North Carolina (USA): State, Major Cities, Towns, Villages & Places - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

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) 2023-07-01
North Carolina	NC	FSt	Raleigh	125,924	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,439,388	10,835,491	12592400	→
USA	USA	Fed Rep	Washington	9,149,429	248,709,873	281,421,906	308,745,538	331,449,281	334,914,895		→

U.S. Census Bureau.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (E) 2023-07-01
1	Charlotte	911,311
2	Raleigh	482,295
3	Greensboro	302,296
4	Durham	296,186
5	Winston-Salem	252,975
6	Fayetteville	209,749
7	Cary	180,010
8	Wilmington	122,698
9	High Point	116,926
10	Concord	110,119

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) 2023-07-01	Area
Albemarle	City	15,111	15,925	15,891	16,420	16,936	4662	→
Anderson Creek	CDP	6,110	7,030	9,358	13,636	15,000	5050	→
Apex	Town	6,368	22,385	38,666	64,213	72,225	6658	→
Asheboro	City	17,575	21,924	25,391	27,180	27,726	4936	→
Asheville	City	65,950	73,989	83,359	94,763	95,056	11775	→
Belmont	City	10,145	10,060	10,224	15,012	15,515	3159	→
Boone	Town	13,113	13,611	17,101	19,115	19,811	1653	→
Burlington	City	40,620	45,805	51,062	57,318	60,032	7913	→
Carrboro	Town	12,150	17,653	19,568	21,291	21,103	1677	→
Cary	Town	50,862	98,343	135,869	174,784	180,010	15573	→
Chapel Hill	Town	38,823	50,541	57,221	62,270	62,043	5609	→
Charlotte	City	427,990	574,151	735,580	874,629	911,311	80486	→
Clayton	Town	6,050	7,717	16,210	26,317	30,216	4336	→
Clemmons	Vill	9,890	15,886	18,624	21,173	22,159	3104	→
Concord	City	37,742	56,392	79,342	105,307	110,119	16584	→
Cornelius	Town	6,501	13,874	24,906	31,415	33,139	3283	→
Davidson	Town	4,172	7,203	10,873	15,110	14,521	1681	→
Durham	City	148,505	191,310	230,740	283,662	296,186	30239	→
Eden	City	15,824	15,947	15,703	15,409	15,332	3683	→
Elizabeth City	City	17,193	16,958	18,656	18,644	18,948	3032	→
Fayetteville	City	196,128	203,199	200,565	208,473	209,749	38401	→
Fuquay-Varina	Town	7,012	11,067	18,053	34,258	43,817	4943	→
Garner	Town	16,054	18,633	25,786	31,217	35,265	4961	→
Gastonia	City	60,015	67,294	71,729	80,409	83,942	13744	→
Goldsboro	City	45,025	40,126	35,413	33,657	33,469	7405	→
Graham	City	11,116	13,057	14,317	17,162	18,354	2765	→
Greensboro	City	191,920	236,152	268,936	299,182	302,296	34670	→
Greenville	City	49,277	62,920	84,630	87,640	90,053	9697	→
Harrisburg	Town	3,143	5,550	13,348	18,980	19,883	3249	→
Havelock	City	21,537	22,404	20,790	16,628	16,500	4425	→
Henderson	City	16,672	16,290	15,580	15,076	14,857	2234	→
Hendersonville	City	9,897	11,676	13,105	15,155	15,466	1976	→
Hickory	City	34,366	38,070	40,186	43,558	44,415	8260	→
High Point	City	72,164	87,666	104,517	114,161	116,926	14848	→
Holly Springs	Town	2,527	10,859	24,737	41,267	46,271	4909	→
Hope Mills	Town	8,302	11,817	15,103	17,832	17,973	2289	→
Huntersville	Town	9,313	26,196	46,924	61,406	64,688	10784	→
Indian Trail	Town	6,530	13,512	33,618	40,089	42,854	5905	→
Jacksonville	City	79,126	66,765	70,285	72,732	72,879	12640	→
Kannapolis	City	33,701	36,959	42,618	53,128	59,321	8954	→
Kernersville	Town	14,909	19,324	23,100	26,503	28,016	4865	→
Kinston	City	26,293	23,905	21,737	19,805	19,411	4734	→
Knightdale	Town	4,711	8,434	11,377	19,475	20,275	2397	→
Laurinburg	City	16,079	16,011	15,960	14,976	15,021	3250	→
Leland	Town	3,351	4,872	13,614	23,358	30,542	5783	→
Lenoir	City	16,204	18,059	18,228	18,362	18,238	5394	→
Lexington	City	18,918	19,774	18,945	19,627	19,840	4978	→
Lumberton	City	19,929	21,339	21,564	19,295	19,121	4702	→
Matthews	Town	14,481	22,908	27,189	29,428	30,934	4433	→
Mebane	City	5,459	8,297	11,483	17,728	20,212	3086	→
Mint Hill	Town	13,553	15,688	22,731	26,447	27,815	6368	→
Monroe	City	19,162	27,103	32,909	34,619	37,797	8113	→
Mooresville	Town	13,759	21,440	34,377	50,282	53,721	7054	→
Morganton	City	15,861	17,279	16,880	17,461	17,708	4979	→
Morrisville	Town	1,556	5,227	18,585	29,631	31,703	2375	→
Mount Holly	City	8,012	9,708	13,657	17,707	18,373	2918	→
Murraysville	CDP	2,048	8,072	14,215	16,582	17,400	2231	→
New Bern	City	20,926	23,331	29,317	31,287	32,226	7374	→
Pinehurst	Vill	5,907	10,500	14,743	17,579	18,449	4328	→
Piney Green	CDP	8,999	11,658	13,293	14,386	14,700	3528	→
Raleigh	City	221,331	288,283	404,118	467,867	482,295	38707	→
Roanoke Rapids	City	15,883	17,315	15,726	15,240	14,669	2567	→
Rocky Mount	City	54,392	59,302	57,701	54,336	54,245	11573	→
Salisbury	City	23,959	30,805	33,514	35,555	36,319	5944	→
Sanford	City	19,302	23,350	28,217	30,193	32,064	8177	→
Shelby	City	20,464	20,780	20,359	21,917	22,010	5790	→
Southern Pines	Town	10,282	11,075	12,421	15,587	16,728	4577	→
Stallings	Town	3,491	7,192	13,762	16,116	17,212	2170	→
Statesville	City	21,223	23,393	24,520	28,461	30,220	7151	→
Thomasville	City	19,427	23,444	26,802	27,169	27,435	4370	→
Wake Forest	Town	6,462	14,404	30,135	47,980	54,337	5086	→
Waxhaw	Town	2,452	3,304	9,919	20,542	23,073	3145	→
Wilmington	City	73,680	90,110	106,465	115,460	122,698	13316	→
Wilson	City	39,022	45,208	49,149	47,869	47,833	8129	→
Winston-Salem	City	177,669	201,399	229,624	249,558	252,975	34598	→

Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.
U.S. Census Bureau.