North Carolina Cities by Population

Below are the 773 North Carolina cities sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2022 Population Estimates Program and 2021 American Community Survey.

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Rank City Population
1 Charlotte 897,720
2 Raleigh 476,587
3 Greensboro 301,115
4 Durham 291,928
5 Winston-Salem 251,350
6 Fayetteville 208,873
7 Cary 180,388
8 Wilmington 120,324
9 High Point 115,067
10 Concord 109,896
11 Asheville 93,776
12 Greenville 89,233
13 Gastonia 82,653
14 Apex 71,065
15 Jacksonville 70,420
16 Huntersville 63,035
17 Chapel Hill 62,098
18 Burlington 59,287
19 Kannapolis 55,448
20 Rocky Mount 54,013
21 Mooresville 52,656
22 Wake Forest 51,113
23 Wilson 47,606
24 Holly Springs 45,945
25 Hickory 44,084
26 Indian Trail 41,724
27 Fuquay-Varina 40,810
28 Monroe 36,018
29 Salisbury 35,808
30 Garner 33,669
31 Goldsboro 33,215
32 Cornelius 32,294
33 New Bern 31,539
34 Morrisville 31,493
35 Sanford 31,224
36 Matthews 30,124
37 Statesville 29,681
38 Clayton 29,445
39 Leland 28,591
40 Kernersville 27,763
41 Asheboro 27,482
42 Thomasville 27,399
43 Mint Hill 27,143
44 Waxhaw 22,533
45 Shelby 21,855
46 Clemmons 21,823
47 Carrboro 21,298
48 Harrisburg 19,822
49 Boone 19,756
50 Knightdale 19,703
51 Lexington 19,679
52 Mebane 19,376
53 Kinston 19,365
54 Lumberton 18,841
55 Elizabeth City 18,756
56 Pinehurst 18,416
57 Lenoir 18,255
58 Mount Holly 18,170
59 Graham 17,856
60 Hope Mills 17,824
61 Morganton 17,602
62 Stallings 16,768
63 Albemarle 16,766
64 Southern Pines 16,596
65 Havelock 16,188
66 Murraysville 15,976
67 Davidson 15,771
68 Belmont 15,353
69 Eden 15,325
70 Hendersonville 15,321
71 Piney Green 15,149
72 Laurinburg 14,908
73 Roanoke Rapids 14,856
74 Henderson 14,822
75 Anderson Creek 14,597
76 Reidsville 14,566
77 Lewisville 13,811
78 Weddington 13,717
79 Newton 13,337
80 Lake Norman of Iredell 12,499
81 Wendell 12,440
82 Smithfield 12,129
83 Archdale 12,003
84 Lincolnton 11,818
85 Spring Lake 11,762
86 Myrtle Grove 11,672
87 Kings Mountain 11,638
88 Elon 11,250
89 Summerfield 11,111
90 Pineville 10,886
91 Winterville 10,724
92 Tarboro 10,668
93 Rolesville 10,661
94 Waynesville 10,620
95 Mount Airy 10,617
96 Spout Springs 10,279
97 Morehead City 9,857
98 Hillsborough 9,765
99 Washington 9,579
100 St. Stephens 9,396
101 Oak Island 9,322
102 Aberdeen 9,305
103 Gibsonville 9,075
104 Kings Grant 9,071
105 Wesley Chapel 9,040
106 Rockingham 9,010
107 Oxford 8,771
108 Zebulon 8,665
109 Ogden 8,613
110 Conover 8,571
111 Dunn 8,534
112 Black Mountain 8,502
113 Butner 8,451
114 Lake Norman of Catawba 8,441
115 Half Moon 8,397
116 Clinton 8,278
117 Roxboro 8,166
118 Fletcher 8,106
119 Siler City 8,074
120 Woodfin 8,072
121 Brevard 7,818
122 Kill Devil Hills 7,797
123 Oak Ridge 7,749
124 Marion 7,492
125 Etowah 7,464
126 King 7,425
127 Forest City 7,358
128 St. James 7,327
129 Porters Neck 7,221
130 Mills River 7,206
131 Trinity 7,103
132 Hampstead 7,037
133 Unionville 6,875
134 Selma 6,806
135 Carolina Beach 6,772
136 Marvin 6,624
137 Cullowhee 6,538
138 Boiling Spring Lakes 6,400
139 Cherryville 6,207
140 Angier 6,099
141 Mocksville 6,085
142 Dallas 6,084
143 Stokesdale 5,993
144 Hamlet 5,973
