Cabarrus County (/ k ə ˈ b ɛər ə s / kuh-BAIR-us) [1] [2] is a county located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 225,804, making it the 9th-most populous county in North Carolina. [3] The county seat is Concord, [4] which was incorporated in 1803.