Combined Statistical Area
|
2022 Population
|
Core Based Statistical Area
|
2022 Population
|
County
|
2020 Population
|
2022 Population
|
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA
|
3,333,992 2,903,236
|
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA
|
2,756,069 2,325,313
|
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
|
1,116,788
|
1,145,392
|
York County, South Carolina
|
284,032
|
294,248
|
Union County, North Carolina
|
239,433
|
249,070
|
Cabarrus County, North Carolina
|
227,214
|
235,797
|
Gaston County, North Carolina
|
226,514
|
234,215
|
Iredell County, North Carolina
|
187,683
|
195,897
|
Rowan County, North Carolina
|
147,148
|
149,645
|
Lancaster County, South Carolina
|
96,576
|
104,577
|
Lincoln County, North Carolina
|
87,206
|
93,095
|
Chester County, South Carolina
|
32,278
|
31,931
|
Anson County, North Carolina
|
22,033
|
22,202
|
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA
|
368, 347
|
Catawba County, North Carolina
|
160,892
|
163,462
|
Burke County, North Carolina
|
87,577
|
87,881
|
Caldwell County, North Carolina
|
80,632
|
80,492
|
Alexander County, North Carolina
|
36,482
|
36,512
|
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC μSA
|
100,670
|
Cleveland County, North Carolina
|
99,799
|
100,670
|
Albemarle, NC μSA
|
64,153
|
Stanly County, North Carolina
|
62,638
|
64,153
|
Marion, NC μSA
|
44,753
|
McDowell County, North Carolina
|
44,580
|
44,753
|
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA
|
2,333,191
|
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
|
1,484,338
|
Wake County, North Carolina
|
1,130,685
|
1,175,021
|
Johnston County, North Carolina
|
217,787
|
234,778
|
Franklin County, North Carolina
|
69,115
|
74,539
|
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA
|
602,407
|
Durham County, North Carolina
|
325,561
|
332,680
|
Orange County, North Carolina
|
143,583
|
150,477
|
Chatham County, North Carolina
|
76,670
|
79,864
|
Person County, North Carolina
|
39,187
|
39,386
|
Anderson Creek, NC μSA
|
138,832
|
Harnett County, North Carolina
|
133,779
|
138,832
|
Sanford, NC μSA
|
65,476
|
Lee County, North Carolina
|
63,428
|
65,476
|
Henderson, NC μSA
|
42,138
|
Vance County, North Carolina
|
42,535
|
42,138
|
Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC CSA
|
1,720,328
|
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA
|
784,101
|
Guilford County, North Carolina
|
539,498
|
546,101
|
Randolph County, North Carolina
|
144,418
|
146,043
|
Rockingham County, North Carolina
|
91,188
|
91,957
|
Winston-Salem, NC MSA
|
688,471
|
Forsyth County, North Carolina
|
383,166
|
389,157
|
Davidson County, North Carolina
|
169,196
|
172,586
|
Stokes County, North Carolina
|
44,565
|
45,175
|
Davie County, North Carolina
|
42,895
|
44,090
|
Yadkin County, North Carolina
|
37,246
|
37,463
|
Burlington, NC MSA
|
176,353
|
Alamance County, North Carolina
|
171,954
|
176,353
|
Mount Airy, NC μSA
|
71,403
|
Surry County, North Carolina
|
71,372
|
71,403
|
Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC CSA
|
689,620
|
Fayetteville, NC MSA
|
390,486
|
Cumberland County, North Carolina
|
334,391
|
336,699
|
Hoke County, North Carolina
|
52,240
|
53,787
|
Lumberton, NC μSA
|
116,663
|
Robeson County, North Carolina
|
116,305
|
116,663
|
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC μSA
|
105,531
|
Moore County, North Carolina
|
100,267
|
105,531
|
Rockingham, NC μSA
|
42,778
|
Richmond County, North Carolina
|
42,916
|
42,778
|
Laurinburg, NC μSA
|
34,162
|
Scotland County, North Carolina
|
34,141
|
34,162
|
Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC CSA
|
509,427
|
Asheville, NC MSA
|
413,463
|
Buncombe County, North Carolina
|
269,694
|
273,589
|
Henderson County, North Carolina
|
116,541
|
118,106
|
Madison County, North Carolina
|
21,228
|
21,768
|
Waynesville, NC
μSA
|
62,609
|
Haywood County, North Carolina
|
62,223
|
62,609
|
Brevard, NC μSA
|
33,355
|
Transylvania County, North Carolina
|
33,046
|
33,355
|
none
|
Wilmington, NC MSA
|
453,722
|
New Hanover County, North Carolina
|
226,307
|
234,921
|
Brunswick County, North Carolina
|
138,157
|
153,064
|
Pender County, North Carolina
|
60,642
|
65,737
