Municipal and Non-Municipal Land Area
Estimated Municipal and Non-Municipal Land Area of North Carolina and North Carolina Counties as of July 1, 2023
Source: North Carolina OSBM, Standard Population Estimates, Vintage 2023
*Land area as reported for the 2020 Census and post-2020 changes from the North Carolina Demographic Information Survey
Note: Municipal refers to active incorporated municipalities.
| County | Total Land Area | Municipal Land Area | Non-Municipal Land Area | Percent Municipal | Percent Non-Municipal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 48,623.01 | 4,236.36 | 44,386.66 | 8.7 | 91.3 |
| Robeson | 947.30 | 37.46 | 909.84 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| Sampson | 945.93 | 18.50 | 927.43 | 2.0 | 98.0 |
| Columbus | 938.12 | 28.31 | 909.81 | 3.0 | 97.0 |
| Bladen | 875.03 | 12.67 | 862.36 | 1.4 | 98.6 |
| Pender | 871.30 | 24.60 | 846.70 | 2.8 | 97.2 |
| Brunswick | 850.08 | 145.70 | 704.38 | 17.1 | 82.9 |
| Wake | 834.59 | 349.49 | 485.10 | 41.9 | 58.1 |
| Beaufort | 832.74 | 13.14 | 819.60 | 1.6 | 98.4 |
| Duplin | 814.72 | 16.66 | 798.06 | 2.0 | 98.0 |
| Johnston | 792.02 | 59.91 | 732.10 | 7.6 | 92.4 |
| Randolph | 782.34 | 61.22 | 721.12 | 7.8 | 92.2 |
| Onslow | 762.08 | 65.17 | 696.90 | 8.6 | 91.4 |
| Wilkes | 753.68 | 14.38 | 739.30 | 1.9 | 98.1 |
| Halifax | 723.74 | 17.77 | 705.97 | 2.5 | 97.5 |
| Craven | 706.57 | 56.40 | 650.17 | 8.0 | 92.0 |
| Bertie | 699.18 | 8.99 | 690.19 | 1.3 | 98.7 |
| Moore | 697.68 | 72.32 | 625.36 | 10.4 | 89.6 |
| Chatham | 681.68 | 16.74 | 664.94 | 2.5 | 97.5 |
| Buncombe | 656.50 | 71.16 | 585.34 | 10.8 | 89.2 |
| Cumberland | 652.56 | 198.37 | 454.19 | 30.4 | 69.6 |
| Pitt | 652.37 | 56.12 | 596.24 | 8.6 | 91.4 |
| Guilford | 645.92 | 280.74 | 365.18 | 43.5 | 56.5 |
| Union | 632.74 | 184.38 | 448.36 | 29.1 | 70.9 |
| Hyde | 612.35 | - | 612.35 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Harnett | 594.94 | 24.09 | 570.84 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| Iredell | 574.41 | 63.11 | 511.30 | 11.0 | 89.0 |
| Rockingham | 565.64 | 51.55 | 514.09 | 9.1 | 90.9 |
| Rutherford | 565.44 | 37.32 | 528.12 | 6.6 | 93.4 |
| Wayne | 553.92 | 36.63 | 517.29 | 6.6 | 93.4 |
| Haywood | 553.56 | 16.93 | 536.63 | 3.1 | 96.9 |
| Davidson | 553.18 | 52.65 | 500.53 | 9.5 | 90.5 |
| Nash | 540.44 | 70.30 | 470.15 | 13.0 | 87.0 |
| Northampton | 536.70 | 12.90 | 523.80 | 2.4 | 97.6 |
| Surry | 532.65 | 22.42 | 510.22 | 4.2 | 95.8 |
| Granville | 531.99 | 28.67 | 503.32 | 5.4 | 94.6 |
| Anson | 531.46 | 15.07 | 516.39 | 2.8 | 97.2 |
| Swain | 527.73 | 2.19 | 525.53 | 0.4 | 99.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 523.60 | 420.36 | 103.24 | 80.3 | 19.7 |
| Macon | 515.58 | 10.61 | 504.97 | 2.1 | 97.9 |
| Rowan | 511.61 | 49.05 | 462.56 | 9.6 | 90.4 |
| Carteret | 507.60 | 41.53 | 466.07 | 8.2 | 91.8 |
| Burke | 506.24 | 43.14 | 463.10 | 8.5 | 91.5 |
| Edgecombe | 505.44 | 30.81 | 474.63 | 6.1 | 93.9 |
| Franklin | 491.80 | 9.56 | 482.24 | 1.9 | 98.1 |
