Southeast Conservation Blueprint Summary for North Carolina
Table 36: Extent of projected urbanization by decade within North Carolina. Values from FUTURES model projections for the contiguous United States developed by the Center for Geospatial Analytics, NC State University. 2060 corresponds to the SECAS goal: a 10% or greater improvement in the health, function, and connectivity of Southeastern ecosystems by 2060.
Percent of Area
Decade
Acres
Urban in 2021
4,123,363 4,237,836 4,315,910 4,377,970 4,429,992 4,477,496 4,516,583 4,543,343 4,560,919 29,871,027
12.0% 12.3% 12.5% 12.7% 12.9% 13.0% 13.1% 13.2% 13.2% 86.7% <0.1% 100%
2030 projected extent 2040 projected extent 2050 projected extent 2060 projected extent 2070 projected extent 2080 projected extent 2090 projected extent 2100 projected extent
Not projected to urbanize by 2100 No urbanization data available
11,885
Total area 34,443,831
12.0% of this area is already urban in 2021, and an additional 13.4% has at least a moderate probability of urbanizing by 2060.
By 2060, the size of the urban footprint is projected to increase 7.4% over 2021 levels.
Created 11/20/2024 using the Southeast Conservation Blueprint Explorer
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