USA: North Carolina
Contents: North Carolina
State
10,441,499 Population [2020] – census
11,046,024 Population [2024] – estimate
125,933km² Area
87.71/km² Density [2024]
Counties
The population of all counties in the State of North Carolina according to census results and latest offcial estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1990-04-01 | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | Population Estimate 2024-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | County | 108,213 | 130,800 | 151,131 | 171,476 | 183,040 | → |
| Alexander | County | 27,544 | 33,603 | 37,198 | 36,443 | 36,693 | → |
| Alleghany | County | 9,590 | 10,677 | 11,155 | 10,877 | 11,379 | → |
| Anson | County | 23,474 | 25,275 | 26,948 | 22,050 | 22,432 | → |
| Ashe | County | 22,209 | 24,384 | 27,281 | 26,586 | 27,266 | → |
| Avery | County | 14,867 | 17,167 | 17,797 | 17,814 | 17,811 | → |
| Beaufort | County | 42,283 | 44,958 | 47,759 | 44,651 | 44,576 | → |
| Bertie | County | 20,388 | 19,773 | 21,282 | 17,929 | 16,939 | → |
| Bladen | County | 28,663 | 32,278 | 35,190 | 29,615 | 29,777 | → |
| Brunswick | County | 50,985 | 73,143 | 107,431 | 136,689 | 167,112 | → |
| Buncombe | County | 174,821 | 206,330 | 238,318 | 269,425 | 279,210 | → |
| Burke | County | 75,744 | 89,148 | 90,912 | 87,556 | 88,545 | → |
| Cabarrus | County | 98,935 | 131,063 | 178,011 | 225,797 | 244,925 | → |
| Caldwell | County | 70,709 | 77,415 | 83,029 | 80,673 | 80,739 | → |
| Camden | County | 5,904 | 6,885 | 9,980 | 10,356 | 11,184 | → |
| Carteret | County | 52,556 | 59,383 | 66,469 | 67,687 | 70,259 | → |
| Caswell | County | 20,693 | 23,501 | 23,719 | 22,739 | 22,363 | → |
| Catawba | County | 118,412 | 141,685 | 154,358 | 160,609 | 167,054 | → |
| Chatham | County | 38,759 | 49,329 | 63,505 | 76,255 | 83,874 | → |
| Cherokee | County | 20,170 | 24,298 | 27,444 | 28,774 | 30,373 | → |
| Chowan | County | 13,506 | 14,526 | 14,793 | 13,709 | 13,891 | → |
| Clay | County | 7,155 | 8,775 | 10,587 | 11,087 | 12,042 | → |
| Cleveland | County | 84,714 | 96,287 | 98,078 | 99,527 | 102,194 | → |
| Columbus | County | 49,587 | 54,749 | 58,098 | 50,625 | 50,054 | → |
| Craven | County | 81,613 | 91,436 | 103,505 | 100,731 | 104,167 | → |
| Cumberland | County | 274,566 | 302,963 | 319,431 | 334,730 | 338,430 | → |
| Currituck | County | 13,736 | 18,190 | 23,547 | 28,102 | 32,278 | → |
| Dare | County | 22,746 | 29,967 | 33,920 | 36,912 | 38,183 | → |
| Davidson | County | 126,677 | 147,246 | 162,878 | 168,925 | 177,809 | → |
| Davie | County | 27,859 | 34,835 | 41,240 | 42,709 | 45,383 | → |
| Duplin | County | 39,995 | 49,063 | 58,505 | 48,709 | 50,539 | → |
| Durham | County | 181,835 | 223,314 | 267,587 | 324,863 | 343,628 | → |
| Edgecombe | County | 56,558 | 55,606 | 56,552 | 48,891 | 49,124 | → |
