Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2015 Census)

Rank	City	2016 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	827,097	2.5%
2	Raleigh	451,066	2.2%
3	Greensboro	285,342	1.1%
4	Durham	257,636	2.4%
5	Winston-Salem	241,218	1.0%
6	Fayetteville	201,963	0.1%
7	Cary	159,769	3.4%
8	Wilmington	115,933	1.7%
9	High Point	110,268	1.1%
10	Greenville	90,597	1.4%
11	Asheville	88,512	1.2%
12	Concord	87,696	2.1%
13	Gastonia	74,543	0.8%
14	Jacksonville	67,357	-0.8%
15	Chapel Hill	59,568	0.8%
16	Rocky Mount	55,806	-0.6%
17	Huntersville	52,704	2.4%
18	Burlington	52,472	1.0%
19	Wilson	49,643	0.2%
20	Kannapolis	46,144	1.6%
21	Apex	45,585	4.0%
22	Hickory	40,374	0.2%
23	Wake Forest	38,199	4.9%
24	Indian Trail	37,073	2.0%
25	Mooresville	36,009	1.9%
26	Goldsboro	35,826	-0.3%
27	Monroe	34,623	1.1%
28	Salisbury	34,017	0.2%
29	Holly Springs	31,377	4.9%
30	Matthews	30,678	2.4%
31	New Bern	30,070	0.4%
32	Sanford	29,144	0.7%
33	Cornelius	28,092	2.5%
34	Garner	28,053	1.7%
35	Thomasville	27,061	0.2%
36	Statesville	26,221	1.3%
37	Asheboro	26,103	0.9%
38	Mint Hill	25,627	2.4%
39	Fuquay-Varina	23,907	5.9%
40	Morrisville	23,820	5.1%
41	Kernersville	23,811	0.6%
42	Lumberton	21,667	0.1%
43	Kinston	21,337	-0.3%
44	Carrboro	21,156	1.6%
45	Havelock	20,364	-0.4%
46	Shelby	20,189	-0.1%
47	Clemmons	19,844	1.3%
48	Lexington	19,326	0.4%
49	Clayton	19,304	3.7%
50	Boone	18,156	1.2%
51	Elizabeth City	17,988	-0.8%
52	Leland	17,924	5.8%
53	Lenoir	17,888	-0.4%
54	Morganton	16,692	-0.3%
55	Hope Mills	16,163	1.3%
56	Albemarle	16,003	0.1%
57	Pinehurst	15,752	3.7%
58	Laurinburg	15,507	-0.6%
59	Eden	15,403	-0.2%
60	Roanoke Rapids	15,345	-0.5%
61	Henderson	15,271	-0.1%
62	Stallings	15,270	2.0%
63	Graham	14,647	0.7%
64	Harrisburg	14,539	4.8%
65	Knightdale	14,256	4.6%
66	Mount Holly	14,176	0.8%
67	Reidsville	14,067	-0.6%
68	Hendersonville	13,814	1.0%
69	Mebane	13,698	3.8%
70	Lewisville	13,567	1.4%
71	Southern Pines	13,539	1.9%
72	Waxhaw	13,495	6.5%
73	Spring Lake	13,234	2.0%
74	Newton	13,035	0.1%
75	Davidson	12,207	2.2%
76	Smithfield	12,022	1.9%
77	Archdale	11,564	0.3%
78	Tarboro	11,164	-0.4%
79	Lincolnton	10,900	0.8%
80	Summerfield	10,861	1.2%
81	Kings Mountain	10,760	0.9%
82	Belmont	10,533	0.9%
83	Weddington	10,531	2.2%
84	Mount Airy	10,354	-0.1%
85	Elon	10,024	1.3%
86	Waynesville	9,809	-0.1%
87	Washington	9,788	0.1%
88	Dunn	9,723	1.0%
89	Winterville	9,464	0.4%
90	Morehead City	9,347	1.5%
91	Rockingham	9,220	-0.7%
92	Clinton	8,767	0.3%
93	Oxford	8,742	0.7%
94	Pineville	8,429	2.4%
95	Siler City	8,396	1.3%
96	Wesley Chapel	8,355	2.3%
97	Roxboro	8,334	-0.1%
98	Black Mountain	8,278	1.1%
99	Conover	8,248	0.2%
100	Marion	7,861	0.1%

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