Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2014 Census)

Rank	City	2015 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	809,958	2.6%
2	Raleigh	439,896	2.2%
3	Greensboro	282,586	1.2%
4	Durham	251,893	2.5%
5	Winston-Salem	239,269	1.0%
6	Fayetteville	203,948	0.4%
7	Cary	155,227	3.5%
8	Wilmington	113,657	1.6%
9	High Point	108,629	1.0%
10	Greenville	89,852	1.5%
11	Asheville	87,882	1.3%
12	Concord	85,560	2.0%
13	Gastonia	73,698	0.7%
14	Jacksonville	69,047	-0.4%
15	Chapel Hill	59,376	0.9%
16	Rocky Mount	56,325	-0.5%
17	Burlington	51,812	0.9%
18	Huntersville	51,567	2.5%
19	Wilson	49,395	0.1%
20	Kannapolis	45,245	1.5%
21	Apex	43,907	4.0%
22	Hickory	40,143	0.1%
23	Wake Forest	36,693	5.1%
24	Indian Trail	36,360	2.1%
25	Goldsboro	35,947	-0.3%
26	Mooresville	35,300	1.9%
27	Monroe	34,331	1.1%
28	Salisbury	33,710	0.0%
29	New Bern	30,291	0.6%
30	Holly Springs	30,157	5.2%
31	Matthews	30,008	2.5%
32	Sanford	29,116	0.9%
33	Garner	27,814	2.0%
34	Cornelius	27,481	2.5%
35	Thomasville	27,002	0.2%
36	Asheboro	25,886	0.9%
37	Statesville	25,722	1.2%
38	Mint Hill	25,076	2.5%
39	Kernersville	23,739	0.7%
40	Morrisville	22,772	5.2%
41	Fuquay-Varina	22,644	6.0%
42	Lumberton	21,716	0.2%
43	Kinston	21,392	-0.3%
44	Carrboro	20,984	1.7%
45	Havelock	20,706	-0.0%
46	Shelby	20,276	-0.1%
47	Clemmons	19,522	1.2%
48	Lexington	19,257	0.4%
49	Clayton	18,445	3.4%
50	Boone	18,130	1.4%
51	Elizabeth City	18,047	-0.9%
52	Lenoir	17,920	-0.4%
53	Leland	17,015	5.9%
54	Morganton	16,690	-0.3%
55	Hope Mills	16,301	1.8%
56	Albemarle	15,976	0.1%
57	Laurinburg	15,593	-0.6%
58	Roanoke Rapids	15,495	-0.4%
59	Pinehurst	15,434	4.1%
60	Eden	15,407	-0.2%
61	Henderson	15,265	-0.2%
62	Stallings	14,968	2.0%
63	Graham	14,479	0.6%
64	Harrisburg	14,132	5.2%
65	Reidsville	14,073	-0.8%
66	Mount Holly	14,016	0.7%
67	Knightdale	13,871	5.0%
68	Hendersonville	13,650	1.0%
69	Spring Lake	13,370	2.8%
70	Lewisville	13,342	1.4%
71	Mebane	13,277	3.9%
72	Southern Pines	13,235	1.8%
73	Newton	13,005	0.1%
74	Waxhaw	12,750	6.6%
75	Davidson	11,981	2.3%
76	Smithfield	11,735	1.7%
77	Archdale	11,539	0.3%
78	Tarboro	11,310	-0.2%
79	Summerfield	10,753	1.2%
80	Lincolnton	10,732	0.6%
81	Kings Mountain	10,644	0.8%
82	Belmont	10,456	0.9%
83	Mount Airy	10,383	-0.0%
84	Weddington	10,322	2.2%
85	Washington	9,789	0.1%
86	Waynesville	9,761	-0.3%
87	Dunn	9,710	1.2%
88	Elon	9,630	0.6%
89	Winterville	9,511	0.6%
90	Rockingham	9,276	-0.7%
91	Morehead City	9,258	1.7%
92	Clinton	8,787	0.4%
93	Oxford	8,713	0.7%
94	Roxboro	8,304	-0.2%
95	Siler City	8,273	1.2%
96	Pineville	8,236	2.4%
97	Conover	8,215	0.2%
98	Wesley Chapel	8,192	2.4%
99	Black Mountain	8,145	0.9%
100	Marion	7,885	0.1%

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