Top 100 Biggest Cities In North Carolina (2022 Census)

Rank	City	2023 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charlotte	895,704	1.1%
2	Raleigh	473,423	0.6%
3	Greensboro	300,805	0.5%
4	Durham	292,587	1.4%
5	Winston-Salem	251,746	0.5%
6	Fayetteville	209,321	0.2%
7	Cary	179,867	1.3%
8	Wilmington	121,120	2.1%
9	High Point	115,557	0.7%
10	Concord	108,693	1.4%
11	Asheville	94,015	-0.2%
12	Greenville	89,304	0.7%
13	Gastonia	82,553	1.3%
14	Jacksonville	72,192	-0.7%
15	Apex	70,841	8.7%
16	Huntersville	63,642	1.7%
17	Chapel Hill	61,951	0.6%
18	Burlington	59,459	1.6%
19	Kannapolis	57,580	3.8%
20	Rocky Mount	54,049	-0.2%
21	Mooresville	52,705	2.2%
22	Wake Forest	52,485	4.6%
23	Wilson	47,513	-0.5%
24	Holly Springs	45,785	4.8%
25	Hickory	44,058	0.9%
26	Indian Trail	41,751	1.8%
27	Fuquay-Varina	40,664	8.5%
28	Monroe	36,016	2.1%
29	Salisbury	35,934	0.5%
30	Garner	33,599	3.6%
31	Goldsboro	33,123	0.1%
32	Cornelius	32,604	1.7%
33	New Bern	31,516	0.7%
34	Morrisville	31,389	2.3%
35	Sanford	31,274	1.6%
36	Matthews	30,451	1.6%
37	Statesville	29,693	2.5%
38	Clayton	29,439	5.1%
39	Leland	28,540	9.2%
40	Kernersville	27,801	2.4%
41	Asheboro	27,530	1.0%
42	Mint Hill	27,383	1.6%
43	Thomasville	27,325	0.3%
44	Waxhaw	22,536	4.2%
45	Shelby	21,862	-0.1%
46	Clemmons	21,853	1.5%
47	Carrboro	21,226	-0.5%
48	Boone	19,745	4.5%
49	Lexington	19,725	0.6%
50	Mebane	19,675	4.9%
51	Knightdale	19,670	0.5%
52	Harrisburg	19,610	1.3%
53	Kinston	19,282	-1.2%
54	Lumberton	19,092	0.8%
55	Elizabeth City	18,853	0.5%
56	Pinehurst	18,444	2.3%
57	Lenoir	18,207	-0.1%
58	Mount Holly	18,154	1.1%
59	Graham	17,994	2.4%
60	Hope Mills	17,810	0.2%
61	Morganton	17,717	0.7%
62	Stallings	16,777	1.7%
63	Albemarle	16,652	0.6%
64	Southern Pines	16,528	3.1%
65	Havelock	16,342	-1.9%
66	Hendersonville	15,363	0.9%
67	Belmont	15,351	1.2%
68	Eden	15,346	-0.1%
69	Laurinburg	15,035	-0.4%
70	Roanoke Rapids	14,839	-1.3%
71	Henderson	14,835	-0.9%
72	Reidsville	14,555	-0.0%
73	Davidson	14,302	-2.6%
74	Lewisville	13,809	1.5%
75	Weddington	13,723	1.7%
76	Newton	13,298	0.7%
77	Wendell	12,416	11.5%
78	Smithfield	12,126	3.9%
79	Archdale	11,993	0.4%
80	Lincolnton	11,825	3.4%
81	Kings Mountain	11,660	2.0%
82	Spring Lake	11,553	-0.4%
83	Elon	11,383	0.2%
84	Summerfield	11,070	-0.1%
85	Pineville	10,977	1.6%
86	Winterville	10,726	1.3%
87	Tarboro	10,713	0.3%
88	Mount Airy	10,635	0.2%
89	Waynesville	10,623	2.4%
90	Rolesville	10,621	5.4%
91	Morehead City	9,840	1.4%
92	Hillsborough	9,776	0.4%
93	Washington	9,681	-0.6%
94	Gibsonville	9,514	2.9%
95	Aberdeen	9,315	4.3%
96	Oak Island	9,312	4.7%
97	Wesley Chapel	9,041	1.8%
98	Rockingham	8,958	-1.3%
99	Oxford	8,933	1.6%
100	Zebulon	8,625	10.5%

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