Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2001 Census)

Rank	City	2002 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	581,562	2.1%
2	Raleigh	302,642	4.3%
3	Greensboro	230,295	0.8%
4	Winston-Salem	205,210	1.5%
5	Fayetteville	199,109	-0.2%
6	Durham	192,397	1.9%
7	Cary	99,838	2.5%
8	Wilmington	90,529	0.9%
9	High Point	88,772	2.5%
10	Asheville	72,765	-0.2%
11	Gastonia	67,360	-0.4%
12	Jacksonville	66,017	0.4%
13	Greenville	64,453	2.6%
14	Rocky Mount	58,819	–
15	Concord	57,608	1.7%
16	Chapel Hill	48,771	1.5%
17	Burlington	46,279	0.8%
18	Wilson	45,176	0.3%
19	Goldsboro	39,758	-1.0%
20	Hickory	38,475	2.1%
21	Kannapolis	37,869	1.3%
22	Salisbury	30,636	0.2%
23	Huntersville	28,649	9.6%
24	Monroe	28,009	2.3%
25	Thomasville	24,927	1.7%
26	Sanford	24,233	3.3%
27	Matthews	23,941	3.7%
28	Statesville	23,745	0.9%
29	New Bern	23,662	1.7%
30	Kinston	23,499	-1.3%
31	Apex	23,302	9.7%
32	Havelock	22,904	2.0%
33	Asheboro	22,687	2.2%
34	Lumberton	20,943	-0.8%
35	Shelby	20,863	0.1%
36	Lexington	19,866	-0.3%
37	Garner	19,701	4.6%
38	Mooresville	19,673	0.9%
39	Kernersville	19,205	1.9%
40	Lenoir	18,069	-0.4%
41	Carrboro	17,945	1.4%
42	Mint Hill	17,393	0.7%
43	Morganton	17,290	-0.7%
44	Elizabeth City	17,105	-0.8%
45	Roanoke Rapids	16,724	-1.6%
46	Henderson	16,349	–
47	Albemarle	15,931	-0.6%
48	Clemmons	15,827	0.0%
49	Laurinburg	15,824	-0.9%
50	Eden	15,738	-0.7%
51	Cornelius	15,392	8.6%
52	Reidsville	14,639	-0.1%
53	Wake Forest	14,072	7.6%
54	Indian Trail	13,930	2.3%
55	Boone	13,483	-0.4%
56	Graham	13,365	1.0%
57	Newton	12,877	1.3%
58	Spring Lake	12,625	1.0%
59	Hope Mills	12,160	-0.2%
60	Lewisville	11,761	0.3%
61	Hendersonville	11,474	0.3%
62	Southern Pines	11,252	1.3%
63	Holly Springs	11,240	11.0%
64	Smithfield	11,148	1.0%
65	Tarboro	11,065	-1.4%
66	Mount Airy	10,815	-0.6%
67	Kings Mountain	10,359	0.7%
68	Lincolnton	10,067	-0.4%
69	Pinehurst	10,022	2.2%
70	Clayton	9,970	16.0%
71	Mount Holly	9,672	-0.1%
72	Washington	9,664	-0.6%
73	Waynesville	9,600	0.2%
74	Rockingham	9,371	-2.0%
75	Dunn	9,320	0.3%
76	Archdale	9,035	-0.7%
77	Belmont	8,896	-0.0%
78	Fuquay-Varina	8,701	6.1%
79	Roxboro	8,676	-0.4%
80	Clinton	8,567	-0.6%
81	Oxford	8,451	0.4%
82	Morehead City	7,910	0.3%
83	Mebane	7,897	3.4%
84	Davidson	7,597	4.6%
85	Black Mountain	7,554	0.1%
86	Forest City	7,445	-1.1%
87	Siler City	7,307	3.0%
88	Stallings	7,252	0.6%
89	Weddington	6,980	3.0%
90	Summerfield	6,965	1.3%
91	Elon	6,961	2.1%
92	Marion	6,884	0.2%
93	Morrisville	6,871	23.4%
94	Conover	6,828	1.1%
95	Oak Island	6,763	1.4%
96	Brevard	6,724	-1.3%
97	Trinity	6,709	-0.2%
98	Butner	6,506	0.8%
99	Knightdale	6,356	0.7%
100	Selma	6,215	1.9%

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