North Carolina statistical areas

The U.S. State of North Carolina currently has 48 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 24 micropolitan statistical areas in North Carolina.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA, comprising the state's largest city of Charlotte and its suburbs.

Background

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 the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "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 based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is 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 48 United States statistical areas and 100 counties of the State of North Carolina[a]

Combined statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] Core-based statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] County 2023 population (est.)[3]
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA 3,387,115
2,948,354 (NC)
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA 2,805,115
2,366,354 (NC)
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1,163,701
York County, South Carolina 298,320
Union County, North Carolina 256,452
Cabarrus County, North Carolina 240,016
Gaston County, North Carolina 237,242
Iredell County, North Carolina 199,710
Rowan County, North Carolina 151,661
Lancaster County, South Carolina 108,215
Lincoln County, North Carolina 95,675
Chester County, South Carolina 32,226
Anson County, North Carolina 21,897
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA 370,030 Catawba County, North Carolina 164,645
Burke County, North Carolina 88,338
Caldwell County, North Carolina 80,574
Alexander County, North Carolina 36,473
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC μSA 101,378 Cleveland County, North Carolina 101,378
Albemarle, NC μSA 65,699 Stanly County, North Carolina 65,699
Marion, NC μSA 44,893 McDowell County, North Carolina 44,893
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA 2,368,947 Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA 1,509,231 Wake County, North Carolina 1,190,275
Johnston County, North Carolina 241,955
Franklin County, North Carolina 77,001
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 608,879 Durham County, North Carolina 336,892
Orange County, North Carolina 150,626
Chatham County, North Carolina 81,624
Person County, North Carolina 39,737
Anderson Creek, NC μSA 141,477 Harnett County, North Carolina 141,477
Sanford, NC μSA 67,059 Lee County, North Carolina 67,059
Henderson, NC μSA 42,301 Vance County, North Carolina 42,301
Greensboro–-Winston-Salem–-High Point, NC CSA 1,736,099 Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA 789,842 Guilford County, North Carolina 549,866
Randolph County, North Carolina 147,458
Rockingham County, North Carolina 92,518
Winston-Salem, NC MSA 695,630 Forsyth County, North Carolina 392,921
Davidson County, North Carolina 174,804
Stokes County, North Carolina 45,532
Davie County, North Carolina 44,599
Yadkin County, North Carolina 37,774
Burlington, NC MSA 179,165 Alamance County, North Carolina 179,165
Mount Airy, NC μSA 71,462 Surry County, North Carolina 71,462
Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC CSA 693,299 Fayetteville, NC MSA 392,336 Cumberland County, North Carolina 337,890
Hoke County, North Carolina 54,446
Lumberton, NC μSA 117,365 Robeson County, North Carolina 117,365
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC μSA 106,898 Moore County, North Carolina 106,898
Rockingham, NC μSA 42,324 Richmond County, North Carolina 42,324
Laurinburg, NC μSA 34,376 Scotland County, North Carolina 34,376
Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC CSA 513,720 Asheville, NC MSA 417,202 Buncombe County, North Carolina 275,901
Henderson County, North Carolina 119,230
Madison County, North Carolina 22,071
Waynesville, NC μSA 62,969 Haywood County, North Carolina 62,969
Brevard, NC μSA 33,549 Transylvania County, North Carolina 33,549
none Wilmington, NC MSA 467,337 New Hanover County, North Carolina 238,852
Brunswick County, North Carolina 159,964
Pender County, North Carolina 68,521
Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids CSA 288,366 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 145,383 Nash County, North Carolina 96,551
Edgecombe County, North Carolina 48,832
Wilson, NC μSA 78,970 Wilson County, North Carolina 78,970
Roanoke Rapids, NC μSA 64,013 Halifax County, North Carolina 47,298
Northampton County, North Carolina 16,715
Greenville-Washington, NC CSA 219,600 Greenville, NC MSA 175,119 Pitt County, North Carolina 175,119
Washington, NC μSA 44,481 Beaufort County, North Carolina 44,481
none Jacksonville, NC MSA 213,676 Onslow County, North Carolina 213,676
New Bern-Morehead City, NC CSA 193,830 New Bern, NC μSA 124,215 Craven County, North Carolina 102,391
Pamlico County, North Carolina 12,423
Jones County, North Carolina 9,401
Morehead City, NC μSA 69,615 Carteret County, North Carolina 69,615
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA 1,866,723
132,627 (NC)
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC MSA 1,787,169
53,073 (NC)
City of Virginia Beach, Virginia 453,649
City of Chesapeake, Virginia 253,886
City of Norfolk, Virginia 230,930
City of Newport News, Virginia 183,118
City of Hampton, Virginia 137,098
City of Suffolk, Virginia 100,659
City of Portsmouth, Virginia 96,793
James City County, Virginia 82,654
York County, Virginia 70,952
Isle of Wight County, Virginia 40,711
Gloucester County, Virginia 40,057
Currituck County, North Carolina 31,593
City of Williamsburg, Virginia 15,847
City of Poquoson, Virginia 12,635
Camden County, North Carolina 11,137
Gates County, North Carolina 10,343
Mathews County, Virginia 8,514
Surry County, Virginia 6,593
Elizabeth City, NC μSA 41,444 Pasquotank County, North Carolina 41,444
Kill Devil Hills, NC μSA 38,110 Dare County, North Carolina 38,110
none Goldsboro, NC MSA 118,686 Wayne County, North Carolina 118,686
North Wilkesboro, NC μSA 66,013 Wilkes County, North Carolina 66,013
Forest City, NC μSA 65,507 Rutherford County, North Carolina 65,507
Kinston, NC μSA 54,895 Lenoir County, North Carolina 54,895
Boone, NC μSA 54,748 Watauga County, North Carolina 54,748
none Granville County, North Carolina 62,192
Sampson County, North Carolina 59,601
Columbus County, North Carolina 50,121
Duplin County, North Carolina 49,520
Jackson County, North Carolina 44,574
Macon County, North Carolina 38,412
Cherokee County, North Carolina 29,959
Bladen County, North Carolina 29,484
Ashe County, North Carolina 27,063
Montgomery County, North Carolina 26,085
Caswell County, North Carolina 22,807
Martin County, North Carolina 21,447
Greene County, North Carolina 20,530
Polk County, North Carolina 20,060
Hertford County, North Carolina 19,453
Yancey County, North Carolina 18,938
Warren County, North Carolina 18,836
Avery County, North Carolina 17,561
Bertie County, North Carolina 16,922
Mitchell County, North Carolina 14,999
Swain County, North Carolina 13,916
Chowan County, North Carolina 13,891
Perquimans County, North Carolina 13,377
Clay County, North Carolina 11,864
Alleghany County, North Carolina 11,342
Washington County, North Carolina 10,713
Graham County, North Carolina 8,052
Hyde County, North Carolina 4,607
Tyrrell County, North Carolina 3,461
State of North Carolina 10,835,491

