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Every city in North Carolina.

North Carolina has 549 incorporated places tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau (Vintage 2025), with a combined population of 6,514,538 as of July 1, 2025. Charlotte is the largest at 964,784 residents. Browse by population, income, or download the full state list.

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549 rows

All cities in North Carolina, sorted by 2025 population.
Rank City 2025 pop 2020 base 5-yr Δ 5-yr Δ %
#1 Charlotte 964,784874,70890,076+10.3%
#2 Raleigh 506,306468,10238,204+8.2%
#3 Greensboro 308,667299,1979,470+3.2%
#4 Durham 305,561283,88121,680+7.6%
#5 Winston-Salem 257,271249,5497,722+3.1%
#6 Fayetteville 209,120208,427693+0.3%
#7 Cary 183,582174,7878,795+5.0%
#8 Wilmington 126,809115,49411,315+9.8%
#9 High Point 120,571114,0756,496+5.7%
#10 Concord 114,598105,3169,282+8.8%
#11 Greenville 96,44389,2627,181+8.0%
#12 Asheville 93,52394,738-1,215-1.3%
#13 Gastonia 87,06780,4536,614+8.2%
#14 Apex 80,41964,36616,053+24.9%
#15 Jacksonville 72,73272,63597+0.1%
#16 Huntersville 68,53561,4187,117+11.6%
#17 Chapel Hill 63,56562,2691,296+2.1%
#18 Kannapolis 61,70853,1768,532+16.0%
#19 Burlington 61,49657,3784,118+7.2%
#20 Wake Forest 58,14748,00910,138+21.1%
#21 Mooresville 55,84250,2885,554+11.0%
#22 Rocky Mount 55,12054,407713+1.3%
#23 Holly Springs 50,28841,2639,025+21.9%
#24 Wilson 49,57248,4761,096+2.3%
#25 Fuquay-Varina 48,53634,28014,256+41.6%
#26 Hickory 45,97543,6222,353+5.4%
#27 Indian Trail 44,30340,1604,143+10.3%
#28 Monroe 42,64434,6378,007+23.1%
#29 Garner 41,56231,46310,099+32.1%
#30 Salisbury 36,87935,4351,444+4.1%
#31 Leland 35,73123,36512,366+52.9%
#32 Cornelius 35,09431,4173,677+11.7%
#33 Goldsboro 35,01234,218794+2.3%
#34 New Bern 34,72431,3193,405+10.9%
#35 Sanford 34,13830,1973,941+13.1%
#36 Matthews 32,76929,4273,342+11.4%
#37 Clayton 32,63326,3146,319+24.0%
#38 Morrisville 32,46629,8482,618+8.8%
#39 Statesville 32,18128,4883,693+13.0%
#40 Mint Hill 29,47626,4503,026+11.4%
#41 Kernersville 29,12826,5142,614+9.9%
#42 Asheboro 27,99027,208782+2.9%
#43 Thomasville 27,73327,076657+2.4%
#44 Shelby 23,30921,8951,414+6.5%
#45 Knightdale 23,14419,5203,624+18.6%
#46 Waxhaw 23,14020,5482,592+12.6%
#47 Clemmons 22,80821,1771,631+7.7%
#48 Mebane 21,95217,7524,200+23.7%
#49 Carrboro 20,96221,292-330-1.5%
#50 Harrisburg 20,74219,0131,729+9.1%
#51 Lexington 20,23819,636602+3.1%
#52 Graham 20,13117,1672,964+17.3%
#53 Boone 19,92919,127802+4.2%
#54 Kinston 19,70519,808-103-0.5%
#55 Wendell 19,6879,8419,846+100.1%
#56 Elizabeth City 19,62218,642980+5.3%
#57 Mount Holly 19,03317,6901,343+7.6%
#58 Lumberton 18,95519,310-355-1.8%
#59 Pinehurst 18,67017,5851,085+6.2%
#60 Lenoir 18,37218,36012+0.1%
#61 Hope Mills 18,32417,869455+2.5%
#62 Morganton 17,84917,456393+2.3%
#63 Albemarle 17,76916,4521,317+8.0%
#64 Stallings 17,76016,1101,650+10.2%
#65 Havelock 17,43016,735695+4.2%
#66 Southern Pines 17,35715,6071,750+11.2%
#67 Davidson 16,66215,1541,508+10.0%
#68 Belmont 16,41515,0061,409+9.4%
#69 Hendersonville 15,86715,183684+4.5%
#70 Eden 15,50015,41585+0.6%
#71 Henderson 15,01315,153-140-0.9%
#72 Reidsville 14,69214,584108+0.7%
#73 Laurinburg 14,58214,970-388-2.6%
#74 Weddington 14,51713,1791,338+10.2%
#75 Lewisville 14,42113,3831,038+7.8%
#76 Roanoke Rapids 14,38615,237-851-5.6%
#77 Newton 13,82213,129693+5.3%
#78 Smithfield 13,11411,3041,810+16.0%
#79 Rolesville 12,8399,6633,176+32.9%
#80 Lincolnton 12,46511,0771,388+12.5%
#81 Archdale 12,25411,889365+3.1%
#82 Kings Mountain 12,11711,273844+7.5%
#83 Zebulon 11,9336,9155,018+72.6%
#84 Pineville 11,85110,6051,246+11.7%
#85 Elon 11,36611,34323+0.2%
#86 Summerfield 11,32710,952375+3.4%
#87 Spring Lake 11,25211,684-432-3.7%
#88 Waynesville 11,00610,130876+8.6%
#89 Tarboro 10,97910,712267+2.5%
#90 Winterville 10,97310,464509+4.9%
#91 Mount Airy 10,68210,66616+0.2%
#92 Morehead City 10,4349,570864+9.0%
#93 Aberdeen 10,0668,5211,545+18.1%
#94 Washington 9,91010,057-147-1.5%
#95 Gibsonville 9,8768,945931+10.4%
#96 Hillsborough 9,7789,654124+1.3%
#97 Wesley Chapel 9,5668,674892+10.3%
#98 Angier 9,4105,3664,044+75.4%
#99 Oak Island 9,3378,396941+11.2%
#100 Oxford 8,9858,783202+2.3%
All 549 cities in North Carolina. Use the controls to filter, sort, and download this state slice.

Methodology · what counts as a city

North Carolina cities follow the V1 universe.

North Carolina cities follow the same V1 universe: incorporated places, consolidated city-county governments where applicable, and Washington DC where applicable. Census-designated places (CDPs) are excluded, with one named national exception — Urban Honolulu (Honolulu only). State ranks are standard competition ranking (“1224”) within North Carolina: tied cities share the lower rank and the next rank is skipped. Ranks are pre-computed in the dataset (state_rank_pop_current).

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