Data shows that annual annual income depends heavily on an individual's educational attainment, race, ethnicity, gender, and even location. One cluster of the United States is particularly well off: ...

An 1854 map of North Carolina, 12 years after Catawba County and Lincoln County split. Two counties in North Carolina's Piedmont region redrew their border this year to match the one originally ...

Carteret County was named the best county to retire in North Carolina by MSN. Susan Goldsworthy 2013 News & Observer file photo Nearly a fifth of the best counties to retire in the U.S. are in North ...

The North Carolina Department of Commerce ranks counties annually from most to least economically distressed. Some WNC ...

Eleven NC counties ranked in top 200 nationally for highest STD rates in 2025. Cumberland, Durham and Mecklenburg counties lead NC in per capita STD cases. STD cases climbed nationally from 1.8M in ...

The economic devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene is now official in the eyes of the state. Six Western North Carolina counties are now considered more economically distressed than they were in ...

Nearly a fifth of the best counties to retire in the U.S. are in North Carolina, according to a new study. Based on a recent study done by MSN, eight North Carolina counties made the list of the best ...