Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2000 Census)

Rank	City	2000 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	569,858	2.9%
2	Raleigh	290,184	2.8%
3	Greensboro	228,518	1.8%
4	Winston-Salem	202,198	1.9%
5	Fayetteville	199,429	5.9%
6	Durham	188,870	2.4%
7	Cary	97,411	7.9%
8	Wilmington	89,765	4.8%
9	High Point	86,609	2.2%
10	Asheville	72,883	1.0%
11	Gastonia	67,622	1.2%
12	Jacksonville	65,776	-1.7%
13	Greenville	62,791	2.4%
14	Rocky Mount	58,819	0.8%
15	Concord	56,620	4.2%
16	Chapel Hill	48,032	2.3%
17	Burlington	45,934	1.2%
18	Wilson	45,060	1.4%
19	Goldsboro	40,165	-1.1%
20	Hickory	37,690	2.5%
21	Kannapolis	37,391	1.4%
22	Salisbury	30,582	2.3%
23	Monroe	27,388	3.7%
24	Huntersville	26,145	14.8%
25	Thomasville	24,512	4.0%
26	Kinston	23,819	-0.8%
27	Statesville	23,532	1.0%
28	Sanford	23,455	2.2%
29	New Bern	23,270	1.1%
30	Matthews	23,081	4.8%
31	Havelock	22,464	0.9%
32	Asheboro	22,204	2.0%
33	Apex	21,233	14.5%
34	Lumberton	21,121	0.7%
35	Shelby	20,851	0.5%
36	Lexington	19,922	0.3%
37	Mooresville	19,494	5.7%
38	Kernersville	18,849	4.6%
39	Garner	18,832	2.4%
40	Lenoir	18,133	0.8%
41	Carrboro	17,703	4.2%
42	Morganton	17,418	0.9%
43	Mint Hill	17,277	2.4%
44	Elizabeth City	17,242	0.7%
45	Roanoke Rapids	16,991	0.4%
46	Henderson	16,349	-0.1%
47	Albemarle	16,022	0.5%
48	Laurinburg	15,967	-0.1%
49	Eden	15,852	-0.0%
50	Clemmons	15,825	5.6%
51	Reidsville	14,652	0.1%
52	Cornelius	14,171	10.8%
53	Indian Trail	13,622	12.4%
54	Boone	13,534	0.4%
55	Graham	13,233	2.5%
56	Wake Forest	13,076	8.1%
57	Newton	12,713	1.3%
58	Spring Lake	12,496	4.1%
59	Hope Mills	12,189	4.1%
60	Lewisville	11,722	5.9%
61	Hendersonville	11,440	2.4%
62	Tarboro	11,223	0.1%
63	Southern Pines	11,111	1.4%
64	Smithfield	11,037	0.3%
65	Mount Airy	10,880	3.5%
66	Kings Mountain	10,287	1.6%
67	Holly Springs	10,123	22.1%
68	Lincolnton	10,103	0.8%
69	Pinehurst	9,809	5.5%
70	Washington	9,726	-0.2%
71	Mount Holly	9,679	2.0%
72	Waynesville	9,581	0.6%
73	Rockingham	9,558	-0.4%
74	Dunn	9,293	0.1%
75	Archdale	9,098	2.2%
76	Belmont	8,897	-0.2%
77	Roxboro	8,709	1.4%
78	Clinton	8,621	-0.2%
79	Clayton	8,594	6.2%
80	Oxford	8,417	0.0%
81	Fuquay-Varina	8,198	6.2%
82	Morehead City	7,885	0.4%
83	Mebane	7,641	4.6%
84	Black Mountain	7,544	0.4%
85	Forest City	7,531	-0.3%
86	Davidson	7,260	5.7%
87	Stallings	7,206	12.7%
88	Siler City	7,095	3.4%
89	Summerfield	6,874	15.3%
90	Marion	6,867	3.5%
91	Elon	6,817	–
92	Brevard	6,811	0.9%
93	Weddington	6,774	5.2%
94	Conover	6,754	2.0%
95	Trinity	6,724	0.4%
96	Oak Island	6,668	–
97	Butner	6,454	–
98	Knightdale	6,312	11.4%
99	Hamlet	6,206	-1.4%
100	Selma	6,098	1.5%

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