| population | |
| Alamance County | 151131 |
| Alexander County | 37198 |
| Alleghany County | 11155 |
| Anson County | 26948 |
| Ashe County | 27281 |
| Avery County | 17797 |
| Beaufort County | 47759 |
| Bertie County | 21282 |
| Bladen County | 35190 |
| Brunswick County | 107431 |
| Buncombe County | 238318 |
| Burke County | 90912 |
| Cabarrus County | 178011 |
| Caldwell County | 83029 |
| Camden County | 9980 |
| Carteret County | 66469 |
| Caswell County | 23719 |
| Catawba County | 154358 |
| Chatham County | 63505 |
| Cherokee County | 27444 |
| Chowan County | 14793 |
| Clay County | 10587 |
| Cleveland County | 98078 |
| Columbus County | 58098 |
| Craven County | 103505 |
| Cumberland County | 319431 |
| Currituck County | 23547 |
| Dare County | 33920 |
| Davidson County | 162878 |
| Davie County | 41240 |
| Duplin County | 58505 |
| Durham County | 267587 |
| Edgecombe County | 56552 |
| Forsyth County | 350670 |
| population | |
| Franklin County | 60619 |
| Gaston County | 206086 |
| Gates County | 12197 |
| Graham County | 8861 |
| Granville County | 59916 |
| Greene County | 21362 |
| Guilford County | 488406 |
| Halifax County | 54691 |
| Harnett County | 114678 |
| Haywood County | 59036 |
| Henderson County | 106740 |
| Hertford County | 24669 |
| Hoke County | 46952 |
| Hyde County | 5810 |
| Iredell County | 159437 |
| Jackson County | 40271 |
| Johnston County | 168878 |
| Jones County | 10153 |
| Lee County | 57866 |
| Lenoir County | 59495 |
| Lincoln County | 78265 |
| Macon County | 33922 |
| Madison County | 20764 |
| Martin County | 24505 |
| McDowell County | 44996 |
| Mecklenburg County | 919628 |
| Mitchell County | 15579 |
| Montgomery County | 27798 |
| Moore County | 88247 |
| Nash County | 95840 |
| New Hanover County | 202667 |
| Northampton County | 22099 |
| Onslow County | 177772 |
| Orange County | 133801 |
| population | |
| Pamlico County | 13144 |
| Pasquotank County | 40661 |
| Pender County | 52217 |
| Perquimans County | 13453 |
| Person County | 39464 |
| Pitt County | 168148 |
| Polk County | 20510 |
| Randolph County | 141752 |
| Richmond County | 46639 |
| Robeson County | 134168 |
| Rockingham County | 93643 |
| Rowan County | 138428 |
| Rutherford County | 67810 |
| Sampson County | 63431 |
| Scotland County | 36157 |
| Stanly County | 60585 |
| Stokes County | 47401 |
| Surry County | 73673 |
| Swain County | 13981 |
| Transylvania County | 33090 |
| Tyrrell County | 4407 |
| Union County | 201292 |
| Vance County | 45422 |
| Wake County | 900993 |
| Warren County | 20972 |
| Washington County | 13228 |
| Watauga County | 51079 |
| Wayne County | 122623 |
| Wilkes County | 69340 |
| Wilson County | 81234 |
| Yadkin County | 38406 |
| Yancey County | 17818 |
 | Mid-Carolina Regional Airport | ~ 49.72 km |
| Moore County Airport | ~ 62.67 km |
| Concord-Padgett Regional Airport | ~ 65.42 km |
| Piedmont Triad International Airport | ~ 66.64 km |
| Mackall Army Air Field | ~ 68.87 km |
| Smith Reynolds Airport | ~ 73.17 km |
| Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field | ~ 87.69 km |
| Statesville Regional Airport | ~ 91.06 km |
| Charlotte Douglas International Airport | ~ 91.25 km |
