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14 datasets hold records for North Carolina. 10 more are listed at the end with the reason there is nothing here.

Kind of place
State
State code
NC (FIPS 37)
Year of statehood
1789Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Governors of every state and territory, with party and years in office

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Source: National Governors Association (NGA), Former Governors and Governors pagesAs of 2026-11-02Holds 1775 to 2026Partly loaded: The National Governors Association prints former governors' terms as years only, so a year can show two governors and a few state-years cannot be settled. Governors serving now have exact dates.

Amendments and ratification: the 27 amendments and six that failed, state by state

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Source: GovInfo, Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation (1992 and 2022 editions); National Archives; Congressional Research Service (R47959, R47619, R42979)As of 2026-11-02Holds 1789 to 2020Partly loaded: Dates for the Equal Rights Amendment and the District of Columbia amendment are by year only, and the states that ratified the 1789 size-of-the-House, 1810 and 1861 proposals and the child labor amendment are not in the sources held.

Presidential elections: electoral votes and votes by state

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Source: U.S. National Archives (electoral votes); MIT Election Data and Science Lab (votes by state)As of 2026-11-02Holds 1789 to 2024Partly loaded: Votes counted by state are held from 1976 only. Earlier years have electoral votes only; no single official file of earlier state popular votes was found.

Vacancies and special elections in Congress

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Source: Federal Election Commission special elections list (1973-2026) and Clerk of the House vacancies (119th Congress), joined with member terms from Voteview and congress-legislatorsAs of 2026-11-02Holds 1789 to 2026Partly loaded: Official lists cover special elections from 1973 (FEC) and vacancies of the 119th Congress (Clerk of the House) only. Before 1973 every record is derived from member terms, 1,111 of them without a date. The Senate's own list of vacancies and the House History vacancy pages could not be used: senate.gov refuses automated readers and the House History site disallows them.

Vacancies and special elections in CongressNorth Carolina: seat changes per Congress, North Carolina
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North Carolina: seat changes per Congress, North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 1795 to 2023. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0246180019002000North Carolina, 2023: 11North Carolina: seat changes per Congress, North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 1795 to 2023. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.024618001850190019502000North Carolina, 2023: 1North Carolina 1
Data table: North Carolina: seat changes per Congress, North Carolina
North Carolina: seat changes per Congress, North Carolina
YearNorth Carolina
17951
17971
17990
18011
18030
18051
18070
18090
18111
18131
18155
18172
18191
18210
18231
18251
18271
18291
18310
18330
18351
18370
18392
18411
18430
18451
18470
18490
18510
18531
18550
18572
18590
18610
18630
18650
18672
18692
18711
18730
18750
18770
18791
18810
18832
18850
18870
18890
18910
18932
18952
18970
18991
19010
19030
19050
19070
19090
19110
19130
19150
19171
19191
19211
19231
19250
19270
19293
19311
19331
19350
19370
19391
19411
19430
19453
19471
19493
19510
19533
19550
19571
19591
19610
19630
19651
19670
19690
19710
19730
19750
19770
19790
19810
19830
19853
19870
19890
19911
19930
19950
19970
19990
20010
20031
20050
20070
20090
20110
20131
20150
20170
20193
20211
20231

Source: Federal Election Commission special elections list (1973-2026) and Clerk of the House vacancies (119th Congress), joined with member terms from Voteview and congress-legislators. As of 2026-11-02.

Apportionment: House seats by state after every census

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Table 3 and Table B, 2010 Census CPH-2-1; Historical Apportionment Data 1910-2020)As of 2026-11-02Holds 1790 to 2020Partly loaded: Resident population and people per seat are held from 1910 only: the Census Bureau tables for 1790 to 1900 give seats but no population by state.

Population history: every state and county at every census

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990; Historical Apportionment Data 1910-2020)As of 2026-11-02Holds 1790 to 2020Partly loaded: County populations are held for 1790 to 1990 only. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 county counts need a Census Bureau API key (the decennial API now asks for one), which has not been supplied. Delaware, the District of Columbia, Nevada and Rhode Island sit at the foot of other states' pages in the volume and are held; counties formed after 1990 are not in the 1990 volume.