|
Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids CSA
|
287,166
|
Rocky Mount, NC MSA
|
144,090
|
Nash County, North Carolina
|
95,148
|
95,789
|
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
|
48,777
|
48,301
|
Wilson, NC μSA
|
78,449
|
Wilson County, North Carolina
|
78,807
|
78,449
|
Roanoke Rapids, NC μSA
|
64,627
|
Halifax County, North Carolina
|
48,521
|
47,848
|
Northampton County, North Carolina
|
17,435
|
16,779
|
Greenville-Washington, NC CSA
|
217,814
|
Greenville, NC MSA
|
173,542
|
Pitt County, North Carolina
|
170,378
|
173,542
|
Washington, NC μSA
|
44,272
|
Beaufort County, North Carolina
|
44,690
|
44,272
|
none
|
Jacksonville, NC MSA
|
207,298
|
Onslow County, North Carolina
|
204,937
|
207,298
|
New Bern-Morehead City, NC CSA
|
191,868
|
New Bern, NC μSA
|
122,488
|
Craven County, North Carolina
|
100,646
|
100,874
|
Pamlico County, North Carolina
|
12,303
|
12,381
|
Jones County, North Carolina
|
9,147
|
9,233
|
Morehead City, NC μSA
|
69,380
|
Carteret County, North Carolina
|
67,724
|
69,380
|
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA
|
1,865,983 131,380
|
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC MSA
|
1,734,603 52,486
|
City of Virginia Beach, Virginia
|
459,646
|
455,618
|
City of Chesapeake, Virginia
|
249,803
|
252,488
|
City of Norfolk, Virginia
|
237,738
|
232,995
|
City of Newport News, Virginia
|
186,033
|
184,306
|
City of Hampton, Virginia
|
137,276
|
138,037
|
City of Suffolk, Virginia
|
94,697
|
98,537
|
City of Portsmouth, Virginia
|
97,954
|
97,029
|
James City County, Virginia
|
78,478
|
81,199
|
York County, Virginia
|
70,228
|
71,341
|
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
|
38,702
|
40,151
|
Gloucester County, Virginia
|
38,718
|
39,394
|
Currituck County, North Carolina
|
28,401
|
31,015
|
City of Williamsburg, Virginia
|
15,413
|
15,909
|
City of Poquoson, Virginia
|
12,472
|
12,582
|
Camden County, North Carolina
|
10,407
|
11,088
|
Gates County, North Carolina
|
10,448
|
10,383
|
Mathews County, Virginia
|
8,520
|
8,490
|
Surry County, Virginia
|
6,551
|
6,527
|
Elizabeth City, NC μSA
|
40,938
|
Pasquotank County, North Carolina
|
40,577
|
40,938
|
Kill Devil Hills, NC μSA
|
37,956
|
Dare County, North Carolina
|
37,032
|
37,956
|
none
|
Goldsboro, NC MSA
|
117,286
|
Wayne County, North Carolina
|
117,324
|
117,286
|
North Wilkesboro, NC μSA
|
65,784
|
Wilkes County, North Carolina
|
65,904
|
65,784
|
Forest City, NC μSA
|
64,963
|
Rutherford County, North Carolina
|
64,479
|
64,963
|
none
|
Granville County, North Carolina
|
61,060
|
61,903
|
Sampson County, North Carolina
|
59,078
|
59,120
|
Boone, NC μSA
|
55,089
|
Watauga County, North Carolina
|
54,177
|
55,089
|
Kinston, NC μSA
|
54,633
|
Lenoir County, North Carolina
|
55,050
|
54,633
|
none
|
Columbus County, North Carolina
|
50,487
|
49,885
|
Duplin County, North Carolina
|
48,657
|
48,990
|
Jackson County, North Carolina
|
42,231
|
42,955
|
Macon County, North Carolina
|
37,092
|
38,065
|
Cherokee County, North Carolina
|
28,769
|
29,512
|
Bladen County, North Carolina
|
29,629
|
29,446
|
Ashe County, North Carolina
|
26,580
|
27,110
|
Montgomery County, North Carolina
|
25,719
|
25,894
|
Caswell County, North Carolina
|
22,699
|
22,614
|
Martin County, North Carolina
|
21,953
|
21,508
|
Hertford County, North Carolina
|
21,470
|
20,875
|
Greene County, North Carolina
|
20,440
|
20,211
|
Polk County, North Carolina
|
19,383
|
19,986
|
Yancey County, North Carolina
|
18,470
|
18,811
|
Warren County, North Carolina
|
18,598
|
18,713
|
Avery County, North Carolina
|
17,848
|
17,571
|
Bertie County, North Carolina
|
17,862
|
17,249
|
Mitchell County, North Carolina
|
14,906
|
15,094
|
Swain County, North Carolina
|
14,115
|
14,099
|
Chowan County, North Carolina
|
13,705
|
13,940
|
Perquimans County, North Carolina
|
13,006
|
13,210
|
Clay County, North Carolina
|
11,142
|
11,614
|
Alleghany County, North Carolina
|
10,897
|
11,185
|
Washington County, North Carolina
|
10,976
|
10,828
|
Graham County, North Carolina
|
8,029
|
7,980
|
Hyde County, North Carolina
|
4,551
|
4,675
|
Tyrrell County, North Carolina
|
3,247
|
3,365
|
State of North Carolina
|
10,449,445
|
10,698,973
|