North Carolina's Eastern Region includes 13 counties with a combined population of more than 1 million people. Major population centers are Greenville, NC, Jacksonville, NC, Goldsboro, NC and Kinston, NC. Top industries in the North Carolina Eastern Region include advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defense, value-added agriculture, life sciences and tourism, as well as major health-care and higher education concentrations. Major transportation assets in the North Carolina Eastern Region include the Port of Morehead City, the 5,700-acre Global TransPark in Kinston, which includes an airport with an 11,500-foot runway. Colleges and universities include 11 campuses of the North Carolina Community College System and East Carolina University. Click on the View Additional Areas tab for a detailed breakdown of workforce, transportation and demographics in each of the 13 North Carolina's Eastern Region counties.