Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2012 Census)

Rank	City	2013 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	775,202	2.9%
2	Raleigh	423,179	2.4%
3	Greensboro	277,080	1.4%
4	Durham	239,358	2.4%
5	Winston-Salem	234,349	1.0%
6	Fayetteville	202,103	0.4%
7	Cary	145,693	3.8%
8	Wilmington	109,922	1.6%
9	High Point	106,586	1.1%
10	Greenville	87,242	1.6%
11	Asheville	85,712	1.4%
12	Concord	81,981	1.8%
13	Gastonia	72,723	0.7%
14	Jacksonville	69,220	-0.7%
15	Chapel Hill	58,424	1.0%
16	Rocky Mount	57,136	-0.3%
17	Burlington	51,306	1.3%
18	Wilson	49,610	0.4%
19	Huntersville	49,344	2.7%
20	Kannapolis	43,782	1.3%
21	Apex	40,420	3.9%
22	Hickory	40,093	0.1%
23	Goldsboro	37,051	0.8%
24	Indian Trail	34,800	1.9%
25	Monroe	33,641	1.3%
26	Salisbury	33,622	-0.1%
27	Mooresville	33,451	1.1%
28	Wake Forest	32,936	4.6%
29	New Bern	30,316	1.3%
30	Sanford	29,064	1.7%
31	Matthews	28,699	2.7%
32	Holly Springs	26,865	4.4%
33	Thomasville	26,841	0.2%
34	Garner	26,732	1.9%
35	Cornelius	26,243	2.7%
36	Asheboro	25,559	1.1%
37	Statesville	25,044	1.0%
38	Mint Hill	23,956	2.7%
39	Kernersville	23,452	0.7%
40	Lumberton	21,768	0.5%
41	Kinston	21,625	-0.1%
42	Havelock	20,767	0.1%
43	Morrisville	20,591	5.3%
44	Carrboro	20,433	2.1%
45	Shelby	20,270	-0.1%
46	Fuquay-Varina	19,929	5.4%
47	Clemmons	19,108	1.3%
48	Lexington	18,936	0.0%
49	Elizabeth City	18,478	-0.6%
50	Lenoir	17,999	-0.6%
51	Boone	17,774	1.9%
52	Clayton	17,031	2.8%
53	Morganton	16,861	-0.2%
54	Albemarle	15,932	0.1%
55	Laurinburg	15,791	-0.5%
56	Roanoke Rapids	15,692	-0.2%
57	Hope Mills	15,597	1.4%
58	Eden	15,341	-0.6%
59	Henderson	15,320	-0.2%
60	Leland	15,123	5.7%
61	Pinehurst	15,008	6.9%
62	Stallings	14,379	2.0%
63	Reidsville	14,341	-0.6%
64	Graham	14,248	0.3%
65	Mount Holly	13,776	0.4%
66	Hendersonville	13,288	0.6%
67	Spring Lake	13,217	5.1%
68	Lewisville	13,050	1.6%
69	Newton	12,975	0.0%
70	Southern Pines	12,736	1.6%
71	Knightdale	12,724	5.6%
72	Mebane	12,685	5.5%
73	Harrisburg	11,973	1.9%
74	Archdale	11,500	0.4%
75	Davidson	11,484	2.4%
76	Smithfield	11,339	1.7%
77	Tarboro	11,327	-0.4%
78	Kings Mountain	10,648	1.7%
79	Lincolnton	10,640	0.7%
80	Summerfield	10,485	1.2%
81	Mount Airy	10,436	0.2%
82	Waxhaw	10,334	2.4%
83	Belmont	10,302	1.1%
84	Weddington	9,887	2.2%
85	Waynesville	9,789	-0.4%
86	Washington	9,757	0.1%
87	Dunn	9,584	1.7%
88	Elon	9,576	0.8%
89	Rockingham	9,499	-0.3%
90	Winterville	9,471	1.1%
91	Morehead City	9,042	2.2%
92	Clinton	8,743	0.6%
93	Oxford	8,575	0.7%
94	Roxboro	8,320	-0.3%
95	Conover	8,165	–
96	Siler City	8,158	1.7%
97	Black Mountain	7,971	0.8%
98	Marion	7,964	0.8%
99	Pineville	7,894	2.7%
100	Wesley Chapel	7,894	2.8%

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