Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2003 Census)

Rank	City	2004 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	601,245	1.8%
2	Raleigh	322,083	3.5%
3	Greensboro	232,456	0.6%
4	Winston-Salem	210,731	1.4%
5	Fayetteville	201,936	0.4%
6	Durham	198,695	1.7%
7	Cary	102,333	1.7%
8	Wilmington	92,439	1.0%
9	High Point	91,944	2.0%
10	Asheville	72,651	-0.1%
11	Jacksonville	72,393	3.2%
12	Greenville	67,690	2.5%
13	Gastonia	67,406	-0.1%
14	Concord	58,981	1.4%
15	Rocky Mount	58,461	-0.2%
16	Chapel Hill	49,300	0.9%
17	Burlington	46,675	0.5%
18	Wilson	45,978	0.7%
19	Hickory	39,566	1.6%
20	Goldsboro	39,448	-0.6%
21	Kannapolis	38,340	0.8%
22	Huntersville	32,381	7.4%
23	Salisbury	30,432	-0.2%
24	Monroe	28,795	1.7%
25	Apex	27,214	8.6%
26	Thomasville	25,334	1.1%
27	Sanford	25,208	2.4%
28	New Bern	24,361	1.5%
29	Statesville	24,181	0.9%
30	Matthews	23,981	1.3%
31	Havelock	23,027	0.8%
32	Kinston	22,898	-1.3%
33	Asheboro	22,888	1.0%
34	Shelby	21,177	0.5%
35	Garner	21,094	3.9%
36	Lumberton	21,009	-0.2%
37	Lexington	20,235	0.5%
38	Mooresville	19,973	0.8%
39	Kernersville	19,934	1.9%
40	Lenoir	17,920	-0.4%
41	Elizabeth City	17,570	0.6%
42	Mint Hill	17,520	0.5%
43	Cornelius	17,474	7.2%
44	Carrboro	17,371	-0.6%
45	Morganton	17,041	-0.7%
46	Roanoke Rapids	16,436	-1.1%
47	Wake Forest	16,108	7.2%
48	Henderson	16,036	-0.6%
49	Clemmons	15,776	-0.1%
50	Albemarle	15,637	-0.8%
51	Eden	15,570	-0.6%
52	Laurinburg	15,523	-0.9%
53	Indian Trail	14,820	2.8%
54	Reidsville	14,819	0.4%
55	Graham	13,521	0.7%
56	Boone	13,198	-0.8%
57	Holly Springs	12,997	8.7%
58	Spring Lake	12,828	0.9%
59	Newton	12,737	0.1%
60	Hope Mills	12,558	1.0%
61	Lewisville	11,714	-0.0%
62	Hendersonville	11,554	0.3%
63	Smithfield	11,479	1.3%
64	Southern Pines	11,473	1.1%
65	Clayton	11,265	9.4%
66	Mount Airy	10,746	-0.4%
67	Morrisville	10,734	24.5%
68	Pinehurst	10,665	2.8%
69	Tarboro	10,661	-1.7%
70	Kings Mountain	10,470	0.6%
71	Fuquay-Varina	10,264	7.8%
72	Lincolnton	10,084	-0.1%
73	Washington	9,665	-0.2%
74	Mount Holly	9,599	-0.3%
75	Waynesville	9,587	0.0%
76	Dunn	9,566	1.0%
77	Rockingham	9,069	-1.7%
78	Archdale	9,026	-0.3%
79	Belmont	8,811	-0.3%
80	Roxboro	8,713	0.0%
81	Mebane	8,624	4.1%
82	Clinton	8,579	-0.2%
83	Oxford	8,514	0.4%
84	Davidson	8,410	5.0%
85	Morehead City	8,164	1.2%
86	Siler City	7,662	2.6%
87	Black Mountain	7,581	0.2%
88	Weddington	7,535	3.6%
89	Stallings	7,437	1.1%
90	Forest City	7,287	-1.1%
91	Elon	7,075	1.2%
92	Summerfield	7,032	0.8%
93	Oak Island	7,012	1.7%
94	Conover	6,864	0.5%
95	Marion	6,822	-0.2%
96	Trinity	6,746	0.1%
97	Brevard	6,612	-1.0%
98	Butner	6,537	0.4%
99	Knightdale	6,440	0.7%
100	Selma	6,372	1.5%

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