Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2009 Census)

Rank	City	2010 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	704,422	2.4%
2	Raleigh	405,612	3.8%
3	Greensboro	255,124	1.2%
4	Winston-Salem	229,828	1.4%
5	Durham	229,171	2.2%
6	Fayetteville	198,071	-0.1%
7	Cary	136,637	3.8%
8	High Point	103,368	2.0%
9	Wilmington	101,350	1.4%
10	Greenville	81,798	3.0%
11	Jacksonville	80,542	2.3%
12	Asheville	76,636	0.6%
13	Gastonia	72,934	0.8%
14	Concord	67,251	1.9%
15	Rocky Mount	59,577	0.1%
16	Chapel Hill	53,546	1.2%
17	Burlington	51,577	1.3%
18	Wilson	48,723	0.9%
19	Huntersville	44,985	6.2%
20	Kannapolis	43,404	1.7%
21	Hickory	41,469	1.1%
22	Goldsboro	38,335	-0.5%
23	Apex	34,031	5.4%
24	Monroe	33,436	2.2%
25	Salisbury	31,041	0.2%
26	Sanford	29,922	2.7%
27	New Bern	28,992	2.5%
28	Wake Forest	27,915	8.8%
29	Garner	27,533	4.3%
30	Matthews	27,486	2.0%
31	Statesville	26,644	1.4%
32	Thomasville	26,615	0.9%
33	Cornelius	24,738	6.4%
34	Asheboro	24,734	1.2%
35	Kernersville	23,193	2.3%
36	Mooresville	22,133	1.4%
37	Kinston	22,056	-0.9%
38	Havelock	21,966	-0.2%
39	Lumberton	21,924	0.4%
40	Holly Springs	21,749	8.9%
41	Shelby	21,366	0.3%
42	Mint Hill	20,647	2.0%
43	Elizabeth City	20,437	1.9%
44	Lexington	20,213	0.2%
45	Indian Trail	19,421	4.0%
46	Carrboro	18,368	0.4%
47	Fuquay-Varina	17,910	9.1%
48	Lenoir	17,857	-0.2%
49	Clemmons	17,780	1.3%
50	Morganton	17,029	-0.3%
51	Clayton	16,362	7.4%
52	Roanoke Rapids	16,190	-0.5%
53	Henderson	15,777	-0.4%
54	Albemarle	15,489	-0.4%
55	Laurinburg	15,374	-0.4%
56	Eden	15,350	-0.4%
57	Reidsville	14,723	0.1%
58	Graham	14,665	1.1%
59	Boone	14,138	0.5%
60	Morrisville	14,018	10.8%
61	Hope Mills	13,824	1.4%
62	Newton	13,578	0.7%
63	Lewisville	13,246	1.4%
64	Smithfield	13,201	2.0%
65	Southern Pines	12,862	1.6%
66	Pinehurst	12,442	2.7%
67	Spring Lake	12,313	-0.2%
68	Hendersonville	12,223	0.7%
69	Kings Mountain	11,147	0.9%
70	Lincolnton	10,925	0.9%
71	Mebane	10,806	3.9%
72	Mount Airy	10,631	-0.3%
73	Davidson	10,547	4.2%
74	Waynesville	10,191	0.7%
75	Washington	10,176	0.5%
76	Dunn	10,173	1.0%
77	Mount Holly	10,171	0.6%
78	Knightdale	10,160	5.4%
79	Weddington	10,119	4.6%
80	Tarboro	10,035	-1.2%
81	Morehead City	9,680	2.3%
82	Belmont	9,529	0.8%
83	Stallings	9,356	2.9%
84	Archdale	9,317	0.3%
85	Rockingham	8,795	-0.9%
86	Siler City	8,747	2.4%
87	Clinton	8,736	0.1%
88	Roxboro	8,681	-0.0%
89	Oxford	8,668	0.3%
90	Oak Island	8,297	2.5%
91	Unionville	8,116	5.5%
92	Black Mountain	7,910	0.5%
93	Summerfield	7,753	1.3%
94	Conover	7,428	1.1%
95	Pineville	7,184	1.9%
96	Elon	7,158	0.5%
97	Selma	7,063	1.6%
98	Trinity	7,001	0.4%
99	Marion	6,998	0.2%
100	King	6,984	1.6%

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