North Carolina Councils of Governments - Definition and Overview

The North Carolina Councils of Government are voluntary associations of county and municipal governments, established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1972.

Originally numbering 18, the 17 current regional associations handle services which are generally more economic to coordinate on a regional, rather than local level, including economic development, environmental protection, land-use planning, and services for the elderly.

• Region A: Southwestern Commission - Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain, Haywood, Jackson, Macon
• Region B: Land-of-Sky Regional Council - Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Travsylvania
• Region C: Isothermal Planning and Development Commission - Polk, Rutherford, McDowell, Cleveland
• Region D: High Country Council of Governments - Yancey, Mitchell, Avery, Watauge, Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes
• Region E: Western Piedmont Council of Governments - Caldwell, Burke, Alexander, Catawba
• Region F: Centralina Council of Governments - Iredell, Rowan, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Stanly, Union, Anson
• Region G: Piedmont Triad Council of Governments - Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell, Alamance
• Region H: no longer exists
• Region I: Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments - Surry, Stokes, Forsyth, Yadkin, Davie
• Region J: Triangle J Council of Governments - Moore, Lee, Chatham, Orange, Durham, Wake, Johnston
• Region K: Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments - Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, Franklin
• Region L: Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments - Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Northampton
• Region M: Mid-Carolina Council of Governments - Harnett, Cumberland, Sampson
• Region N: Lumber River Council of Governments - Richmond, Scotland, Hoke, Robeson, Bladen
• Region O: Cape Fear Council of Governments - Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender
• Region P: Eastern Carolina Council of Governments - Onslow, Duplin, Wayne, Greene, Lenoir, Jones, Craven, Carteret, Pamlico
• Region Q: Mid-East Commission - Hertford, Bertie, Martin, Pitt, Beauford
• Region R: Albemarle Commission - Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde