| Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Counties | County | Total law enforcement employees | Total officers | Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Counties | Alamance | 264 | 129 | 135 |
| Alexander | 47 | 28 | 19 | |
| Anson | 59 | 30 | 29 | |
| Brunswick | 200 | 123 | 77 | |
| Buncombe | 376 | 239 | 137 | |
| Burke | 115 | 86 | 29 | |
| Cabarrus | 224 | 188 | 36 | |
| Caldwell | 113 | 63 | 50 | |
| Catawba | 176 | 125 | 51 | |
| Chatham | 96 | 75 | 21 | |
| Cumberland | 537 | 280 | 257 | |
| Currituck | 94 | 62 | 32 | |
| Davie | 74 | 46 | 28 | |
| Durham | 419 | 166 | 253 | |
| Edgecombe | 126 | 52 | 74 | |
| Forsyth | 546 | 235 | 311 | |
| Franklin | 93 | 57 | 36 | |
| Gaston County Police Department | 217 | 131 | 86 | |
| Greene | 40 | 24 | 16 | |
| Guilford | 528 | 246 | 282 | |
| Haywood | 93 | 48 | 45 | |
| Henderson | 186 | 131 | 55 | |
| Hoke | 107 | 51 | 56 | |
| Johnston | 168 | 98 | 70 | |
| Madison | 34 | 20 | 14 | |
| Mecklenburg | 1,302 | 316 | 986 | |
| Nash | 122 | 75 | 47 | |
| New Hanover | 382 | 290 | 92 | |
| Onslow | 120 | 100 | 20 | |
| Orange | 140 | 115 | 25 | |
| Pender | 91 | 55 | 36 | |
| Person | 78 | 41 | 37 | |
| Pitt | 276 | 125 | 151 | |
| Randolph | 217 | 153 | 64 | |
| Rockingham | 128 | 88 | 40 | |
| Stokes | 63 | 40 | 23 | |
| Union | 238 | 166 | 72 | |
| Wake | 812 | 351 | 461 | |
| Wayne | 149 | 85 | 64 | |
| Yadkin | 66 | 36 | 30 | |
| Nonmetropolitan Counties | Alleghany | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| Ashe | 44 | 23 | 21 | |
| Avery | 32 | 24 | 8 | |
| Beaufort | 79 | 50 | 29 | |
| Bertie | 30 | 21 | 9 | |
| Bladen | 82 | 56 | 26 | |
| Camden | 18 | 17 | 1 | |
| Carteret | 91 | 47 | 44 | |
| Caswell | 51 | 29 | 22 | |
| Cherokee | 58 | 25 | 33 | |
| Chowan | 38 | 19 | 19 | |
| Clay | 42 | 16 | 26 | |
| Cleveland | 126 | 83 | 43 | |
| Columbus | 105 | 60 | 45 | |
| Craven | 106 | 64 | 42 | |
| Dare | 140 | 63 | 77 | |
| Davidson | 194 | 130 | 64 | |
| Duplin | 95 | 70 | 25 | |
| Gates | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
| Graham | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
| Granville | 60 | 43 | 17 | |
| Halifax | 85 | 58 | 27 | |
| Harnett | 174 | 107 | 67 | |
| Hertford | 56 | 23 | 33 | |
| Iredell | 198 | 153 | 45 | |
| Jackson | 72 | 47 | 25 | |
| Jones | 20 | 11 | 9 | |
| Lee | 77 | 46 | 31 | |
| Lenoir | 93 | 56 | 37 | |
| Lincoln | 169 | 100 | 69 | |
| Macon | 66 | 44 | 22 | |
| Martin | 35 | 33 | 2 | |
| McDowell | 62 | 40 | 22 | |
| Mitchell | 16 | 14 | 2 | |
| Montgomery | 45 | 31 | 14 | |
| Moore | 114 | 74 | 40 | |
| Northampton | 51 | 25 | 26 | |
| Pamlico | 35 | 13 | 22 | |
| Pasquotank | 50 | 41 | 9 | |
| Perquimans | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
| Polk | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| Richmond | 69 | 51 | 18 | |
| Robeson | 231 | 128 | 103 | |
| Rowan | 173 | 121 | 52 | |
| Rutherford | 127 | 73 | 54 | |
| Sampson | 127 | 73 | 54 | |
| Scotland | 66 | 40 | 26 | |
| Stanly | 91 | 47 | 44 | |
| Surry | 103 | 68 | 35 | |
| Swain | 39 | 16 | 23 | |
| Transylvania | 67 | 52 | 15 | |
| Tyrrell | 16 | 10 | 6 | |
| Vance | 97 | 48 | 49 | |
| Warren | 50 | 31 | 19 | |
| Washington | 41 | 21 | 20 | |
| Watauga | 82 | 43 | 39 | |
| Wilkes | 118 | 69 | 49 | |
| Wilson | 135 | 86 | 49 | |
| Yancey | 29 | 14 | 15 |
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