Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2002 Census)

Rank	City	2003 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	590,857	1.8%
2	Raleigh	313,829	4.0%
3	Greensboro	231,415	0.6%
4	Winston-Salem	207,556	1.3%
5	Fayetteville	199,994	0.1%
6	Durham	196,432	2.0%
7	Cary	100,640	1.6%
8	Wilmington	91,395	0.9%
9	High Point	90,925	2.5%
10	Asheville	72,336	-0.4%
11	Jacksonville	68,720	2.2%
12	Gastonia	67,526	-0.1%
13	Greenville	66,270	2.7%
14	Rocky Mount	58,579	-0.2%
15	Concord	58,257	1.4%
16	Chapel Hill	48,778	0.8%
17	Burlington	46,559	0.7%
18	Wilson	45,826	0.8%
19	Goldsboro	39,625	-0.7%
20	Hickory	39,391	2.2%
21	Kannapolis	38,173	1.0%
22	Salisbury	30,737	0.3%
23	Huntersville	30,578	8.1%
24	Monroe	28,182	1.4%
25	Apex	25,308	9.2%
26	Thomasville	25,183	1.4%
27	Sanford	24,466	2.1%
28	Statesville	24,023	1.0%
29	New Bern	23,916	1.4%
30	Matthews	23,840	1.6%
31	Kinston	23,178	-1.4%
32	Asheboro	22,751	1.2%
33	Havelock	22,529	0.1%
34	Lumberton	20,920	-0.5%
35	Shelby	20,884	0.1%
36	Garner	20,553	4.5%
37	Lexington	19,992	0.2%
38	Mooresville	19,864	0.9%
39	Kernersville	19,759	2.4%
40	Lenoir	17,989	-0.4%
41	Carrboro	17,553	-0.4%
42	Mint Hill	17,442	0.5%
43	Elizabeth City	17,370	0.4%
44	Morganton	17,191	-0.7%
45	Roanoke Rapids	16,590	-1.2%
46	Cornelius	16,429	7.7%
47	Henderson	16,215	-0.4%
48	Clemmons	15,940	0.4%
49	Albemarle	15,770	-0.8%
50	Eden	15,668	-0.6%
51	Laurinburg	15,551	-1.3%
52	Wake Forest	14,985	7.1%
53	Reidsville	14,920	0.9%
54	Indian Trail	14,456	3.0%
55	Graham	13,503	1.0%
56	Boone	13,419	-0.4%
57	Spring Lake	12,814	1.3%
58	Newton	12,765	0.2%
59	Hope Mills	12,314	0.5%
60	Holly Springs	12,124	9.4%
61	Lewisville	11,839	0.5%
62	Hendersonville	11,510	0.3%
63	Southern Pines	11,406	1.3%
64	Smithfield	11,327	1.3%
65	Clayton	10,890	12.6%
66	Tarboro	10,839	-1.7%
67	Mount Airy	10,782	-0.5%
68	Kings Mountain	10,453	0.8%
69	Pinehurst	10,345	2.7%
70	Lincolnton	10,068	-0.2%
71	Washington	9,665	-0.3%
72	Mount Holly	9,656	-0.1%
73	Waynesville	9,576	-0.0%
74	Dunn	9,490	1.1%
75	Fuquay-Varina	9,257	6.3%
76	Rockingham	9,254	-1.6%
77	Archdale	9,020	-0.4%
78	Belmont	8,914	0.1%
79	Roxboro	8,736	0.2%
80	Clinton	8,557	-0.4%
81	Oxford	8,477	0.4%
82	Mebane	8,096	2.9%
83	Morrisville	8,088	20.5%
84	Morehead City	7,967	0.5%
85	Davidson	7,768	3.4%
86	Siler City	7,612	3.6%
87	Black Mountain	7,543	-0.0%
88	Stallings	7,382	1.2%
89	Forest City	7,356	-1.2%
90	Weddington	7,296	3.8%
91	Elon	7,127	2.2%
92	Summerfield	6,950	0.6%
93	Oak Island	6,853	1.4%
94	Marion	6,841	-0.2%
95	Conover	6,841	0.6%
96	Trinity	6,722	-0.0%
97	Brevard	6,720	-0.7%
98	Butner	6,531	0.6%
99	Knightdale	6,391	0.6%
100	Selma	6,328	1.9%

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