| Forsyth | County | 265,878 | 306,067 | 350,670 | 382,606 | 398,143 | → |
| Franklin | County | 36,414 | 47,260 | 60,619 | 68,622 | 79,771 | → |
| Gaston | County | 175,093 | 190,365 | 206,086 | 227,944 | 242,010 | → |
| Gates | County | 9,305 | 10,516 | 12,197 | 10,476 | 10,299 | → |
| Graham | County | 7,196 | 7,993 | 8,861 | 8,030 | 8,179 | → |
| Granville | County | 38,345 | 48,498 | 59,916 | 61,006 | 61,544 | → |
| Greene | County | 15,384 | 18,974 | 21,362 | 20,447 | 20,671 | → |
| Guilford | County | 347,420 | 421,048 | 488,406 | 541,242 | 558,816 | → |
| Halifax | County | 55,516 | 57,370 | 54,691 | 48,622 | 46,992 | → |
| Harnett | County | 67,822 | 91,025 | 114,678 | 133,556 | 146,096 | → |
| Haywood | County | 46,942 | 54,033 | 59,036 | 62,087 | 63,048 | → |
| Henderson | County | 69,285 | 89,173 | 106,740 | 116,304 | 120,771 | → |
| Hertford | County | 22,523 | 22,601 | 24,669 | 21,553 | 19,169 | → |
| Hoke | County | 22,856 | 33,646 | 46,952 | 52,082 | 55,382 | → |
| Hyde | County | 5,411 | 5,826 | 5,810 | 4,589 | 4,583 | → |
| Iredell | County | 92,931 | 122,660 | 159,437 | 186,688 | 206,361 | → |
| Jackson | County | 26,846 | 33,121 | 40,271 | 43,110 | 45,281 | → |
| Johnston | County | 81,306 | 121,965 | 168,878 | 216,001 | 249,794 | → |
| Jones | County | 9,414 | 10,381 | 10,153 | 9,170 | 9,462 | → |
| Lee | County | 41,374 | 49,040 | 57,866 | 63,286 | 68,537 | → |
| Lenoir | County | 57,274 | 59,648 | 59,495 | 55,126 | 55,332 | → |
| Lincoln | County | 50,319 | 63,780 | 78,265 | 86,812 | 97,611 | → |
| Macon | County | 23,499 | 29,811 | 33,922 | 37,016 | 38,717 | → |
| Madison | County | 16,953 | 19,635 | 20,764 | 21,198 | 22,352 | → |
| Martin | County | 25,078 | 25,593 | 24,505 | 22,038 | 21,523 | → |
| McDowell | County | 35,681 | 42,151 | 44,996 | 44,583 | 45,269 | → |
| Mecklenburg | County | 511,433 | 695,454 | 919,628 | 1,115,535 | 1,206,285 | → |
| Mitchell | County | 14,433 | 15,687 | 15,579 | 14,896 | 15,030 | → |
| Montgomery | County | 23,346 | 26,822 | 27,798 | 25,747 | 26,364 | → |
| Moore | County | 59,013 | 74,769 | 88,247 | 99,741 | 108,417 | → |
| Nash | County | 76,677 | 87,420 | 95,840 | 94,964 | 97,990 | → |
| New Hanover | County | 120,284 | 160,307 | 202,667 | 225,704 | 243,333 | → |
| Northampton | County | 20,798 | 22,086 | 22,099 | 17,474 | 16,580 | → |
| Onslow | County | 149,838 | 150,355 | 177,772 | 204,588 | 212,954 | → |
| Orange | County | 93,851 | 118,227 | 133,801 | 148,707 | 152,877 | → |
| Pamlico | County | 11,372 | 12,934 | 13,144 | 12,273 | 12,550 | → |
| Pasquotank | County | 31,298 | 34,897 | 40,661 | 40,569 | 41,418 | → |
| Pender | County | 28,855 | 41,082 | 52,217 | 60,211 | 70,077 | → |
| Perquimans | County | 10,447 | 11,368 | 13,453 | 13,010 | 13,460 | → |
| Person | County | 30,180 | 35,623 | 39,464 | 39,085 | 40,143 | → |