145 Walkertown 5,866
146 East Flat Rock 5,751
147 Nashville 5,695
148 Silver Lake 5,690
149 Northchase 5,564
150 Bessemer City 5,563
151 Cramerton 5,441
152 James City 5,379
153 Whispering Pines 5,237
154 Archer Lodge 5,199
155 Long View 5,172
156 Carolina Shores 5,100
157 Williamston 5,095
158 Ayden 5,049
159 Pleasant Garden 5,020
160 Sawmills 5,019
161 Creedmoor 4,974
162 TIE Moyock 4,966
162 TIE Wadesboro 4,966
164 Granite Falls 4,926
165 Midland 4,917
166 Holly Ridge 4,909
167 Midway 4,871
168 Pittsboro 4,712
169 Locust 4,708
170 Erwin 4,692
171 Beaufort 4,690
172 Valdese 4,687
173 Boiling Springs 4,681
174 Weaverville 4,678
175 TIE Whiteville 4,657
175 TIE Ahoskie 4,657
177 Wrightsboro 4,654
178 Briar Chapel 4,646
179 Randleman 4,642
180 Ranlo 4,616
181 Royal Pines 4,606
182 Swannanoa 4,589
183 Raeford 4,529
184 China Grove 4,516
185 Edenton 4,511
186 Lillington 4,501
187 Surf City 4,492
188 TIE Shallotte 4,487
188 TIE Farmville 4,487
190 Newport 4,478
191 Canton 4,401
192 Sunset Beach 4,391
193 Franklin 4,287
194 North Wilkesboro 4,280
195 Benson 4,268
196 Forest Oaks 4,265
197 Southport 4,260
198 Westport 4,250
199 Spindale 4,238
200 Mount Olive 4,193
201 Brices Creek 4,174
202 Wingate 4,141
203 Elkin 4,091
204 Trent Woods 4,082
205 Swansboro 4,045
206 Stanley 4,040
207 Emerald Isle 3,939
208 Seven Lakes 3,919
209 Troutman 3,888
210 Mountain Home 3,873
211 Elroy 3,837
212 Glen Raven 3,824
213 Maiden 3,796
214 Hudson 3,770
215 Lowell 3,765
216 Dana 3,755
217 Landis 3,752
218 Kitty Hawk 3,734
219 Jamestown 3,712
220 Gamewell 3,693
221 Eastover 3,692
222 Wilkesboro 3,656
223 Rutherfordton 3,654
224 Fairview town 3,603
225 Bethlehem 3,593
226 Enochville 3,563
227 Tabor City 3,545
228 East Rockingham 3,538
229 Flat Rock village 3,532
230 Buies Creek 3,522
231 Skippers Corner 3,514
232 Mountain View 3,486
233 Rural Hall 3,463
234 Wallace 3,440
235 Lake Park 3,403
236 Red Oak 3,388
237 TIE Windsor 3,383
237 TIE Welcome 3,383
239 Tyro 3,382
240 Spencer 3,322
241 Burgaw 3,308
242 Mineral Springs 3,294
243 Avery Creek 3,273
244 Elizabethtown 3,265
245 Lowesville 3,258
246 Plymouth 3,249
247 River Road 3,244
248 Rockfish 3,220
249 Louisburg 3,215
250 Bermuda Run 3,210
251 Green Level 3,207
252 Lake Royale 3,199
253 Nags Head 3,163
254 Southern Shores 3,148
255 Wallburg 3,142
256 Red Springs 3,118
257 Bayshore 3,076
258 Granite Quarry 3,034
259 Lake Junaluska 3,023
260 Yadkinville 2,997
261 Troy 2,945
262 River Bend 2,909
263 Carthage 2,908
264 Fairfield Harbour 2,872
265 Denver 2,827
266 Pembroke 2,810
267 Emma 2,767
268 La Grange 2,745
269 Wilson's Mills 2,741
270 Fairview CDP 2,737
271 Warsaw 2,719
272 Grandy 2,715
273 Edneyville 2,705
274 Cajah's Mountain 2,699
275 Wentworth 2,691
276 Liberty 2,684
277 Tobaccoville 2,658
278 Franklinton 2,657
279 Fearrington Village 2,642
280 Sylva 2,623
281 Marshville 2,617
282 Mar-Mac 2,576
283 South Rosemary 2,557
284 Murfreesboro 2,523
285 Cricket 2,519
286 Grifton 2,484
287 Polkton 2,474
288 Swepsonville 2,471
289 Four Oaks 2,457
290 Belville 2,447
291 Wrightsville Beach 2,444
292 Norwood 2,442
293 Mayodan 2,437
294 Brogden 2,430
295 Fruitland 2,374
296 Richlands 2,355
297 Rockwell 2,339
298 Calabash 2,320
299 Jonesville 2,311
