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North Carolina has seen some impressive growth over the last two decades. Skyscrapers going up in cities, new expressways being built, and major league sports teams setting up shop.
 
Yet the rural heart of North Carolina is “in cardiac arrest” according to a Dec. 2019 article from the Charlotte Observer.
 
As of 2016, forty-nine of the state’s 100 counties saw population decline since the 2010 census. Only two of the 49 counties had a population greater than 100,000 (Robeson & Craven County). Northampton County saw the biggest decline in the state, losing 9.5% of it’s population, or just over 2,000 people in six years.

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Population Decline; The Hardest Hit Counties In Each State Since 1990

April 11, 2017 / Vincent D. Johnson
Since 1990 These Counties Are The Hardest Hit By Population Decline In Their State The 1990s are a significant time for Lost Americana, which goes beyond the fact that during that decade
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