Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2012 Census)

Rank	City	2013 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Rolesville	4,263	6.1%
2	St. James	3,602	6.7%
3	Marvin	5,805	2.0%
4	Morrisville	20,591	5.3%
5	Leland	15,123	5.7%
6	Waxhaw	10,334	2.4%
7	Brunswick	1,115	-0.2%
8	Kittrell	466	-0.1%
9	Wesley Chapel	7,894	2.8%
10	Alamance	967	0.8%
11	Holly Springs	26,865	4.4%
12	Indian Trail	34,800	1.9%
13	Harrisburg	11,973	1.9%
14	Wake Forest	32,936	4.6%
15	Fuquay-Varina	19,929	5.4%
16	Sims	283	0.2%
17	Shallotte	3,801	1.7%
18	Tar Heel	145	11.3%
19	Knightdale	12,724	5.6%
20	Princeville	2,057	-0.6%
21	Foxfire	930	1.5%
22	Stallings	14,379	2.0%
23	Clayton	17,031	2.8%
24	Winterville	9,471	1.1%
25	Apex	40,420	3.9%
26	Aberdeen	6,662	2.4%
27	Huntersville	49,344	2.7%
28	Holly Ridge	1,561	11.0%
29	Rhodhiss	1,062	-0.4%
30	Cornelius	26,243	2.7%
31	Carolina Shores	3,429	6.1%
32	Boiling Spring Lakes	5,506	1.2%
33	Creedmoor	4,226	1.2%
34	Love Valley	91	0.6%
35	Stem	465	0.2%
36	Youngsville	1,173	0.7%
37	Wilson's Mills	2,352	1.6%
38	Sunset Beach	3,647	1.0%
39	Fletcher	7,290	0.7%
40	Mooresville	33,451	1.1%
41	Polkton	3,330	-0.7%
42	Belville	2,009	1.9%
43	Richlands	1,617	3.1%
44	Lake Park	3,558	2.0%
45	Mebane	12,685	5.5%
46	Pittsboro	3,888	1.9%
47	Swansboro	2,863	3.7%
48	Danbury	188	-0.3%
49	Badin	1,977	0.1%
50	Davidson	11,484	2.4%
51	Stokesdale	5,168	1.2%
52	Teachey	439	8.1%
53	Norman	137	-0.4%
54	Calabash	2,038	6.8%
55	Cedar Point	1,287	0.3%
56	Tabor City	3,969	25.7%
57	Oak Ridge	6,436	2.0%
58	Oakboro	1,864	0.1%
59	Ranlo	3,460	0.4%
60	Cape Carteret	1,927	0.3%
61	Windsor	3,579	-0.7%
62	Pinehurst	15,008	6.9%
63	Summerfield	10,485	1.2%
64	Stedman	1,043	0.7%
65	Wingate	3,651	2.3%
66	Cary	145,693	3.8%
67	Mineral Springs	2,738	1.9%
68	Seven Devils	196	1.0%
69	Weddington	9,887	2.2%
70	Raleigh	423,179	2.4%
71	Whispering Pines	3,025	1.6%
72	Concord	81,981	1.8%
73	Mount Holly	13,776	0.4%
74	Garner	26,732	1.9%
75	Gibsonville	6,582	1.3%
76	Cramerton	4,201	0.4%
77	Elon	9,576	0.8%
78	Wendell	6,155	2.6%
79	Greenville	87,242	1.6%
80	Mint Hill	23,956	2.7%
81	Newport	4,615	5.5%
82	Troutman	2,431	1.0%
83	Charlotte	775,202	2.9%
84	Glen Alpine	1,513	-0.1%
85	Angier	4,570	2.5%
86	Bolton	684	-0.5%
87	Askewville	242	0.2%
88	Dublin	336	-0.3%
89	Surf City	1,970	3.1%
90	Lowell	3,554	0.4%
91	Stanfield	1,486	–
92	Kure Beach	2,063	1.3%
93	Faison	987	1.3%
94	Watha	215	6.4%
95	Boone	17,774	1.9%
96	Atkinson	310	1.8%
97	Granite Quarry	2,933	0.1%
98	Pineville	7,894	2.7%
99	New Bern	30,316	1.3%
100	Ocean Isle Beach	567	1.5%

View Biggest North Carolina Cities From Different Years

1800s	1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
1900s	1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
2000s	2000 2010 2020 2022