North Carolina — 2026 Land Use Activity
North Carolina logged 10,645 projects with council decisions YTD 2026, with 14,296 approved and 116 denied actions (99.2% approval). Davie County is the most active jurisdiction (1,730 projects YTD).
Data through July 12, 2026 · Updated July 13, 2026 · America/Denver · Refreshed weekly
10,645
Projects YTD
14,296
Approved actions
116
Denied actions
99.2%
Approval rate
Decisions by time period
| Period | Projects | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| ytd | 10,645 | 99.2% approved |
| last month | 47 | 100.0% approved |
| this week | 0 | — |
By county (YTD)
| County | Projects | Approved | Denied | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davie | 1,730 | 2,046 | 26 | 98.7% |
| Duplin | 422 | 576 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Moore | 329 | 1,091 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Granville | 278 | 336 | 2 | 99.4% |
| Caldwell | 234 | 257 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Pender | 222 | 253 | 4 | 98.4% |
| Camden | 208 | 343 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Union | 171 | 295 | 5 | 98.3% |
| Wake | 168 | 223 | 2 | 99.1% |
| Mecklenburg | 149 | 230 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rowan | 128 | 158 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Buncombe | 127 | 172 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Forsyth | 126 | 164 | 2 | 98.8% |
| Onslow | 118 | 136 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cumberland | 114 | 133 | 2 | 98.5% |
| Brunswick | 113 | 163 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gaston | 113 | 146 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rutherford | 106 | 133 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lincoln | 102 | 135 | 3 | 97.8% |
| Haywood | 100 | 125 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Iredell | 99 | 144 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Durham | 98 | 115 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lenoir | 91 | 105 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Guilford | 90 | 111 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Randolph | 88 | 97 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Polk | 83 | 114 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Burke | 78 | 93 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Greene | 73 | 75 | 1 | 98.7% |
| Alamance | 71 | 79 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Carteret | 69 | 77 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Transylvania | 67 | 87 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Chowan | 65 | 76 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cabarrus | 64 | 95 | 1 | 99.0% |
| Stanly | 62 | 81 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Watauga | 62 | 71 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Henderson | 61 | 75 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Robeson | 57 | 58 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sampson | 54 | 65 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Chatham | 50 | 133 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Surry | 48 | 52 | 1 | 98.1% |
| Franklin | 47 | 61 | 1 | 98.4% |
| Catawba | 40 | 54 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Davidson | 39 | 46 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dare | 37 | 41 | 3 | 93.2% |
| New Hanover | 37 | 46 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wayne | 36 | 44 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pamlico | 30 | 31 | 1 | 96.9% |
| Pitt | 29 | 43 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Johnston | 28 | 33 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nash | 28 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Macon | 25 | 30 | 1 | 96.8% |
| Craven | 23 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Orange | 19 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Scotland | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Harnett | 18 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Washington | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Clay | 15 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bladen | 14 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lee | 14 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Caswell | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Columbus | 13 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Martin | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Richmond | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rockingham | 8 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Edgecombe | 7 | 9 | 1 | 90.0% |
| Perquimans | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Avery | 5 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Graham | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| McDowell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Vance | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Alleghany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Frequently asked questions
- How many land use projects had council decisions in North Carolina YTD 2026?
- 10,645 unique projects with at least one approved or denied action through 2026-07-12.
- What was the approval rate for North Carolina in 2026?
- 99.2% of decision actions were approvals (14,296 approved vs 116 denied).
- How many projects had decisions in North Carolina this week?
- 0 projects this week, as of data through 2026-07-12.