Doctor density varies by specialty and location. North Carolina has 872 practicing cardiologists. Broken out by city, cardiology doctor density in Ahoskie is 2, in Albemarle is 18, in Apex is 3, in Asheboro is 10, in Asheville is 38, in Belmont is 6, in Boone is 4, in Brevard is 1, in Burlington is 12, in Cary is 18, in Chapel Hill is 51, in Charlotte is 144, in Clayton is 17, in Clyde is 3, in Concord is 26, in Cornelius is 8, in Dobson is 1, in Durham is 148, in Eden is 8, in Edenton is 4, in Elizabeth City is 5, in Elkin is 4, in Fayetteville is 21, in Franklin is 1, in Garner is 5, in Gastonia is 42, in Gatesville is 1, in Goldsboro is 2, in Greensboro is 58, in Greenville is 35, in Hamlet is 4, in Henderson is 3, in Hendersonville is 8, in Hickory is 20, in High Point is 22, in Highlands is 2, in Hope Mills is 1, in Huntersville is 32, in Indian Trail is 3, in Jacksonville is 4, in Jefferson is 3, in Kernersville is 5, in King is 2, in Kings Mountain is 4, in Kinston is 3, in Kitty Hawk is 3, in Laurinburg is 3, in Lenoir is 11, in Lexington is 9, in Lincolnton is 30, in Louisburg is 1, in Lumberton is 22, in Madison is 1, in Matthews is 25, in Mint Hill is 2, in Mocksville is 1, in Monroe is 13, in Mooresville is 5, in Morganton is 9, in Mount Airy is 8, in Mount Holly is 10, in Mount Olive is 1, in Nags Head is 2, in New Bern is 11, in Newton is 2, in North Wilkesboro is 19, in Oxford is 1, in Plymouth is 1, in Princeville is 1, in Raeford is 3, in Raleigh is 91, in Reidsville is 19, in Roanoke Rapids is 4, in Rockingham is 1, in Rocky Mount is 6, in Roxboro is 2, in Rutherford College is 3, in Rutherfordton is 1, in Salisbury is 23, in Sanford is 10, in Shelby is 7, in Smithfield is 17, in Southern Pines is 3, in Southport is 9, in Sparta is 1, in Stanley is 1, in Statesville is 8, in Sylva is 2, in Tarboro is 4, in Taylorsville is 4, in Thomasville is 16, in Troy is 3, in Tryon is 1, in Wake Forest is 5, in Washington is 1, in Williamston is 1, in Wilmington is 34, in Wilson is 6, in Windsor is 1, and in Yadkinville is 2.

North Carolina was one of the thirteen original colonies, and achieved statehood in 1789. The population of North Carolina is 8,683,242, and the capital city is Raleigh, named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the first English colony in the New World. The Appalachian Mountain range covers the western part of the state, and the mountains receive significant snowfall in winter. Visitors can tour a plantation near Wilmington, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of the museums or historic sites in Raleigh or Charlotte, or the aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores on the Atlantic Coast.

According to 2005 Census estimates, North Carolina has a population of 8,683,242. Of this population, 2,098,194 are under the age of 18 and 1,049,995 are at or above the age of 65.