North Carolina is a Southern state of 100 counties, with Raleigh as its capital. These five free printable maps cover its outline, its largest cities, its counties and the four states it borders, with an answer key for the neighbors quiz.
To download a single map, click its image and it opens as a one-page PDF. To get all five maps together, plus the quiz answer key, press the Download all 5 North Carolina maps button below the last map.
Blank Map of North Carolina
The state outline on its own, for labeling, coloring or tracing.
Labeled Map of North Carolina
Raleigh, the capital, is marked with a star. Charlotte, Greensboro, Fayetteville and Wilmington are marked with dots, and the neighboring states are named around the edge.
North Carolina County Map
All 100 counties drawn. The smallest are numbered, with a key below the map.
Neighbors of North Carolina Quiz
Four numbered circles, one on each bordering state. Students write the names on the lines. The answer key is the last page of the PDF.
Where Is North Carolina?
North Carolina shaded on a map of the United States.
North Carolina Facts
| Capital | Raleigh |
| Largest city | Charlotte |
| Population | 10,439,388 (2020 Census) |
| Area | 53,819 sq mi (139,390 km²) |
| Counties | 100 |
| Statehood | November 21, 1789 (12th state) |
| Nickname | Tar Heel State |
| Motto | Esse quam videri |
| Highest point | Mount Mitchell, 6,683 ft (2,037 m) |
| Borders | Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia; Atlantic Ocean |
Sources: US Census Bureau (2020 Census, cartographic boundary files), Wikidata.
Largest Cities in North Carolina
| City | Population (2020) |
|---|---|
| Charlotte | 874,579 |
| Raleigh | 467,665 |
| Greensboro | 299,035 |
| Durham | 283,506 |
| Winston-Salem | 249,545 |
| Fayetteville | 208,501 |
North Carolina’s 100 Counties and County Seats
The largest county by land area is Robeson County. The most populous is Wake County, home to Raleigh. Every county below is drawn on the county map.
| County | County seat | Population (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance | Graham | 171,415 |
| Alexander | Taylorsville | 36,444 |
| Alleghany | Sparta | 10,888 |
| Anson | Wadesboro | 22,055 |
| Ashe | Jefferson | 26,577 |
| Avery | Newland | 17,806 |
| Beaufort | Washington | 44,652 |
| Bertie | Windsor | 17,934 |
| Bladen | Elizabethtown | 29,606 |
| Brunswick | Bolivia | 136,693 |
| Buncombe | Asheville | 269,452 |
| Burke | Morganton | 87,570 |
| Cabarrus | Concord | 225,804 |
| Caldwell | Lenoir | 80,652 |
| Camden | Camden | 10,355 |
| Carteret | Beaufort | 67,686 |
| Caswell | Yanceyville | 22,736 |
| Catawba | Newton | 160,610 |
| Chatham | Pittsboro | 76,285 |
| Cherokee | Murphy | 28,774 |
| Chowan | Edenton | 13,708 |
| Clay | Hayesville | 11,089 |
| Cleveland | Shelby | 99,519 |
| Columbus | Whiteville | 50,623 |
| Craven | New Bern | 100,720 |
| Cumberland | Fayetteville | 334,728 |
| Currituck | Currituck | 28,100 |
| Dare | Manteo | 36,915 |
| Davidson | Lexington | 168,930 |
| Davie | Mocksville | 42,712 |
| Duplin | Kenansville | 48,715 |
| Durham | Durham | 324,833 |
| Edgecombe | Tarboro | 48,900 |
| Forsyth | Winston-Salem | 382,590 |
| Franklin | Louisburg | 68,573 |
| Gaston | Gastonia | 227,943 |
| Gates | Gatesville | 10,478 |
| Graham | Robbinsville | 8,030 |
| Granville | Oxford | 60,992 |
| Greene | Snow Hill | 20,451 |
| Guilford | Martinsville and Greensboro | 541,299 |
| Halifax | Halifax | 48,622 |
| Harnett | Lillington | 133,568 |
| Haywood | Waynesville | 62,089 |
| Henderson | Hendersonville | 116,281 |
| Hertford | Winton | 21,552 |
| Hoke | Raeford | 52,082 |
| Hyde | Swan Quarter | 4,589 |
| Iredell | Statesville | 186,693 |
| Jackson | Sylva | 43,109 |
| Johnston | Smithfield | 215,999 |
| Jones | Trenton | 9,172 |
| Lee | Sanford | 63,285 |
| Lenoir | Kinston | 55,122 |
| Lincoln | Lincolnton | 86,810 |
| Macon | Franklin | 37,014 |
| Madison | Marshall | 21,193 |
| Martin | Williamston | 22,031 |
| McDowell | Marion | 44,578 |
| Mecklenburg | Charlotte | 1,115,482 |
| Mitchell | Bakersville | 14,903 |
| Montgomery | Troy | 25,751 |
| Moore | Carthage | 99,727 |
| Nash | Nashville | 94,970 |
| New Hanover | Wilmington | 225,702 |
| Northampton | Jackson | 17,471 |
| Onslow | Jacksonville | 204,576 |
| Orange | Hillsborough | 148,696 |
| Pamlico | Bayboro | 12,276 |
| Pasquotank | Elizabeth City | 40,568 |
| Pender | Burgaw | 60,203 |
| Perquimans | Hertford | 13,005 |
| Person | Roxboro | 39,097 |
| Pitt | Greenville | 170,243 |
| Polk | Columbus | 19,328 |
| Randolph | Asheboro | 144,171 |
| Richmond | Rockingham | 42,946 |
| Robeson | Lumberton | 116,530 |
| Rockingham | Wentworth | 91,096 |
| Rowan | Salisbury | 146,875 |
| Rutherford | Rutherfordton | 64,444 |
| Sampson | Clinton | 59,036 |
| Scotland | Laurinburg | 34,174 |
| Stanly | Albemarle | 62,504 |
| Stokes | Danbury | 44,520 |
| Surry | Dobson | 71,359 |
| Swain | Bryson City | 14,117 |
| Transylvania | Brevard | 32,986 |
| Tyrrell | Columbia | 3,245 |
| Union | Monroe | 238,267 |
| Vance | Henderson | 42,578 |
| Wake | Raleigh | 1,129,410 |
| Warren | Warrenton | 18,642 |
| Washington | Plymouth | 11,003 |
| Watauga | Boone | 54,086 |
| Wayne | Goldsboro | 117,333 |
| Wilkes | Wilkesboro | 65,969 |
| Wilson | Wilson | 78,784 |
| Yadkin | Yadkinville | 37,214 |
| Yancey | Burnsville | 18,470 |
States That Border North Carolina
North Carolina shares land borders with four states: Virginia to the north, South Carolina to the southwest and Georgia and Tennessee to the west. It has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.
For the whole country, see the blank United States map with states, or browse all printable maps.
Connect the dots: draw the outline of North Carolina with the free North Carolina dot-to-dot, in color and black and white.
About These Maps
These maps are made by Tim van de Vall for Tim’s Printables. The outlines come from US Census Bureau boundary files, simplified so the lines print cleanly, and the facts and figures come from the 2020 Census and Wikidata. Every sheet is sized for US Letter paper and is free to print for home and classroom use.
