Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2015 Census)

Rank	City	2016 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Rolesville	6,289	10.7%
2	St. James	4,922	9.2%
3	Waxhaw	13,495	6.5%
4	Leland	17,924	5.8%
5	Marvin	6,181	2.1%
6	Morrisville	23,820	5.1%
7	Brunswick	1,131	0.2%
8	Kittrell	473	0.3%
9	Wesley Chapel	8,355	2.3%
10	Holly Springs	31,377	4.9%
11	Harrisburg	14,539	4.8%
12	Alamance	991	0.8%
13	Wake Forest	38,199	4.9%
14	Fuquay-Varina	23,907	5.9%
15	Indian Trail	37,073	2.0%
16	Holly Ridge	2,096	10.6%
17	Knightdale	14,256	4.6%
18	Clayton	19,304	3.7%
19	Shallotte	3,991	1.7%
20	Sims	282	–
21	Apex	45,585	4.0%
22	Stallings	15,270	2.0%
23	Foxfire	972	1.5%
24	Aberdeen	7,343	2.9%
25	Tar Heel	146	4.5%
26	Huntersville	52,704	2.4%
27	Carolina Shores	3,767	4.3%
28	Cornelius	28,092	2.5%
29	Princeville	1,991	-0.9%
30	Winterville	9,464	0.4%
31	Love Valley	100	2.1%
32	Boiling Spring Lakes	5,789	1.5%
33	Mooresville	36,009	1.9%
34	Creedmoor	4,425	1.4%
35	Rhodhiss	1,048	-0.4%
36	Wilson's Mills	2,485	1.8%
37	Sunset Beach	3,801	1.3%
38	Youngsville	1,217	1.0%
39	Mebane	13,698	3.8%
40	Bermuda Run	2,561	8.2%
41	Fletcher	7,582	1.1%
42	Swansboro	3,149	3.4%
43	Polkton	3,495	0.7%
44	Lake Park	3,789	2.1%
45	Pittsboro	4,198	2.3%
46	Stem	471	0.3%
47	Belville	2,079	1.4%
48	Richlands	1,689	2.1%
49	Davidson	12,207	2.2%
50	Cape Carteret	2,066	1.5%
51	Cary	159,769	3.4%
52	Calabash	2,119	3.5%
53	Windsor	3,785	0.8%
54	Stokesdale	5,340	1.1%
55	Oak Ridge	6,671	1.5%
56	Pinehurst	15,752	3.7%
57	Danbury	187	-0.2%
58	Badin	1,981	0.1%
59	Ranlo	3,556	0.7%
60	Wingate	3,854	2.0%
61	Cedar Point	1,304	0.4%
62	Summerfield	10,861	1.2%
63	Mineral Springs	2,908	2.0%
64	Teachey	436	3.0%
65	Oakboro	1,874	0.2%
66	Weddington	10,531	2.2%
67	Raleigh	451,066	2.2%
68	Concord	87,696	2.1%
69	Tabor City	3,927	9.4%
70	Norman	132	-0.9%
71	Whispering Pines	3,148	1.5%
72	Stedman	1,045	0.3%
73	Seven Devils	200	0.8%
74	Garner	28,053	1.7%
75	Surf City	2,193	3.4%
76	Mint Hill	25,627	2.4%
77	Angier	4,970	2.7%
78	Elon	10,024	1.3%
79	Mount Holly	14,176	0.8%
80	Charlotte	827,097	2.5%
81	Gibsonville	6,773	1.1%
82	Cramerton	4,328	0.8%
83	Greenville	90,597	1.4%
84	Troutman	2,544	1.3%
85	Southport	3,475	4.2%
86	Wendell	6,285	1.5%
87	Newport	4,723	2.6%
88	Atkinson	329	1.9%
89	Pineville	8,429	2.4%
90	Watha	226	3.5%
91	Lowell	3,649	0.7%
92	Ocean Isle Beach	597	1.7%
93	Maggie Valley	1,251	1.7%
94	Durham	257,636	2.4%
95	Glen Alpine	1,500	-0.2%
96	Weaverville	3,936	4.8%
97	Kure Beach	2,091	0.8%
98	Boone	18,156	1.2%
99	Dublin	333	-0.3%
100	Granite Quarry	2,995	0.4%

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