| Pitt | County | 107,924 | 133,798 | 168,148 | 171,812 | 180,783 | → |
| Polk | County | 14,416 | 18,324 | 20,510 | 19,324 | 20,320 | → |
| Randolph | County | 106,546 | 130,454 | 141,752 | 144,148 | 148,389 | → |
| Richmond | County | 44,518 | 46,564 | 46,639 | 42,943 | 41,990 | → |
| Robeson | County | 105,179 | 123,339 | 134,168 | 116,524 | 118,624 | → |
| Rockingham | County | 86,064 | 91,928 | 93,643 | 91,118 | 93,517 | → |
| Rowan | County | 110,605 | 130,340 | 138,428 | 146,875 | 153,384 | → |
| Rutherford | County | 56,918 | 62,899 | 67,810 | 64,444 | 65,587 | → |
| Sampson | County | 47,297 | 60,161 | 63,431 | 59,037 | 60,404 | → |
| Scotland | County | 33,754 | 35,998 | 36,157 | 34,173 | 33,898 | → |
| Stanly | County | 51,765 | 58,100 | 60,585 | 62,502 | 67,326 | → |
| Stokes | County | 37,223 | 44,711 | 47,401 | 44,528 | 45,857 | → |
| Surry | County | 61,704 | 71,219 | 73,673 | 71,364 | 71,547 | → |
| Swain | County | 11,268 | 12,968 | 13,981 | 14,115 | 13,945 | → |
| Transylvania | County | 25,520 | 29,334 | 33,090 | 32,984 | 34,103 | → |
| Tyrrell | County | 3,856 | 4,149 | 4,407 | 3,242 | 3,517 | → |
| Union | County | 84,211 | 123,677 | 201,292 | 238,237 | 263,386 | → |
| Vance | County | 38,892 | 42,954 | 45,422 | 42,585 | 42,337 | → |
| Wake | County | 423,380 | 627,846 | 900,993 | 1,129,352 | 1,232,444 | → |
| Warren | County | 17,265 | 19,972 | 20,972 | 18,637 | 19,081 | → |
| Washington | County | 13,997 | 13,723 | 13,228 | 11,005 | 10,654 | → |
| Watauga | County | 36,952 | 42,695 | 51,079 | 54,079 | 54,997 | → |
| Wayne | County | 104,666 | 113,329 | 122,623 | 117,327 | 120,338 | → |
| Wilkes | County | 59,393 | 65,632 | 69,340 | 65,970 | 66,186 | → |
| Wilson | County | 66,061 | 73,814 | 81,234 | 79,269 | 79,958 | → |
| Yadkin | County | 30,488 | 36,348 | 38,406 | 37,213 | 37,995 | → |
| Yancey | County | 15,419 | 17,774 | 17,818 | 18,473 | 18,993 | → |
| North Carolina | State | 6,628,637 | 8,049,313 | 9,535,483 | 10,441,499 | 11,046,024 |
Contents: Incorporated Places
The population of all incorporated places in the State of North Carolina according to census results and latest offcial estimates.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).| Name | Status | County | Population Census 1990-04-01 | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | Population Estimate 2024-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Town | Moore | 3,273 | 3,741 | 6,284 | 8,519 | 9,573 | → |
| Ahoskie | Town | Hertford | 4,552 | 4,819 | 5,068 | 4,893 | 4,665 | → |
| Alamance | Village | Alamance | 334 | 354 | 956 | 990 | 1,043 | → |
| Albemarle | City | Stanly | 15,111 | 15,925 | 15,891 | 16,435 | 17,344 | → |
| Alliance | Town | Pamlico | 655 | 800 | 782 | 733 | 749 | → |
