Wilmington Star-News on MSN5d
Tom Campbell: A crisis in North Carolina where 80 of 100 counties are rural
So here we are in 2025 with a long-neglected rural crisis. Of our 100 counties, 80 are designated as rural. Fifty-one of ...
In fast-growing NC, ‘neglected’ counties are shrinking and struggling
As urban areas like the Triangle and Charlotte see rapid growth, some rural counties are ... that is struggling most with long-term trends, demographic trends, population loss, poverty rates, health ...
The Washington Daily News7d
Beaufort County, one of North Carolina’s rural counties
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There are 78 rural counties in North Carolina. A rural county is a county with an average population density of 250 people per square mile or less. Beaufort ...
Charlotte Observer17d
In fast-growing NC, ‘neglected’ counties are shrinking and struggling
As urban areas like the Triangle and Charlotte see rapid growth, some rural counties are experiencing population loss. That’s especially the case in northeastern North Carolina, which is home to ...