Doctor density varies by specialty and location. North Carolina has 3,256 practicing internal medicine doctors. Broken out by city, internal medicine doctor density in Ahoskie is 12, in Albemarle is 36, in Andrews is 1, in Apex is 2, in Asheboro is 27, in Asheville is 104, in Benson is 8, in Boone is 14, in Brevard is 8, in Burlington is 34, in Cary is 60, in Chapel Hill is 154, in Charlotte is 427, in Clayton is 9, in Clinton is 8, in Clyde is 20, in Coats is 1, in Concord is 77, in Cornelius is 3, in Cramerton is 2, in Dallas is 4, in Dunn is 10, in Durham is 392, in Eden is 9, in Edenton is 5, in Elizabeth City is 12, in Elizabethtown is 3, in Elkin is 18, in Farmville is 4, in Fayetteville is 105, in Fletcher is 3, in Garner is 15, in Gastonia is 75, in Goldsboro is 26, in Greensboro is 145, in Greenville is 80, in Havelock is 5, in Henderson is 10, in Hendersonville is 31, in Hickory is 37, in High Point is 63, in Highlands is 2, in Holly Springs is 1, in Huntersville is 47, in Jacksonville is 13, in Jamestown is 4, in Jefferson is 1, in Kernersville is 12, in Kings Mountain is 12, in Kinston is 20, in Kitty Hawk is 2, in Laurinburg is 8, in Lenoir is 10, in Lexington is 10, in Lincolnton is 17, in Louisburg is 4, in Lumberton is 31, in Marion is 8, in Matthews is 60, in Mebane is 1, in Monroe is 21, in Mooresville is 29, in Morganton is 21, in Mount Airy is 18, in Murphy is 5, in New Bern is 35, in North Wilkesboro is 25, in Oxford is 2, in Pollocksville is 14, in Raleigh is 264, in Reidsville is 14, in Roanoke Rapids is 13, in Rockingham is 11, in Rocky Mount is 26, in Roxboro is 15, in Salisbury is 68, in Sanford is 23, in Shelby is 17, in Smithfield is 15, in Southern Pines is 8, in Southport is 12, in Sparta is 4, in Statesville is 28, in Sylva is 16, in Tarboro is 14, in Taylorsville is 1, in Thomasville is 36, in Troutman is 3, in Wadesboro is 9, in Wake Forest is 11, in Washington is 14, in Weldon is 1, in Whiteville is 12, in Wilkesboro is 2, in Williamston is 4, in Wilmington is 128, in Wilson is 18, in Winterville is 5, in Yadkinville is 9, and in Zebulon is 5.

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.