Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2019 Census)

Rank	City	2020 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	885,708	2.1%
2	Raleigh	474,069	1.8%
3	Greensboro	296,710	1.1%
4	Durham	278,993	2.3%
5	Winston-Salem	247,945	0.9%
6	Fayetteville	211,657	0.6%
7	Cary	170,282	2.6%
8	Wilmington	123,744	1.7%
9	High Point	112,791	0.9%
10	Concord	96,341	2.2%
11	Greenville	93,400	1.1%
12	Asheville	92,870	1.2%
13	Gastonia	77,273	0.8%
14	Jacksonville	72,436	0.4%
15	Chapel Hill	64,051	1.3%
16	Apex	59,300	5.2%
17	Huntersville	58,098	2.4%
18	Burlington	54,606	1.0%
19	Rocky Mount	53,922	-0.7%
20	Kannapolis	50,841	2.0%
21	Wilson	49,459	0.1%
22	Wake Forest	45,629	4.7%
23	Hickory	41,171	0.3%
24	Indian Trail	40,252	2.1%
25	Mooresville	39,132	2.0%
26	Holly Springs	37,812	4.9%
27	Monroe	35,540	0.9%
28	Goldsboro	34,186	-0.7%
29	Salisbury	33,988	0.1%
30	Matthews	33,138	2.2%
31	Garner	31,407	2.2%
32	Fuquay-Varina	30,324	6.0%
33	Cornelius	30,257	2.2%
34	Sanford	30,085	0.8%
35	New Bern	29,994	0.2%
36	Morrisville	28,846	5.0%
37	Mint Hill	27,617	2.2%
38	Statesville	27,528	1.3%
39	Thomasville	26,649	-0.0%
40	Asheboro	25,940	0.4%
41	Clayton	24,887	4.9%
42	Kernersville	24,660	0.7%
43	Leland	23,544	6.4%
44	Carrboro	21,190	0.9%
45	Clemmons	20,867	1.3%
46	Lumberton	20,484	-0.6%
47	Kinston	20,041	-0.9%
48	Shelby	20,026	-0.2%
49	Havelock	19,854	-0.5%
50	Boone	19,667	1.6%
51	Lexington	18,933	0.0%
52	Lenoir	17,913	-0.2%
53	Knightdale	17,843	5.1%
54	Elizabeth City	17,751	-0.6%
55	Waxhaw	17,147	6.3%
56	Pinehurst	16,620	2.7%
57	Morganton	16,577	-0.2%
58	Harrisburg	16,576	4.1%
59	Mebane	16,262	4.0%
60	Mount Holly	16,257	2.0%
61	Albemarle	16,246	0.2%
62	Stallings	16,145	1.7%
63	Hope Mills	15,849	0.5%
64	Graham	15,646	1.1%
65	Laurinburg	15,002	-0.7%
66	Henderson	14,911	-0.3%
67	Eden	14,886	-0.5%
68	Southern Pines	14,657	1.9%
69	Roanoke Rapids	14,320	-1.1%
70	Lewisville	14,228	1.3%
71	Hendersonville	14,157	0.8%
72	Reidsville	13,987	-0.4%
73	Newton	13,177	0.2%
74	Davidson	13,054	2.0%
75	Smithfield	12,985	1.9%
76	Belmont	12,558	2.5%
77	Elon	12,232	2.9%
78	Spring Lake	12,005	0.0%
79	Archdale	11,513	0.1%
80	Summerfield	11,376	1.2%
81	Lincolnton	11,200	0.7%
82	Weddington	11,182	1.9%
83	Kings Mountain	10,982	0.7%
84	Tarboro	10,715	-0.7%
85	Mount Airy	10,208	-0.2%
86	Waynesville	10,141	0.3%
87	Winterville	9,931	0.8%
88	Dunn	9,718	0.5%
89	Morehead City	9,619	1.2%
90	Washington	9,497	-0.3%
91	Wesley Chapel	9,295	2.5%
92	Pineville	9,028	2.1%
93	Oxford	8,886	0.5%
94	Rockingham	8,659	-1.1%
95	Wendell	8,577	4.4%
96	Conover	8,540	0.5%
97	Rolesville	8,501	9.4%
98	Clinton	8,454	-0.2%
99	Oak Island	8,386	2.4%
100	Fletcher	8,369	1.7%

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