Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2004 Census)

Rank	City	2005 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	614,446	1.9%
2	Raleigh	332,728	3.5%
3	Greensboro	233,359	0.5%
4	Winston-Salem	213,463	1.4%
5	Durham	201,871	1.7%
6	Fayetteville	200,897	0.2%
7	Cary	103,771	1.6%
8	Wilmington	94,700	1.3%
9	High Point	93,222	1.9%
10	Jacksonville	74,173	3.0%
11	Asheville	73,176	0.1%
12	Greenville	69,165	2.4%
13	Gastonia	67,497	-0.0%
14	Concord	59,304	1.2%
15	Rocky Mount	58,560	-0.1%
16	Chapel Hill	49,381	0.7%
17	Burlington	47,021	0.6%
18	Wilson	46,209	0.6%
19	Hickory	39,836	1.4%
20	Goldsboro	39,431	-0.5%
21	Kannapolis	38,546	0.8%
22	Huntersville	34,338	7.1%
23	Salisbury	30,172	-0.3%
24	Monroe	29,087	1.5%
25	Apex	28,025	7.2%
26	Sanford	25,983	2.6%
27	New Bern	25,684	2.5%
28	Thomasville	25,415	0.9%
29	Statesville	24,452	1.0%
30	Matthews	24,394	1.4%
31	Asheboro	23,174	1.1%
32	Kinston	22,656	-1.2%
33	Garner	22,364	4.4%
34	Havelock	21,988	-0.5%
35	Shelby	21,150	0.4%
36	Lumberton	21,052	-0.1%
37	Kernersville	20,342	1.9%
38	Mooresville	20,222	0.9%
39	Lexington	20,201	0.3%
40	Cornelius	18,674	7.1%
41	Elizabeth City	17,978	1.1%
42	Lenoir	17,810	-0.4%
43	Mint Hill	17,753	0.7%
44	Wake Forest	17,442	7.5%
45	Carrboro	17,274	-0.6%
46	Morganton	16,946	-0.7%
47	Roanoke Rapids	16,334	-1.0%
48	Henderson	15,915	-0.7%
49	Clemmons	15,864	0.1%
50	Eden	15,550	-0.5%
51	Laurinburg	15,536	-0.7%
52	Albemarle	15,496	-0.8%
53	Indian Trail	15,412	3.1%
54	Reidsville	14,701	0.1%
55	Holly Springs	13,947	8.3%
56	Graham	13,718	0.9%
57	Boone	13,485	-0.1%
58	Hope Mills	13,041	1.7%
59	Newton	12,855	0.3%
60	Spring Lake	12,741	0.5%
61	Clayton	12,027	8.8%
62	Lewisville	11,770	0.1%
63	Smithfield	11,702	1.5%
64	Hendersonville	11,595	0.3%
65	Morrisville	11,591	20.1%
66	Southern Pines	11,573	1.0%
67	Fuquay-Varina	11,289	8.3%
68	Pinehurst	10,908	2.7%
69	Mount Airy	10,659	-0.5%
70	Kings Mountain	10,503	0.5%
71	Tarboro	10,481	-1.7%
72	Lincolnton	10,112	0.0%
73	Washington	9,696	-0.1%
74	Waynesville	9,611	0.1%
75	Dunn	9,600	0.8%
76	Mount Holly	9,573	-0.3%
77	Archdale	9,027	-0.2%
78	Rockingham	9,001	-1.5%
79	Mebane	8,806	3.6%
80	Belmont	8,752	-0.4%
81	Roxboro	8,674	-0.1%
82	Clinton	8,596	-0.1%
83	Davidson	8,568	4.2%
84	Morehead City	8,520	2.0%
85	Oxford	8,424	0.0%
86	Siler City	8,055	3.2%
87	Weddington	7,874	3.8%
88	Black Mountain	7,619	0.2%
89	Stallings	7,564	1.2%
90	Oak Island	7,211	2.0%
91	Forest City	7,195	-1.1%
92	Summerfield	7,121	0.9%
93	Elon	7,074	0.9%
94	Conover	6,939	0.7%
95	Marion	6,813	-0.2%
96	Trinity	6,751	0.1%
97	Brevard	6,612	-0.7%
98	Knightdale	6,506	0.8%
99	Selma	6,501	1.6%
100	Butner	6,460	0.0%

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