Population history: every state and county at every censusNorth Carolina: resident population at each census, North Carolina
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North Carolina: resident population at each census, North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 1790 to 2020. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.05M10M15M180019002000North Carolina, 1790: 393,751North Carolina, 1800: 478,103North Carolina, 1810: 556,526North Carolina, 1820: 638,829North Carolina, 1830: 737,987North Carolina, 1840: 753,419North Carolina, 1850: 869,039North Carolina, 1860: 992,622North Carolina, 1870: 1,071,361North Carolina, 1880: 1,399,750North Carolina, 1890: 1,617,949North Carolina, 1900: 1,893,810North Carolina, 1910: 2,206,287North Carolina, 1920: 2,559,123North Carolina, 1930: 3,170,276North Carolina, 1940: 3,571,623North Carolina, 1950: 4,061,929North Carolina, 1960: 4,556,155North Carolina, 1970: 5,082,059North Carolina, 1980: 5,881,766North Carolina, 1990: 6,628,637North Carolina, 2000: 8,049,313North Carolina, 2010: 9,535,483North Carolina, 2020: 10,439,38810.4MNorth Carolina: resident population at each census, North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 1790 to 2020. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.05M10M15M18001850190019502000North Carolina, 1790: 393,751North Carolina, 1800: 478,103North Carolina, 1810: 556,526North Carolina, 1820: 638,829North Carolina, 1830: 737,987North Carolina, 1840: 753,419North Carolina, 1850: 869,039North Carolina, 1860: 992,622North Carolina, 1870: 1,071,361North Carolina, 1880: 1,399,750North Carolina, 1890: 1,617,949North Carolina, 1900: 1,893,810North Carolina, 1910: 2,206,287North Carolina, 1920: 2,559,123North Carolina, 1930: 3,170,276North Carolina, 1940: 3,571,623North Carolina, 1950: 4,061,929North Carolina, 1960: 4,556,155North Carolina, 1970: 5,082,059North Carolina, 1980: 5,881,766North Carolina, 1990: 6,628,637North Carolina, 2000: 8,049,313North Carolina, 2010: 9,535,483North Carolina, 2020: 10,439,388North Carolina 10.4M
Data table: North Carolina: resident population at each census, North Carolina
North Carolina: resident population at each census, North Carolina
YearNorth Carolina
1790393,751
1800478,103
1810556,526
1820638,829
1830737,987
1840753,419
1850869,039
1860992,622
18701,071,361
18801,399,750
18901,617,949
19001,893,810
19102,206,287
19202,559,123
19303,170,276
19403,571,623
19504,061,929
19604,556,155
19705,082,059
19805,881,766
19906,628,637
20008,049,313
20109,535,483
202010,439,388

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990; Historical Apportionment Data 1910-2020). As of 2026-11-02.

The economy by year and by president

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Economic Report of the President (GovInfo)As of 2026-11-04Holds 1913 to 2025

