Counties in North Carolina
Each county page says how cases move there under North Carolina's rules, and lists the police agencies that serve it.
100 counties, largest first
- Wake County1,257,235 people · 29 agencies
- Mecklenburg County1,233,383 people · 13 agencies
- Guilford County562,234 people · 12 agencies
- Forsyth County401,718 people · 9 agencies
- Durham County347,240 people · 10 agencies
- Cumberland County338,473 people · 8 agencies
- Buncombe County277,417 people · 11 agencies
- Union County267,674 people · 6 agencies
- Johnston County256,448 people · 11 agencies
- Cabarrus County249,725 people · 4 agencies
- Gaston County246,558 people · 16 agencies
- New Hanover County245,959 people · 11 agencies
- Onslow County217,175 people · 9 agencies
- Iredell County211,798 people · 8 agencies
- Alamance County186,177 people · 8 agencies
- Pitt County182,936 people · 11 agencies
- Davidson County180,182 people · 5 agencies
- Brunswick County174,702 people · 13 agencies
- Catawba County170,172 people · 9 agencies
- Rowan County155,096 people · 10 agencies
- Orange County152,498 people · 8 agencies
- Harnett County150,137 people · 8 agencies
- Randolph County149,516 people · 10 agencies
- Henderson County122,375 people · 6 agencies
- Wayne County122,278 people · 9 agencies
- Robeson County119,941 people · 11 agencies
- Moore County110,619 people · 15 agencies
- Craven County105,025 people · 8 agencies
- Cleveland County103,325 people · 8 agencies
- Nash County99,365 people · 9 agencies
- Lincoln County98,654 people · 3 agencies
- Rockingham County94,195 people · 8 agencies
- Burke County88,655 people · 9 agencies
- Chatham County85,111 people · 5 agencies
- Franklin County82,037 people · 8 agencies
- Wilson County81,150 people · 11 agencies
- Caldwell County81,105 people · 7 agencies
- Surry County72,287 people · 6 agencies
- Pender County72,111 people · 4 agencies
- Carteret County70,469 people · 12 agencies
- Lee County70,258 people · 3 agencies
- Stanly County68,830 people · 10 agencies
- Wilkes County66,233 people · 5 agencies
- Rutherford County65,745 people · 6 agencies
- Haywood County63,369 people · 5 agencies
- Sampson County61,504 people · 6 agencies
- Granville County61,421 people · 4 agencies
- Hoke County56,939 people · 2 agencies
- Lenoir County55,837 people · 6 agencies
- Watauga County54,786 people · 7 agencies
- Duplin County51,571 people · 10 agencies
- Columbus County50,487 people · 9 agencies
- Edgecombe County49,121 people · 8 agencies
- Halifax County46,534 people · 9 agencies
- Stokes County46,126 people · 4 agencies
- Davie County45,855 people · 3 agencies
- McDowell County45,198 people · 5 agencies
- Jackson County45,039 people · 4 agencies
- Beaufort County44,670 people · 8 agencies
- Vance County42,638 people · 3 agencies
- Pasquotank County42,201 people · 3 agencies
- Richmond County42,041 people · 4 agencies
- Person County40,636 people · 2 agencies
- Macon County39,232 people · 3 agencies
- Yadkin County38,325 people · 5 agencies
- Dare County38,245 people · 8 agencies
- Alexander County36,958 people · 2 agencies
- Transylvania County34,211 people · 3 agencies
- Scotland County33,322 people · 5 agencies
- Currituck County33,158 people · 1 agencies
- Cherokee County30,830 people · 3 agencies
- Bladen County30,007 people · 8 agencies
- Ashe County27,514 people · 4 agencies
- Montgomery County26,403 people · 6 agencies
- Caswell County22,563 people · 2 agencies
- Madison County22,553 people · 5 agencies
- Anson County21,758 people · 6 agencies
- Martin County21,601 people · 7 agencies
- Greene County20,700 people · 3 agencies
- Polk County20,533 people · 4 agencies
- Yancey County19,084 people · 3 agencies
- Hertford County19,015 people · 4 agencies
- Warren County18,898 people · 3 agencies
- Avery County18,110 people · 10 agencies
- Bertie County17,086 people · 5 agencies
- Northampton County16,491 people · 8 agencies
- Mitchell County15,062 people · 3 agencies
- Chowan County14,082 people · 2 agencies
- Swain County14,024 people · 2 agencies
- Perquimans County13,490 people · 3 agencies
- Pamlico County12,758 people · 2 agencies
- Clay County12,239 people · 1 agencies
- Alleghany County11,479 people · 3 agencies
- Camden County11,315 people · 3 agencies
- Washington County10,638 people · 4 agencies
- Gates County10,234 people · 3 agencies
- Jones County9,575 people · 2 agencies
- Graham County8,190 people · 2 agencies
- Hyde County4,554 people · 1 agencies
- Tyrrell County3,537 people · 2 agencies
Population: Census Bureau county population estimates, Vintage 2025 (cc-est2025-alldata), July 1, 2025.