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North Carolina

Environmental and community health profiles for all 100 counties in North Carolina. Sorted by opportunity score (highest need first).

100

Counties

Avg opportunity score

Converging-risk counties

What the data shows in North Carolina

Across North Carolina's 100 counties, 8 have two or more of the four health-risk areas (environmental, disease, provider access, and social conditions) above the national threshold at the same time. These are the places where several pressures land together rather than one at a time.

Statewide, the health-risk area scoring highest on average is disease burden, the leading driver of community health need in North Carolina.

The most widespread specific risk pattern is Respiratory Burden, triggered in 37 counties, followed by Industrial Burden in 26 counties.

Washington County carries the highest overall need in the state, with an opportunity score of 65 out of 100 (elevated). Higher scores mean more burden relative to the rest of the country.

County	Opportunity	Env	Disease	Provider	Social	Pop
Washington County 37187	65	46	84	39	68	10,713
Tyrrell County 37177	61	23	72	68	65	3,461
Alleghany County 37005	61	40	82	40	62	11,342
Halifax County 37083	61	44	75	36	73	47,298
Hyde County 37095	61	24	73	58	79	4,607
Northampton County 37131	61	41	81	39	62	16,715
Richmond County 37153	60	48	72	33	75	42,324
Scotland County 37165	60	48	72	33	77	34,376
Cherokee County 37039	60	39	80	48	56	29,959
Robeson County 37155	60	48	72	32	78	117,365
Bertie County 37015	60	42	73	39	71	16,922
Bladen County 37017	60	42	73	36	75	29,484
Warren County 37185	59	33	78	39	68	18,836
Anson County 37007	58	49	70	29	75	21,897
Swain County 37173	58	27	74	48	69	13,916
Columbus County 37047	58	47	70	33	69	50,121
Chowan County 37041	58	38	78	37	61	13,891
Lenoir County 37107	58	33	76	36	71	54,895
Beaufort County 37013	57	45	75	34	58	44,481
Hertford County 37091	57	41	71	33	67	19,453
Edgecombe County 37065	57	38	69	34	74	48,832
Jones County 37103	57	29	77	39	62	9,401
Martin County 37117	56	34	78	31	63	21,447
Rockingham County 37157	56	50	67	35	60	92,518
Rutherford County 37161	56	46	74	33	57	65,507
Clay County 37043	55	29	74	43	58	11,864
Wilkes County 37193	55	47	73	34	52	66,013
Vance County 37181	54	35	65	35	71	42,301
Wilson County 37195	54	41	68	33	61	78,970
Graham County 37075	54	44	66	44	53	8,052
Cleveland County 37045	54	59	60	33	55	101,378
Yancey County 37199	53	36	72	39	54	18,938
Surry County 37171	53	44	70	36	51	71,462
Ashe County 37009	53	38	72	38	51	27,063
Montgomery County 37123	53	39	68	34	57	26,085
Sampson County 37163	53	40	61	38	61	59,601
Person County 37145	52	43	64	35	56	39,737
Duplin County 37061	52	38	63	38	60	49,520
Perquimans County 37143	52	25	75	32	60	13,377
Macon County 37113	52	29	74	38	54	38,412
Mitchell County 37121	52	41	62	44	53	14,999
Gates County 37073	52	29	70	45	52	10,343
Stokes County 37169	52	44	65	36	52	45,532
Pamlico County 37137	51	23	73	34	58	12,423
Caswell County 37033	50	35	66	33	56	22,807
Polk County 37149	50	32	70	33	53	20,060
Yadkin County 37197	50	43	63	36	51	37,774
Randolph County 37151	50	46	56	35	57	147,458
Burke County 37023	50	37	65	34	53	88,338
Haywood County 37087	49	49	59	39	46	62,969
Caldwell County 37027	49	39	64	34	51	80,574
Rowan County 37159	49	51	47	37	57	151,661
Greene County 37079	49	30	60	30	64	20,530
McDowell County 37111	48	38	62	34	50	44,893
Davidson County 37057	47	47	53	34	51	174,804
Gaston County 37071	47	59	40	34	54	237,242
Wayne County 37191	47	40	52	34	56	118,686
Lee County 37105	47	43	45	35	59	67,059
Nash County 37127	47	38	54	34	54	96,551
Stanly County 37167	47	50	51	36	47	65,699
Cumberland County 37051	46	54	32	36	62	337,890
Transylvania County 37175	46	38	61	31	47	33,549
Hoke County 37093	45	43	39	38	60	54,446
Craven County 37049	45	40	46	35	56	102,391
Henderson County 37089	44	47	54	32	44	119,230
Alexander County 37003	44	42	56	35	42	36,473
Jackson County 37099	44	31	48	38	55	44,574
Brunswick County 37019	44	39	63	30	40	159,964
Avery County 37011	44	28	59	42	43	17,561
Madison County 37115	43	27	50	36	55	22,071
Catawba County 37035	43	55	42	35	43	164,645
Davie County 37059	42	44	48	38	42	44,599
Granville County 37077	42	43	48	33	46	62,192
Pasquotank County 37139	41	30	42	39	54	41,444
Carteret County 37031	41	28	54	38	43	69,615
Forsyth County 37067	40	40	35	35	52	392,921
Franklin County 37069	40	38	41	34	48	77,001
Buncombe County 37021	39	48	35	35	45	275,901
Lincoln County 37109	39	46	40	36	41	95,675
Harnett County 37085	39	38	32	36	53	141,477
Pitt County 37147	39	36	33	34	55	175,119
Guilford County 37081	38	41	32	35	50	549,866
Chatham County 37037	38	44	48	34	33	81,624
Alamance County 37001	38	33	37	35	48	179,165
Moore County 37125	37	39	41	35	38	106,898
Watauga County 37189	36	36	30	37	48	54,748
Dare County 37055	36	24	40	42	43	38,110
Pender County 37141	35	26	37	36	46	68,521
Iredell County 37097	35	55	28	36	33	199,710
Johnston County 37101	34	45	27	34	42	241,955
New Hanover County 37129	34	31	30	35	47	238,852
Cabarrus County 37025	31	51	19	36	35	240,016
Durham County 37063	31	41	17	35	43	336,892
Onslow County 37133	31	34	15	38	48	213,676
Camden County 37029	30	28	29	40	35	11,137
Mecklenburg County 37119	29	44	14	34	42	1,163,701
Union County 37179	29	52	19	34	29	256,452
Currituck County 37053	29	22	30	40	36	31,593
Wake County 37183	25	43	11	35	29	1,190,275
Orange County 37135	24	29	16	35	33	150,626

Scores are national percentile ranks (0–100) from the Banana Analytics methodology (v1.2.0). Higher scores indicate more burden. Click any county for its full environmental and community health profile.