatham CountyCherokee CountyChowan CountyClay CountyCleveland CountyColumbus CountyCraven CountyCumberland CountyCurrituck CountyDare CountyDavidson CountyDavie CountyDuplin CountyDurham CountyEdgecombe CountyForsyth CountyFranklin CountyGaston CountyGates CountyGraham CountyGranville CountyGreene CountyGuilford CountyHalifax CountyHarnett CountyHaywood CountyHenderson CountyHertford CountyHoke CountyHyde CountyIredell CountyJackson CountyJohnston CountyJones CountyLee CountyLenoir CountyLincoln CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMartin CountyMcDowell CountyMecklenburg CountyMitchell CountyMontgomery CountyMoore CountyNash CountyNew Hanover CountyNorthampton CountyOnslow CountyOrange CountyPamlico CountyPasquotank CountyPender CountyPerquimans CountyPerson CountyPitt CountyPolk CountyRandolph CountyRichmond CountyRobeson CountyRockingham CountyRowan CountyRutherford CountySampson CountyScotland CountyStanly CountyStokes CountySurry CountySwain CountyTransylvania CountyTyrrell CountyUnion CountyVance CountyWake CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWatauga CountyWayne CountyWilkes CountyWilson CountyYadkin CountyYancey County
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North Carolina county geography overview

North Carolina has 100 counties, which places it 8th among the 50 state and District of Columbia maps in this atlas when ordered by number of county-level units. Their combined 48,623.9 square miles of land place the state 29th by mapped land area.

The average county-level area is 486 square miles, while the median is 460 square miles. The median is often the better description of a typical unit because one or two very large areas can pull the average upward. The five largest units together account for about 9% of the state’s mapped land area.

100county-level units
460 sq mimedian land area
947.3 sq milargest unit
10%share of mapped area that is water

Largest and smallest North Carolina counties

Robeson County is the largest county-level unit by land area at 947.3 square miles. It represents about 2% of all mapped land in North Carolina. At the other end of the range, Chowan County has 172.7 square miles of land.

Largest by land area

  1. Robeson County947.3 sq mi
  2. Sampson County945.9 sq mi
  3. Columbus County938.2 sq mi
  4. Bladen County875 sq mi
  5. Pender County871.3 sq mi

Smallest by land area

  1. Chowan County172.7 sq mi
  2. New Hanover County192.3 sq mi
  3. Clay County215 sq mi
  4. Mitchell County221.3 sq mi
  5. Pasquotank County226.9 sq mi

Rankings use land area rather than total area. This avoids making coastal or lake counties appear larger solely because their boundaries include extensive water.

Alphabetical list of North Carolina counties

The table is alphabetical, so it works as a name and FIPS-code reference rather than an area ranking. Every identifier begins with the North Carolina state FIPS prefix 37. Land and water figures are rounded to one decimal place.

