The state of North Carolina has a total of 101 counties. Chowan County is the oldest (founded in 1668), while Avery County is the youngest (established in 1911).

Mecklenburg County is the most populous, with a population of 1,034,290 people. Dare County has the most land area (4,046 km2), while Clay County has the smallest (572 km2).

Please find all North Carolina counties listed alphabetically below.

• Alamance County, NC
• Alexander County, NC
• Alleghany County, NC
• Anson County, NC
• Ashe County, NC
• Avery County, NC
• Beaufort County, NC
• Bertie County, NC
• Bladen County, NC
• Brunswich County, NC
• Buncombe County, NC
• Burke County, NC
• Cabarrus County, NC
• Caldwell County, NC
• Camden County, NC
• Carteret County, NC
• Caswell County, NC
• Catawba County, NC
• Chatham County, NC
• Cherokee County, NC
• Chowan County, NC
• Clay County, NC
• Cleveland County, NC
• Columbus County, NC
• Craven County, NC
• Cumberland County, NC
• Currituck County, NC
• Dare County, NC
• Davidson County, NC
• Davie County, NC
• Duplin County, NC
• Durham County, NC
• Edgecombe County, NC
• Forsyth County, NC
• Franklin County, NC
• Gaston County, NC
• Gates County, NC
• Graham County, NC
• Granville County, NC
• Greene County, NC
• Guilfird County, NC
• Halifaz County, NC
• Harnett County, NC
• Haywood County, NC
• Henderson County, NC
• Hertford County, NC
• Hoke County, NC
• Hyde County, NC
• Iredell County, NC
• Jackson County, NC
• Johnson County, NC
• Jones County, NC
• Lee County, NC
• Lenoir County, NC
• Lincoln County, NC
• Macon County, NC
• Madison County, NC
• Martin County, NC
• McDowell County, NC
• Mecklenburg County, NC
• Mitchell County, NC
• Montgomery County, NC
• Moore County, NC
• Nash County, NC
• New Hanover County, NC
• Northampton County, NC
• Onslow County, NC
• Orange County, NC
• Pamilico County, NC
• Pasquotank County, NC
• Pender County, NC
• Perquimans County, NC
• Person County, NC
• Pitt County, NC
• Polk County, NC
• Randolph County, NC
• Richmond County, NC
• Rithersford County, NC
• Robeson County, NC
• Rockingham County, NC
• Rowan County, NC
• Rutherford County, NC
• Sampson County, NC
• Scotland County, NC
• Stanly County, NC
• Stokes County, NC
• Surry County, NC
• Swain County, NC
• Transylvania County, NC
• Tyrrell County, NC
• Union County, NC
• Vance County, NC
• Wake County, NC
• Warren County, NC
• Washington County, NC
• Watauga County, NC
• Wayne County, NC
• Wikes County, NC
• Wilson County, NC
• Yadkin County, NC
• Yancey County, NC