Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2016 Census)

Rank	City	2017 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	842,051	2.4%
2	Raleigh	458,880	2.2%
3	Greensboro	287,027	1.0%
4	Durham	263,016	2.4%
5	Winston-Salem	242,203	0.9%
6	Fayetteville	204,759	0.3%
7	Cary	162,320	3.1%
8	Wilmington	117,525	1.7%
9	High Point	111,223	1.1%
10	Greenville	91,495	1.3%
11	Concord	89,891	2.2%
12	Asheville	89,121	1.1%
13	Gastonia	75,536	0.9%
14	Jacksonville	67,784	-0.6%
15	Chapel Hill	59,246	0.6%
16	Rocky Mount	55,466	-0.6%
17	Huntersville	54,839	2.7%
18	Burlington	52,709	0.9%
19	Wilson	49,620	0.2%
20	Kannapolis	47,839	1.9%
21	Apex	47,349	4.0%
22	Hickory	40,567	0.2%
23	Wake Forest	40,112	4.9%
24	Indian Trail	38,222	2.2%
25	Mooresville	36,543	1.9%
26	Goldsboro	35,792	-0.3%
27	Monroe	34,818	1.0%
28	Salisbury	34,001	0.2%
29	Holly Springs	33,260	5.1%
30	Matthews	31,495	2.5%
31	New Bern	30,101	0.3%
32	Sanford	29,128	0.6%
33	Garner	28,776	1.9%
34	Cornelius	28,515	2.3%
35	Thomasville	27,030	0.2%
36	Statesville	26,506	1.3%
37	Mint Hill	26,236	2.4%
38	Asheboro	26,141	0.7%
39	Fuquay-Varina	25,865	6.3%
40	Morrisville	24,732	4.9%
41	Kernersville	24,066	0.7%
42	Lumberton	21,499	-0.0%
43	Carrboro	21,265	1.4%
44	Kinston	20,923	-0.6%
45	Shelby	20,260	-0.1%
46	Clayton	20,260	3.9%
47	Havelock	20,244	-0.4%
48	Clemmons	20,079	1.3%
49	Lexington	19,105	0.2%
50	Leland	18,843	5.7%
51	Boone	18,834	1.6%
52	Lenoir	17,973	-0.2%
53	Elizabeth City	17,926	-0.7%
54	Morganton	16,665	-0.3%
55	Hope Mills	16,227	1.1%
56	Albemarle	16,004	0.1%
57	Pinehurst	15,945	3.3%
58	Laurinburg	15,473	-0.5%
59	Stallings	15,378	1.8%
60	Eden	15,376	-0.2%
61	Harrisburg	15,349	4.9%
62	Roanoke Rapids	15,171	-0.6%
63	Henderson	15,166	-0.2%
64	Knightdale	14,794	4.4%
65	Graham	14,707	0.6%
66	Mount Holly	14,495	1.0%
67	Waxhaw	14,194	6.3%
68	Mebane	14,117	3.6%
69	Reidsville	13,977	-0.6%
70	Hendersonville	13,840	0.9%
71	Southern Pines	13,782	1.9%
72	Lewisville	13,710	1.4%
73	Spring Lake	13,168	1.6%
74	Newton	13,042	0.1%
75	Davidson	12,452	2.2%
76	Smithfield	12,266	1.9%
77	Archdale	11,631	0.3%
78	Summerfield	11,033	1.3%
79	Tarboro	10,994	-0.6%
80	Kings Mountain	10,797	0.8%
81	Belmont	10,784	1.1%
82	Lincolnton	10,754	0.4%
83	Weddington	10,642	2.0%
84	Mount Airy	10,347	-0.1%
85	Elon	10,147	1.2%
86	Waynesville	9,958	0.1%
87	Dunn	9,873	1.1%
88	Washington	9,801	0.1%
89	Winterville	9,447	0.3%
90	Morehead City	9,402	1.4%
91	Rockingham	9,080	-0.9%
92	Oxford	8,830	0.7%
93	Clinton	8,674	0.1%
94	Wesley Chapel	8,596	2.4%
95	Pineville	8,593	2.3%
96	Siler City	8,444	1.1%
97	Black Mountain	8,384	1.1%
98	Roxboro	8,348	-0.0%
99	Conover	8,331	0.3%
100	Fletcher	8,079	2.0%

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