The economy by year and by presidentUnemployment rate, North Carolina
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Unemployment rate, North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 1976 to 2025. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.2%4%6%8%10%12%198020002020North Carolina, 1976: 6.2%North Carolina, 1977: 5.9%North Carolina, 1978: 4.6%North Carolina, 1979: 4.8%North Carolina, 1980: 6.4%North Carolina, 1981: 6.5%North Carolina, 1982: 9.3%North Carolina, 1983: 9%North Carolina, 1984: 6.6%North Carolina, 1985: 5.7%North Carolina, 1986: 5.3%North Carolina, 1987: 4.5%North Carolina, 1988: 3.7%North Carolina, 1989: 3.6%North Carolina, 1990: 4.1%North Carolina, 1991: 5.9%North Carolina, 1992: 6.3%North Carolina, 1993: 5.1%North Carolina, 1994: 4.4%North Carolina, 1995: 4.4%North Carolina, 1996: 4.4%North Carolina, 1997: 3.8%North Carolina, 1998: 3.5%North Carolina, 1999: 3.3%North Carolina, 2000: 3.8%North Carolina, 2001: 5.5%North Carolina, 2002: 6.5%North Carolina, 2003: 6.3%North Carolina, 2004: 5.5%North Carolina, 2005: 5.2%North Carolina, 2006: 4.7%North Carolina, 2007: 4.7%North Carolina, 2008: 5.9%North Carolina, 2009: 10.8%North Carolina, 2010: 10.8%North Carolina, 2011: 10.4%North Carolina, 2012: 9.6%North Carolina, 2013: 7.8%North Carolina, 2014: 6.1%North Carolina, 2015: 5.7%North Carolina, 2016: 5.1%North Carolina, 2017: 4.5%North Carolina, 2018: 4%North Carolina, 2019: 3.9%North Carolina, 2020: 7.2%North Carolina, 2021: 4.8%North Carolina, 2022: 3.7%North Carolina, 2023: 3.5%North Carolina, 2024: 3.7%North Carolina, 2025: 3.8%3.8%Unemployment rate, North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 1976 to 2025. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.2%4%6%8%10%12%19801990200020102020North Carolina, 1976: 6.2%North Carolina, 1977: 5.9%North Carolina, 1978: 4.6%North Carolina, 1979: 4.8%North Carolina, 1980: 6.4%North Carolina, 1981: 6.5%North Carolina, 1982: 9.3%North Carolina, 1983: 9%North Carolina, 1984: 6.6%North Carolina, 1985: 5.7%North Carolina, 1986: 5.3%North Carolina, 1987: 4.5%North Carolina, 1988: 3.7%North Carolina, 1989: 3.6%North Carolina, 1990: 4.1%North Carolina, 1991: 5.9%North Carolina, 1992: 6.3%North Carolina, 1993: 5.1%North Carolina, 1994: 4.4%North Carolina, 1995: 4.4%North Carolina, 1996: 4.4%North Carolina, 1997: 3.8%North Carolina, 1998: 3.5%North Carolina, 1999: 3.3%North Carolina, 2000: 3.8%North Carolina, 2001: 5.5%North Carolina, 2002: 6.5%North Carolina, 2003: 6.3%North Carolina, 2004: 5.5%North Carolina, 2005: 5.2%North Carolina, 2006: 4.7%North Carolina, 2007: 4.7%North Carolina, 2008: 5.9%North Carolina, 2009: 10.8%North Carolina, 2010: 10.8%North Carolina, 2011: 10.4%North Carolina, 2012: 9.6%North Carolina, 2013: 7.8%North Carolina, 2014: 6.1%North Carolina, 2015: 5.7%North Carolina, 2016: 5.1%North Carolina, 2017: 4.5%North Carolina, 2018: 4%North Carolina, 2019: 3.9%North Carolina, 2020: 7.2%North Carolina, 2021: 4.8%North Carolina, 2022: 3.7%North Carolina, 2023: 3.5%North Carolina, 2024: 3.7%North Carolina, 2025: 3.8%North Carolina 3.8%
Data table: Unemployment rate, North Carolina
Unemployment rate, North Carolina
YearNorth Carolina
19766.2%
19775.9%
19784.6%
19794.8%
19806.4%
19816.5%
19829.3%
19839%
19846.6%
19855.7%
19865.3%
19874.5%
19883.7%
19893.6%
19904.1%
19915.9%
19926.3%
19935.1%
19944.4%
19954.4%
19964.4%
19973.8%
19983.5%
19993.3%
20003.8%
20015.5%
20026.5%
20036.3%
20045.5%
20055.2%
20064.7%
20074.7%
20085.9%
200910.8%
201010.8%
201110.4%
20129.6%
20137.8%
20146.1%
20155.7%
20165.1%
20174.5%
20184%
20193.9%
20207.2%
20214.8%
20223.7%
20233.5%
20243.7%
20253.8%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Economic Report of the President (GovInfo). As of 2026-11-04.

