North Carolina statistical areas

An enlargeable map of the 39 core-based statistical areas in North Carolina.[1]

The U.S. State of North Carolina currently has 44 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 7 combined statistical areas, 16 metropolitan statistical areas, and 21 micropolitan statistical areas in North Carolina.[1]

## Statistical areas[edit]

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as "a statistical geographic entity consisting of the county or counties (or county-equivalents) associated with at least one core[a] of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core."[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that have "a population of at least 50,000" and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) that have "a population of at least 10,000, but less than 50,000."[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as "a geographic entity consisting of two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas with employment interchange measures[b] of at least 15%."[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

## Table[edit]

The table below describes the 49 United States statistical areas and 100 counties of the State of North Carolina with the following information:[3]

1. The combined statistical area (CSA) as designated by the OMB[1]
2. The CSA population according to 2022 US Census Bureau population estimates[4]
3. The core based statistical area (CBSA)[2] as designated by the OMB[1]
4. The CBSA population according to 2020 US Census Bureau population estimates[4]
5. The county name
6. The county population according to 2022 US Census Bureau population estimates[4]

The 44 United States statistical areas and 100 counties of the State of North Carolina

Combined Statistical Area  | 2022 Population  | Core Based Statistical Area  | 2022 Population  | County  | 2020 Population  | 2022 Population

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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

## See also[edit]

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* List of metropolitan areas of North Carolina
* Geography of North Carolina
* Demographics of North Carolina

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ The OMB defines a core as "a densely settled concentration of population, comprising an Urban Area (of 10,000 or more population) delineated by the Census Bureau, around which a core-based statistical area is delineated."[2]
2. ^ The OMB defines the employment interchange measure as "the sum of the percentage of workers living in the smaller entity who work in the larger entity plus the percentage of employment in the smaller entity that is accounted for by workers who reside in the larger entity."[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ^ a b c d e f g "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
3. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in teal. A teal population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population.
4. ^ a b c "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

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