North Carolina (NC)

Capital: Raleigh

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2023	10,835,491
Population 2022	10,698,973
Population 2021	10,565,885
Population 2020	10,600,823
Population 2019	10,501,384
Population 2018	10,383,620
Population 2017	10,270,800
Population 2016	10,156,679
Below Poverty 2022	12.8
Below Poverty 2021	13.4
Below Poverty 2020	14
Below Poverty 2019	13.6
Below Poverty 2018	13.1
Below Poverty 2017	14.7
Below Poverty 2016	15.4
Employment – Population Ratio 2022	57.3
Employment – Population Ratio 2021	56
Employment – Population Ratio 2020	59.1
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	59.2
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	58.8
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	58.8
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	58.3
Unemployed 2022	3.9
Unemployed 2021	5.5
Unemployed 2020	6.2
Unemployed 2019	3.9
Unemployed 2018	3.9
Unemployed 2017	4.5
Unemployed 2016	5.1
Foreclosure Rate 2024	1 in 1,525
Foreclosure Rate 2021	1 in 958
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 2,127
Median Household Income 2021	62,891
Median Individual Income 2022	53,687
High School Graduation Rate 2022	86
High School Graduation Rate 2021	87
High School Graduation Rate 2020	87.6
High School Graduation Rate 2019	86.5
High School Graduation Rate 2018	86.3
Median Mortgage Payment 2021	1,387
GDP 2023	625.68 Billion
GDP 2022	609.06 Billion
GDP 2021	579.32 Billion
GDP 2020	564.79 Billion
GDP 2019	568.48 Billion
GDP 2018	556.57 Billion

STATE FACTS
The first English colony in America was located on Roanoke Island. The colony mysteriously vanished with no trace except for the word “Croatoan” scrawled on a nearby tree.
Mount Mitchell in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the highest peak east of the Mississippi. It towers 6,684 feet above sea level.
North Carolina has 1,500 lakes of 10 acres or more in size and 37,000 miles of fresh water streams.

Government

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Governor	Josh Stein (D)
Lieutenant Governor	Rachel Hunt (D)
Attorney General	Jeff Jackson (D)
Secretary of State	Elaine Marshall (D)
State Senate Control	R – 30; D – 20
State House Control	R – 71; D – 49

State Regulators

Legislative Process

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 8, 2025
Sine Die Adjournment	July 31, 2025
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	May 8, 2025
Carryover from Previous Session	No
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	10 days
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	30 days; if vetoed, the governor must reconvene the session, or the bill becomes law 40 days following adjournment
Veto Override	3/5 majority
Legislation Effective Date	60 days after adjournment