State
The population development of the State of North Carolina according to census results and latest official estimates.
Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Census (C) 1990-04-01 | Population Census (C) 2000-04-01 | Population Census (C) 2010-04-01 | Population Census (C) 2020-04-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01 | |||
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USA | USA | Fed Rep | Washington | 9,149,429 | 248,709,873 | 281,421,906 | 308,745,538 | 331,449,281 | 333,287,557 | → | ||
North Carolina | NC | FSt | Raleigh | 125,924 | 6,628,637 | 8,049,313 | 9,535,483 | 10,439,388 | 10,698,973 | 12592400 | → |
- U.S. Census Bureau (web).
Major Cities
Name | Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01 | |
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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 |
Contents: Cities, Towns, Villages & Places
The population of all cities, towns, villages and places in North Carolina with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.
Name | Status | Population Census (C) 1990-04-01 | Population Census (C) 2000-04-01 | Population Census (C) 2010-04-01 | Population Census (C) 2020-04-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2022-07-01 | Area | ||
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Albemarle | City | 15,111 | 15,925 | 15,891 | 16,422 | 16,766 | 4586 | → | |
Apex | Town | 6,293 | 22,318 | 38,533 | 64,180 | 71,065 | 6490 | → | |
Asheboro | City | 17,575 | 21,924 | 25,391 | 27,171 | 27,482 | 4895 | → | |
Asheville | City | 65,950 | 73,989 | 83,359 | 94,581 | 93,776 | 11777 | → | |
Belmont | City | 10,145 | 10,060 | 10,224 | 15,007 | 15,353 | 3158 | → | |
Boone | Town | 13,113 | 13,611 | 17,101 | 19,097 | 19,756 | 1640 | → | |
Burlington | City | 40,620 | 45,805 | 51,062 | 57,306 | 59,287 | 7838 | → | |
Carrboro | Town | 12,150 | 17,653 | 19,568 | 21,290 | 21,298 | 1677 | → | |
Cary | Town | 50,959 | 98,343 | 135,869 | 174,763 | 180,388 | 15524 | → | |
Chapel Hill | Town | 38,823 | 50,541 | 57,221 | 61,965 | 62,098 | 5593 | → | |
Charlotte | City | 427,990 | 574,151 | 735,580 | 874,607 | 897,720 | 80294 | → | |
Clayton | Town | 6,050 | 7,717 | 16,210 | 26,317 | 29,445 | 4174 | → | |
Clemmons | Vill | 9,890 | 15,886 | 18,624 | 21,172 | 21,823 | 3093 | → | |
Concord | City | 37,742 | 56,392 | 79,342 | 105,318 | 109,896 | 16577 | → | |
Cornelius | Town | 6,501 | 13,874 | 24,906 | 31,410 | 32,294 | 3278 | → | |
Davidson | Town | 4,172 | 7,203 | 10,873 | 15,109 | 15,771 | 1641 | → | |
Durham | City | 148,505 | 191,310 | 230,740 | 283,588 | 291,928 | 29879 | → | |
Eden | City | 15,824 | 15,947 | 15,703 | 15,411 | 15,325 | 3683 | → | |
Elizabeth City | City | 17,193 | 16,958 | 18,656 | 18,653 | 18,756 | 3032 | → | |
Fayetteville | City | 196,128 | 203,199 | 200,565 | 208,470 | 208,873 | 38399 | → | |
Fuquay-Varina | Town | 7,065 | 11,067 | 18,053 | 34,237 | 40,810 | 4829 | → | |
Garner | Town | 16,658 | 18,633 | 25,786 | 31,197 | 33,669 | 4732 | → | |
Gastonia | City | 60,015 | 67,294 | 71,729 | 80,412 | 82,653 | 13465 | → | |
Goldsboro | City | 45,025 | 40,126 | 35,413 | 33,667 | 33,215 | 7405 | → | |
Graham | City | 11,137 | 13,057 | 14,317 | 17,152 | 17,856 | 2699 | → | |
Greensboro | City | 191,920 | 236,152 | 268,936 | 299,101 | 301,115 | 34035 | → | |
Greenville | City | 49,277 | 62,920 | 84,630 | 87,628 | 89,233 | 9697 | → | |
Harrisburg | Town | 3,179 | 5,550 | 13,348 | 18,960 | 19,822 | 2970 | → | |
Havelock | City | 21,537 | 22,404 | 20,790 | 16,622 | 16,188 | 4425 | → | |
