Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2018 Census)

Rank	City	2019 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	872,498	2.2%
2	Raleigh	469,298	1.9%
3	Greensboro	294,722	1.1%
4	Durham	274,291	2.3%
5	Winston-Salem	246,328	0.9%
6	Fayetteville	209,468	0.5%
7	Cary	168,160	2.8%
8	Wilmington	122,607	1.8%
9	High Point	112,316	0.9%
10	Concord	94,130	2.2%
11	Greenville	93,137	1.2%
12	Asheville	92,452	1.3%
13	Gastonia	77,024	0.9%
14	Jacksonville	72,896	0.5%
15	Chapel Hill	60,988	0.8%
16	Huntersville	57,098	2.5%
17	Rocky Mount	54,242	-0.7%
18	Apex	53,852	4.6%
19	Burlington	53,748	0.9%
20	Kannapolis	49,761	2.0%
21	Wilson	49,329	0.0%
22	Wake Forest	44,046	4.9%
23	Hickory	40,925	0.3%
24	Indian Trail	39,619	2.1%
25	Mooresville	38,431	2.0%
26	Holly Springs	36,749	5.1%
27	Monroe	35,311	0.9%
28	Goldsboro	34,234	-0.8%
29	Salisbury	33,834	0.1%
30	Matthews	32,635	2.3%
31	Garner	30,502	2.1%
32	New Bern	30,113	0.2%
33	Sanford	29,917	0.8%
34	Cornelius	29,748	2.3%
35	Fuquay-Varina	29,200	6.3%
36	Morrisville	27,453	5.0%
37	Mint Hill	27,169	2.3%
38	Statesville	27,042	1.2%
39	Thomasville	26,635	-0.1%
40	Asheboro	25,844	0.4%
41	Kernersville	24,767	0.9%
42	Clayton	22,850	4.5%
43	Leland	22,070	6.3%
44	Carrboro	21,314	1.1%
45	Lumberton	20,840	-0.4%
46	Clemmons	20,563	1.2%
47	Havelock	20,232	-0.3%
48	Kinston	20,083	-1.0%
49	Shelby	20,038	-0.2%
50	Boone	19,562	1.7%
51	Lexington	18,917	-0.0%
52	Lenoir	17,938	-0.2%
53	Elizabeth City	17,558	-0.8%
54	Knightdale	17,423	5.4%
55	Morganton	16,555	-0.3%
56	Pinehurst	16,320	2.8%
57	Waxhaw	16,181	6.4%
58	Mount Holly	16,135	2.1%
59	Albemarle	16,106	0.2%
60	Harrisburg	16,075	4.2%
61	Stallings	15,892	1.8%
62	Hope Mills	15,800	0.5%
63	Mebane	15,589	4.0%
64	Graham	15,086	0.8%
65	Laurinburg	15,033	-0.7%
66	Henderson	14,936	-0.4%
67	Eden	14,870	-0.5%
68	Roanoke Rapids	14,495	-1.0%
69	Southern Pines	14,277	1.8%
70	Hendersonville	14,107	0.9%
71	Reidsville	14,013	-0.4%
72	Lewisville	13,999	1.3%
73	Newton	13,129	0.2%
74	Davidson	12,921	2.1%
75	Smithfield	12,669	1.8%
76	Belmont	12,495	2.7%
77	Spring Lake	12,005	0.0%
78	Elon	11,851	2.9%
79	Archdale	11,502	0.1%
80	Summerfield	11,278	1.2%
81	Weddington	10,949	1.8%
82	Lincolnton	10,945	0.5%
83	Kings Mountain	10,933	0.8%
84	Tarboro	10,844	-0.6%
85	Mount Airy	10,260	-0.2%
86	Waynesville	10,112	0.3%
87	Winterville	9,845	0.8%
88	Dunn	9,718	0.6%
89	Morehead City	9,600	1.3%
90	Washington	9,536	-0.3%
91	Wesley Chapel	8,984	2.3%
92	Pineville	8,897	2.2%
93	Oxford	8,807	0.5%
94	Rockingham	8,776	-1.1%
95	Clinton	8,529	-0.2%
96	Conover	8,400	0.4%
97	Fletcher	8,333	1.9%
98	Roxboro	8,303	-0.1%
99	Siler City	8,205	0.5%
100	Black Mountain	8,148	0.5%

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