Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2013 Census)

Rank	City	2014 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	792,862	2.7%
2	Raleigh	431,746	2.2%
3	Greensboro	279,639	1.2%
4	Durham	245,475	2.4%
5	Winston-Salem	236,441	1.0%
6	Fayetteville	204,408	0.6%
7	Cary	151,088	3.8%
8	Wilmington	112,067	1.7%
9	High Point	107,741	1.1%
10	Greenville	89,130	1.8%
11	Asheville	87,236	1.5%
12	Concord	83,506	1.8%
13	Gastonia	73,209	0.7%
14	Jacksonville	69,079	-0.5%
15	Chapel Hill	59,635	1.4%
16	Rocky Mount	56,954	-0.3%
17	Burlington	51,510	1.0%
18	Huntersville	50,458	2.6%
19	Wilson	49,628	0.3%
20	Kannapolis	44,359	1.3%
21	Apex	42,214	4.0%
22	Hickory	40,361	0.3%
23	Goldsboro	36,306	-0.1%
24	Indian Trail	35,494	1.9%
25	Mooresville	34,887	2.2%
26	Wake Forest	34,752	4.9%
27	Monroe	33,975	1.2%
28	Salisbury	33,604	-0.1%
29	New Bern	30,242	0.8%
30	Sanford	29,470	1.6%
31	Matthews	29,384	2.6%
32	Holly Springs	28,915	5.4%
33	Thomasville	26,968	0.3%
34	Cornelius	26,898	2.7%
35	Garner	26,772	1.3%
36	Asheboro	25,913	1.2%
37	Statesville	25,432	1.2%
38	Mint Hill	24,543	2.6%
39	Kernersville	23,567	0.6%
40	Morrisville	21,932	5.7%
41	Lumberton	21,823	0.4%
42	Kinston	21,641	-0.1%
43	Fuquay-Varina	21,277	5.9%
44	Havelock	20,940	0.3%
45	Carrboro	20,908	2.2%
46	Shelby	20,325	0.0%
47	Clemmons	19,329	1.2%
48	Lexington	18,993	0.1%
49	Elizabeth City	18,266	-0.7%
50	Boone	18,211	2.1%
51	Lenoir	18,042	-0.3%
52	Clayton	17,694	3.2%
53	Morganton	16,807	-0.2%
54	Hope Mills	16,248	2.3%
55	Leland	16,022	5.8%
56	Albemarle	16,007	0.2%
57	Laurinburg	15,774	-0.4%
58	Roanoke Rapids	15,623	-0.3%
59	Eden	15,488	-0.1%
60	Henderson	15,345	-0.0%
61	Pinehurst	15,255	5.1%
62	Stallings	14,645	1.9%
63	Graham	14,280	0.3%
64	Reidsville	14,162	-0.8%
65	Mount Holly	13,904	0.6%
66	Harrisburg	13,788	6.2%
67	Hendersonville	13,466	0.8%
68	Knightdale	13,291	5.2%
69	Lewisville	13,216	1.5%
70	Newton	13,043	0.2%
71	Spring Lake	13,037	2.9%
72	Southern Pines	13,005	1.8%
73	Mebane	12,981	4.4%
74	Davidson	11,750	2.4%
75	Smithfield	11,560	1.8%
76	Archdale	11,554	0.4%
77	Tarboro	11,348	-0.2%
78	Waxhaw	11,295	4.6%
79	Lincolnton	10,743	0.8%
80	Kings Mountain	10,649	1.1%
81	Summerfield	10,614	1.2%
82	Mount Airy	10,417	0.1%
83	Belmont	10,412	1.1%
84	Weddington	10,101	2.2%
85	Washington	9,811	0.2%
86	Dunn	9,758	1.8%
87	Waynesville	9,739	-0.4%
88	Winterville	9,530	0.9%
89	Elon	9,513	0.3%
90	Rockingham	9,478	-0.3%
91	Morehead City	9,203	2.0%
92	Clinton	8,836	0.8%
93	Oxford	8,695	0.9%
94	Roxboro	8,344	-0.1%
95	Conover	8,236	0.3%
96	Siler City	8,169	1.2%
97	Black Mountain	8,080	1.0%
98	Pineville	8,061	2.5%
99	Wesley Chapel	8,015	2.4%
100	Marion	7,930	0.4%

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