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North Carolina: Cities and towns · July 1, 2025 PEP estimate

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Cities and towns · July 1, 2025 PEP estimate

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549 entries in this view. The initial list shows up to 50 entries per section.

Cities and towns · July 1, 2025 PEP estimate (549)

NC: Cities and towns · July 1, 2025 PEP estimate. Ordered by population estimate, largest first.
NameTypeState rankJuly 1, 2025 population
Charlotte cityMecklenburg CountyCity1964,784
Raleigh cityDurham County; Wake CountyCity2506,306
Greensboro cityGuilford CountyCity3308,667
Durham cityDurham County; Orange County; Wake CountyCity4305,561
Winston-Salem cityForsyth CountyCity5257,271
Fayetteville cityCumberland CountyCity6209,120
Cary townChatham County; Durham County; Wake CountyTown7183,582
Wilmington cityNew Hanover CountyCity8126,809
High Point cityDavidson County; Forsyth County; Guilford County; Randolph CountyCity9120,571
Concord cityCabarrus County; Mecklenburg CountyCity10114,598
Greenville cityPitt CountyCity1196,443
Asheville cityBuncombe CountyCity1293,523
Gastonia cityGaston CountyCity1387,067
Apex townChatham County; Wake CountyTown1480,419
Jacksonville cityOnslow CountyCity1572,732
Huntersville townMecklenburg CountyTown1668,535
Chapel Hill townDurham County; Orange CountyTown1763,565
Kannapolis cityCabarrus County; Rowan CountyCity1861,708
Burlington cityAlamance County; Guilford CountyCity1961,496
Wake Forest townFranklin County; Wake CountyTown2058,147
Mooresville townIredell CountyTown2155,842
Rocky Mount cityEdgecombe County; Nash CountyCity2255,120
Holly Springs townWake CountyTown2350,288
Wilson cityWilson CountyCity2449,572
Fuquay-Varina townHarnett County; Wake CountyTown2548,536
Hickory cityBurke County; Caldwell County; Catawba CountyCity2645,975
Indian Trail townUnion CountyTown2744,303
Monroe cityUnion CountyCity2842,644
Garner townWake CountyTown2941,562
Salisbury cityRowan CountyCity3036,879
Leland townBrunswick CountyTown3135,731
Cornelius townMecklenburg CountyTown3235,094
Goldsboro cityWayne CountyCity3335,012
New Bern cityCraven CountyCity3434,724
Sanford cityLee CountyCity3534,138
Matthews townMecklenburg CountyTown3632,769
Clayton townJohnston County; Wake CountyTown3732,633
Morrisville townDurham County; Wake CountyTown3832,466
Statesville cityIredell CountyCity3932,181
Mint Hill townMecklenburg County; Union CountyTown4029,476
Kernersville townForsyth County; Guilford CountyTown4129,128
Asheboro cityRandolph CountyCity4227,990
Thomasville cityDavidson County; Randolph CountyCity4327,733
Shelby cityCleveland CountyCity4423,309
Knightdale townWake CountyTown4523,144
Waxhaw townUnion CountyTown4623,140
Clemmons villageForsyth CountyVillage4722,808
Mebane cityAlamance County; Orange CountyCity4821,952
Carrboro townOrange CountyTown4920,962
Harrisburg townCabarrus CountyTown5020,742

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