300 Taylorsville 2,298
301 Haw River 2,287
302 Laurel Park 2,275
303 Cape Carteret 2,270
304 Neuse Forest 2,267
305 Valley Hill 2,262
306 Youngsville 2,244
307 Sneads Ferry 2,236
308 Broad Creek 2,231
309 Coats 2,229
310 Spruce Pine 2,220
311 Mulberry 2,215
312 Pine Level 2,210
313 TIE Horse Shoe 2,201
313 TIE Oakboro 2,201
315 Fairmont 2,188
316 Kure Beach 2,174
317 Madison 2,146
318 Mars Hill 2,107
319 Maxton 2,104
320 Cherokee 2,059
321 St. Pauls 2,046
322 Yanceyville 1,965
323 Hertford 1,960
324 Pumpkin Center 1,959
325 Dudley 1,956
326 Wanchese 1,936
327 Governors Club 1,917
328 Sparta 1,872
329 Biscoe 1,847
330 Badin 1,825
331 Enfield 1,820
332 Cedar Point 1,800
333 Governors Village 1,784
334 Ramseur 1,777
335 Drexel 1,754
336 Mount Pleasant 1,748
337 Icard 1,740
338 Maggie Valley 1,716
339 Claremont 1,715
340 Sharpsburg 1,703
341 Andrews 1,690
342 TIE Hildebran 1,680
342 TIE Navassa 1,680
344 Hemby Bridge 1,669
345 Murphy 1,639
346 Stanfield 1,638
347 Hoopers Creek 1,636
348 Sea Breeze 1,632
349 Bladenboro 1,631
350 Jefferson 1,624
351 Burnsville 1,618
352 Scotland Neck 1,612
353 Manteo 1,607
354 Walnut Cove 1,596
355 TIE Tryon 1,595
355 TIE Kenly 1,595
357 Fairplains 1,591
358 East Spencer 1,590
359 Bent Creek 1,586
360 Salem 1,573
361 Stony Point 1,558
362 Buxton 1,551
363 Chadbourn 1,545
364 Pinebluff 1,544
365 Denton 1,535
366 Connelly Springs 1,533
367 Bryson City 1,525
368 Glen Alpine 1,524
369 Moravian Falls 1,495
370 Advance 1,471
371 Dobson 1,460
372 Snow Hill 1,459
373 Pilot Mountain 1,433
374 Biltmore Forest 1,430
375 Princeton 1,418
376 Pine Knoll Shores 1,415
377 Cherry Branch 1,411
378 Weldon 1,404
379 Belhaven 1,403
380 Atlantic Beach 1,402
381 Bethel 1,393
382 Blowing Rock 1,377
383 TIE Lake Lure 1,376
383 TIE Clyde 1,376
385 Rose Hill 1,369
386 Millers Creek 1,360
387 Foxfire 1,354
388 Maury 1,351
389 Vander 1,341
390 West Jefferson 1,339
391 Foscoe 1,336
392 TIE West Canton 1,326
392 TIE Stoneville 1,326
394 Spring Hope 1,323
395 Springdale 1,320
396 Broadway 1,318
397 Nebo 1,309
398 Stedman 1,295
399 Brandywine Bay 1,276
400 Lake Waccamaw 1,273
401 Toast 1,271
402 Barker Heights 1,256
403 TIE Harkers Island 1,250
403 TIE Princeville 1,250
405 Hays 1,247
406 Cordova 1,242
407 Balfour 1,233
408 Robbins 1,227
409 Robersonville 1,223
410 Cove Creek 1,222
411 Five Points 1,221
412 TIE Franklinville 1,220
412 TIE Rocky Point 1,220
414 Rutherford College 1,217
415 Saxapahaw 1,214
416 Southmont 1,213
417 Elm City 1,204
418 Boonville 1,192
419 TIE Fremont 1,190
419 TIE Cypress Landing 1,190
421 Northlakes 1,185
422 TIE Pinetops 1,184
422 TIE Arrowhead Beach 1,184
424 Mount Gilead 1,167
425 Bayboro 1,149
426 Roseboro 1,148
427 Flat Rock CDP 1,135
428 TIE Laurel Hill 1,125
428 TIE Beulaville 1,125
430 TIE Dortches 1,097
430 TIE Highlands 1,097
432 Columbus 1,091
433 Banner Elk 1,088
434 Walnut Creek 1,084
435 Bonnetsville 1,081
436 South Henderson 1,056
437 Gorman 1,051
438 White Plains 1,043
439 McLeansville 1,040
440 Lucama 1,038
441 North Topsail Beach 1,033
442 Brunswick 1,028
443 TIE Alamance 1,002
443 TIE Vass 1,002
445 Bunnlevel 995
446 West Marion 993
447 Rhodhiss 985
448 JAARS 981
449 Gaston 980
450 Stem 979
451 Plain View 971
