| Rank |
City |
Population (2012) |
| 1 |
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
775,202
|
| 2 |
Raleigh, North Carolina
|
423,179
|
| 3 |
Greensboro, North Carolina
|
277,080
|
| 4 |
Durham, North Carolina
|
239,358
|
| 5 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
234,349
|
| 6 |
Fayetteville, North Carolina
|
202,103
|
| 7 |
Cary, North Carolina
|
145,693
|
| 8 |
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
109,922
|
| 9 |
High Point, North Carolina
|
106,586
|
| 10 |
Greenville, North Carolina
|
87,242
|
| 11 |
Asheville, North Carolina
|
85,712
|
| 12 |
Concord, North Carolina
|
81,981
|
| 13 |
Gastonia, North Carolina
|
72,723
|
| 14 |
Jacksonville, North Carolina
|
69,220
|
| 15 |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
58,424
|
| 16 |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
|
57,136
|
| 17 |
Burlington, North Carolina
|
51,306
|
| 18 |
Wilson, North Carolina
|
49,610
|
| 19 |
Huntersville, North Carolina
|
49,344
|
| 20 |
Kannapolis, North Carolina
|
43,782
|
| 21 |
Apex, North Carolina
|
40,420
|
| 22 |
Hickory, North Carolina
|
40,093
|
| 23 |
Goldsboro, North Carolina
|
37,051
|
| 24 |
Indian Trail, North Carolina
|
34,800
|
| 25 |
Monroe, North Carolina
|
33,641
|
| 26 |
Salisbury, North Carolina
|
33,622
|
| 27 |
Mooresville, North Carolina
|
33,451
|
| 28 |
Wake Forest, North Carolina
|
32,936
|
| 29 |
New Bern, North Carolina
|
30,316
|
| 30 |
Sanford, North Carolina
|
29,064
|
| 31 |
Matthews, North Carolina
|
28,699
|
| 32 |
Holly Springs, North Carolina
|
26,865
|
| 33 |
Thomasville, North Carolina
|
26,841
|
| 34 |
Garner, North Carolina
|
26,732
|
| 35 |
Cornelius, North Carolina
|
26,243
|
| 36 |
Asheboro, North Carolina
|
25,559
|
| 37 |
Statesville, North Carolina
|
25,044
|
| 38 |
Mint Hill, North Carolina
|
23,956
|
| 39 |
Kernersville, North Carolina
|
23,452
|
| 40 |
Lumberton, North Carolina
|
21,768
|
| 41 |
Kinston, North Carolina
|
21,625
|
| 42 |
Havelock, North Carolina
|
20,767
|
| 43 |
Morrisville, North Carolina
|
20,591
|
| 44 |
Carrboro, North Carolina
|
20,433
|
| 45 |
Shelby, North Carolina
|
20,270
|
| 46 |
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
|
19,929
|
| 47 |
Clemmons, North Carolina
|
19,108
|
| 48 |
Lexington, North Carolina
|
18,936
|
| 49 |
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
|
18,478
|
| 50 |
Lenoir, North Carolina
|
17,999
|
| 51 |
Boone, North Carolina
|
17,774
|
| 52 |
Clayton, North Carolina
|
17,031
|
| 53 |
Morganton, North Carolina
|
16,861
|
| 54 |
Albemarle, North Carolina
|
15,932
|
| 55 |
Laurinburg, North Carolina
|
15,791
|
| 56 |
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
|
15,692
|
| 57 |
Hope Mills, North Carolina
|
15,597
|
| 58 |
Eden, North Carolina
|
15,341
|
| 59 |
Henderson, North Carolina
|
15,320
|
| 60 |
Leland, North Carolina
|
15,123
|
| 61 |
Pinehurst, North Carolina
|
15,008
|
| 62 |
Stallings, North Carolina
|
14,379
|
| 63 |
Reidsville, North Carolina
|
14,341
|
| 64 |
Graham, North Carolina
|
14,248
|
| 65 |
