List of Municipalities in North Carolina - Largest Cities

Largest Cities

† County seat
†† State capital and county seat

Municipalities in North Carolina larger than 70,000 (2011 Census estimate), and 20,000 in population (2010 census).

Rank City/Town Population County
1 Charlotte † 751,074 Mecklenburg
2 Raleigh †† 416,126 Wake
3 Greensboro † 273,419 Guilford
4 Durham † 233,210 Durham
5 Winston-Salem † 232,397 Forsyth
6 Fayetteville † 203,922 Cumberland
7 Cary 138,926 Wake
8 Wilmington † 108,305 New Hanover
9 High Point 107,089 Guilford
10 Greenville † 86,024 Pitt
11 Asheville † 84,458 Buncombe
12 Concord † 80,604 Cabarrus
13 Gastonia † 72,061 Gaston
14 Jacksonville † 70,797 Onslow
15 Rocky Mount 57,477 Nash
16 Chapel Hill 57,233 Orange
17 Burlington 49,963 Alamance
18 Wilson † 49,167 Wilson
19 Huntersville 46,773 Mecklenburg
20 Kannapolis 42,625 Cabarrus
21 Hickory 40,010 Catawba
22 Apex 37,476 Wake
23 Goldsboro † 36,437 Wayne
24 Salisbury † 33,662 Rowan
25 Indian Trail 33,518 Union
26 Monroe † 32,797 Union
27 Mooresville 32,711 Iredell
28 Wake Forest 30,117 Wake
29 New Bern † 29,524 Craven
30 Sanford † 28,094 Lee
31 Matthews 27,198 Mecklenburg
32 Thomasville 26,757 Davidson, Randolph
33 Garner 25,745 Wake
34 Asheboro † 25,012 Randolph
35 Cornelius 24,866 Mecklenburg
36 Holly Springs 24,661 Wake
37 Statesville † 24,532 Iredell
38 Kernersville 23,123 Forsyth, Guilford
39 Mint Hill 22,722 Mecklenburg, Union
40 Kinston † 21,677 Lenoir
41 Lumberton † 21,542 Robeson
42 Havelock 20,735 Craven
43 Shelby † 20,323 Cleveland

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