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| County
|
Grades
|
Budget
|
Meetings
|
Elected Officials
|
Admin.
Officials
|
Permits/
Zoning
|
Audits
|
Contracts
|
Lobbying
|
Public records
|
Taxes
|
| Alamance County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Alexander County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Alleghany County, North Carolina
|
D-
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Anson County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
| Ashe County, North Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Avery County, North Carolina
|
D-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Beaufort County, North Carolina
|
D
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Bertie County, North Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Bladen County, North Carolina
|
D
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Brunswick County, North Carolina
|
D
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Buncombe County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Burke County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Cabarrus County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Caldwell County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Camden County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Carteret County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Caswell County, North Carolina
|
D-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Catawba County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Chatham County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Cherokee County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Chowan County, North Carolina
|
D
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Clay County, North Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Cleveland County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Columbus County, North Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Craven County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Cumberland County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Currituck County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Dare County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Davidson County, North Carolina
|
D
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Davie County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Duplin County, North Carolina
|
D
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Durham County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Edgecombe County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Forsyth County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Franklin County, North Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Gaston County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Gates County, North Carolina
|
D
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Graham County, North Carolina
|
D-
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Granville County, North Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Greene County, North Carolina
|
D
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Guilford County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Halifax County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Harnett County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Haywood County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Henderson County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Hertford County, North Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Hoke County, North Carolina
|
D-
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Hyde County, North Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Iredell County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Jackson County, North Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Johnston County, North Carolina
|
C
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Jones County, North Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Lee County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Lenoir County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Lincoln County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Macon County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Madison County, North Carolina
|
D-
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Martin County, North Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| McDowell County, North Carolina
|
D-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
|
A-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Mitchell County, North Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Montgomery County, North Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Moore County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Nash County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| New Hanover County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Northampton County, North Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Onslow County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Orange County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Pamlico County, North Carolina
|
D-
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Pasquotank County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Pender County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Perquimans County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Person County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Pitt County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Polk County, North Carolina
|
B
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Randolph County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Richmond County, North Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Robeson County, North Carolina
|
D-
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Rockingham County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Rowan County, North Carolina
|
A+
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Rutherford County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Sampson County, North Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Scotland County, North Carolina
|
F
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Stanly County, North Carolina
|
D
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Stokes County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Surry County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Swain County, North Carolina
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Transylvania County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
| Union County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Vance County, North Carolina
|
F
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Wake County, North Carolina
|
A-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Warren County, North Carolina
|
C-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Washington County, North Carolina
|
D-
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Watauga County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Wayne County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Wilkes County, North Carolina
|
F
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Wilson County, North Carolina
|
B-
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Yadkin County, North Carolina
|
C
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Yancey County, North Carolina
|
F
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