100 county-level areas

Download county data / numbered map key (CSV)
No.NameFIPS codeLand areaWater area
1Alamance County37001423.5 sq mi10.8 sq mi
2Alexander County37003260 sq mi3.6 sq mi
3Alleghany County37005234.8 sq mi1.4 sq mi
4Anson County37007531.5 sq mi5.6 sq mi
5Ashe County37009426.3 sq mi3.1 sq mi
6Avery County37011247.3 sq mi0.2 sq mi
7Beaufort County37013832.7 sq mi130.1 sq mi
8Bertie County37015699.2 sq mi42.1 sq mi
9Bladen County37017875 sq mi12.7 sq mi
10Brunswick County37019849.5 sq mi200 sq mi
11Buncombe County37021656.5 sq mi3.5 sq mi
12Burke County37023506.2 sq mi8 sq mi
13Cabarrus County37025361.2 sq mi2.7 sq mi
14Caldwell County37027471.9 sq mi2.7 sq mi
15Camden County37029240.3 sq mi69.9 sq mi
16Carteret County37031507.6 sq mi822.8 sq mi
17Caswell County37033425.5 sq mi3.2 sq mi
18Catawba County37035401.4 sq mi14.6 sq mi
19Chatham County37037681.5 sq mi27.3 sq mi
20Cherokee County37039455.5 sq mi11.1 sq mi
21Chowan County37041172.7 sq mi61 sq mi
22Clay County37043215 sq mi5.8 sq mi
23Cleveland County37045464.3 sq mi3.9 sq mi
24Columbus County37047938.2 sq mi16.9 sq mi
25Craven County37049706.5 sq mi66.7 sq mi
26Cumberland County37051652.6 sq mi5.9 sq mi
27Currituck County37053261.9 sq mi264.5 sq mi
28Dare County37055383.2 sq mi1,158.5 sq mi
29Davidson County37057553 sq mi14.5 sq mi
30Davie County37059263.7 sq mi2.9 sq mi
31Duplin County37061814.7 sq mi5.5 sq mi
32Durham County37063287.6 sq mi10.3 sq mi
33Edgecombe County37065505.4 sq mi1.4 sq mi
34Forsyth County37067408 sq mi4.5 sq mi
35Franklin County37069491.9 sq mi2.7 sq mi
36Gaston County37071355.8 sq mi7.9 sq mi
37Gates County37073340.6 sq mi5.1 sq mi
38Graham County37075292 sq mi9.7 sq mi
39Granville County37077532 sq mi5.6 sq mi
40Greene County37079266.7 sq mi0.5 sq mi
41Guilford County37081646 sq mi11.7 sq mi
42Halifax County37083723.7 sq mi6.5 sq mi
43Harnett County37085595.1 sq mi6.3 sq mi
44Haywood County37087553.6 sq mi0.9 sq mi
45Henderson County37089372.9 sq mi2.1 sq mi
46Hertford County37091353.2 sq mi7.2 sq mi
47Hoke County37093390.2 sq mi1.5 sq mi
48Hyde County37095612.3 sq mi846.7 sq mi
49Iredell County37097574.5 sq mi22.9 sq mi
50Jackson County37099491.1 sq mi3.8 sq mi
51Johnston County37101792 sq mi3.6 sq mi
52Jones County37103471.4 sq mi2.3 sq mi
53Lee County37105255.1 sq mi4.1 sq mi
54Lenoir County37107399.1 sq mi2.3 sq mi
55Lincoln County37109295.9 sq mi9 sq mi
56Macon County37113515.5 sq mi4.1 sq mi
57Madison County37115449.6 sq mi1.9 sq mi
58Martin County37117456.4 sq mi0.3 sq mi
59McDowell County37111440 sq mi5.4 sq mi
60Mecklenburg County37119523.6 sq mi22.5 sq mi
61Mitchell County37121221.3 sq mi0.6 sq mi
62Montgomery County37123491.5 sq mi10 sq mi
63Moore County37125697.6 sq mi8.1 sq mi
64Nash County37127540.4 sq mi2.4 sq mi
65New Hanover County37129192.3 sq mi136.6 sq mi
66Northampton County37131536.7 sq mi13.8 sq mi
67Onslow County37133762.1 sq mi143.1 sq mi
68Orange County37135397.6 sq mi3.4 sq mi
69Pamlico County37137336.5 sq mi225.1 sq mi
70Pasquotank County37139226.9 sq mi62.5 sq mi
71Pender County37141871.3 sq mi62.9 sq mi
72Perquimans County37143247.2 sq mi81.8 sq mi
73Person County37145392.3 sq mi12 sq mi
74Pitt County37147652.4 sq mi3.2 sq mi
75Polk County37149237.7 sq mi0.8 sq mi
76Randolph County37151782.3 sq mi7.6 sq mi
77Richmond County37153473.7 sq mi6 sq mi
78Robeson County37155947.3 sq mi2 sq mi
79Rockingham County37157565.6 sq mi7.1 sq mi
80Rowan County37159511.6 sq mi12.3 sq mi
81Rutherford County37161565.4 sq mi1.8 sq mi
82Sampson County37163945.9 sq mi1.9 sq mi
83Scotland County37165319.1 sq mi1.5 sq mi
84Stanly County37167395.1 sq mi9.7 sq mi
85Stokes County37169449.3 sq mi6.8 sq mi
86Surry County37171532.6 sq mi4 sq mi
87Swain County37173527.7 sq mi12.5 sq mi
88Transylvania County37175378.4 sq mi2 sq mi
89Tyrrell County37177390.8 sq mi206.4 sq mi
90Union County37179632.7 sq mi6.9 sq mi
91Vance County37181252.4 sq mi16.3 sq mi
92Wake County37183834.8 sq mi22.2 sq mi
93Warren County37185429.4 sq mi14.9 sq mi
94Washington County37187346.5 sq mi75.4 sq mi
95Watauga County37189312.4 sq mi0.9 sq mi
96Wayne County37191553.9 sq mi3.8 sq mi
97Wilkes County37193753.7 sq mi2.6 sq mi
98Wilson County37195367.6 sq mi5.5 sq mi
99Yadkin County37197334.9 sq mi2.8 sq mi
100Yancey County37199312.6 sq mi0.6 sq mi

How to read and use this map

County lines are administrative boundaries, not postal routes. A mailing address can use a city name associated with a neighboring area, and ZIP codes can cross county lines. When you need to identify a county for an address, confirm it with an official geocoder or local government source.

For classroom or planning use, download a PDF from the controls above. Labelled exports use numbered callouts for crowded areas; numbered quiz maps match the alphabetical county list. SVG files keep the boundary lines sharp at larger paper sizes.

Frequently asked questions

How many counties are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 100 counties in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 cartographic boundary file.

Can I print this North Carolina county map?

Yes. Choose Download / print and select PDF for a landscape Letter page, PNG for an image, or SVG for editable vector artwork. Because the map is SVG, its boundary lines stay sharp when scaled.

What is the largest county in North Carolina?

Robeson County is the largest by land area in this dataset at 947.3 square miles. This is an area ranking, not a population ranking.

What is the smallest county in North Carolina?

Chowan County is the smallest by land area in this dataset at 172.7 square miles.

Are these legal survey boundaries?

No. This is a generalized reference map. Property, parcel, election, and legal boundary questions should be checked with the relevant state or local agency.

Map source

U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary File, Counties, 1:5,000,000. Land and water area fields are supplied in the same file and converted from square meters to square miles. Accessed September 27, 2026.