| Andrews | Town | Cherokee | 1,764 | 1,747 | 1,776 | 1,664 | 1,762 | → |
| Angier | Town | Harnett / Wake | 2,482 | 3,655 | 4,426 | 5,346 | 8,284 | → |
| Ansonville | Town | Anson | 630 | 638 | 626 | 440 | 441 | → |
| Apex | Town | Wake | 6,439 | 22,456 | 38,742 | 64,324 | 75,977 | → |
| Arapahoe | Town | Pamlico | 436 | 453 | 557 | 415 | 429 | → |
| Archdale | City | Randolph / Guilford | 7,352 | 9,302 | 11,435 | 11,888 | 12,147 | → |
| Archer Lodge | Town | Johnston | 556 | 1,471 | 4,262 | 4,796 | 5,522 | → |
| Asheboro | City | Randolph | 17,575 | 21,924 | 25,391 | 27,195 | 27,928 | → |
| Asheville | City | Buncombe | 65,950 | 73,989 | 83,359 | 94,725 | 94,992 | → |
| Askewville | Town | Bertie | 211 | 213 | 252 | 183 | 172 | → |
| Atkinson | Town | Pender | 273 | 280 | 299 | 298 | 346 | → |
| Atlantic Beach | Town | Carteret | 1,912 | 1,835 | 1,499 | 1,375 | 1,421 | → |
| Aulander | Town | Bertie | 1,209 | 921 | 896 | 757 | 718 | → |
| Aurora | Town | Beaufort | 675 | 581 | 520 | 454 | 451 | → |
| Autryville | Town | Sampson | 219 | 204 | 193 | 169 | 174 | → |
| Ayden | Town | Pitt | 4,929 | 4,745 | 4,997 | 5,059 | 5,190 | → |
| Badin | Town | Stanly | 1,274 | 1,802 | 1,974 | 2,036 | 1,871 | → |
| Bailey | Town | Nash | 553 | 684 | 569 | 564 | 588 | → |
| Bakersville | Town | Mitchell | 332 | 415 | 466 | 451 | 453 | → |
| Bald Head Island | Village | Brunswick | 78 | 173 | 158 | 263 | 278 | → |
| Banner Elk | Town | Avery | 985 | 821 | 1,029 | 1,073 | 1,186 | → |
| Bath | Town | Beaufort | 191 | 274 | 249 | 244 | 241 | → |
| Bayboro | Town | Pamlico | 720 | 1,234 | 1,260 | 1,224 | 1,128 | → |
| Bear Grass | Town | Martin | 59 | 66 | 73 | 86 | 84 | → |
| Beaufort | Town | Carteret | 3,962 | 3,868 | 4,174 | 4,463 | 4,895 | → |
| Beech Mountain | Town | Watauga / Avery | 236 | 325 | 317 | 666 | 658 | → |
| Belhaven | Town | Beaufort | 2,289 | 1,957 | 1,692 | 1,408 | 1,406 | → |
| Belmont | City | Gaston | 10,145 | 10,060 | 10,224 | 15,016 | 16,044 | → |
| Belville | Town | Brunswick | 714 | 919 | 1,930 | 2,402 | 3,255 | → |
| Belwood | Town | Cleveland | 625 | 980 | 949 | 858 | 873 | → |
| Benson | Town | Johnston / Harnett | 2,912 | 3,075 | 3,321 | 3,979 | 4,534 | → |
| Bermuda Run (incl. Hillsdale) | Town | Davie | 1,876 | 2,022 | 2,589 | 3,122 | 3,290 | → |
| Bessemer City | City | Gaston | 4,867 | 5,411 | 5,332 | 5,435 | 5,730 | → |
| Bethania | Town | Forsyth | 355 | 345 | 328 | 340 | 361 | → |
| Bethel | Town | Pitt | 1,876 | 1,661 | 1,577 | 1,375 | 1,407 | → |
| Beulaville | Town | Duplin | 999 | 1,108 | 1,293 | 1,118 | 1,160 | → |
| Biltmore Forest | Town | Buncombe | 1,343 | 1,493 | 1,343 | 1,397 | 1,462 | → |
| Biscoe | Town | Montgomery | 1,513 | 1,738 | 1,738 | 1,848 | 1,895 | → |
| Black Creek | Town | Wilson | 673 | 731 | 761 | 688 | 698 | → |
