Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2010 Census)

Rank	City	2010 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	731,424	2.5%
2	Raleigh	403,892	3.4%
3	Greensboro	269,666	1.7%
4	Winston-Salem	229,617	1.3%
5	Durham	228,330	1.9%
6	Fayetteville	200,564	0.1%
7	Cary	135,234	3.3%
8	Wilmington	106,476	1.7%
9	High Point	104,371	1.9%
10	Greenville	84,554	3.0%
11	Asheville	83,393	1.4%
12	Concord	79,066	3.4%
13	Gastonia	71,741	0.6%
14	Jacksonville	70,145	0.6%
15	Rocky Mount	57,477	-0.2%
16	Chapel Hill	57,233	1.8%
17	Burlington	49,963	0.8%
18	Wilson	49,167	0.9%
19	Huntersville	46,773	6.0%
20	Kannapolis	42,625	1.3%
21	Hickory	40,010	0.6%
22	Apex	37,476	5.8%
23	Goldsboro	36,437	-1.0%
24	Salisbury	33,662	1.0%
25	Indian Trail	33,518	9.4%
26	Monroe	32,797	1.8%
27	Mooresville	32,711	5.3%
28	Wake Forest	30,117	8.7%
29	New Bern	29,524	2.4%
30	Sanford	28,094	1.8%
31	Matthews	27,198	1.7%
32	Thomasville	26,757	0.9%
33	Garner	25,745	3.2%
34	Asheboro	25,012	1.2%
35	Cornelius	24,866	5.8%
36	Holly Springs	24,661	9.3%
37	Statesville	24,532	0.4%
38	Kernersville	23,123	2.1%
39	Mint Hill	22,722	2.8%
40	Kinston	21,677	-0.9%
41	Lumberton	21,542	0.2%
42	Havelock	20,735	-0.8%
43	Shelby	20,323	-0.3%
44	Carrboro	19,582	1.0%
45	Lexington	18,931	-0.5%
46	Elizabeth City	18,683	0.8%
47	Clemmons	18,627	1.6%
48	Morrisville	18,576	12.8%
49	Lenoir	18,228	0.1%
50	Fuquay-Varina	17,937	8.1%
51	Boone	17,122	2.4%
52	Morganton	16,918	-0.3%
53	Clayton	16,116	6.5%
54	Laurinburg	15,962	-0.0%
55	Albemarle	15,903	-0.1%
56	Roanoke Rapids	15,754	-0.8%
57	Eden	15,527	-0.2%
58	Henderson	15,368	-0.6%
59	Hope Mills	15,176	2.2%
60	Reidsville	14,520	-0.1%
61	Graham	14,153	0.7%
62	Stallings	13,831	6.7%
63	Mount Holly	13,656	3.5%
64	Leland	13,527	12.6%
65	Hendersonville	13,137	1.4%
66	Pinehurst	13,124	3.0%
67	Newton	12,968	0.2%
68	Lewisville	12,639	0.8%
69	Southern Pines	12,334	1.0%
70	Spring Lake	11,964	-0.4%
71	Harrisburg	11,526	9.4%
72	Archdale	11,415	2.3%
73	Tarboro	11,415	0.2%
74	Knightdale	11,401	6.1%
75	Mebane	11,393	4.1%
76	Smithfield	10,966	-0.1%
77	Davidson	10,944	4.2%
78	Lincolnton	10,486	0.4%
79	Mount Airy	10,388	-0.5%
80	Kings Mountain	10,296	0.0%
81	Summerfield	10,232	4.1%
82	Belmont	10,076	1.3%
83	Waynesville	9,869	0.3%
84	Waxhaw	9,859	12.3%
85	Washington	9,744	0.0%
86	Rockingham	9,558	–
87	Weddington	9,459	3.4%
88	Elon	9,419	3.3%
89	Winterville	9,269	6.7%
90	Dunn	9,263	-0.0%
91	Morehead City	8,661	0.9%
92	Clinton	8,639	0.0%
93	Oxford	8,461	0.1%
94	Roxboro	8,362	-0.4%
95	Conover	8,165	1.9%
96	Siler City	7,887	1.1%
97	Black Mountain	7,848	0.4%
98	Marion	7,838	1.3%
99	Brevard	7,609	1.1%
100	Butner	7,591	1.6%

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