452 Castle Hayne 968
453 Cooleemee 966
454 Ocean Isle Beach 958
455 Woodlawn 955
456 Holden Beach 936
457 Middlesex 929
458 Norlina 928
459 Hollister 926
460 Northwest 913
461 McAdenville 910
462 Rougemont 906
463 Montreat 895
464 New Hope 887
465 Oriental 886
466 Rowland 884
467 Efland 876
468 Vanceboro 874
469 Belwood 869
470 TIE Garysburg 867
470 TIE Cleveland 867
472 Barker Ten Mile 866
473 Rich Square 854
474 Ellerbe 852
475 Ingold 848
476 TIE Warrenton 845
476 TIE Magnolia 845
478 White Lake 841
479 Jackson Heights 839
480 Germanton 828
481 TIE Maysville 827
481 TIE Faith 827
483 Old Fort 818
484 Moncure 817
485 Candor 812
486 Ocracoke 810
487 Star 809
488 Grover 808
489 Pinnacle 803
490 Pleasant Hill 800
491 Marshall 796
492 TIE Peletier 791
492 TIE Light Oak 791
494 Red Cross 789
495 Prospect 788
496 Faison 787
497 Silver City 771
498 Kenansville 759
499 Camden 753
500 Stantonsburg 752
501 Chocowinity 749
502 Duck 748
503 Hightsville 747
504 Barnardsville 737
505 Rosman 733
506 Alliance 731
507 Ellenboro 730
508 Aulander 727
509 Conway 723
510 Newland 719
511 Fair Bluff 716
512 Pikeville 710
513 Bogue 709
514 Grantsboro 706
515 Catawba 704
516 Dobbins Heights 693
517 Frisco 692
518 South Weldon 691
519 Black Creek 686
520 Sedalia 682
521 Manns Harbor 667
522 Beech Mountain 666
523 Kingstown 663
524 Taylortown 662
525 Cashiers 659
526 Misenheimer 648
527 Wade 644
528 Saluda 642
529 Cape Colony 636
530 East Bend 633
531 TIE Whitakers 632
531 TIE Fallston 632
533 Carolina Meadows 626
534 New London 625
535 Mamers 622
536 TIE Deep Run 614
536 TIE Winton 614
538 Wagram 612
539 Alexis 609
540 Bowdens 608
541 High Shoals 605
542 Columbia 604
543 Clarkton 601
544 TIE Richfield 597
544 TIE Garland 597
546 Whitsett 593
547 TIE Newton Grove 580
547 TIE Spivey's Corner 580
547 TIE Patterson Springs 580
550 TIE Lawndale 575
550 TIE Bailey 575
552 Greenevers 574
553 Harmony 570
554 Cliffside 569
555 Winfall 561
556 TIE Riegelwood 560
556 TIE Atlantic 560
558 South Mills 556
559 TIE Hatteras 552
559 TIE Elk Park 552
561 Littleton 550
562 Potters Hill 547
563 Robbinsville 545
564 Ossipee 544
565 TIE Varnamtown 542
565 TIE Marble 542
567 Hot Springs 535
568 Woodland 533
569 Minnesott Beach 532
570 Iron Station 524
571 Yadkin College 522
572 TIE Seaboard 520
572 TIE Polkville 520
574 Bolton 515
575 Ruffin 512
576 TIE Gloucester 497
576 TIE Parkton 497
578 Topsail Beach 492
579 Deercroft 491
580 Micro 489
581 Aquadale 487
582 Roper 477
583 Caroleen 473
584 Hayesville 470
585 Teachey 468
586 Bakersville 457
587 Pink Hill 453
588 TIE Salemburg 451
588 TIE Bell Arthur 451
588 TIE Aurora 451
591 Millingport 448
592 Gibson 445
593 Ansonville 444
594 Ronda 440
595 Scotch Meadows 439
596 Ivanhoe 435
597 St. Helena 431
598 Brookford 428
599 Sandyfield 427
600 Arapahoe 420
601 TIE Lewiston Woodville 415
601 TIE Hoffman 415
603 TIE Jackson 414
603 TIE East Arcadia 414
605 Lattimore 412
606 Jamesville 411
607 Hookerton 410
608 TIE Macclesfield 403
608 TIE Chowan Beach 403
610 Staley 402
611 TIE Simpson 398
611 TIE Caswell Beach 398
613 Grimesland 395
614 TIE Henrietta 393
614 TIE Lilesville 393
616 Peachland 391
617 Fountain 388
618 Bennett 386
619 Cove City 385
620 TIE Kelly 384
