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
|