The economy by year and by presidentUnited States unemployment rate, North Carolina
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United States unemployment rate, North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 1976 to 2025. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.2%4%6%8%10%198020002020North Carolina, 1976: 7.7%North Carolina, 1977: 7.1%North Carolina, 1978: 6.1%North Carolina, 1979: 5.8%North Carolina, 1980: 7.1%North Carolina, 1981: 7.6%North Carolina, 1982: 9.7%North Carolina, 1983: 9.6%North Carolina, 1984: 7.5%North Carolina, 1985: 7.2%North Carolina, 1986: 7%North Carolina, 1987: 6.2%North Carolina, 1988: 5.5%North Carolina, 1989: 5.3%North Carolina, 1990: 5.6%North Carolina, 1991: 6.8%North Carolina, 1992: 7.5%North Carolina, 1993: 6.9%North Carolina, 1994: 6.1%North Carolina, 1995: 5.6%North Carolina, 1996: 5.4%North Carolina, 1997: 4.9%North Carolina, 1998: 4.5%North Carolina, 1999: 4.2%North Carolina, 2000: 4%North Carolina, 2001: 4.7%North Carolina, 2002: 5.8%North Carolina, 2003: 6%North Carolina, 2004: 5.5%North Carolina, 2005: 5.1%North Carolina, 2006: 4.6%North Carolina, 2007: 4.6%North Carolina, 2008: 5.8%North Carolina, 2009: 9.3%North Carolina, 2010: 9.6%North Carolina, 2011: 8.9%North Carolina, 2012: 8.1%North Carolina, 2013: 7.4%North Carolina, 2014: 6.2%North Carolina, 2015: 5.3%North Carolina, 2016: 4.9%North Carolina, 2017: 4.4%North Carolina, 2018: 3.9%North Carolina, 2019: 3.7%North Carolina, 2020: 8.1%North Carolina, 2021: 5.3%North Carolina, 2022: 3.6%North Carolina, 2023: 3.6%North Carolina, 2024: 4%North Carolina, 2025: 4.3%4.3%United States unemployment rate, North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 1976 to 2025. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.2%4%6%8%10%19801990200020102020North Carolina, 1976: 7.7%North Carolina, 1977: 7.1%North Carolina, 1978: 6.1%North Carolina, 1979: 5.8%North Carolina, 1980: 7.1%North Carolina, 1981: 7.6%North Carolina, 1982: 9.7%North Carolina, 1983: 9.6%North Carolina, 1984: 7.5%North Carolina, 1985: 7.2%North Carolina, 1986: 7%North Carolina, 1987: 6.2%North Carolina, 1988: 5.5%North Carolina, 1989: 5.3%North Carolina, 1990: 5.6%North Carolina, 1991: 6.8%North Carolina, 1992: 7.5%North Carolina, 1993: 6.9%North Carolina, 1994: 6.1%North Carolina, 1995: 5.6%North Carolina, 1996: 5.4%North Carolina, 1997: 4.9%North Carolina, 1998: 4.5%North Carolina, 1999: 4.2%North Carolina, 2000: 4%North Carolina, 2001: 4.7%North Carolina, 2002: 5.8%North Carolina, 2003: 6%North Carolina, 2004: 5.5%North Carolina, 2005: 5.1%North Carolina, 2006: 4.6%North Carolina, 2007: 4.6%North Carolina, 2008: 5.8%North Carolina, 2009: 9.3%North Carolina, 2010: 9.6%North Carolina, 2011: 8.9%North Carolina, 2012: 8.1%North Carolina, 2013: 7.4%North Carolina, 2014: 6.2%North Carolina, 2015: 5.3%North Carolina, 2016: 4.9%North Carolina, 2017: 4.4%North Carolina, 2018: 3.9%North Carolina, 2019: 3.7%North Carolina, 2020: 8.1%North Carolina, 2021: 5.3%North Carolina, 2022: 3.6%North Carolina, 2023: 3.6%North Carolina, 2024: 4%North Carolina, 2025: 4.3%North Carolina 4.3%
Data table: United States unemployment rate, North Carolina
United States unemployment rate, North Carolina
YearNorth Carolina
19767.7%
19777.1%
19786.1%
19795.8%
19807.1%
19817.6%
19829.7%
19839.6%
19847.5%
19857.2%
19867%
19876.2%
19885.5%
19895.3%
19905.6%
19916.8%
19927.5%
19936.9%
19946.1%
19955.6%
19965.4%
19974.9%
19984.5%
19994.2%
20004%
20014.7%
20025.8%
20036%
20045.5%
20055.1%
20064.6%
20074.6%
20085.8%
20099.3%
20109.6%
20118.9%
20128.1%
20137.4%
20146.2%
20155.3%
20164.9%
20174.4%
20183.9%
20193.7%
20208.1%
20215.3%
20223.6%
20233.6%
20244%
20254.3%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Economic Report of the President (GovInfo). As of 2026-11-04.

U.S. House election results, 1920 to 2024

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Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections; Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election; MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (Harvard Dataverse, doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2), compiled from the Clerk of the House's Statistics of the Congressional ElectionAs of 2026-11-02Holds 1920 to 2024

Reported voting and registration, 1964 to 2024 (Census survey)

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, November supplement (Historical Time Series tables A-1 to A-10; detailed tables 2016 to 2024 for margins of error)As of 2026-11-02Holds 1964 to 2024Partly loaded: State figures for 1972, 1974 and 1976 cover only the largest states. Margins of error are not in the historical tables; they are held for the nation and states from 2016 and for groups in 2024.