620 TIE Washington Park 384
622 Old Hundred 378
623 Webster 377
624 Sugar Mountain 376
625 Marshallberg 367
626 Avon 361
627 Bostic 358
628 Bridgeton 355
629 Bethania 354
630 Ruth 352
631 Bunn 351
632 TIE Altamahaw 350
632 TIE Dover 350
634 Saratoga 348
635 Swan Quarter 346
636 Bayview 338
637 Sims 335
638 Stovall 332
639 Elrod 328
640 Morven 327
641 TIE Calypso 325
641 TIE Falcon 325
643 Atkinson 322
644 Linville 321
645 Seven Devils 319
646 Waco 313
647 Forest Hills 310
648 Casar 305
649 Coinjock 301
650 Gold Hill 300
651 Valle Crucis 299
652 TIE Mooresboro 297
652 TIE Cedar Rock 297
654 Hamilton 296
655 Hallsboro 291
656 Fairfield 290
657 Sandy Creek 287
658 TIE Hiddenite 283
658 TIE Farmington 283
660 TIE Rennert 280
660 TIE Ashley Heights 280
662 Momeyer 279
663 Bald Head Island 276
664 Stokes 275
665 TIE Castalia 267
665 TIE Raemon 267
667 Pollocksville 266
668 TIE Dublin 263
668 TIE Oak City 263
668 TIE Cofield 263
671 Shannon 262
672 Gatesville 261
673 Hobgood 260
674 Cameron 252
675 Vandemere 247
676 Crouse 245
677 Goldston 244
678 Bath 242
679 Trenton 238
680 Seagrove 236
681 Parmele 235
682 East Laurinburg 234
683 White Oak 232
684 Indian Beach 228
685 Gerton 224
686 Davis 223
687 Engelhard 220
688 Vann Crossroads 215
689 Stonewall 214
690 TIE Centerville 212
690 TIE Dillsboro 212
690 TIE Turkey 212
693 TIE Eureka 210
693 TIE Colerain 210
693 TIE Roberdel 210
696 TIE Jackson Springs 206
696 TIE Kelford 206
698 TIE Creswell 205
698 TIE Watha 205
700 Conetoe 198
701 Glenwood 197
702 Earl 196
703 Walstonburg 194
704 Danbury 189
705 Milwaukee 187
706 Bolivia 185
707 TIE Salvo 183
707 TIE Severn 183
709 Powellsville 182
710 Roxobel 177
711 Askewville 176
712 Autryville 171
713 Love Valley 163
714 TIE Boardman 162
714 TIE Halifax 162
714 TIE Harrells 162
717 Pantego 161
718 TIE Keener 155
718 TIE Godwin 155
720 Belvoir 154
721 Milton 153
722 Everetts 147
723 TIE Mesic 145
723 TIE Crossnore 145
725 Delco 142
726 Chimney Rock Village 140
727 Linden 137
728 TIE Rodanthe 135
728 TIE Cerro Gordo 135
730 TIE Lansing 128
730 TIE Sunbury 128
732 Kittrell 127
733 Wakulla 124
734 Proctorville 117
735 Glenville 115
736 TIE Smithtown 110
736 TIE Macon 110
738 Marietta 107
739 Middleburg 103
740 Butters 101
741 Norman 100
742 Grandfather Village 96
743 McDonald 92
744 TIE Lowgap 91
744 TIE McFarlan 91
746 Tar Heel 90
747 Bear Grass 84
748 Lumber Bridge 82
749 Harrellsville 80
750 Blue Clay Farms 77
751 Gulf 67
752 Speed 65
753 Como 64
754 Raynham 61
755 TIE Lasker 58
755 TIE Orrum 58
757 TIE Evergreen 56
757 TIE Seven Springs 56
759 Bowmore 53
760 Pinetown 52
761 Long Creek 51
762 Hassell 50
763 TIE Dundarrach 49
763 TIE Graingers 49
763 TIE Falkland 49
766 Waves 46
767 Rex 43
768 Lake Santeetlah 41
769 Leggett 37
770 TIE Dellview 25
770 TIE Delway 25
772 Fontana Dam 11
773 Chinquapin 6

The table above displays the most recent population estimates data for all cities where data are available from the following datasets:

  • United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 8 December 2022. http://www.census.gov/.
  • United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2023. http://www.census.gov/.

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