Land area: 48,718 sq. mi. (29)
Population (2020): 10,439,388 (9), up 9.48% since 2010
Population density: 214.28 per sq. mi. (15)
U.S. Representatives (2023-32): 14, up 1 from 2013-22
Entered Union: 21-Nov-1789 (12)
I liked the Blue Ridge Parkway’s North Carolina section even better than that in Virginia (and that’s taking nothing away from Virginia's stretch). Mount Mitchell, the tallest peak east of the Mississippi at 6684 feet, is right off the parkway. East of the Blue Ridge is tobacco country. The smell of the tobacco plant is captivating, even if smoking it can kill you. Further east, you come to Kitty Hawk, out on Cape Hatteras, where man first got his wings, thanks to the brothers Wright.
No. of Counties I’ve Visited: 100 of 100
| County |
Pop. (2020) |
Latest Visit | |
County Seat |
Visited? |
| Alamance | 171,415 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Graham | yes |
| Alexander | 36,444 | 3-Aug-2020 | | Taylorsville | yes |
| Alleghany | 10,888 | 7-Aug-2024 | | Sparta | yes |
| Anson | 22,055 | 31-Aug-2022 | | Wadesboro | yes |
| Ashe | 26,577 | 7-Aug-2024 | | Jefferson | yes |
| Avery | 17,806 | 7-Aug-2024 | | Newland | |
| Beaufort | 44,652 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Washington | yes |
| Bertie | 17,934 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Windsor | yes |
| Bladen | 29,606 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Elizabethtown | yes |
| Brunswick | 136,693 | 8-Sep-2023 | | Bolivia | yes |
| Buncombe | 269,452 | 21-Nov-2024 | | Asheville | yes |
| Burke | 87,570 | 7-Aug-2024 | | Morganton | yes |
| Cabarrus | 225,804 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Concord | yes |
| Caldwell | 80,652 | 17-Jul-2022 | | Lenoir | yes |
| Camden | 10,355 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Camden | yes |
| Carteret | 67,686 | 17-Jun-2021 | | Beaufort | yes |
| Caswell | 22,736 | 3-Aug-2020 | | Yanceyville | yes |
| Catawba | 160,610 | 10-May-2023 | | Newton | yes |
| Chatham | 76,285 | 6-Sep-2023 | | Pittsboro | yes |
| Cherokee | 28,774 | 18-Nov-2020 | | Murphy | yes |
| Chowan | 13,708 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Edenton | yes |
| Clay | 11,089 | 18-Nov-2020 | | Hayesville | yes |
| Cleveland | 99,519 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Shelby | yes |
| Columbus | 50,623 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Whiteville | yes |
| Craven | 100,720 | 10-Aug-2024 | | New Bern | yes |
| Cumberland | 334,728 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Fayetteville | yes |
| Currituck | 28,100 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Currituck | |
| Dare | 36,915 | 2-Sep-2018 | | Manteo | yes |
| Davidson | 168,930 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Lexington | yes |
| Davie | 42,712 | 20-Sep-2021 | | Mocksville | yes |
| Duplin | 48,715 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Kenansville | |
| Durham | 324,833 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Durham | yes |
| Edgecombe | 48,900 | 8-Sep-2023 | | Tarboro | yes |
| Forsyth | 382,590 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Winston-Salem | yes |
| Franklin | 68,573 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Louisburg | yes |
| Gaston | 227,943 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Gastonia | yes |
| Gates | 10,478 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Gatesville | yes |
| Graham | 8,030 | 4-Aug-2020 | | Robbinsville | yes |
| Granville | 60,992 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Oxford | yes |
| Greene | 20,451 | 19-Jul-2022 | | Snow Hill | yes |
| Guilford | 541,299 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Greensboro | yes |
| Halifax | 48,622 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Halifax | yes |
