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• Position: BY THE NUMBERS - Statistical table

POPULATION (000s) COUNTY 1986 1996 2006 Bladen 29.4 30.7 32.9 Brunswick 46.8 63.9 95.0 Columbus 50.5 53.0 54.7 Cumberland 262.0 299.4 306.5 Hoke 22.0 29.3 42.2 New Hanover 114.3 148.7 184.1 Pender 25.2 36.6 48.7 Richmond 45.0 46.4 46.7 Robeson 104.1 116.0 129.1 Sampson 48.0 54.6 64.0 Scotland 33.0 35.6 37.0 REGION 780.3 914.2 1,040.9 NORTH CAROLINA 6,323.2 7,490.8 8,860.3 Source: N.C. Office of Budget and Management PER CAPITA INCOME (000s) COUNTY 1985 1995 2005 Bladen $8.8 $16.8 $24.3 Brunswick 10.5 17.4 26.9 Columbus 9.6 17.5 25.3 Cumberland 12.5 19.6 33.2 Hoke 7.5 13.5 20.2 New Hanover 12.6 22.1 32.6 Pender 9.7 17.3 24.2 Richmond 9.8 16.0 22.9 Robeson 8.4 15.0 20.4 Sampson 9.7 18.3 24.8 Scotland 9.9 17.2 22.5 REGION 10.8 18.4 27.9 NORTH CAROLINA 12.7 21.3 31.0 Source: N.C. Office of Budget and Management EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Accommodation/food services 37,200 Administrative/waste services 19,148 Construction 23,917 Educational services 39,281 Health care/social assistance 56,334 Manufacturing 45,873 Public administration 28,571 Retail 49,576 Other 82,284 Source: Employment Security Commission, 2006 EMPLOYMENT (000s) COUNTY 1986 1996 2006 Bladen 11.2 17.8 14.4 Brunswick 15.8 27.9 43.4 Columbus 21.3 22.0 22.5 Cumberland 83.4 108.2 123.5 Hoke...