Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2008 Census)

Rank	City	2009 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	687,971	2.4%
2	Raleigh	393,692	3.9%
3	Greensboro	251,179	1.2%
4	Winston-Salem	227,834	1.5%
5	Durham	223,328	2.1%
6	Fayetteville	195,234	-0.3%
7	Cary	129,225	3.6%
8	High Point	102,266	2.1%
9	Wilmington	100,397	1.4%
10	Greenville	79,573	3.0%
11	Jacksonville	79,364	2.4%
12	Asheville	75,915	0.5%
13	Gastonia	72,213	0.8%
14	Concord	66,105	2.0%
15	Rocky Mount	59,583	0.2%
16	Chapel Hill	52,636	1.2%
17	Burlington	50,659	1.2%
18	Wilson	48,298	0.9%
19	Huntersville	44,111	6.8%
20	Kannapolis	42,720	1.7%
21	Hickory	41,106	1.1%
22	Goldsboro	38,198	-0.6%
23	Apex	33,191	5.7%
24	Monroe	32,741	2.3%
25	Salisbury	30,927	0.1%
26	Sanford	29,190	2.8%
27	New Bern	28,584	2.6%
28	Wake Forest	27,138	9.6%
29	Garner	27,089	4.6%
30	Matthews	26,876	1.9%
31	Statesville	26,396	1.4%
32	Thomasville	26,371	0.9%
33	Asheboro	24,480	1.2%
34	Cornelius	24,470	7.1%
35	Kernersville	22,804	2.4%
36	Kinston	22,175	-0.9%
37	Mooresville	21,914	1.5%
38	Havelock	21,864	-0.3%
39	Lumberton	21,781	0.4%
40	Shelby	21,340	0.3%
41	Holly Springs	20,786	9.4%
42	Mint Hill	20,325	2.1%
43	Lexington	20,213	0.2%
44	Elizabeth City	20,181	2.0%
45	Indian Trail	18,942	4.2%
46	Carrboro	18,126	0.3%
47	Lenoir	17,877	-0.2%
48	Clemmons	17,473	1.2%
49	Morganton	17,020	-0.3%
50	Fuquay-Varina	16,927	9.5%
51	Roanoke Rapids	16,327	-0.5%
52	Henderson	15,763	-0.5%
53	Clayton	15,636	7.8%
54	Albemarle	15,505	-0.4%
55	Laurinburg	15,452	-0.4%
56	Eden	15,354	-0.4%
57	Reidsville	14,746	0.1%
58	Graham	14,492	1.1%
59	Boone	14,142	0.6%
60	Morrisville	13,651	11.9%
61	Hope Mills	13,650	1.4%
62	Newton	13,457	0.7%
63	Lewisville	13,003	1.3%
64	Smithfield	12,877	1.9%
65	Southern Pines	12,692	1.7%
66	Pinehurst	12,267	2.8%
67	Hendersonville	12,114	0.7%
68	Spring Lake	12,057	-0.4%
69	Kings Mountain	11,074	0.9%
70	Lincolnton	10,774	0.8%
71	Mount Airy	10,630	-0.3%
72	Mebane	10,544	4.1%
73	Davidson	10,290	4.5%
74	Tarboro	10,150	-1.2%
75	Washington	10,109	0.5%
76	Mount Holly	10,086	0.5%
77	Dunn	9,966	0.9%
78	Waynesville	9,938	0.5%
79	Weddington	9,853	4.8%
80	Morehead City	9,508	2.4%
81	Belmont	9,456	0.8%
82	Archdale	9,250	0.2%
83	Stallings	9,115	3.0%
84	Rockingham	8,849	-1.0%
85	Clinton	8,699	0.1%
86	Roxboro	8,668	-0.1%
87	Siler City	8,632	2.5%
88	Oxford	8,623	0.3%
89	Oak Island	8,241	2.7%
90	Knightdale	8,159	3.3%
91	Unionville	7,892	5.9%
92	Black Mountain	7,860	0.5%
93	Summerfield	7,674	1.4%
94	Conover	7,359	1.1%
95	Elon	7,091	0.5%
96	Forest City	6,994	-0.9%
97	Marion	6,975	0.2%
98	Trinity	6,952	0.4%
99	Pineville	6,951	1.8%
100	Selma	6,930	1.6%

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