Cabarrus County, North Carolina
County seat: Concord · Population 249,725 (2025) · 361 sq mi
Cabarrus County is the 10th most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 249,725 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Concord. It is part of the Southwest Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Cabarrus County facts
- County seat
- Concord
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 249,725 +10.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 361 sq mi 72nd largest of 100
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 691 per sq mi
- Established
- 1792
- Named after
- Stephen Cabarrus American politician (1754-1808)
- Largest city
- Concord 114,598 in the county
- Median household income
- $89,005
- Cities and towns
- 6
- ZIP codes
- 16
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37025
Cities and towns in Cabarrus County
Cabarrus County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Cabarrus County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord (county seat) | City | 114,598 | Mecklenburg County |
| Kannapolis | City | 50,152 | Rowan County |
| Harrisburg | Town | 20,742 | |
| Midland | Town | 5,151 | Mecklenburg County |
| Mount Pleasant | Town | 1,816 | |
| Locust | City | 709 | Stanly County |
ZIP codes in Cabarrus County
16 ZIP codes reach into Cabarrus County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 28025
- 28027 also Mecklenburg County
- 28036 also Mecklenburg, Iredell and Rowan counties
- 28071 also Rowan and Stanly counties
- 28075
- 28078 also Mecklenburg County
- 28081 also Rowan County
- 28083 also Rowan County
- 28097 also Stanly County
- 28107 also Mecklenburg, Union and Stanly counties
- 28124 also Stanly County
- 28138 also Rowan County
- 28213 also Mecklenburg County
- 28215 also Mecklenburg County
- 28262 also Mecklenburg County
- 28269 also Mecklenburg County
Population of Cabarrus County, 2020–2025
Cabarrus County grew by 23,904 people (+10.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 3,930 more births than deaths and a net gain of 20,019 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 227,240 |
| 2021 | 231,844 |
| 2022 | 236,041 |
| 2023 | 240,679 |
| 2024 | 245,673 |
| 2025 | 249,725 |
Neighboring counties
- Mecklenburg County southwest · 1,233,383 people
- Stanly County east · 68,830 people
- Rowan County north · 155,096 people
- Union County south · 267,674 people
- Iredell County northwest · 211,798 people
Printable Cabarrus County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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