| Rank |
City |
Businesses |
| 1 |
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
68,564
|
| 2 |
Raleigh, North Carolina
|
39,447
|
| 3 |
Greensboro, North Carolina
|
24,066
|
| 4 |
Durham, North Carolina
|
18,148
|
| 5 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
18,081
|
| 6 |
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
13,201
|
| 7 |
Fayetteville, North Carolina
|
12,942
|
| 8 |
Asheville, North Carolina
|
12,773
|
| 9 |
Cary, North Carolina
|
12,253
|
| 10 |
High Point, North Carolina
|
9,446
|
| 11 |
Concord, North Carolina
|
7,072
|
| 12 |
Greenville, North Carolina
|
6,219
|
| 13 |
Gastonia, North Carolina
|
5,930
|
| 14 |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
5,717
|
| 15 |
Hickory, North Carolina
|
5,422
|
| 16 |
Huntersville, North Carolina
|
4,722
|
| 17 |
Burlington, North Carolina
|
4,556
|
| 18 |
Mooresville, North Carolina
|
4,432
|
| 19 |
Wilson, North Carolina
|
4,356
|
| 20 |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
|
3,998
|
| 21 |
Apex, North Carolina
|
3,854
|
| 22 |
Matthews, North Carolina
|
3,578
|
| 23 |
Jacksonville, North Carolina
|
3,439
|
| 24 |
Indian Trail, North Carolina
|
3,429
|
| 25 |
Goldsboro, North Carolina
|
3,427
|
| 26 |
Cornelius, North Carolina
|
3,236
|
| 27 |
New Bern, North Carolina
|
3,049
|
| 28 |
Wake Forest, North Carolina
|
3,007
|
| 29 |
Monroe, North Carolina
|
3,000
|
| 30 |
Statesville, North Carolina
|
2,996
|
| 31 |
Salisbury, North Carolina
|
2,867
|
| 32 |
Kernersville, North Carolina
|
2,703
|
| 33 |
Lumberton, North Carolina
|
2,585
|
| 34 |
Kannapolis, North Carolina
|
2,450
|
| 35 |
Boone, North Carolina
|
2,449
|
| 36 |
Hendersonville, North Carolina
|
2,346
|
| 37 |
Garner, North Carolina
|
2,338
|
| 38 |
Morganton, North Carolina
|
2,306
|
| 39 |
Clemmons, North Carolina
|
2,269
|
| 40 |
Thomasville, North Carolina
|
2,171
|
| 41 |
Shelby, North Carolina
|
2,170
|
| 42 |
Asheboro, North Carolina
|
2,138
|
| 43 |
Mint Hill, North Carolina
|
2,126
|
| 44 |
Lenoir, North Carolina
|
2,087
|
| 45 |
Sanford, North Carolina
|
1,932
|
| 46 |
Brevard, North Carolina
|
1,822
|
| 47 |
Kinston, North Carolina
|
1,795
|
| 48 |
Lexington, North Carolina
|
1,790
|
| 49 |
Holly Springs, North Carolina
|
1,745
|
| 50 |
Washington, North Carolina
|
1,742
|
| 51 |
Carrboro, North Carolina
|
1,705
|
| 52 |
Morrisville, North Carolina
|
1,661
|
| 53 |
Black Mountain, North Carolina
|
1,640
|
| 54 |
Henderson, North Carolina
|
1,603
|
| 55 |
Lincolnton, North Carolina
|
1,551
|
| 56 |
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
|
1,549
|
| 57 |
Southern Pines, North Carolina
|
1,545
|
| 58 |
Clayton, North Carolina
|
1,464
|
| 59 |
Morehead City, North Carolina
|
1,437
|
| 60 |
Smithfield, North Carolina
|
1,397
|
| 61 |
Davidson, North Carolina
|
1,379
|
| 62 |
Waynesville, North Carolina
|
1,379
|
| 63 |
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
|
1,365
|
| 64 |
Dunn, North Carolina
|
1,349
|
| 65 |
Mebane, North Carolina
|
1,339
|
| 66 |
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
|
1,300
|
| 67 |
Newton, North Carolina
|
1,297
|
| 68 |
Belmont, North Carolina
|
1,268
|
| 69 |
Mount Airy, North Carolina
|
1,257
|
| 70 |
Pinehurst, North Carolina
|
1,241
|
| 71 |
Albemarle, North Carolina
|
1,212
|
| 72 |
Pineville, North Carolina
|
1,210
|
| 73 |
Knightdale, North Carolina
|
1,181
|
| 74 |
Laurinburg, North Carolina
|
1,175
|
| 75 |
Roxboro, North Carolina
|
1,161
|
| 76 |
Oak Island, North Carolina
|
1,126
|
| 77 |
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
|
1,124
|
| 78 |
Hillsborough, North Carolina
|
1,123
|
| 79 |
Reidsville, North Carolina
|
1,118
|
| 80 |
Mount Holly, North Carolina
|
1,094
|
| 81 |
Eden, North Carolina
|
1,079
|
| 82 |
Graham, North Carolina
|
1,078
|
| 83 |
Havelock, North Carolina
|
1,064
|
| 84 |
Clinton, North Carolina
|
1,061
|
| 85 |
Harrisburg, North Carolina
|
1,045
|
| 86 |
Hope Mills, North Carolina
|
1,024
|
| 87 |
Myrtle Grove, North Carolina
|
1,010
|
| 88 |
Summerfield, North Carolina
|
1,004
|
| 89 |
Murraysville, North Carolina
|
978
|
| 90 |
Kings Grant, North Carolina
|
947
|
| 91 |
Marion, North Carolina
|
939
|
| 92 |
Oxford, North Carolina
|
918
|
| 93 |
Trinity, North Carolina
|
916
|
| 94 |
Tarboro, North Carolina
|
909
|
| 95 |
Whiteville, North Carolina
|
906
|
| 96 |
Conover, North Carolina
|
900
|
| 97 |
Wadesboro, North Carolina
|
872
|
| 98 |
Rockingham, North Carolina
|
866
|
| 99 |
Archdale, North Carolina
|
844
|
| 100 |
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
|
844
|
| 101 |
Mocksville, North Carolina
|
803
|
| 102 |
Forest City, North Carolina
|
802
|
| 103 |
Siler City, North Carolina
|
799
|
| 104 |
Weddington, North Carolina
|
715
|
| 105 |
King, North Carolina
|
703
|
| 106 |
Ogden, North Carolina
|
699
|
| 107 |
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
|
699
|
| 108 |
Cherryville, North Carolina
|
620
|
| 109 |
Mills River, North Carolina
|
613
|
| 110 |
St. Stephens, North Carolina
|
607
|
| 111 |
Silver Lake, North Carolina
|
601
|
| 112 |
Hamlet, North Carolina
|
563
|
| 113 |
Aberdeen, North Carolina
|
540
|
| 114 |
Williamston, North Carolina
|
522
|
| 115 |
Spring Lake, North Carolina
|
511
|
| 116 |
Half Moon, North Carolina
|
467
|
| 117 |
Elon, North Carolina
|
418
|
| 118 |
Selma, North Carolina
|
417
|
| 119 |
James City, North Carolina
|
378
|
| 120 |
Bessemer City, North Carolina
|
354
|
| 121 |
Butner, North Carolina
|
288
|