Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2020 Census)

Rank	City	2020 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	876,747	1.8%
2	Raleigh	467,425	1.5%
3	Greensboro	297,808	1.0%
4	Durham	284,400	2.2%
5	Winston-Salem	249,349	0.8%
6	Fayetteville	208,576	0.4%
7	Cary	175,389	2.6%
8	Wilmington	116,146	0.9%
9	High Point	113,892	0.9%
10	Concord	105,769	3.0%
11	Asheville	94,406	1.2%
12	Greenville	88,098	0.4%
13	Gastonia	80,392	1.1%
14	Jacksonville	73,183	0.4%
15	Huntersville	61,574	2.8%
16	Chapel Hill	61,272	0.7%
17	Apex	59,945	4.8%
18	Burlington	57,593	1.4%
19	Rocky Mount	54,248	-0.6%
20	Kannapolis	53,431	2.3%
21	Mooresville	50,452	4.4%
22	Wake Forest	47,987	4.8%
23	Wilson	47,945	-0.3%
24	Hickory	43,309	0.8%
25	Holly Springs	41,720	5.4%
26	Indian Trail	40,254	1.8%
27	Salisbury	35,583	0.6%
28	Monroe	34,575	0.5%
29	Fuquay-Varina	34,571	6.8%
30	Goldsboro	33,037	-1.0%
31	Cornelius	31,520	2.4%
32	Garner	31,306	2.0%
33	New Bern	31,080	0.5%
34	Sanford	30,278	0.8%
35	Morrisville	30,010	4.9%
36	Matthews	29,507	0.8%
37	Statesville	28,247	1.4%
38	Thomasville	27,136	0.1%
39	Asheboro	26,974	0.8%
40	Clayton	26,676	5.2%
41	Mint Hill	26,538	1.6%
42	Kernersville	26,513	1.4%
43	Leland	23,921	5.9%
44	Shelby	21,905	0.8%
45	Carrboro	21,435	0.9%
46	Clemmons	21,217	1.3%
47	Waxhaw	20,772	7.7%
48	Kinston	19,752	-0.9%
49	Knightdale	19,493	5.5%
50	Lexington	19,488	0.3%
51	Harrisburg	19,097	5.2%
52	Lumberton	18,806	-1.3%
53	Elizabeth City	18,655	-0.0%
54	Lenoir	18,226	-0.0%
55	Boone	18,065	0.5%
56	Mebane	17,876	4.6%
57	Mount Holly	17,757	2.7%
58	Hope Mills	17,729	1.6%
59	Pinehurst	17,621	3.0%
60	Morganton	17,468	0.3%
61	Graham	17,170	2.0%
62	Havelock	16,996	-2.0%
63	Albemarle	16,439	0.3%
64	Stallings	16,209	1.6%
65	Southern Pines	15,559	2.3%
66	Eden	15,385	-0.1%
67	Roanoke Rapids	15,232	-0.3%
68	Laurinburg	15,155	-0.5%
69	Henderson	15,103	-0.2%
70	Hendersonville	15,076	1.4%
71	Davidson	15,075	3.3%
72	Belmont	14,977	4.0%
73	Reidsville	14,567	0.0%
74	Lewisville	13,414	0.6%
75	Weddington	13,261	3.4%
76	Newton	13,122	0.1%
77	Archdale	11,904	0.4%
78	Spring Lake	11,635	-0.3%
79	Elon	11,331	1.9%
80	Smithfield	11,232	0.2%
81	Kings Mountain	11,198	0.8%
82	Summerfield	11,082	0.8%
83	Lincolnton	11,061	0.5%
84	Tarboro	10,647	-0.7%
85	Pineville	10,638	3.6%
86	Mount Airy	10,591	0.2%
87	Winterville	10,459	1.2%
88	Waynesville	10,131	0.3%
89	Wendell	9,984	5.5%
90	Washington	9,797	0.1%
91	Hillsborough	9,700	4.8%
92	Rolesville	9,569	9.7%
93	Morehead City	9,568	1.0%
94	Rockingham	9,200	-0.4%
95	Gibsonville	8,977	3.4%
96	Wesley Chapel	8,732	1.6%
97	Oxford	8,657	0.2%
98	Aberdeen	8,569	3.0%
99	Oak Island	8,501	2.3%
100	Dunn	8,442	-0.9%

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