244,925 people (2024 Census estimate, +7.8% since 2020)
361 square miles of land · 678 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
38 active community water systems list Cabarrus County in the area they serve, reporting 153,825 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CONCORD, CITY OF surface water · local government · NC0113010 | 120,771 served |
| HARRISBURG, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · NC0113025 | 20,549 served |
| SHILOH CHURCH ROAD S/D buys surface water · local government · NC2013022 | 3,102 served |
| MOUNT PLEASANT, TOWN OF surface water · local government · NC0113020 | 1,786 served |
| WHITEHURST MHP groundwater · private · NC0113216 | 688 served |
| ZEMOSA ACRES WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · private · NC0113188 | 650 served |
| STALLINGS GLEN S/D groundwater · private · NC0113221 | 544 served |
| HARBOR TOWNE WATER SYSTEM buys surface water · local government · NC2013034 | 536 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 330 people were held in Cabarrus County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 209 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 312.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
2 school districts have their office in Cabarrus County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $436.1 million — $374.2 million to run schools, about $10,751 per student, plus $49.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $142.9 million local (mostly property tax), $242.8 million state, $44.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $250 million.
Spent $71.3 million — $65.4 million to run schools, about $12,142 per student, plus $4.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18.1 million local (mostly property tax), $39.1 million state, $22 million federal.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Cabarrus County about $85.7 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
242 bridges in Cabarrus County: 138 in good condition, 87 fair, and 17 poor (7.0%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| NC73 over CODDLE CREEK · built 1969 | 16,500 vehicles a day |
| NC73 over ROCKY RIVER · built 1969 | 15,500 vehicles a day |
| US29 & US601 NBL over IRISH BUFFALO CREEK · built 1951 | 14,750 vehicles a day |
| SR2180 over LAKE FISHER · built 1977 | 11,500 vehicles a day |
| SR1394 over ROCKY RIVER · built 1985 | 11,000 vehicles a day |
| SR1625 over IRISH BUFFALO CREEK · built 1957 | 7,300 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $46.4 million of work in Cabarrus County in fiscal 2025, about $206 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-09. Early voting: 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-31. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-20. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: NC State Board of Elections: upcoming election · NC State Board of Elections: vote in person · NC State Board of Elections: voter ID
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Nearby counties: Rowan County (18 mi) · Stanly County (18 mi) · Mecklenburg County (19 mi) · Union County (27 mi) · Iredell County (34 mi) · Davidson County (34 mi).