| Harnett | 133,568 | 6-Sep-2023 | | Lillington | yes |
| Haywood | 62,089 | 6-Aug-2024 | | Waynesville | yes |
| Henderson | 116,281 | 21-Nov-2024 | | Hendersonville | yes |
| Hertford | 21,552 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Winton | yes |
| Hoke | 52,082 | 25-Sep-2019 | | Raeford | |
| Hyde | 4,589 | 2-Sep-2018 | | Swanquarter | |
| Iredell | 186,693 | 25-Nov-2024 | | Statesville | yes |
| Jackson | 43,109 | 18-Jul-2022 | | Sylva | yes |
| Johnston | 215,999 | 6-Sep-2023 | | Smithfield | yes |
| Jones | 9,172 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Trenton | yes |
| Lee | 63,285 | 6-Sep-2023 | | Sanford | yes |
| Lenoir | 55,122 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Kinston | yes |
| Lincoln | 86,810 | 10-May-2023 | | Lincolnton | yes |
| McDowell | 44,578 | 7-Aug-2024 | | Marion | yes |
| Macon | 37,014 | 6-Aug-2020 | | Franklin | yes |
| Madison | 21,193 | 21-Nov-2024 | | Marshall | yes |
| Martin | 22,031 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Williamston | yes |
| Mecklenburg | 1,115,482 | 26-Nov-2024 | | Charlotte | yes |
| Mitchell | 14,903 | 7-Aug-2024 | | Bakersville | yes |
| Montgomery | 25,751 | 10-May-2023 | | Troy | |
| Moore | 99,727 | 18-Jul-2022 | | Carthage | |
| Nash | 94,970 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Nashville | yes |
| New Hanover | 225,702 | 9-Feb-2021 | | Wilmington | yes |
| Northampton | 17,471 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Jackson | yes |
| Onslow | 204,576 | 9-Jan-2019 | | Jacksonville | yes |
| Orange | 148,696 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Hillsborough | yes |
| Pamlico | 12,276 | 18-Jun-2021 | | Bayboro | yes |
| Pasquotank | 40,568 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Elizabeth City | yes |
| Pender | 60,203 | 8-Sep-2023 | | Burgaw | yes |
| Perquimans | 13,005 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Hertford | yes |
| Person | 39,097 | 2-Sep-2022 | | Roxboro | yes |
| Pitt | 170,243 | 10-Aug-2024 | | Greenville | yes |
| Polk | 19,328 | 21-Nov-2024 | | Columbus | yes |
| Randolph | 144,171 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Asheboro | yes |
| Richmond | 42,946 | 10-May-2023 | | Rockingham | yes |
| Robeson | 116,530 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Lumberton | yes |
| Rockingham | 91,096 | 23-Jun-2022 | | Wentworth | yes |
| Rowan | 146,875 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Salisbury | yes |
| Rutherford | 64,444 | 30-Nov-2023 | | Rutherfordton | yes |
| Sampson | 59,036 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Clinton | yes |
| Scotland | 34,174 | 10-Feb-2021 | | Laurinburg | yes |
| Stanly | 62,504 | 12-May-2024 | | Albemarle | yes |
| Stokes | 44,520 | 9-Aug-2024 | | Danbury | yes |
| Surry | 71,359 | 25-Nov-2024 | | Dobson | |
| Swain | 14,117 | 4-Aug-2020 | | Bryson City | yes |
| Transylvania | 32,986 | 18-Jul-2022 | | Brevard | yes |
| Tyrrell | 3,245 | 2-Sep-2018 | | Columbia | yes |
| Union | 238,267 | 13-May-2024 | | Monroe | yes |
| Vance | 42,578 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Henderson | yes |
| Wake | 1,129,410 | 6-Sep-2023 | | Raleigh | yes |
| Warren | 18,642 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Warrenton | yes |
| Washington | 11,003 | 2-Sep-2018 | | Plymouth | yes |
| Watauga | 54,086 | 7-Aug-2024 | | Boone | yes |
| Wayne | 117,333 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Goldsboro | yes |
| Wilkes | 65,969 | 17-Jul-2022 | | Wilkesboro | yes |
| Wilson | 78,784 | 6-Sep-2023 | | Wilson | yes |
| Yadkin | 37,214 | 25-Nov-2024 | | Yadkinville | yes |
| Yancey | 18,470 | 7-Aug-2024 | | Burnsville | yes |
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