The UNC Charlotte Urban Institute serves a 14-county region that spans the central Carolinas. Centered on Charlotte (Mecklenburg County), the region covers 11 counties in North Carolina and three in South Carolina. Together, they make up a diverse and complex region which has undergone dramatic economic and physical changes in recent decades, while still retaining a deep connection to its rich cultural and natural heritage. Click on a county in the map below to learn how each county is wrestling with those complex economic, environmental and social challenges by exploring county-specific indicator data.

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