Mount Holly, North Carolina
|
13,776
|
| 66 |
Hendersonville, North Carolina
|
13,288
|
| 67 |
Spring Lake, North Carolina
|
13,217
|
| 68 |
Lewisville, North Carolina
|
13,050
|
| 69 |
Newton, North Carolina
|
12,975
|
| 70 |
Southern Pines, North Carolina
|
12,736
|
| 71 |
Knightdale, North Carolina
|
12,724
|
| 72 |
Mebane, North Carolina
|
12,685
|
| 73 |
Harrisburg, North Carolina
|
11,973
|
| 74 |
Archdale, North Carolina
|
11,500
|
| 75 |
Davidson, North Carolina
|
11,484
|
| 76 |
Smithfield, North Carolina
|
11,339
|
| 77 |
Tarboro, North Carolina
|
11,327
|
| 78 |
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
|
10,648
|
| 79 |
Lincolnton, North Carolina
|
10,640
|
| 80 |
Summerfield, North Carolina
|
10,485
|
| 81 |
Mount Airy, North Carolina
|
10,436
|
| 82 |
Waxhaw, North Carolina
|
10,334
|
| 83 |
Belmont, North Carolina
|
10,302
|
| 84 |
Weddington, North Carolina
|
9,887
|
| 85 |
Waynesville, North Carolina
|
9,789
|
| 86 |
Washington, North Carolina
|
9,757
|
| 87 |
Dunn, North Carolina
|
9,584
|
| 88 |
Elon, North Carolina
|
9,576
|
| 89 |
Rockingham, North Carolina
|
9,499
|
| 90 |
Winterville, North Carolina
|
9,471
|
| 91 |
Morehead City, North Carolina
|
9,042
|
| 92 |
Clinton, North Carolina
|
8,743
|
| 93 |
Oxford, North Carolina
|
8,575
|
| 94 |
Roxboro, North Carolina
|
8,320
|
| 95 |
Conover, North Carolina
|
8,165
|
| 96 |
Siler City, North Carolina
|
8,158
|
| 97 |
Black Mountain, North Carolina
|
7,971
|
| 98 |
Marion, North Carolina
|
7,964
|
| 99 |
Pineville, North Carolina
|
7,894
|
| 100 |
Wesley Chapel, North Carolina
|
7,894
|
| 101 |
Butner, North Carolina
|
7,647
|
| 102 |
Brevard, North Carolina
|
7,553
|
| 103 |
Forest City, North Carolina
|
7,413
|
| 104 |
Fletcher, North Carolina
|
7,290
|
| 105 |
Oak Island, North Carolina
|
7,003
|
| 106 |
Mills River, North Carolina
|
6,897
|
| 107 |
King, North Carolina
|
6,871
|
| 108 |
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
|
6,827
|
| 109 |
Aberdeen, North Carolina
|
6,662
|
| 110 |
Trinity, North Carolina
|
6,648
|
| 111 |
Hamlet, North Carolina
|
6,620
|
| 112 |
Gibsonville, North Carolina
|
6,582
|
| 113 |
Oak Ridge, North Carolina
|
6,436
|
| 114 |
Hillsborough, North Carolina
|
6,271
|
| 115 |
Selma, North Carolina
|
6,185
|
| 116 |
Unionville, North Carolina
|
6,172
|
| 117 |
Wendell, North Carolina
|
6,155
|
| 118 |
Woodfin, North Carolina
|
6,139
|
| 119 |
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
|
5,883
|
| 120 |
Marvin, North Carolina
|
5,805
|
| 121 |
Cherryville, North Carolina
|
5,804
|
| 122 |
Wadesboro, North Carolina
|
5,706
|
| 123 |
Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
|
5,506
|
| 124 |
Whiteville, North Carolina
|
5,444
|
| 125 |
Williamston, North Carolina
|
5,421
|
| 126 |
Bessemer City, North Carolina
|
5,386
|
| 127 |
Nashville, North Carolina
|
5,376
|
| 128 |
Stokesdale, North Carolina
|
5,168
|
| 129 |
Sawmills, North Carolina
|
5,162
|
| 130 |
Mocksville, North Carolina
|
5,088
|
| 131 |
Ayden, North Carolina
|
5,032
|
| 132 |
Ahoskie, North Carolina
|
5,001
|