Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2005 Census)

Rank	City	2006 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	631,160	2.1%
2	Raleigh	347,681	3.7%
3	Greensboro	236,449	0.7%
4	Winston-Salem	216,961	1.4%
5	Durham	205,613	1.7%
6	Fayetteville	193,639	-0.6%
7	Cary	107,353	2.0%
8	Wilmington	96,953	1.6%
9	High Point	95,245	1.9%
10	Asheville	73,392	0.1%
11	Jacksonville	72,923	2.1%
12	Greenville	70,328	2.3%
13	Gastonia	68,230	0.2%
14	Concord	60,095	1.2%
15	Rocky Mount	58,535	-0.1%
16	Chapel Hill	49,925	0.8%
17	Burlington	47,188	0.5%
18	Wilson	46,553	0.7%
19	Hickory	39,812	1.1%
20	Kannapolis	38,966	0.8%
21	Goldsboro	38,921	-0.6%
22	Huntersville	36,368	6.8%
23	Salisbury	30,059	-0.3%
24	Monroe	29,583	1.6%
25	Apex	28,994	6.4%
26	Sanford	26,648	2.6%
27	New Bern	26,468	2.6%
28	Thomasville	25,535	0.8%
29	Matthews	25,156	1.7%
30	Statesville	24,780	1.0%
31	Asheboro	23,416	1.1%
32	Garner	22,941	4.0%
33	Kinston	22,546	-1.1%
34	Havelock	22,343	-0.1%
35	Lumberton	21,237	0.1%
36	Kernersville	21,070	2.3%
37	Shelby	21,051	0.2%
38	Mooresville	20,504	1.0%
39	Cornelius	20,291	7.4%
40	Lexington	20,091	0.2%
41	Wake Forest	20,016	8.9%
42	Elizabeth City	18,476	1.4%
43	Mint Hill	18,197	1.0%
44	Lenoir	17,811	-0.4%
45	Carrboro	17,388	-0.4%
46	Morganton	16,938	-0.6%
47	Roanoke Rapids	16,299	-0.8%
48	Indian Trail	16,151	3.5%
49	Clemmons	16,051	0.3%
50	Henderson	15,800	-0.7%
51	Laurinburg	15,476	-0.6%
52	Eden	15,452	-0.5%
53	Albemarle	15,435	-0.7%
54	Holly Springs	15,389	8.7%
55	Reidsville	14,702	0.1%
56	Graham	13,865	0.9%
57	Boone	13,463	-0.1%
58	Hope Mills	13,300	1.8%
59	Newton	12,995	0.4%
60	Clayton	12,793	8.3%
61	Spring Lake	12,704	0.3%
62	Fuquay-Varina	12,381	8.6%
63	Morrisville	12,184	17.0%
64	Smithfield	11,932	1.6%
65	Lewisville	11,879	0.3%
66	Southern Pines	11,765	1.2%
67	Hendersonville	11,655	0.4%
68	Pinehurst	11,257	2.8%
69	Kings Mountain	10,677	0.7%
70	Mount Airy	10,649	-0.4%
71	Tarboro	10,437	-1.4%
72	Lincolnton	10,221	0.2%
73	Washington	9,776	0.1%
74	Dunn	9,730	0.9%
75	Mount Holly	9,622	-0.1%
76	Waynesville	9,555	-0.1%
77	Archdale	9,090	-0.0%
78	Mebane	8,961	3.2%
79	Rockingham	8,914	-1.4%
80	Belmont	8,904	0.0%
81	Morehead City	8,856	2.3%
82	Davidson	8,832	4.0%
83	Roxboro	8,690	-0.0%
84	Clinton	8,605	-0.0%
85	Oxford	8,418	0.0%
86	Weddington	8,293	4.1%
87	Siler City	8,075	2.6%
88	Stallings	7,742	1.4%
89	Black Mountain	7,703	0.4%
90	Oak Island	7,600	2.7%
91	Summerfield	7,231	1.0%
92	Forest City	7,121	-1.1%
93	Elon	7,070	0.7%
94	Conover	7,028	0.8%
95	Marion	6,879	0.0%
96	Trinity	6,809	0.3%
97	Brevard	6,645	-0.5%
98	Knightdale	6,623	1.0%
99	Selma	6,576	1.5%
100	Kill Devil Hills	6,491	1.9%

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