Largest Cities in North Carolina
Cities ranked by total population from the Census Bureau. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.
Largest Cities 50
1 Raleigh
1,178,653
2 West Raleigh
1,178,653
3 Cary
1,178,653
4 Apex
1,178,653
5 Wake Forest
1,178,653
6 Holly Springs
1,178,653
7 Garner
1,178,653
8 Fuquay-Varina
1,178,653
9 Morrisville
1,178,653
10 Knightdale
1,178,653
11 Charlotte
1,154,681
12 Huntersville
1,154,681
13 Matthews
1,154,681
14 Cornelius
1,154,681
15 Mint Hill
1,154,681
16 Greensboro
547,940
17 High Point
547,940
18 Summerfield
547,940
19 Winston-Salem
389,977
20 Kernersville
389,977
21 Clemmons
389,977
22 Lewisville
389,977
23 Fayetteville
338,545
24 Fort Bragg
338,545
25 Hope Mills
338,545
26 Spring Lake
338,545
27 Durham
332,353
28 Asheville
274,360
29 Indian Trail
250,958
30 Monroe
250,958
31 Stallings
250,958
32 Waxhaw
250,958
33 Weddington
250,958
34 Concord
236,133
35 Kannapolis
236,133
36 Harrisburg
236,133
37 Wilmington
235,229
38 Masonboro
235,229
39 Murraysville
235,229
40 Gastonia
234,881
41 Mount Holly
234,881
42 Davidson
234,881
43 Belmont
234,881
44 Clayton
234,263
45 Smithfield
234,263
46 Jacksonville
207,906
47 Piney Green
207,906
48 Mooresville
196,544
49 Statesville
196,544
50 Greenville
177,193
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Data Sources
Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).