North Carolina local government finances
965 governments. Revenue and spending are the latest reported year, in dollars.
| Government | County | Population | Year | Revenue | Spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nash County
Counties |
Nash | 95,789 | 2024 | $340,847,000 | $346,022,000 |
| Asheville City
Cities & villages |
Buncombe | 93,776 | 2024 | $299,151,000 | $305,550,000 |
| Lincoln County
Counties |
Lincoln | 93,095 | 2024 | $322,037,000 | $301,500,000 |
| Rockingham County
Counties |
Rockingham | 91,957 | 2024 | $197,462,000 | $214,967,000 |
| Greenville City
Cities & villages |
Pitt | 89,233 | 2024 | $457,062,000 | $410,605,000 |
| Burke County
Counties |
Burke | 87,881 | 2024 | $289,341,000 | $291,348,000 |
| Gastonia City
Cities & villages |
Gaston | 82,653 | 2024 | $273,975,000 | $251,210,000 |
| Caldwell County
Counties |
Caldwell | 80,492 | 2024 | $275,433,000 | $284,185,000 |
| Chatham County
Counties |
Chatham | 79,864 | 2024 | $298,127,000 | $273,260,000 |
| Wilson County
Counties |
Wilson | 78,449 | 2024 | $230,173,000 | $201,357,000 |
| Franklin County
Counties |
Franklin | 74,539 | 2024 | $116,026,000 | $109,749,000 |
| Surry County
Counties |
Surry | 71,403 | 2024 | $293,078,000 | $309,724,000 |
| Apex Town
Cities & villages |
Wake | 71,065 | 2024 | $212,620,000 | $179,100,000 |
| Jacksonville City
Cities & villages |
Onslow | 70,420 | 2024 | $130,583,000 | $91,687,000 |
| Carteret County
Counties |
Carteret | 69,380 | 2024 | $502,327,000 | $505,925,000 |
| Wilkes County
Counties |
Wilkes | 65,784 | 2024 | $247,683,000 | $262,471,000 |
| Pender County
Counties |
Pender | 65,737 | 2024 | $155,898,000 | $151,447,000 |
| Lee County
Counties |
Lee | 65,476 | 2024 | $257,426,000 | $291,092,000 |
| Rutherford County
Counties |
Rutherford | 64,963 | 2024 | $250,141,000 | $226,076,000 |
| Stanly County
Counties |
Stanly | 63,425 | 2023 | $206,761,000 | $191,546,000 |
| Huntersville Town
Cities & villages |
Mecklenburg | 63,035 | 2024 | $124,884,000 | $112,610,000 |
| Haywood County
Counties |
Haywood | 62,609 | 2024 | $359,415,000 | $344,304,000 |
| Chapel Hill Town
Cities & villages |
Orange | 62,098 | 2024 | $157,067,000 | $168,432,000 |
| Granville County
Counties |
Granville | 61,903 | 2024 | $253,145,000 | $254,501,000 |
| Burlington City
Cities & villages |
Alamance | 59,287 | 2024 | $132,676,000 | $124,288,000 |
| Sampson County
Counties |
Sampson | 59,120 | 2024 | $178,059,000 | $182,255,000 |
| Kannapolis City
Cities & villages |
Cabarrus | 55,448 | 2024 | $107,889,000 | $97,598,000 |
| Watauga County
Counties |
Watauga | 55,089 | 2024 | $174,041,000 | $162,119,000 |
| Lenoir County
Counties |
Lenoir | 54,633 | 2024 | $166,321,000 | $169,088,000 |
| Rocky Mount City
Cities & villages |
Nash | 54,013 | 2024 | $200,016,000 | $218,798,000 |
| Hoke County
Counties |
Hoke | 53,787 | 2024 | $122,463,000 | $119,513,000 |
| Mooresville Town
Cities & villages |
Iredell | 52,656 | 2024 | $172,840,000 | $145,256,000 |
| Wake Forest Town
Cities & villages |
Wake | 51,113 | 2024 | $112,063,000 | $111,531,000 |
| Columbus County
Counties |
Columbus | 49,885 | 2024 | $271,421,000 | $260,219,000 |
| Duplin County
Counties |
Duplin | 48,515 | 2023 | $234,810,000 | $215,026,000 |
| Edgecombe County
Counties |
Edgecombe | 48,359 | 2023 | $103,384,000 | $108,207,000 |
| Halifax County
Counties |
Halifax | 47,848 | 2024 | $129,551,000 | $123,776,000 |
| Wilson City
Cities & villages |
Wilson | 47,606 | 2024 | $265,478,000 | $274,207,000 |
| Holly Springs Town
Cities & villages |
Wake | 45,945 | 2024 | $107,974,000 | $121,739,000 |
| Stokes County
Counties |
Stokes | 45,743 | 2022 | $76,151,000 | $75,654,000 |
Census figures cover every government only in Census-of-Governments years (2017, 2022); other years cover a sample. Wisconsin DOR figures cover every Wisconsin county, city, village and town.