Gates County is a small, rural county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of North Carolina, on the border with Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,197. Its county seat is Gatesville.

Gates County is included in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is part of the Albemarle Sound area of the Inner Banks.

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Unemployment 7.09%

Voter Registration Thousands

In the General Assembly

• State House
• Annie Mobley (NC-5)
• State Senate
• Bill Cook (NC-1)

Election Results