First-level division
🇺🇸 North Carolina
Subdivisions
Mecklenburg County
Population 919,628
Wake
Population 900,993
Guilford
Population 488,406
Forsyth County
Population 350,670
Cumberland
Population 319,431
Durham
Population 267,587
Buncombe
Population 238,318
Gaston County
Population 206,086
New Hanover
Population 202,667
Union County
Population 201,292
Cabarrus County
Population 178,011
Onslow
Population 177,772
Johnston
Population 168,878
Pitt
Population 168,148
Davidson
Population 162,878
Iredell County
Population 159,437
Catawba
Population 154,358
Alamance
Population 151,131
Randolph
Population 141,752
Rowan
Population 138,428
Robeson
Population 134,168
Orange
Population 133,801
Wayne
Population 122,623
Harnett
Population 114,678
Brunswick
Population 107,431
Henderson
Population 106,740
Craven County
Population 103,505
Cleveland County
Population 98,078
Nash
Population 95,840
Rockingham
Population 93,643
Burke County
Population 90,912
Moore
Population 88,247
Caldwell County
Population 83,029
Wilson
Population 81,234
Lincoln County
Population 78,265
Surry
Population 73,673
Wilkes
Population 69,340
Rutherford County
Population 67,810
Carteret
Population 66,469
Chatham
Population 63,505
Sampson
Population 63,431
Franklin
Population 60,619
Stanly
Population 60,585
Granville
Population 59,916
Lenoir
Population 59,495
Haywood
Population 59,036
Duplin
Population 58,505
Columbus
Population 58,098
Lee
Population 57,866
Edgecombe
Population 56,552
Halifax
Population 54,691
Pender
Population 52,217
Watauga County
Population 51,079
Beaufort County
Population 47,759
Stokes
Population 47,401
Hoke
Population 46,952
Richmond
Population 46,639
Vance
Population 45,422
McDowell
Population 44,996
Davie
Population 41,240
Pasquotank
Population 40,661
Jackson
Population 40,271
Person
Population 39,464
Yadkin
Population 38,406
Alexander
Population 37,198
Scotland
Population 36,157
Bladen
Population 35,190
Macon
Population 33,922
Dare
Population 33,920
Transylvania
Population 33,090
Montgomery
Population 27,798
Cherokee
Population 27,444
Ashe
Population 27,281
Anson
Population 26,948
Hertford
Population 24,669
Martin
Population 24,505
Caswell
Population 23,719
Currituck
Population 23,547
Northampton
Population 22,099
Greene County
Population 21,362
Bertie
Population 21,282
Warren
Population 20,972
Madison
Population 20,764
Polk
Population 20,510
Yancey
Population 17,818
Avery
Population 17,797
Mitchell
Population 15,579
Chowan County
Population 14,793
Swain
Population 13,981
Perquimans County
Population 13,453
Washington
Population 13,228
Pamlico County
Population 13,144
Gates
Population 12,197
Alleghany
Population 11,155
Clay
Population 10,587
Jones
Population 10,153
Camden
Population 9,980
Graham
Population 8,861
Hyde County
Population 5,810
Tyrrell
Population 4,407