The United States Attorney's Office is responsible for representing the federal government in virtually all litigation involving the United States in the Western District of North Carolina. This includes all criminal prosecutions for violations of federal law, civil lawsuits by and against the government, and actions to collect judgments and restitution on behalf of victims and taxpayers. The district extends over 13,563.9 square miles and includes 32 counties. The population of our district is over 2.6 million people. Mecklenburg is the largest county in WDNC with over 720,000 people. Graham is the smallest with just over 8,000 people. Charlotte is the largest city in the state with a metropolitan area of 1.8 million people. And is the 2nd largest banking center in America. Half of the great Smokey Mountains National Park, approximately 800 square, miles is in WDNC as well as 250 of the 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Pisgah & Nantahala Forest cover over one million acres of our district. The largest Native American Community in the eastern half of the United States, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, is in WDNC.
