| | Stanly County | NC | 37167 | | Albemarle, NC 10620 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=StanlyCounty+NC |
| | Anson County | NC | 37007 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=AnsonCounty+NC |
| | Cabarrus County | NC | 37025 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=CabarrusCounty+NC |
| | Gaston County | NC | 37071 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=GastonCounty+NC |
| | Iredell County | NC | 37097 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=IredellCounty+NC |
| | Lincoln County | NC | 37109 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=LincolnCounty+NC |
| | Mecklenburg County | NC | 37119 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=MecklenburgCounty+NC |
| | Rowan County | NC | 37159 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RowanCounty+NC |
| | Union County | NC | 37179 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=UnionCounty+NC |
| | Chester County | SC | 45023 | | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia,
NC-SC 16740 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=ChesterCounty+SC |