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) 2024-07-01
North Carolina	NC	FSt	Raleigh	125,924	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,439,388	11,046,024	12592400	→
USA	USA	Fed Rep	Washington	9,149,429	248,709,873	281,421,906	308,745,538	331,449,281	340,110,988		→

U.S. Census Bureau.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01
1	Charlotte	943,476
2	Raleigh	499,825
3	Greensboro	307,381
4	Durham	301,870
5	Winston-Salem	255,769
6	Fayetteville	209,496
7	Cary	182,659
8	Wilmington	125,284
9	High Point	118,601
10	Concord	112,395

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) 2024-07-01	Area
Albemarle	City	15,111	15,925	15,891	16,435	17,344	4662	→
Anderson Creek	CDP	6,110	7,030	9,358	13,636	15,450	5050	→
Apex	Town	6,439	22,456	38,742	64,324	75,977	6971	→
Asheboro	City	17,575	21,924	25,391	27,195	27,928	5057	→
Asheville	City	65,950	73,989	83,359	94,725	94,992	11779	→
Belmont	City	10,145	10,060	10,224	15,016	16,044	3165	→
Boone	Town	13,113	13,611	17,101	19,112	20,080	1654	→
Burlington	City	40,620	45,805	51,062	57,369	61,365	7976	→
Carrboro	Town	12,150	17,653	19,568	21,292	21,079	1679	→
Cary	Town	50,862	98,343	135,869	174,799	182,659	15791	→
Chapel Hill	Town	38,823	50,541	57,221	62,264	64,028	5619	→
Charlotte	City	427,990	574,151	735,580	874,687	943,476	80705	→
Clayton	Town	6,050	7,717	17,120	26,321	31,732	4348	→
Clemmons	Vill	9,890	15,886	18,624	21,172	22,471	3104	→
Concord	City	37,742	56,392	79,342	105,329	112,395	16757	→
Cornelius	Town	6,501	13,874	24,906	31,419	34,366	3288	→
Davidson	Town	4,172	7,203	10,873	15,111	16,276	1683	→
Durham	City	148,505	191,310	230,740	283,827	301,870	30778	→
Eden	City	15,824	15,947	15,703	15,417	15,399	3683	→
Elizabeth City	City	17,193	16,958	18,656	18,649	19,028	3055	→
Fayetteville	City	196,128	203,199	200,565	208,472	209,496	38401	→
Fuquay-Varina	Town	7,012	11,067	22,176	34,265	46,317	5028	→
Garner	Town	16,054	18,633	25,786	31,383	39,345	5111	→
Gastonia	City	60,015	67,294	71,729	80,434	85,535	13919	→
Goldsboro	City	45,025	40,126	35,413	34,255	34,629	7405	→
Graham	City	11,116	13,057	14,317	17,162	19,311	2861	→
Greensboro	City	191,920	236,152	268,936	299,190	307,381	34781	→
Greenville	City	49,277	62,920	84,630	89,273	95,138	9929	→
Harrisburg	Town	3,143	5,550	13,348	18,985	20,335	3255	→
Havelock	City	21,537	22,404	20,790	16,736	17,407	4429	→
Henderson	City	16,672	16,290	15,580	15,077	14,807	2234	→
Hendersonville	City	9,897	11,676	13,105	15,181	15,656	2044	→
Hickory	City	34,366	38,070	40,186	43,601	45,081	8364	→
High Point	City	72,164	87,666	104,517	114,115	118,601	14879	→
Holly Springs	Town	2,527	10,859	24,737	41,264	48,674	5036	→
Hope Mills	Town	8,302	11,817	15,103	17,851	18,102	2341	→
Huntersville	Town	9,313	26,196	46,924	61,406	67,087	10838	→
Indian Trail	Town	6,530	13,512	33,618	40,091	43,867	5916	→
Jacksonville	City	79,126	66,765	70,285	72,740	70,840	12640	→
Kannapolis	City	33,701	36,959	42,618	53,197	60,521	9050	→
Kernersville	Town	14,909	19,324	23,100	26,521	28,760	4958	→
Kinston	City	26,293	23,905	21,737	19,810	19,519	4734	→
Knightdale	Town	4,733	8,453	12,208	19,471	21,829	2493	→
Laurinburg	City	16,079	16,011	15,960	14,975	15,130	3250	→
Leland	Town	4,015	5,480	14,851	23,377	34,451	7358	→
Lenoir	City	16,204	18,059	18,228	18,360	18,280	5394	→
Lexington	City	18,918	19,774	18,945	19,629	19,904	4978	→
Lumberton	City	19,929	21,339	21,564	19,310	18,882	4717	→
Matthews	Town	14,481	22,908	27,189	29,427	32,048	4432	→
Mebane	City	5,459	8,297	11,483	17,734	20,654	3167	→
Mint Hill	Town	13,553	15,688	22,731	26,449	28,825	6368	→
Monroe	City	19,162	27,103	32,909	34,626	40,054	8336	→
Mooresville	Town	13,759	21,440	34,377	50,295	52,884	7087	→
Morganton	City	15,861	17,279	16,880	17,461	17,825	4979	→
Morrisville	Town	1,556	5,227	18,585	29,811	32,628	2376	→
Mount Holly	City	8,012	9,708	13,657	17,707	18,723	2918	→
Murraysville	CDP	2,048	8,072	14,215	16,582	17,590	2231	→
New Bern	City	20,926	23,331	29,317	31,317	34,218	7430	→
Pinehurst	Vill	5,907	10,500	14,743	17,586	18,502	4331	→
Piney Green	CDP	8,999	11,658	13,293	14,386	14,850	3528	→
Raleigh	City	221,331	288,283	404,118	467,911	499,825	39092	→
Roanoke Rapids	City	15,883	17,315	15,726	15,237	14,573	2567	→
Rocky Mount	City	54,392	59,302	57,701	54,394	54,541	11718	→
Salisbury	City	23,959	30,805	33,514	35,539	36,579	5983	→
Sanford	City	19,302	23,350	28,217	30,197	32,971	8594	→
Shelby	City	20,464	20,780	20,359	21,911	22,778	5791	→
Southern Pines	Town	10,282	11,075	12,421	15,590	16,987	4756	→
Stallings	Town	3,491	7,192	13,762	16,122	17,617	2188	→
Statesville	City	21,223	23,393	24,520	28,463	31,693	7267	→
Thomasville	City	19,427	23,444	26,802	27,126	27,605	4370	→
Wake Forest	Town	6,462	14,404	30,135	48,006	56,764	5148	→
Waxhaw	Town	2,452	3,304	9,919	20,542	23,178	3157	→
Wendell	Town	3,827	5,026	7,346	9,837	16,845	2439	→
Wilmington	City	73,680	90,110	106,465	115,459	125,284	13304	→
Wilson	City	39,022	45,208	49,149	48,456	48,579	8176	→
Winston-Salem	City	177,669	201,399	229,624	249,567	255,769	34625	→

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