2013 Core Based Statistical Area Maps

On February 28, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced through Bulletin No. 13-01 revised delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Metropolitan Divisions, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and guidance on uses of the delineations of these areas.

2013 Statistical Areas

Tab/Accordion Items

Data Table of Areas

Title	Area Type	Principal Cities	Component Areas
Albemarle, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Albemarle	Stanly
Asheville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Asheville	Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison
Asheville-Brevard, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Asheville NC MeSA, Brevard NC MiSA
Boone, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Boone	Watauga
Brevard, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Brevard	Transylvania
Burlington, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Burlington	Alamance
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC (part)	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Charlotte, Gastonia, Concord	Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union
Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC (part)	Combined Statistical Area		Albemarle NC MiSA, Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord NC MeSA, Lincolnton NC MiSA, Salisbury NC MiSA, Shelby NC MiSA, Statesville-Mooresville NC MiSA
Dunn, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Dunn	Harnett
Durham, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Durham	Chatham, Durham, Orange, Person
Elizabeth City, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Elizabeth City	Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans
Fayetteville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Fayetteville	Cumberland, Hoke
Forest City, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Forest City	Rutherford
Goldsboro, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Goldsboro	Wayne
Greensboro-High Point, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Greensboro, High Point	Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Greensboro-High Point NC MeSA, Lexington-Thomasville NC MiSA, Mount Airy NC MiSA, Winston-Salem NC MeSA
Greenville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Greenville	Greene, Pitt
Henderson, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Henderson	Vance
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Hickory, Morganton, Lenoir, Newton	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba
Jacksonville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Jacksonville	Onslow
Kill Devil Hills, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Kill Devil Hills	Dare
Kinston, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Kinston	Lenoir
Laurinburg, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Laurinburg	Scotland
Lexington-Thomasville, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Lexington, Thomasville	Davidson
Lincolnton, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Lincolnton	Lincoln
Lumberton, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Lumberton	Robeson
Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Laurinburg NC MiSA, Lumberton NC MiSA
Morehead City, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Morehead City	Carteret
Mount Airy, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Mount Airy	Surry
New Bern, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	New Bern	Craven, Jones, Pamlico
North Wilkesboro, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes
Raleigh-Cary, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Raleigh, Cary	Franklin, Johnston, Wake
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Dunn NC MiSA, Durham NC MeSA, Raleigh-Cary NC MeSA
Roanoke Rapids, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax, Northampton
Rockingham, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Rockingham	Richmond
Rocky Mount, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Rocky Mount	Edgecombe, Nash
Salisbury, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Salisbury	Rowan
Sanford, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Sanford	Lee
Shelby, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Shelby	Cleveland
Southern Pines-Pinehurst, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Southern Pines, Pinehurst	Moore
Statesville-Mooresville, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Statesville, Mooresville	Iredell
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (part)	Metropolitan Statistical Area	(none in NC)	Currituck
Washington, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Washington	Beaufort
Wilmington, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Wilmington	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender
Wilson, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Wilson	Wilson
Winston-Salem, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Winston-Salem	Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Yadkin

Title	Area Type	Principal Cities	Component Areas
Albemarle, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Albemarle	Stanly
Asheville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Asheville	Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison
Asheville-Brevard, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Asheville NC MeSA, Brevard NC MiSA
Boone, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Boone	Watauga
Brevard, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Brevard	Transylvania
Burlington, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Burlington	Alamance
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (part)	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia	Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC (part)	Combined Statistical Area		Albemarle NC MiSA, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia NC MeSA, Shelby NC MiSA
Cullowhee, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Cullowhee	Jackson
Dunn, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Dunn	Harnett
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Durham, Chapel Hill	Chatham, Durham, Orange, Person
Elizabeth City, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Elizabeth City	Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans
Fayetteville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Fayetteville	Cumberland, Hoke
Fayetteville-Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Fayetteville NC MeSA, Lumberton NC MiSA, Laurinburg NC MiSA
Forest City, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Forest City	Rutherford
Goldsboro, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Goldsboro	Wayne
Greensboro-High Point, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Greensboro, High Point	Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Burlington NC MeSA, Greensboro-High Point NC MeSA, Mount Airy NC MiSA, Winston-Salem NC MeSA
Greenville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Greenville	Pitt
Greenville-Washington, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Greenville NC MeSA, Washington NC MiSA
Henderson, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Henderson	Vance
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba
Hickory-Lenoir, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton NC MeSA, Marion NC MiSA
Jacksonville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Jacksonville	Onslow
Kill Devil Hills, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Kill Devil Hills	Dare, Tyrrell
Kinston, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Kinston	Lenoir
Laurinburg, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Laurinburg	Scotland
Lumberton, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Lumberton	Robeson
Marion, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Marion	McDowell
Morehead City, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Morehead City	Carteret
Mount Airy, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Mount Airy	Surry
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC (part)	Metropolitan Statistical Area	(none in NC)	Brunswick
Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC-NC (part)	Combined Statistical Area		Georgetown SC MiSA, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach SC-NC MeSA
New Bern, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	New Bern	Craven, Jones, Pamlico
New Bern-Morehead City, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Morehead City NC MiSA, New Bern NC MeSA
North Wilkesboro, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes
Oxford, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Oxford	Granville
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Pinehurst, Southern Pines	Moore
Raleigh, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Raleigh, Cary	Franklin, Johnston, Wake
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Dunn NC MiSA, Durham-Chapel Hill NC MeSA, Henderson NC MiSA, Oxford NC MiSA, Raleigh NC MeSA, Sanford NC MiSA
Roanoke Rapids, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax, Northampton
Rockingham, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Rockingham	Richmond
Rocky Mount, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Rocky Mount	Edgecombe, Nash
Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Roanoke Rapids NC MiSA, Rocky Mount NC MeSA, Wilson NC MiSA
Sanford, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Sanford	Lee
Shelby, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Shelby	Cleveland
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (part)	Metropolitan Statistical Area	(none in NC)	Currituck, Gates
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC (part)	Combined Statistical Area		Elizabeth City NC MiSA, Kill Devil Hills NC MiSA, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News VA-NC MeSA
Washington, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Washington	Beaufort
Wilmington, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Wilmington	New Hanover, Pender
Wilson, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Wilson	Wilson
Winston-Salem, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Winston-Salem	Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Yadkin