Henderson | City | 16,672 | 16,290 | 15,580 | 15,077 | 14,822 | 2234 | → | |
Hendersonville | City | 9,897 | 11,676 | 13,105 | 15,127 | 15,321 | 1919 | → | |
Hickory | City | 34,366 | 38,070 | 40,186 | 43,491 | 44,084 | 8040 | → | |
High Point | City | 72,317 | 87,666 | 104,517 | 114,117 | 115,067 | 14739 | → | |
Holly Springs | Town | 2,579 | 10,859 | 24,737 | 41,258 | 45,945 | 4808 | → | |
Hope Mills | Town | 8,302 | 11,817 | 15,103 | 17,827 | 17,824 | 2196 | → | |
Huntersville | Town | 9,313 | 26,196 | 46,924 | 61,376 | 63,035 | 10708 | → | |
Indian Trail | Town | 6,530 | 13,512 | 33,618 | 40,069 | 41,724 | 5797 | → | |
Jacksonville | City | 79,126 | 66,765 | 70,285 | 72,735 | 70,420 | 12640 | → | |
Kannapolis | City | 33,701 | 36,959 | 42,618 | 53,119 | 55,448 | 8676 | → | |
Kernersville | Town | 14,913 | 19,324 | 23,100 | 26,461 | 27,763 | 4688 | → | |
Kinston | City | 26,293 | 23,905 | 21,737 | 19,801 | 19,365 | 4734 | → | |
Knightdale | Town | 4,711 | 8,434 | 11,377 | 19,455 | 19,703 | 2200 | → | |
Laurinburg | City | 16,079 | 16,011 | 15,960 | 14,974 | 14,908 | 3250 | → | |
Leland | Town | 3,691 | 4,872 | 13,614 | 23,358 | 28,591 | 5783 | → | |
Lenoir | City | 16,204 | 18,059 | 18,228 | 18,363 | 18,255 | 5394 | → | |
Lexington | City | 18,918 | 19,774 | 18,945 | 19,629 | 19,679 | 4978 | → | |
Lumberton | City | 19,929 | 21,339 | 21,564 | 19,036 | 18,841 | 4600 | → | |
Matthews | Town | 14,481 | 22,908 | 27,189 | 29,427 | 30,124 | 4433 | → | |
Mebane | City | 5,521 | 8,297 | 11,483 | 17,743 | 19,376 | 2851 | → | |
Mint Hill | Town | 13,553 | 15,688 | 22,731 | 26,445 | 27,143 | 6323 | → | |
Monroe | City | 19,162 | 27,103 | 32,909 | 34,600 | 36,018 | 8008 | → | |
Mooresville | Town | 13,948 | 21,440 | 34,377 | 50,240 | 52,656 | 6866 | → | |
Morganton | City | 15,861 | 17,279 | 16,880 | 17,473 | 17,602 | 4984 | → | |
Morrisville | Town | 1,556 | 5,227 | 18,585 | 29,633 | 31,493 | 2286 | → | |
Mount Holly | City | 8,012 | 9,708 | 13,657 | 17,708 | 18,170 | 2905 | → | |
Murraysville | CDP | 2,048 | 8,072 | 14,215 | 16,582 | 17,100 | 2231 | → | |
New Bern | City | 20,926 | 23,331 | 29,317 | 31,291 | 31,539 | 7370 | → | |
Pinehurst | Vill | 5,907 | 10,500 | 14,743 | 17,574 | 18,416 | 4328 | → | |
Piney Green | CDP | 8,999 | 11,658 | 13,293 | 14,386 | 14,600 | 3528 | → | |
Raleigh | City | 221,331 | 288,283 | 404,118 | 467,762 | 476,587 | 38473 | → | |
Roanoke Rapids | City | 15,883 | 17,315 | 15,726 | 15,229 | 14,856 | 2567 | → | |
Rocky Mount | City | 54,392 | 59,302 | 57,701 | 54,334 | 54,013 | 11573 | → | |
Salisbury | City | 23,959 | 30,805 | 33,514 | 35,548 | 35,808 | 5705 | → | |
Sanford | City | 19,302 | 23,350 | 28,217 | 30,188 | 31,224 | 7659 | → | |
Shelby | City | 20,464 | 20,780 | 20,359 | 21,913 | 21,855 | 5790 | → | |
Southern Pines | Town | 10,307 | 11,075 | 12,421 | 15,585 | 16,596 | 4550 | → | |
Stallings | Town | 3,491 | 7,192 | 13,762 | 16,115 | 16,768 | 2170 | → | |
Statesville | City | 21,223 | 23,393 | 24,520 | 28,453 | 29,681 | 6559 | → | |
Thomasville | City | 19,427 | 23,444 | 26,802 | 27,169 | 27,399 | 4343 | → | |
Wake Forest | Town | 6,898 | 14,404 | 30,135 | 47,855 | 51,113 | 5055 | → | |
Waxhaw | Town | 2,452 | 3,304 | 9,919 | 20,537 | 22,533 | 3142 | → | |
Wilmington | City | 73,680 | 90,110 | 106,465 | 115,456 | 120,324 | 13314 | → | |
Wilson | City | 39,022 | 45,208 | 49,149 | 47,864 | 47,606 | 8092 | → | |
Winston-Salem | City | 177,680 | 201,399 | 229,624 | 249,562 | 251,350 | 34584 | → |
- Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.
- U.S. Census Bureau (web)