Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2017 Census)

Rank	City	2018 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Rolesville	7,666	10.6%
2	St. James	5,514	8.3%
3	Waxhaw	15,147	6.3%
4	Leland	19,976	5.7%
5	Morrisville	26,461	5.2%
6	Marvin	6,490	2.2%
7	Holly Springs	35,223	5.2%
8	Fuquay-Varina	27,906	6.5%
9	Harrisburg	15,728	4.5%
10	Wesley Chapel	8,841	2.5%
11	Wake Forest	42,269	5.0%
12	Alamance	1,015	0.9%
13	Holly Ridge	2,377	9.4%
14	Indian Trail	38,980	2.2%
15	Brunswick	981	-1.9%
16	Knightdale	15,849	4.8%
17	Clayton	21,405	4.1%
18	Apex	50,451	4.3%
19	Shallotte	4,092	1.5%
20	Sims	287	0.3%
21	Carolina Shores	4,146	4.5%
22	Stallings	15,647	1.8%
23	Aberdeen	7,625	2.6%
24	Foxfire	1,005	1.6%
25	Huntersville	56,212	2.7%
26	Stem	560	2.8%
27	Love Valley	108	2.6%
28	Cornelius	29,191	2.3%
29	Tar Heel	140	2.6%
30	Boiling Spring Lakes	6,028	1.7%
31	Winterville	9,654	0.6%
32	Mebane	14,973	4.0%
33	Mooresville	37,820	2.1%
34	Fletcher	8,233	2.0%
35	Princeville	1,966	-0.8%
36	Youngsville	1,307	1.8%
37	Wilson's Mills	2,626	2.1%
38	Creedmoor	4,518	1.3%
39	Sunset Beach	3,894	1.2%
40	Swansboro	3,210	2.7%
41	Bermuda Run	2,593	6.0%
42	Rhodhiss	1,021	-0.7%
43	Lake Park	3,790	1.5%
44	Pittsboro	4,221	1.7%
45	Davidson	12,684	2.1%
46	Richlands	1,698	1.6%
47	Belville	2,052	0.8%
48	Cary	165,904	3.0%
49	Oak Ridge	6,917	1.6%
50	Calabash	2,158	2.7%
51	Cape Carteret	2,062	1.0%
52	Stokesdale	5,413	1.0%
53	Wendell	7,261	3.1%
54	Pinehurst	16,028	2.9%
55	Wingate	3,959	1.8%
56	Summerfield	11,198	1.3%
57	Concord	92,067	2.2%
58	Mineral Springs	3,007	1.9%
59	Mount Holly	15,635	2.0%
60	Cedar Point	1,329	0.5%
61	Ranlo	3,599	0.7%
62	Raleigh	464,758	2.0%
63	Polkton	3,125	-1.1%
64	Weddington	10,773	1.9%
65	Whispering Pines	3,297	1.7%
66	Surf City	2,342	3.4%
67	Badin	1,960	-0.1%
68	Danbury	183	-0.5%
69	Oakboro	1,875	0.1%
70	Teachey	431	2.0%
71	Mint Hill	26,748	2.4%
72	Tabor City	3,922	6.6%
73	Garner	28,858	1.6%
74	Southport	3,725	4.0%
75	Seven Devils	205	0.9%
76	Stedman	1,056	0.4%
77	Norman	133	-0.5%
78	Gibsonville	7,096	1.5%
79	Troutman	2,680	1.7%
80	Charlotte	859,035	2.3%
81	Angier	5,091	2.3%
82	Elon	10,227	1.2%
83	Greenville	92,156	1.2%
84	Cramerton	4,376	0.7%
85	Atkinson	345	2.1%
86	Pineville	8,746	2.3%
87	Watha	235	3.1%
88	Windsor	3,297	-1.4%
89	Boone	19,205	1.7%
90	Durham	267,743	2.3%
91	Midland	3,615	2.3%
92	Ocean Isle Beach	612	1.5%
93	Matthews	32,117	2.4%
94	Swepsonville	1,354	2.3%
95	Newport	4,617	1.5%
96	Navassa	1,895	3.3%
97	Lowell	3,654	0.5%
98	Stanfield	1,517	0.3%
99	Belmont	12,046	2.6%
100	Kure Beach	2,105	0.6%

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