Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,383. Clinton is named for Richard Clinton, a Brigadier General of the North Carolina militia in the American Revolution.

Sampson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,036. Its county seat is Clinton.