Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2018 Census)

Rank	City	2019 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Rolesville	8,111	10.0%
2	St. James	5,837	8.0%
3	Leland	22,070	6.3%
4	Waxhaw	16,181	6.4%
5	Morrisville	27,453	5.0%
6	Marvin	6,592	2.1%
7	Holly Springs	36,749	5.1%
8	Fuquay-Varina	29,200	6.3%
9	Harrisburg	16,075	4.2%
10	Wake Forest	44,046	4.9%
11	Wesley Chapel	8,984	2.3%
12	Holly Ridge	2,598	9.4%
13	Alamance	1,032	1.0%
14	Indian Trail	39,619	2.1%
15	Knightdale	17,423	5.4%
16	Brunswick	971	-1.8%
17	Clayton	22,850	4.5%
18	Apex	53,852	4.6%
19	Shallotte	4,287	1.9%
20	Carolina Shores	4,378	4.6%
21	Sims	284	0.1%
22	Stallings	15,892	1.8%
23	Aberdeen	7,708	2.5%
24	Foxfire	1,017	1.5%
25	Huntersville	57,098	2.5%
26	Love Valley	111	2.7%
27	Stem	565	2.5%
28	Cornelius	29,748	2.3%
29	Tar Heel	143	2.5%
30	Mebane	15,589	4.0%
31	Boiling Spring Lakes	6,137	1.7%
32	Winterville	9,845	0.8%
33	Youngsville	1,340	1.9%
34	Mooresville	38,431	2.0%
35	Wilson's Mills	2,689	2.1%
36	Fletcher	8,333	1.9%
37	Princeville	1,939	-0.9%
38	Creedmoor	4,576	1.3%
39	Sunset Beach	3,952	1.3%
40	Swansboro	3,273	2.6%
41	Bermuda Run	2,616	5.3%
42	Wingate	4,420	3.0%
43	Pittsboro	4,287	1.7%
44	Lake Park	3,837	1.4%
45	Rhodhiss	1,023	-0.6%
46	Davidson	12,921	2.1%
47	Wendell	7,809	3.7%
48	Belville	2,073	0.9%
49	Elon	11,851	2.9%
50	Cary	168,160	2.8%
51	Richlands	1,676	1.2%
52	Calabash	2,205	2.7%
53	Oak Ridge	6,977	1.5%
54	Stokesdale	5,458	1.0%
55	Mount Holly	16,135	2.1%
56	Cape Carteret	2,067	0.9%
57	Pinehurst	16,320	2.8%
58	Concord	94,130	2.2%
59	Mineral Springs	3,055	1.8%
60	Summerfield	11,278	1.2%
61	Surf City	2,417	3.4%
62	Ranlo	3,636	0.7%
63	Tabor City	4,122	6.4%
64	Garner	30,502	2.1%
65	Raleigh	469,298	1.9%
66	Weddington	10,949	1.8%
67	Whispering Pines	3,335	1.6%
68	Seven Devils	215	1.4%
69	Badin	1,969	-0.0%
70	Cedar Point	1,304	0.2%
71	Oakboro	1,894	0.2%
72	Southport	3,828	3.8%
73	Mint Hill	27,169	2.3%
74	Danbury	183	-0.4%
75	Angier	5,253	2.4%
76	Gibsonville	7,257	1.6%
77	Teachey	430	1.7%
78	Stedman	1,068	0.5%
79	Troutman	2,720	1.7%
80	Navassa	2,119	4.4%
81	Charlotte	872,498	2.2%
82	Norman	132	-0.6%
83	Polkton	2,925	-1.8%
84	Atkinson	351	2.0%
85	Greenville	93,137	1.2%
86	Cramerton	4,422	0.8%
87	Watha	241	3.0%
88	Pineville	8,897	2.2%
89	Durham	274,291	2.3%
90	Jamestown	4,490	3.6%
91	Boone	19,562	1.7%
92	Ocean Isle Beach	631	1.7%
93	Windsor	3,339	-1.0%
94	Midland	3,692	2.3%
95	Matthews	32,635	2.3%
96	Unionville	7,041	2.2%
97	Swepsonville	1,374	2.2%
98	Belmont	12,495	2.7%
99	Lowell	3,688	0.6%
100	Zebulon	5,646	3.1%

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