NCARCOG — North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Governments
Crafting Creative Solutions for North Carolina
Our mission is to find innovative solutions to North Carolina’s regional challenges and deliver excellent federal, state, and regional services to our member communities. We promote collaboration and partnership at the regional level.
Discover How Our Regional Councils of Governments Can Help
North Carolina’s 16 regional councils provide diverse services to member governments, including offerings like federal and state program delivery, aging services, transportation planning, workforce development, community planning, GIS mapping services, and counsel from convening regional leaders. In response to member demand, the 16 councils now provide a broader range of additional services such as administrative support, financial services, interim executive management, human services program delivery, and economic development.
Services
North Carolina’s Regional Councils deliver a wide range of services to local governments, adapting to the unique needs of each region.
Additional Services are available based on region and specific needs of local governments. To learn more about all of our services, click the button below.
Resources
Explore valuable NCARCOG resources, from groundbreaking reports and studies to cutting-edge tools.
Regional Councils
North Carolina’s Regional Councils deliver a wide range of services to local governments, adapting to the unique needs of each region.North Carolina’s Regional Councils deliver a wide range of services to local governments, adapting to the unique needs of each region.
Select a region to see its council, or choose one from the list below.
High Country Council of Governments
Centralina Regional Councils
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
Central Pines Regional Council
Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments
Eastern Carolina Council of Governments
Albemarle Commission
- Southwestern Commission : Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain
- Land-of-Sky Regional Council : Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania
- Foothills Regional Commission : Cleveland, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford
- High Country Council of Governments : Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey
- Western Piedmont Council of Governments : Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba
- Centralina Regional Councils : Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, and Union
- Piedmont Triad Council of Governments : Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin
- Central Pines Regional Council : Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, and Wake
- Kerr-Tar Council of Governments : Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, and Warren
- Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments : Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, and Wilson
- Mid-Carolina Council of Governments : Cumberland, Harnett, and Sampson
- Lumber River Council of Governments : Bladen, Hoke, Richmond, Robeson, and Scotland
- Cape Fear Council of Governments : Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, and Pender
- Eastern Carolina Council of Governments : Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico, and Wayne
- Mid-East Commission : Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin, and Pitt
- Albemarle Commission : Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington
Southwestern Commission
Land-of-Sky
Foothills
High Country
Western Piedmont
Centralina
Piedmont Triad
Central Pines
Kerr-Tar
Upper Coastal Plain
Mid-Carolina
Lumber River
Cape Fear
Eastern Carolina
Mid-East
Albemarle
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