List of counties in North Carolina List List

| County | FIPS_Code | County_Seat | Created | Origin | Etymology | Population_estimate_2011 | Area_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes County | 193 | Wilkesboro | 1777 | Surry County | John Wilkes (1725–1797), an English radical, journalist and politician | 68984 | 760 sq mi , (1,968 km2) |
| Wilson County | 195 | Wilson | 1855 | Edgecombe County, Johnston County, Nash County, and Wayne County | Louis D. Wilson, a state legislator from Edgecombe County who died of fever at Veracruz during the Mexican-American War | 81452 | 374 sq mi , (969 km2) |
| Yadkin County | 197 | Yadkinville | 1850 | Surry County | The Yadkin River | 38279 | 337 sq mi , (873 km2) |
| Yancey County | 199 | Burnsville | 1833 | Buncombe County and Burke County | Bartlett Yancey (1785–1828), a United States Congressman, Speaker of the North Carolina Senate, and early advocate for the North Carolina Public School System | 17701 | 313 sq mi , (811 km2) |