Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2007 Census)

Rank	City	2008 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	669,690	2.3%
2	Raleigh	379,106	3.9%
3	Greensboro	245,767	1.0%
4	Winston-Salem	223,532	1.4%
5	Durham	216,943	2.0%
6	Fayetteville	195,041	-0.3%
7	Cary	121,029	3.1%
8	High Point	100,340	2.1%
9	Wilmington	99,477	1.5%
10	Greenville	76,374	2.8%
11	Jacksonville	75,871	2.1%
12	Asheville	75,268	0.5%
13	Gastonia	70,651	0.6%
14	Concord	64,308	1.8%
15	Rocky Mount	59,302	0.1%
16	Chapel Hill	51,890	1.1%
17	Burlington	49,309	1.0%
18	Wilson	47,508	0.8%
19	Huntersville	42,390	7.1%
20	Kannapolis	41,559	1.5%
21	Hickory	40,770	1.1%
22	Goldsboro	38,294	-0.7%
23	Monroe	31,773	2.1%
24	Apex	31,656	5.9%
25	Salisbury	30,529	-0.0%
26	Sanford	28,524	2.8%
27	New Bern	28,156	2.8%
28	Matthews	26,522	2.0%
29	Statesville	26,102	1.5%
30	Thomasville	26,045	0.9%
31	Garner	25,614	4.5%
32	Wake Forest	25,289	9.9%
33	Asheboro	24,067	1.2%
34	Cornelius	23,353	7.4%
35	Kernersville	22,589	2.6%
36	Kinston	22,173	-1.0%
37	Havelock	21,823	-0.4%
38	Mooresville	21,639	1.5%
39	Lumberton	21,638	0.3%
40	Shelby	21,259	0.3%
41	Lexington	20,084	0.1%
42	Elizabeth City	19,702	1.9%
43	Mint Hill	19,647	1.9%
44	Holly Springs	19,597	9.9%
45	Indian Trail	18,177	4.2%
46	Carrboro	17,829	0.1%
47	Lenoir	17,824	-0.2%
48	Clemmons	17,147	1.2%
49	Morganton	17,050	-0.3%
50	Roanoke Rapids	16,346	-0.6%
51	Henderson	15,771	-0.5%
52	Laurinburg	15,499	-0.4%
53	Albemarle	15,440	-0.5%
54	Eden	15,312	-0.5%
55	Fuquay-Varina	15,291	9.3%
56	Reidsville	14,817	0.2%
57	Clayton	14,700	8.0%
58	Graham	14,307	1.1%
59	Boone	13,881	0.4%
60	Newton	13,325	0.7%
61	Morrisville	13,323	13.3%
62	Hope Mills	13,262	1.2%
63	Lewisville	12,742	1.2%
64	Smithfield	12,535	1.8%
65	Southern Pines	12,375	1.6%
66	Spring Lake	12,174	-0.4%
67	Pinehurst	12,056	3.0%
68	Hendersonville	12,015	0.7%
69	Kings Mountain	10,907	0.8%
70	Mount Airy	10,617	-0.3%
71	Lincolnton	10,603	0.7%
72	Tarboro	10,198	-1.4%
73	Mebane	10,094	4.1%
74	Washington	9,979	0.4%
75	Waynesville	9,922	0.5%
76	Mount Holly	9,914	0.3%
77	Dunn	9,857	0.8%
78	Davidson	9,638	4.1%
79	Weddington	9,427	4.8%
80	Morehead City	9,414	2.6%
81	Belmont	9,254	0.6%
82	Archdale	9,174	0.1%
83	Rockingham	8,824	-1.1%
84	Stallings	8,729	2.8%
85	Clinton	8,692	0.1%
86	Roxboro	8,662	-0.1%
87	Oxford	8,544	0.2%
88	Siler City	8,444	2.5%
89	Oak Island	8,208	3.0%
90	Black Mountain	7,814	0.5%
91	Summerfield	7,555	1.4%
92	Unionville	7,504	6.0%
93	Knightdale	7,485	2.5%
94	Conover	7,272	1.1%
95	Elon	7,024	0.4%
96	Forest City	6,996	-1.0%
97	Marion	6,941	0.2%
98	Trinity	6,893	0.4%
99	Selma	6,823	1.6%
100	King	6,768	1.7%

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