U.S. Senate election results, 1976 to 2024

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Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections; MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024 (Harvard Dataverse, doi:10.7910/DVN/PEJ5QU); Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional ElectionAs of 2026-11-02Holds 1976 to 2024

Presidential results by county, 2000 to 2024

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Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2024 (Harvard Dataverse); county outlines from the U.S. Census BureauAs of 2026-11-02Holds 2000 to 2024

Primary and runoff results for Congress, 2004 to 2022

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Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections (Excel workbook for each election)As of 2026-11-02Holds 2004 to 2022Partly loaded: Loaded so far: the 10 elections from 2004 to 2022, from the FEC's Excel workbooks. The FEC publishes 1982 to 2002 only as PDF, and has no 2024 congressional results workbook. Nothing is estimated in their place.

Turnout by county, 2004 to 2024

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Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Election Administration and Voting Survey time seriesAs of 2026-11-02Holds 2004 to 2024

Earmarks: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending

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Source: House Appropriations Committee (tables of Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending)As of 2026-11-02Holds 2022 to 2027Partly loaded: Senate requests are not held (the Senate Appropriations Committee site refused an automated request). No enacted-law table was found for fiscal year 2025, or for the fiscal year 2024 Defense bill. Fiscal year 2026 final tables are held for three bills only; the rest, and 2027, are House bill tables.

Earmarks: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed SpendingEarmarks funded in law (dollars), North Carolina
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Earmarks funded in law (dollars), North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 2022 to 2026. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.$0$100M$200M$300M20222023202420252026North Carolina, 2022: $231,611,746North Carolina, 2023: $250,076,486North Carolina, 2024: $271,979,180North Carolina, 2026: $169,996,028$170MEarmarks funded in law (dollars), North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 2022 to 2026. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.$0$100M$200M$300M20222023202420252026North Carolina, 2022: $231,611,746North Carolina, 2023: $250,076,486North Carolina, 2024: $271,979,180North Carolina, 2026: $169,996,028North Carolina $170M
Data table: Earmarks funded in law (dollars), North Carolina
Earmarks funded in law (dollars), North Carolina
YearNorth Carolina
2022$231,611,746
2023$250,076,486
2024$271,979,180
2026$169,996,028

Source: House Appropriations Committee (tables of Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending). As of 2026-11-02.

Earmarks: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed SpendingEarmarks in House bills (dollars), North Carolina
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Earmarks in House bills (dollars), North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 2025 to 2027. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.$0$100M$200M$300M202520262027North Carolina, 2025: $206,322,040North Carolina, 2026: $88,589,000North Carolina, 2027: $282,131,904$282.1MEarmarks in House bills (dollars), North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 2025 to 2027. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.$0$100M$200M$300M202520262027North Carolina, 2025: $206,322,040North Carolina, 2026: $88,589,000North Carolina, 2027: $282,131,904North Carolina $282.1M
Data table: Earmarks in House bills (dollars), North Carolina
Earmarks in House bills (dollars), North Carolina
YearNorth Carolina
2025$206,322,040
2026$88,589,000
2027$282,131,904

Source: House Appropriations Committee (tables of Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending). As of 2026-11-02.

Earmarks: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed SpendingEarmarks requested (dollars), North Carolina
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Earmarks requested (dollars), North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 2022 to 2027. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.$0$500M$1B$1.5B202220242026North Carolina, 2022: $117,592,710North Carolina, 2023: $225,282,208North Carolina, 2024: $666,870,310North Carolina, 2025: $793,665,708North Carolina, 2026: $656,765,569North Carolina, 2027: $1,192,506,524$1.2BEarmarks requested (dollars), North CarolinaLine chart with 1 series from 2022 to 2027. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.$0$500M$1B$1.5B202220232024202520262027North Carolina, 2022: $117,592,710North Carolina, 2023: $225,282,208North Carolina, 2024: $666,870,310North Carolina, 2025: $793,665,708North Carolina, 2026: $656,765,569North Carolina, 2027: $1,192,506,524North Carolina $1.2B
Data table: Earmarks requested (dollars), North Carolina
Earmarks requested (dollars), North Carolina
YearNorth Carolina
2022$117,592,710
2023$225,282,208
2024$666,870,310
2025$793,665,708
2026$656,765,569
2027$1,192,506,524

Source: House Appropriations Committee (tables of Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending). As of 2026-11-02.

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