Title	Area Type	Principal Cities	Component Areas
Albemarle, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Albemarle	Stanly
Asheville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Asheville	Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison
Asheville-Brevard, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Asheville NC MeSA, Brevard NC MiSA
Boone, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Boone	Watauga
Brevard, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Brevard	Transylvania
Burlington, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Burlington	Alamance
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (part)	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia	Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC (part)	Combined Statistical Area		Albemarle NC MiSA, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia NC MeSA, Shelby NC MiSA
Cullowhee, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Cullowhee	Jackson
Dunn, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Dunn	Harnett
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Durham, Chapel Hill	Chatham, Durham, Orange, Person
Elizabeth City, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Elizabeth City	Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans
Fayetteville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Fayetteville	Cumberland, Hoke
Fayetteville-Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Fayetteville NC MeSA, Lumberton NC MiSA, Laurinburg NC MiSA
Forest City, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Forest City	Rutherford
Goldsboro, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Goldsboro	Wayne
Greensboro-High Point, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Greensboro, High Point	Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Burlington NC MeSA, Greensboro-High Point NC MeSA, Mount Airy NC MiSA, Winston-Salem NC MeSA
Greenville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Greenville	Pitt
Greenville-Washington, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Greenville NC MeSA, Washington NC MiSA
Henderson, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Henderson	Vance
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba
Hickory-Lenoir, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton NC MeSA, Marion NC MiSA
Jacksonville, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Jacksonville	Onslow
Kill Devil Hills, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Kill Devil Hills	Dare, Tyrrell
Kinston, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Kinston	Lenoir
Laurinburg, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Laurinburg	Scotland
Lumberton, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Lumberton	Robeson
Marion, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Marion	McDowell
Morehead City, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Morehead City	Carteret
Mount Airy, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Mount Airy	Surry
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC (part)	Metropolitan Statistical Area	(none in NC)	Brunswick
Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC-NC (part)	Combined Statistical Area		Georgetown SC MiSA, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach SC-NC MeSA
New Bern, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	New Bern	Craven, Jones, Pamlico
New Bern-Morehead City, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Morehead City NC MiSA, New Bern NC MeSA
North Wilkesboro, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes
Oxford, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Oxford	Granville
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Pinehurst, Southern Pines	Moore
Raleigh, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Raleigh, Cary	Franklin, Johnston, Wake
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Dunn NC MiSA, Durham-Chapel Hill NC MeSA, Henderson NC MiSA, Oxford NC MiSA, Raleigh NC MeSA, Sanford NC MiSA
Roanoke Rapids, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax, Northampton
Rockingham, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Rockingham	Richmond
Rocky Mount, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Rocky Mount	Edgecombe, Nash
Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC	Combined Statistical Area		Roanoke Rapids NC MiSA, Rocky Mount NC MeSA, Wilson NC MiSA
Sanford, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Sanford	Lee
Shelby, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Shelby	Cleveland
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (part)	Metropolitan Statistical Area	(none in NC)	Currituck, Gates
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC (part)	Combined Statistical Area		Elizabeth City NC MiSA, Kill Devil Hills NC MiSA, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News VA-NC MeSA
Washington, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Washington	Beaufort
Wilmington, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Wilmington	New Hanover, Pender
Wilson, NC	Micropolitan Statistical Area	Wilson	Wilson
Winston-Salem, NC	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Winston-Salem	Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Yadkin

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2013 Micropolitan Statistical Areas

Data Table of Areas

2013 Metropolitan Statistical Areas

2013 Combined Statistical Areas