That the flag of North Carolinashall consist of a blue union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter N in gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on the right of said star, the circle containing the same to be one-third the width of the union. The fly of the flag shall consist of two equally proportioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white; that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag shall be one-third more than its width.

Population, 2006 estimate 8,856,505, White persons 74.1%, Black persons 21.8%, American Indian and Alaska Native persons 1.3%, Asian persons 1.8%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1%, Persons reporting two or more races 1.0%, Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 6.4%.