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North Carolina: declarations by county

Counties, parishes, boroughs and county-equivalents of North Carolina named in at least one federal declaration. Statewide declarations are counted on the state page, not here.

100 counties
CountyDeclarationsMajor disastersMost common hazardLatestPopulation 2024
Brunswick County3518Hurricane2026167,112
Beaufort County3216Hurricane202644,576
Craven County3216Hurricane2026104,167
Hyde County3215Hurricane20264,583
New Hanover County3216Hurricane2026243,333
Dare County3115Hurricane202638,183
Pender County3115Hurricane202670,077
Carteret County3014Hurricane202670,259
Onslow County3015Hurricane2026212,954
Pamlico County3014Hurricane202612,550
Pitt County3016Hurricane2026180,783
Columbus County2913Hurricane202650,054
Davidson County2915Hurricane2026177,809
Lenoir County2914Hurricane202655,332
Bertie County2814Hurricane202616,939
Guilford County2814Hurricane2026558,816
Hertford County2814Hurricane202619,169
Nash County2814Hurricane202697,990
Wayne County2814Hurricane2026120,338
Wilson County2813Hurricane202679,958
Alamance County2713Hurricane2026183,040
Bladen County2713Hurricane202629,777
Edgecombe County2712Hurricane202649,124
Greene County2713Hurricane202620,671
Johnston County2712Hurricane2026249,794
Jones County2713Hurricane20269,462
Person County2713Hurricane202640,143
Ashe County2617Hurricane202627,266
Chowan County2612Hurricane202613,891
Duplin County2612Hurricane202650,539
Granville County2612Hurricane202661,544
Halifax County2612Hurricane202646,992
Orange County2612Hurricane2026152,877
Wake County2612Hurricane20261,232,444
Caswell County2511Hurricane202622,363
Durham County2511Hurricane2026343,628
Forsyth County2511Hurricane2026398,143
Northampton County2511Hurricane202616,580
Rockingham County2511Hurricane202693,517
Sampson County2513Hurricane202660,404
Stokes County2511Hurricane202645,857
Tyrrell County2510Hurricane20263,517
Burke County2413Hurricane202688,545
Currituck County249Hurricane202632,278
Montgomery County2411Hurricane202626,364
Perquimans County2410Hurricane202613,460
Randolph County2412Hurricane2026148,389
Robeson County2413Hurricane2026118,624
Warren County2410Hurricane202619,081
Washington County249Hurricane202610,654
Watauga County2415Hurricane202654,997
Caldwell County2313Hurricane202680,739
Camden County239Hurricane202611,184
Cumberland County2310Hurricane2026338,430
Franklin County239Hurricane202679,771
Harnett County2311Hurricane2026146,096
Iredell County2311Hurricane2026206,361
Lee County2311Hurricane202668,537
Madison County2314Hurricane202622,352
Martin County239Hurricane202621,523
Moore County2310Hurricane2026108,417
Pasquotank County239Hurricane202641,418
Polk County2312Hurricane202620,320
Vance County239Hurricane202642,337
Yancey County2314Hurricane202618,993
Anson County2210Hurricane202622,432
Avery County2213Hurricane202617,811
Chatham County2210Hurricane202683,874
Davie County229Hurricane202645,383
Gates County228Hurricane202610,299
Rutherford County2211Hurricane202665,587
Wilkes County2211Hurricane202666,186
Buncombe County2111Hurricane2026279,210
Catawba County2110Hurricane2026167,054
Haywood County2112Hurricane202663,048
Lincoln County2110Hurricane202697,611
McDowell County2112Hurricane202645,269
Mitchell County2112Hurricane202615,030
Rowan County218Hurricane2026153,384
Stanly County2110Hurricane202667,326
Union County2110Hurricane2026263,386
Yadkin County218Hurricane202637,995
Alleghany County2010Hurricane202611,379
Cleveland County209Hurricane2026102,194
Gaston County209Hurricane2026242,010
Hoke County209Hurricane202655,382
Richmond County208Hurricane202641,990
Surry County207Hurricane202671,547
Alexander County199Hurricane202636,693
Cabarrus County198Hurricane2026244,925
Jackson County1910Hurricane202645,281
Scotland County198Hurricane202633,898
Henderson County188Hurricane2026120,771
Mecklenburg County187Hurricane20261,206,285
Transylvania County188Hurricane202634,103
Graham County178Hurricane20268,179
Macon County178Hurricane202638,717
Swain County176Hurricane202613,945
Cherokee County167Hurricane202630,373
Clay County134Hurricane202612,042