| Montgomery | 491.54 | 13.53 | 478.01 | 2.8 | 97.2 |
| Jackson | 491.11 | 5.69 | 485.42 | 1.2 | 98.8 |
| Richmond | 473.69 | 19.15 | 454.54 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| Caldwell | 471.89 | 50.48 | 421.41 | 10.7 | 89.3 |
| Jones | 471.37 | 1.40 | 469.97 | 0.3 | 99.7 |
| Cleveland | 464.25 | 66.09 | 398.16 | 14.2 | 85.8 |
| Martin | 456.41 | 10.85 | 445.57 | 2.4 | 97.6 |
| Cherokee | 455.54 | 4.29 | 451.25 | 0.9 | 99.1 |
| Madison | 449.62 | 8.86 | 440.75 | 2.0 | 98.0 |
| Stokes | 449.35 | 8.60 | 440.74 | 1.9 | 98.1 |
| McDowell | 439.96 | 7.24 | 432.72 | 1.6 | 98.4 |
| Warren | 429.39 | 2.67 | 426.72 | 0.6 | 99.4 |
| Ashe | 426.26 | 4.87 | 421.40 | 1.1 | 98.9 |
| Caswell | 425.37 | 7.35 | 418.02 | 1.7 | 98.3 |
| Alamance | 423.45 | 61.57 | 361.89 | 14.5 | 85.5 |
| Forsyth | 407.85 | 196.95 | 210.90 | 48.3 | 51.7 |
| Catawba | 401.38 | 73.52 | 327.85 | 18.3 | 81.7 |
| Lenoir | 399.09 | 21.43 | 377.66 | 5.4 | 94.6 |
| Orange | 397.56 | 35.99 | 361.57 | 9.1 | 90.9 |
| Stanly | 395.08 | 47.24 | 347.84 | 12.0 | 88.0 |
| Person | 392.34 | 7.44 | 384.90 | 1.9 | 98.1 |
| Tyrrell | 390.78 | 1.22 | 389.56 | 0.3 | 99.7 |
| Hoke | 390.15 | 4.29 | 385.87 | 1.1 | 98.9 |
| Dare | 383.23 | 28.59 | 354.64 | 7.5 | 92.5 |
| Transylvania | 378.36 | 5.91 | 372.45 | 1.6 | 98.4 |
| Henderson | 372.95 | 47.57 | 325.38 | 12.8 | 87.2 |
| Wilson | 367.57 | 36.51 | 331.07 | 9.9 | 90.1 |
| Cabarrus | 361.23 | 122.71 | 238.52 | 34.0 | 66.0 |
| Gaston | 355.75 | 108.38 | 247.37 | 30.5 | 69.5 |
| Hertford | 353.16 | 14.09 | 339.08 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| Washington | 346.51 | 5.45 | 341.06 | 1.6 | 98.4 |
| Gates | 340.61 | 0.40 | 340.21 | 0.1 | 99.9 |
| Pamlico | 336.52 | 19.13 | 317.39 | 5.7 | 94.3 |
| Yadkin | 334.94 | 8.33 | 326.61 | 2.5 | 97.5 |
| Scotland | 319.14 | 15.59 | 303.56 | 4.9 | 95.1 |
| Yancey | 312.59 | 1.60 | 310.99 | 0.5 | 99.5 |
| Watauga | 312.44 | 15.85 | 296.59 | 5.1 | 94.9 |
| Lincoln | 295.85 | 9.00 | 286.85 | 3.0 | 97.0 |
| Graham | 291.97 | 1.48 | 290.48 | 0.5 | 99.5 |
| Durham | 286.53 | 120.48 | 166.05 | 42.0 | 58.0 |
| Greene | 266.74 | 2.27 | 264.47 | 0.8 | 99.2 |
| Davie | 263.70 | 11.74 | 251.96 | 4.5 | 95.5 |
| Currituck | 261.91 | - | 261.91 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Alexander | 259.99 | 2.40 | 257.59 | 0.9 | 99.1 |
| Lee | 255.06 | 35.46 | 219.60 | 13.9 | 86.1 |
| Vance | 252.40 | 9.63 | 242.76 | 3.8 | 96.2 |
| Avery | 247.34 | 9.85 | 237.49 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| Perquimans | 247.17 | 5.17 | 242.00 | 2.1 | 97.9 |
| Camden | 240.33 | 0.09 | 240.24 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Polk | 237.69 | 7.25 | 230.44 | 3.1 | 96.9 |
| Alleghany | 234.84 | 2.35 | 232.49 | 1.0 | 99.0 |
| Pasquotank | 226.88 | 11.72 | 215.17 | 5.2 | 94.8 |
| Mitchell | 221.25 | 5.44 | 215.81 | 2.5 | 97.5 |
| Clay | 214.98 | 0.64 | 214.35 | 0.3 | 99.7 |
| New Hanover | 192.26 | 56.14 | 136.11 | 29.2 | 70.8 |
| Chowan | 172.66 | 5.38 | 167.28 | 3.1 | 96.9 |
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