List of municipalities in North Carolina
Largest municipalities
Table:
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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