State Government Services & Vital Records

Driver's License & REAL ID

Requirements for REAL ID

  • Birth certificate
  • Passport
  • Social Security card
  • Two NC residency proofs
  • Name change documents
  • Current NC license

Vital Records

Available Records

  • Birth Certificates

    Official proof of birth in North Carolina

  • Death Certificates

    Required for estate matters and life insurance claims

  • Marriage Licenses

    Required before performing marriage ceremony

  • Divorce Records

    Official proof of marriage dissolution

Voter Registration

Registration Information

  • Deadline: 25 days before
  • Polling Hours: 6:30AM-7:30PM
  • Early Voting: Available
  • Early Voting Dates: 17-3 days before
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Counties in North Carolina

Browse all counties in North Carolina to access local government services and information.

Alamance

County Seat: Graham

Population: 169,509

Alexander

County Seat: Taylorsville

Population: 37,497

Alleghany

County Seat: Sparta

Population: 11,137

Anson

County Seat: Wadesboro

Population: 22,124

Ashe

County Seat: Jefferson

Population: 27,203

Avery

County Seat: Newland

Population: 17,557

Beaufort

County Seat: Washington

Population: 47,079

Bertie

County Seat: Windsor

Population: 19,026

Bladen

County Seat: Elizabethtown

Population: 32,278

Brunswick

County Seat: Bolivia

Population: 142,820

Buncombe

County Seat: Asheville

Population: 261,191

Burke

County Seat: Morganton

Population: 90,485

Cabarrus

County Seat: Concord

Population: 216,453

Caldwell

County Seat: Lenoir

Population: 83,029

Camden

County Seat: Camden

Population: 10,867

Carteret

County Seat: Beaufort

Population: 69,473

Caswell

County Seat: Yanceyville

Population: 22,604

Catawba

County Seat: Newton

Population: 159,551

Chatham

County Seat: Pittsboro

Population: 74,470

Cherokee

County Seat: Murphy

Population: 28,612

Chowan

County Seat: Edenton

Population: 14,143

Clay

County Seat: Hayesville

Population: 11,231

Cleveland

County Seat: Shelby

Population: 97,947

Columbus

County Seat: Whiteville

Population: 55,508

Craven

County Seat: New Bern

Population: 102,139

Cumberland

County Seat: Fayetteville

Population: 335,509

Currituck

County Seat: Currituck

Population: 27,072

Dare

County Seat: Manteo

Population: 37,009

Davidson

County Seat: Lexington

Population: 167,609

Davie

County Seat: Mocksville

Population: 42,846

Duplin

County Seat: Kenansville

Population: 58,741

Durham

County Seat: Durham

Population: 321,488

Edgecombe

County Seat: Tarboro

Population: 51,472

Forsyth

County Seat: Winston-Salem

Population: 382,590

Franklin

County Seat: Louisburg

Population: 69,685

Gaston

County Seat: Gastonia

Population: 224,529

Gates

County Seat: Gatesville

Population: 11,562

Graham

County Seat: Robbinsville

Population: 8,861

Granville

County Seat: Oxford

Population: 60,443

Greene

County Seat: Snow Hill

Population: 21,069

Guilford

County Seat: Greensboro

Population: 537,174

Halifax

County Seat: Halifax

Population: 50,010

Harnett

County Seat: Lillington

Population: 133,568

Haywood

County Seat: Waynesville

Population: 62,839

Henderson

County Seat: Hendersonville

Population: 116,748

Hertford

County Seat: Winton

Population: 23,677

Hoke

County Seat: Raeford

Population: 55,234

Hyde

County Seat: Swan Quarter

Population: 4,937

Iredell

County Seat: Statesville

Population: 181,806

Jackson

County Seat: Sylva

Population: 43,938

Johnston

County Seat: Smithfield

Population: 209,339

Jones

County Seat: Trenton

Population: 9,419

Lee

County Seat: Sanford

Population: 63,285

Lenoir

County Seat: Kinston

Population: 55,945

Lincoln

County Seat: Lincolnton

Population: 86,111

Macon

County Seat: Franklin

Population: 35,858

Madison

County Seat: Marshall

Population: 21,755

Martin

County Seat: Williamston

Population: 22,671

McDowell

County Seat: Marion

Population: 45,756

Mecklenburg

County Seat: Charlotte

Population: 1,110,356

Mitchell

County Seat: Bakersville

Population: 15,126

Montgomery

County Seat: Troy

Population: 27,173

Moore

County Seat: Carthage

Population: 100,880

Nash

County Seat: Nashville

Population: 94,298

New Hanover

County Seat: Wilmington

Population: 234,473

Northampton

County Seat: Jackson

Population: 19,483

Onslow

County Seat: Jacksonville

Population: 197,938

Orange

County Seat: Hillsborough

Population: 148,476

Pamlico

County Seat: Bayboro

Population: 12,726

Pasquotank

County Seat: Elizabeth City

Population: 39,824

Pender

County Seat: Burgaw

Population: 63,060

Perquimans

County Seat: Hertford

Population: 13,422

Person

County Seat: Roxboro

Population: 39,490

Pitt

County Seat: Greenville

Population: 180,742

Polk

County Seat: Columbus

Population: 20,724

Randolph

County Seat: Asheboro

Population: 143,667

Richmond

County Seat: Rockingham

Population: 44,829

Robeson

County Seat: Lumberton

Population: 130,625

Rockingham

County Seat: Wentworth

Population: 91,096

Rowan

County Seat: Salisbury

Population: 142,088

Rutherford

County Seat: Rutherfordton

Population: 67,029

Sampson

County Seat: Clinton

Population: 63,431

Scotland

County Seat: Laurinburg

Population: 34,823

Stanly

County Seat: Albemarle

Population: 62,806

Stokes

County Seat: Danbury

Population: 45,591

Surry

County Seat: Dobson

Population: 71,783

Swain

County Seat: Bryson City

Population: 14,271

Transylvania

County Seat: Brevard

Population: 34,215

Tyrrell

County Seat: Columbia

Population: 4,016

Union

County Seat: Monroe

Population: 239,859

Vance

County Seat: Henderson

Population: 44,535

Wake

County Seat: Raleigh

Population: 1,111,761

Warren

County Seat: Warrenton

Population: 19,731

Washington

County Seat: Plymouth

Population: 11,580

Watauga

County Seat: Boone

Population: 55,945

Wayne

County Seat: Goldsboro

Population: 122,623

Wilkes

County Seat: Wilkesboro

Population: 68,412

Wilson

County Seat: Wilson

Population: 81,801

Yadkin

County Seat: Yadkinville

Population: 37,667

Yancey

County Seat: Burnsville

Population: 18,069

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