Map of the 39 core-based statistical areas in North Carolina.
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

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

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
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

Notes

  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

  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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