Top 100 Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina

Rank	City	2024 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	911,311	1.3%
2	Raleigh	482,295	1.0%
3	Greensboro	302,296	0.5%
4	Durham	296,186	1.4%
5	Winston-Salem	252,975	0.5%
6	Fayetteville	209,749	0.2%
7	Cary	180,010	0.9%
8	Wilmington	122,698	1.8%
9	High Point	116,926	0.9%
10	Concord	110,119	1.4%
11	Asheville	95,056	0.2%
12	Greenville	90,053	0.7%
13	Gastonia	83,942	1.5%
14	Jacksonville	72,879	-0.1%
15	Apex	72,225	6.4%
16	Huntersville	64,688	1.7%
17	Chapel Hill	62,043	0.4%
18	Burlington	60,032	1.4%
19	Kannapolis	59,321	3.5%
20	Wake Forest	54,337	4.2%
21	Rocky Mount	54,245	-0.0%
22	Mooresville	53,721	2.1%
23	Wilson	47,833	-0.1%
24	Holly Springs	46,271	3.5%
25	Hickory	44,415	0.8%
26	Fuquay-Varina	43,817	8.2%
27	Indian Trail	42,854	2.1%
28	Monroe	37,797	3.0%
29	Salisbury	36,319	0.7%
30	Garner	35,265	4.0%
31	Goldsboro	33,469	0.4%
32	Cornelius	33,139	1.7%
33	New Bern	32,226	1.2%
34	Sanford	32,064	1.9%
35	Morrisville	31,703	1.8%
36	Matthews	30,934	1.6%
37	Leland	30,542	8.5%
38	Statesville	30,220	2.3%
39	Clayton	30,216	4.2%
40	Kernersville	28,016	1.9%
41	Mint Hill	27,815	1.6%
42	Asheboro	27,726	0.9%
43	Thomasville	27,435	0.4%
44	Waxhaw	23,073	3.6%
45	Clemmons	22,159	1.5%
46	Shelby	22,010	0.2%
47	Carrboro	21,103	-0.5%
48	Knightdale	20,275	1.3%
49	Mebane	20,212	4.2%
50	Harrisburg	19,883	1.4%
51	Lexington	19,840	0.6%
52	Boone	19,811	3.1%
53	Kinston	19,411	-0.6%
54	Lumberton	19,121	0.6%
55	Elizabeth City	18,948	0.5%
56	Pinehurst	18,449	1.5%
57	Mount Holly	18,373	1.1%
58	Graham	18,354	2.2%
59	Lenoir	18,238	0.0%
60	Hope Mills	17,973	0.5%
61	Morganton	17,708	0.5%
62	Stallings	17,212	2.0%
63	Albemarle	16,936	1.0%
64	Southern Pines	16,728	2.4%
65	Havelock	16,500	-1.0%
66	Belmont	15,515	1.2%
67	Hendersonville	15,466	0.9%
68	Eden	15,332	-0.1%
69	Laurinburg	15,021	-0.3%
70	Henderson	14,857	-0.5%
71	Roanoke Rapids	14,669	-1.2%
72	Reidsville	14,585	0.0%
73	Davidson	14,521	-1.2%
74	Wendell	14,400	13.0%
75	Weddington	14,080	2.0%
76	Lewisville	14,002	1.4%
77	Newton	13,399	0.7%
78	Smithfield	12,468	3.5%
79	Lincolnton	12,128	3.1%
80	Archdale	12,084	0.5%
81	Kings Mountain	11,823	1.8%
82	Elon	11,520	0.6%
83	Spring Lake	11,507	-0.4%
84	Rolesville	11,297	5.7%
85	Pineville	11,153	1.6%
86	Summerfield	11,150	0.2%
87	Tarboro	10,859	0.7%
88	Winterville	10,821	1.1%
89	Waynesville	10,667	1.7%
90	Mount Airy	10,610	0.1%
91	Morehead City	9,863	1.0%
92	Hillsborough	9,757	0.2%
93	Washington	9,683	-0.4%
94	Gibsonville	9,496	1.9%
95	Aberdeen	9,488	3.5%
96	Oak Island	9,480	3.7%
97	Zebulon	9,401	10.0%
98	Wesley Chapel	9,280	2.0%
99	Oxford	8,972	1.2%
100	Rockingham	8,890	-1.1%

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What is the largest city in North Carolina?

The largest city in North Carolina is Charlotte, with a population of 911,311. Charlotte is the 15th largest city in the US. The second largest city is Raleigh, with a population of 482,295, and is the 41st largest city in the US.

What are the major cities in North Carolina?

The major cities in North Carolina are Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem and Fayetteville. There are 6 major cities in North Carolina, which are cities with a population greater than 200,000.

What is the capital of North Carolina?

The capital of North Carolina is Raleigh, whose most recent population was 482,295. Raleigh is the 2nd largest city in the state of North Carolina.

What is the fastest growing city in North Carolina?

Among the 100 largest cities in North Carolina, the fastest growing city is Rolesville, whose population has grown 1041.1% since the year 2000.

What is the fastest shrinking city in North Carolina?

Among the 100 largest cities in North Carolina, the fastest shrinking city is Havelock, whose population has declined 26.5% since the year 2000. Havelock's peak populuation was 23,027 in the year 2003, and it's current population of 16,500 represents a 28.3% decline from it's peak. Havelock was once the 1,427th largest city in the US, but it's now the 2,224th largest.