Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2006 Census)

Rank	City	2007 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	652,202	2.3%
2	Raleigh	363,267	3.8%
3	Greensboro	240,533	0.9%
4	Winston-Salem	220,126	1.4%
5	Durham	210,798	1.8%
6	Fayetteville	193,285	-0.5%
7	Cary	113,110	2.5%
8	Wilmington	98,479	1.6%
9	High Point	98,368	2.1%
10	Asheville	74,404	0.3%
11	Jacksonville	74,244	2.0%
12	Greenville	73,516	2.7%
13	Gastonia	69,138	0.4%
14	Concord	61,950	1.5%
15	Rocky Mount	58,934	0.0%
16	Chapel Hill	50,837	1.0%
17	Burlington	48,071	0.8%
18	Wilson	46,836	0.6%
19	Hickory	40,243	1.1%
20	Kannapolis	40,129	1.2%
21	Huntersville	38,899	6.8%
22	Goldsboro	38,254	-0.8%
23	Apex	30,662	6.3%
24	Monroe	30,541	1.8%
25	Salisbury	30,282	-0.2%
26	Sanford	27,678	2.8%
27	New Bern	27,508	2.8%
28	Matthews	26,244	2.2%
29	Thomasville	25,782	0.8%
30	Statesville	25,514	1.4%
31	Garner	24,316	4.4%
32	Asheboro	23,918	1.2%
33	Wake Forest	22,662	9.6%
34	Kinston	22,368	-1.0%
35	Havelock	22,275	-0.1%
36	Kernersville	21,914	2.5%
37	Cornelius	21,795	7.4%
38	Lumberton	21,384	0.2%
39	Shelby	21,210	0.3%
40	Mooresville	21,143	1.4%
41	Lexington	20,043	0.1%
42	Elizabeth City	19,060	1.7%
43	Mint Hill	19,010	1.6%
44	Lenoir	17,819	-0.3%
45	Holly Springs	17,579	9.6%
46	Carrboro	17,545	-0.1%
47	Indian Trail	17,137	3.9%
48	Morganton	16,982	-0.4%
49	Clemmons	16,610	0.8%
50	Roanoke Rapids	16,338	-0.7%
51	Henderson	15,842	-0.5%
52	Laurinburg	15,500	-0.5%
53	Eden	15,381	-0.5%
54	Albemarle	15,381	-0.7%
55	Reidsville	14,649	-0.0%
56	Graham	14,040	1.0%
57	Boone	13,841	0.4%
58	Fuquay-Varina	13,840	9.1%
59	Clayton	13,644	8.0%
60	Hope Mills	13,292	1.5%
61	Newton	13,147	0.6%
62	Spring Lake	12,539	0.1%
63	Morrisville	12,501	14.4%
64	Lewisville	12,320	0.8%
65	Smithfield	12,202	1.7%
66	Southern Pines	12,064	1.4%
67	Hendersonville	11,880	0.6%
68	Pinehurst	11,664	2.9%
69	Kings Mountain	10,742	0.7%
70	Mount Airy	10,632	-0.4%
71	Lincolnton	10,436	0.5%
72	Tarboro	10,313	-1.4%
73	Washington	9,987	0.4%
74	Dunn	9,805	0.9%
75	Mount Holly	9,732	0.1%
76	Waynesville	9,552	-0.1%
77	Morehead City	9,285	2.8%
78	Mebane	9,264	3.3%
79	Archdale	9,126	0.1%
80	Belmont	9,065	0.3%
81	Davidson	8,943	3.5%
82	Rockingham	8,868	-1.2%
83	Weddington	8,846	4.5%
84	Roxboro	8,663	-0.1%
85	Clinton	8,659	0.1%
86	Oxford	8,462	0.1%
87	Siler City	8,360	2.8%
88	Oak Island	8,095	3.3%
89	Stallings	8,004	1.8%
90	Black Mountain	7,738	0.4%
91	Summerfield	7,409	1.3%
92	Conover	7,137	0.9%
93	Forest City	7,066	-1.1%
94	Unionville	6,968	5.7%
95	Elon	6,931	0.3%
96	Marion	6,902	0.1%
97	Trinity	6,856	0.3%
98	Knightdale	6,756	1.1%
99	Selma	6,706	1.6%
100	Brevard	6,669	-0.4%

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