Estimated Grassroots Arts Program Allocation Chart for FY2026-27

These figures are based on the Grassroots allocations of $3,803,708 million for all counties and an additional $2,500,000 for Tier 1 and Tier 2 counties, and Tier 3 counties with populations of less than 250,000 people (assigned by formula with 20 percent in equal grants to all eligible counties and 80 percent by population base).  The state population of 11,283,446 is determined by the 2026 population projection prepared by the State Data Center.  Percentages and allotments are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

County Total Population 2026-27 State Allocation
Alamance 189234 $115,324
Alexander 36096 $32,505
Alleghany 11510 $19,209
Anson 21764 $24,754
Ashe 26161 $27,132
Avery 17694 $22,553
Beaufort 44444 $37,020
Bertie 16581 $21,951
Bladen 29465 $28,919
Brunswick 185582 $113,349
Buncombe 284065 $166,611
Burke 90139 $61,732
Cabarrus 253919 $76,085
Caldwell 82069 $57,368
Camden 11394 $19,146
Carteret 72739 $52,322
Caswell 21900 $24,828
Catawba 171606 $105,791
Chatham 85317 $59,125
Cherokee 30534 $29,497
Chowan 13695 $20,390
Clay 12635 $19,817
Cleveland 99880 $67,000
Columbus 49903 $39,972
Craven 108213 $71,507
Cumberland 339562 $196,624
Currituck 33309 $30,998
Dare 38908 $34,026
Davidson 182676 $111,778
Davie 45974 $37,847
Duplin 50317 $40,196
Durham 346342 $101,010
Edgecombe 48400 $39,159
Forsyth 403693 $231,307
Franklin 85978 $59,482
Gaston 251116 $148,791
Gates 9882 $18,328
Graham 7982 $17,301
Granville 61917 $46,469
Greene 20421 $24,028
Guilford 561337 $316,562
Halifax 45833 $37,771
Harnett 149205 $93,676
Haywood 64659 $47,952
Henderson 124588 $80,363
Hertford 18867 $23,187
Hoke 56770 $43,686
Hyde 4512 $15,424
Iredell 218090 $130,930
Jackson 44977 $37,308
Johnston 260421 $77,839
Jones 9281 $18,003
Lee 69979 $50,829
Lenoir 54631 $42,529
Lincoln 99425 $66,754
Macon 39155 $34,159
Madison 22107 $24,940
Martin 21029 $24,357
McDowell 44124 $36,847
Mecklenburg 1233187 $340,178
Mitchell 14530 $20,842
Montgomery 26302 $27,208
Moore 112495 $73,823
Nash 102855 $68,609
New Hanover 250527 $75,171
Northampton 16262 $21,779
Onslow 219937 $131,929
Orange 155160 $96,897
Pamlico 13298 $20,176
Pasquotank 41684 $35,527
Pender 71091 $51,431
Perquimans 13741 $20,415
Person 39601 $34,401
Pitt 186149 $113,656
Polk 19882 $23,736
Randolph 148091 $93,074
Richmond 42093 $35,748
Robeson 118572 $77,109
Rockingham 93148 $63,360
Rowan 155280 $96,962
Rutherford 65360 $48,331
Sampson 60449 $45,676
Scotland 32360 $30,485
Stanly 68635 $50,103
Stokes 46018 $37,871
Surry 71340 $51,566
Swain 13599 $20,338
Transylvania 33754 $31,238
Tyrrell 3460 $14,855
Union 277143 $82,348
Vance 41570 $35,465
Wake 1285408 $354,262
Warren 18935 $23,224
Washington 10294 $18,551
Watauga 55856 $43,192
Wayne 119772 $77,758
Wilkes 65525 $48,421
Wilson 81360 $56,985
Yadkin 37932 $33,498
Yancey 18785 $23,143
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