List of municipalities in North Carolina
Largest municipalities
Below is a list of the 50 largest municipalities in North Carolina according to the 2010 census. Also shown is the 2019 Census estimate.

List of municipalities in North Carolina

Section Title: Largest municipalities
Table Section Text: Below is a list of the 50 largest municipalities in North Carolina according to the 2010 census. Also shown is the 2019 Census estimate.

Rank	Name	Population (2019)	Population (2010)	Change	Type	County

1	Charlotte †	889,019	731,424	+21.55%	City	Mecklenburg

2	Raleigh ††	485,679	403,892	+20.25%	City	Wake (seat), Durham

3	Greensboro †	292,265	269,666	+8.38%	City	Guilford

4	Durham †	279,501	228,330	+22.41%	City	Durham (seat), Wake, Orange

5	Winston-Salem †	247,222	229,618	+7.67%	City	Forsyth

6	Fayetteville †	208,254	200,564	+3.83%	City	Cumberland

7	Cary	170,330	135,234	+25.95%	Town	Wake, Chatham

8	Wilmington †	123,432	106,476	+15.92%	City	New Hanover

9	High Point	113,791	104,371	+9.03%	City	Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth

10	Concord †	96,635	79,066	+22.22%	City	Cabarrus

11	Greenville †	93,184	84,554	+10.21%	City	Pitt

12	Asheville †	91,587	85,712	+6.85%	City	Buncombe

13	Gastonia †	76,593	71,741	+6.76%	City	Gaston

14	Jacksonville †	66,479	70,145	−5.23%	City	Onslow

15	Chapel Hill	59,862	57,233	+4.59%	Town	Orange, Durham

16	Huntersville	56,212	46,773	+20.18%	Town	Mecklenburg

17	Rocky Mount	54,523	57,477	−5.14%	City	Edgecombe, Nash

18	Burlington	53,077	49,963	+6.23%	City	Alamance

19	Apex	50,451	37,476	+34.62%	Town	Wake

20	Wilson †	49,348	49,167	+0.37%	City	Wilson

21	Kannapolis	48,806	42,625	+14.50%	City	Cabarrus, Rowan

22	Wake Forest	42,269	30,117	+40.35%	Town	Wake

23	Hickory	40,611	40,010	+1.50%	City	Catawba, Burke, Caldwell

24	Indian Trail	38,980	33,518	+16.30%	Town	Union

25	Mooresville	37,820	32,711	+15.62%	Town	Iredell

26	Holly Springs	35,233	24,661	+42.87%	Town	Wake

27	Goldsboro †	35,197	36,437	−3.40%	City	Wayne

28	Monroe †	35,065	32,797	+6.92%	City	Union

29	Salisbury †	33,849	33,622	+0.68%	City	Rowan

30	Matthews	32,117	27,198	+18.09%	Town	Mecklenburg

31	New Bern †	29,590	29,524	+0.22%	City	Craven

32	Sanford †	29,313	28,094	+4.34%	City	Lee

33	Cornelius	29,191	24,866	+17.39%	Town	Mecklenburg

34	Garner	28,858	25,745	+12.09%	Town	Wake

35	Fuquay-Varina	27,906	17,937	+55.58%	Town	Wake

36	Mint Hill	26,748	22,722	+17.72%	Town	Mecklenburg, Union

37	Statesville †	26,657	24,532	+8.66%	City	Iredell

38	Thomasville	26,615	26,757	−0.53%	City	Davidson, Randolph

39	Morrisville	26,461	18,576	+42.45%	Town	Wake, Durham

40	Asheboro †	25,863	25,012	+3.40%	City	Randolph

41	Kernersville	24,386	23,123	+5.46%	Town	Forsyth, Guilford

42	Carrboro	21,544	19,582	+10.02%	Town	Orange

43	Clayton	20,260	16,116	+25.71%	City	Johnston, Wake

44	Lumberton †	21,040	21,542	−2.33%	City	Robeson

45	Kinston †	20,509	21,677	−5.39%	City	Lenoir

46	Clemmons	20,420	18,627	+9.63%	Village	Forsyth

47	Shelby †	20,018	20,323	−1.50%	City	Cleveland

48	Havelock	20,008	20,735	−3.51%	City	Craven

49	Leland	19,976	13,527	+47.68%	Town	Brunswick

50	Boone †	19,205	17,119	+12.19%	City	Watauga

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