| | Alexander County | NC | 37003 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=AlexanderCounty+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 |
| | Burke County | NC | 37023 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=BurkeCounty+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 |
| | Caldwell County | NC | 37027 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=CaldwellCounty+NC |
| | Catawba County | NC | 37035 | | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,
NC 25860 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=CatawbaCounty+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 |
| | Cleveland County | NC | 37045 | | Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC 43140 | Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 172 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ClevelandCounty+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 |