Statistics - 2003
municipalities - by amount setoff
| # | Municipality | Total Debt Submitted | Debts Setoff | Amount Setoff |
| 1 | High Point, City of | $957,440.91 | 633 | $96,451.67 |
| 2 | Asheville, City of | $772,718.06 | 485 | $71,602.08 |
| 3 | Lexington, City of | $1,078,241.69 | 134 | $22,786.38 |
| 4 | Elizabeth City | $642,524.03 | 89 | $15,699.65 |
| 5 | New Bern, City of | $1,490,557.32 | 87 | $14,499.75 |
| 6 | Jacksonville, City of | $122,012.69 | 99 | $10,201.58 |
| 7 | Roxboro, City of | $165,413.98 | 51 | $9,648.52 |
| 8 | Albemarle, City of | $537,513.66 | 45 | $8,510.08 |
| 9 | Lumberton, City of | $488,448.11 | 33 | $8,129.02 |
| 10 | Statesville, City of | $274,833.29 | 60 | $7,611.26 |
| 11 | Monroe, City of | $283,336.63 | 35 | $7,278.14 |
| 12 | Winston-Salem, City of | $540,034.89 | 53 | $7,016.00 |
| 13 | Morganton, City of | $128,857.57 | 41 | $5,839.19 |
| 14 | Rocky Mount, City of | $872,570.14 | 15 | $4,946.47 |
| 15 | Kings Mountain, City of | $99,218.91 | 24 | $3,506.87 |
| 16 | Windsor, City of | $52,329.46 | 20 | $2,835.17 |
| 17 | Lincolnton, City of | $65,511.73 | 16 | $2,540.51 |
| 18 | Morehead City, Town of | $65,378.99 | 17 | $2,355.17 |
| 19 | Black Mountain, Town of | $24,208.57 | 12 | $1,437.15 |
| 20 | Troy, Town of | $9,712.04 | 11 | $1,332.79 |
| 21 | Southern Pines, Town of | $26,125.11 | 14 | $1,291.25 |
| 22 | Thomasville, City of | $54,927.44 | 13 | $1,214.86 |
| 23 | Belhaven, Town of | $15,489.57 | 6 | $1,161.59 |
| 24 | Roseboro, Town of | $5,436.67 | 4 | $1,125.37 |
| 25 | Mount Airy, City of | $15,907.50 | 9 | $927.20 |
| 26 | Graham, City of | $41,419.23 | 8 | $895.74 |
| 27 | Granite Falls, Town of | $23,767.83 | 6 | $889.92 |
| 28 | Edenton, Town of | $19,616.08 | 4 | $883.81 |
| 29 | Marion, City of | $10,443.26 | 10 | $837.74 |
| 30 | Boone, Town of | $8,597.62 | 11 | $750.03 |
| 31 | Elizabethtown, Town | $13,296.46 | 3 | $628.28 |
| 32 | Dunn, City of | $30,298.41 | 6 | $623.55 |
| 33 | Hendersonville, City of | $6,312.65 | 3 | $519.12 |
| 34 | Robbinsville, Town of | $0.00 | 3 | $476.16 |
| 35 | LaGrange, Town of | $28,829.00 | 3 | $469.55 |
| 36 | Laurinburg, City of | $21,775.86 | 2 | $466.97 |
| 37 | Kinston, City of | $48,080.74 | 6 | $428.20 |
| 38 | Tarboro, Town of | $61,846.38 | 3 | $393.27 |
| 39 | Tryon, Town of | $18,569.85 | 6 | $346.25 |
| 40 | Concord, City of | $99,233.71 | 1 | $228.39 |
| 41 | Nashville, City of | $29,019.95 | 2 | $207.31 |
| 42 | Jonesville, Town of | $1,788.02 | 2 | $165.28 |
| 43 | King, City of | $61,818.97 | 1 | $141.65 |
| 44 | Nags Head, Town of | $599.04 | 1 | $72.86 |
| 45 | Carolina Beach, Town of | $24,942.13 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 46 | Chadbourn, Town of | $15,623.13 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 47 | Clinton, City of | $6,580.72 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 48 | Creedmoor, City of | $11,528.08 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 49 | Eden, City of | $14,372.33 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 50 | Elm City, Town of | $1,879.99 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 51 | Garysburg, Town of | $6,171.44 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 52 | Hickory, City of | $35,352.76 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 53 | Kannapolis, Town of | $73,063.15 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 54 | Lucama, Town of | $21,115.04 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 55 | Marshville, Town of | $3,242.59 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 56 | Morrisville, City of | $2,824.98 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 57 | Newport, Town of | $4,622.12 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 58 | Plymouth, Town of | $17,555.95 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 59 | Shelby, City of | $139,627.18 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 60 | Spring Hope, Town of | $20,148.68 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 61 | Stanley, Town of | $16,376.76 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 62 | Vass, Town of | $765.50 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 63 | Wadesboro, Town of | $41,790.01 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 64 | Wake Forest, Town of | $116,345.75 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 65 | Whiteville, City of | $4,640.38 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 66 | Wilson, City of | $4,058.65 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 67 | Zebulon, Town of | $27,124.78 | 0 | $0.00 |
| Totals: | $9,923,814.12 | 2,087 | $319,371.80 |