Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2001 Census)

Rank	City	2002 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Morrisville	6,871	23.4%
2	Clayton	9,970	16.0%
3	Crossnore	276	14.0%
4	Seven Devils	150	11.9%
5	Rhodhiss	636	11.4%
6	Princeville	1,136	11.3%
7	Bald Head Island	199	11.2%
8	Holly Springs	11,240	11.0%
9	Badin	1,361	9.8%
10	Apex	23,302	9.7%
11	Huntersville	28,649	9.6%
12	Cornelius	15,392	8.6%
13	Creedmoor	2,606	8.2%
14	Wake Forest	14,072	7.6%
15	Aberdeen	3,781	7.6%
16	Fairview	3,303	7.3%
17	Kure Beach	1,668	7.1%
18	Boiling Spring Lakes	3,240	6.9%
19	Caswell Beach	400	6.1%
20	Fuquay-Varina	8,701	6.1%
21	St. James	913	4.7%
22	Garner	19,701	4.6%
23	Unionville	5,223	4.6%
24	Davidson	7,597	4.6%
25	Lake Park	2,233	4.3%
26	Raleigh	302,642	4.3%
27	Sunset Beach	2,206	4.1%
28	Spencer Mountain	54	3.8%
29	Cedar Point	855	3.9%
30	Southport	2,528	3.9%
31	Southern Shores	2,302	3.8%
32	Matthews	23,941	3.7%
33	Manteo	1,240	3.6%
34	Mineral Springs	1,917	3.5%
35	Wesley Chapel	2,776	3.5%
36	Mebane	7,897	3.4%
37	Burgaw	3,575	3.3%
38	Sanford	24,233	3.3%
39	Sandy Creek	256	3.2%
40	Duck	464	3.1%
41	Weddington	6,980	3.0%
42	Ocean Isle Beach	450	3.0%
43	Angier	3,475	2.9%
44	Siler City	7,307	3.0%
45	Broadway	1,079	2.9%
46	Nags Head	2,786	2.8%
47	Northwest	698	2.8%
48	Wingate	2,493	2.7%
49	Pittsboro	2,447	2.6%
50	Greenville	64,453	2.6%
51	Pineville	6,206	2.6%
52	High Point	88,772	2.5%
53	Marvin	1,475	2.4%
54	Cary	99,838	2.5%
55	Goldston	334	2.5%
56	Shallotte	1,822	2.5%
57	Wilson's Mills	1,397	2.3%
58	Harmony	555	2.4%
59	Monroe	28,009	2.3%
60	Indian Trail	13,930	2.3%
61	Blowing Rock	1,447	2.2%
62	Wallace	3,422	2.2%
63	Asheboro	22,687	2.2%
64	Pinehurst	10,022	2.2%
65	Lillington	2,980	2.2%
66	Elon	6,961	2.1%
67	Beech Mountain	326	2.2%
68	Charlotte	581,562	2.1%
69	Banner Elk	881	2.1%
70	Hickory	38,475	2.1%
71	Waxhaw	3,143	1.9%
72	Love Valley	53	1.9%
73	Harrisburg	4,786	1.9%
74	Stokesdale	3,333	1.9%
75	Havelock	22,904	2.0%
76	Selma	6,215	1.9%
77	Watha	166	1.8%
78	Kill Devil Hills	6,018	1.8%
79	Kernersville	19,205	1.9%
80	Durham	192,397	1.9%
81	Marshville	2,421	1.8%
82	Concord	57,608	1.7%
83	Green Level	2,211	1.8%
84	Tobaccoville	2,326	1.8%
85	Kitty Hawk	3,049	1.7%
86	Newport	3,409	1.7%
87	Thomasville	24,927	1.7%
88	Navassa	1,406	1.7%
89	New Bern	23,662	1.7%
90	Leland	4,190	1.6%
91	Pleasant Garden	4,791	1.5%
92	Chapel Hill	48,771	1.5%
93	Farmville	4,500	1.5%
94	Rolesville	1,005	1.5%
95	Holden Beach	803	1.5%
96	Belwood	991	1.4%
97	Flat Rock	2,733	1.5%
98	Mount Pleasant	1,471	1.4%
99	Oak Island	6,763	1.4%
100	Winston-Salem	205,210	1.5%

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