Primary statistical areas

edit

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. Of the 48 statistical areas of North Carolina, 16 are PSAs comprising nine combined statistical areas, three metropolitan statistical areas and four micropolitan statistical areas.

The 16 primary statistical areas of the State of North Carolina[b]

2020 rank Primary statistical area[1] Population
2023 estimate[3] Change 2020 Census[4] Change 2010 Census[5]
1 Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA (NC) 2,948,354 +4.48% 2,821,806 +13.91% 2,477,251
2 Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA 2,368,947 +5.65% 2,242,324 +21.02% 1,852,813
3 Greensboro–-Winston-Salem–-High Point, NC CSA 1,736,099 +2.41% 1,695,306 +6.68% 1,589,200
4 Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC CSA 693,299 +1.93% 680,187 +1.28% 671,594
5 Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC CSA 513,720 +2.33% 502,001 +9.62% 457,948
6 Wilmington, NC MSA 467,337 +10.59% 422,598 +16.64% 362,315
7 Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC CSA 288,366 −0.13% 288,747 −6.98% 310,416
8 Greenville-Washington, NC CSA 219,600 +2.19% 214,895 −0.47% 215,907
9 Jacksonville, NC MSA 213,676 +4.45% 204,576 +15.08% 177,772
10 New Bern-Morehead City, NC CSA 193,830 +2.09% 189,854 −1.77% 193,271
11 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA (NC) 132,627 +4.91% 126,416 +5.08% 120,305
12 Goldsboro, NC MSA 118,686 +1.15% 117,333 −4.31% 122,623
13 North Wilkesboro, NC μSA 66,013 +0.07% 65,969 −4.86% 69,340
14 Forest City, NC μSA 65,507 +1.65% 64,444 −4.96% 67,810
15 Kinston, NC μSA 54,895 −0.41% 55,122 −7.35% 59,495
16 Boone, NC μSA 54,748 +1.22% 54,086 +5.89% 51,079
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA 3,387,115 +4.79% 3,232,206 +14.90% 2,813,116
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA 1,866,723 +0.49% 1,857,542 +5.04% 1,768,441


See also

edit

Notes

edit
  1. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
  2. ^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

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 "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
edit

35°33′21″N 79°23′16″W / 35.5557°N 79.3877°W / 35.5557; -79.3877 (State of North Carolina)