| Black Mountain | Town | Buncombe | 7,184 | 7,554 | 7,851 | 8,427 | 8,572 | → |
| Bladenboro | Town | Bladen | 1,975 | 1,724 | 1,832 | 1,647 | 1,642 | → |
| Blowing Rock | Town | Watauga / Caldwell | 1,267 | 1,402 | 1,244 | 1,375 | 1,336 | → |
| Boardman | Town | Columbus | 221 | 202 | 157 | 162 | 161 | → |
| Bogue | Town | Carteret | 320 | 576 | 686 | 691 | 715 | → |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | City | Brunswick | 1,650 | 2,981 | 5,372 | 5,940 | 6,738 | → |
| Boiling Springs | Town | Cleveland | 2,527 | 3,939 | 4,649 | 4,620 | 4,759 | → |
| Bolivia | Town | Brunswick | 252 | 154 | 143 | 152 | 254 | → |
| Bolton | Town | Columbus | 531 | 480 | 574 | 393 | 383 | → |
| Boone | Town | Watauga | 13,113 | 13,611 | 17,101 | 19,112 | 20,080 | → |
| Boonville | Town | Yadkin | 1,055 | 1,077 | 1,146 | 1,198 | 1,215 | → |
| Bostic | Town | Rutherford | 371 | 331 | 384 | 355 | 362 | → |
| Brevard | City | Transylvania | 6,686 | 6,982 | 7,673 | 7,733 | 7,973 | → |
| Bridgeton | Town | Craven | 813 | 569 | 473 | 345 | 349 | → |
| Broadway | Town | Lee / Harnett | 990 | 1,041 | 1,206 | 1,271 | 1,362 | → |
| Brookford | Town | Catawba | 461 | 448 | 380 | 432 | 449 | → |
| Brunswick | Town | Columbus | 313 | 1,084 | 1,135 | 974 | 959 | → |
| Bryson City | Town | Swain | 1,166 | 1,434 | 1,424 | 1,559 | 1,522 | → |
| Bunn | Town | Franklin | 373 | 394 | 346 | 328 | 374 | → |
| Burgaw | Town | Pender | 2,479 | 3,492 | 3,854 | 3,749 | 3,825 | → |
| Burlington | City | Alamance / Guilford | 40,620 | 45,805 | 51,062 | 57,369 | 61,365 | → |
| Burnsville | Town | Yancey | 1,572 | 1,627 | 1,694 | 1,616 | 1,626 | → |
| Butner | Town | Granville | 5,006 | 6,089 | 7,589 | 7,954 | 8,134 | → |
| Cajah's Mountain | Town | Caldwell | 2,905 | 2,987 | 2,774 | 2,711 | 2,699 | → |
| Calabash | Town | Brunswick | 960 | 1,954 | 1,925 | 2,018 | 2,975 | → |
| Calypso | Town | Duplin | 500 | 451 | 530 | 325 | 336 | → |
| Cameron | Town | Moore | 246 | 345 | 286 | 241 | 262 | → |
| Candor | Town | Montgomery / Moore | 775 | 867 | 841 | 814 | 823 | → |
| Canton | Town | Haywood | 3,880 | 4,091 | 4,211 | 4,423 | 4,422 | → |
| Cape Carteret | Town | Carteret | 1,082 | 1,178 | 1,986 | 2,230 | 2,288 | → |
| Carolina Beach | Town | New Hanover | 4,249 | 5,116 | 5,706 | 6,564 | 6,864 | → |
| Carolina Shores | Town | Brunswick | 1,247 | 2,027 | 3,368 | 4,588 | 5,463 | → |
| Carrboro | Town | Orange | 12,150 | 17,653 | 19,568 | 21,292 | 21,079 | → |
| Carthage | Town | Moore | 1,432 | 1,899 | 2,295 | 2,768 | 2,999 | → |
| Cary | Town | Wake / Chatham | 50,862 | 98,343 | 135,869 | 174,799 | 182,659 | → |
| Casar | Town | Cleveland | 333 | 306 | 294 | 305 | 307 | → |
| Castalia | Town | Nash | 261 | 361 | 265 | 261 | 275 | → |
| Caswell Beach | Town | Brunswick | 196 | 361 | 395 | 394 | 387 | → |
| Catawba | Town | Catawba | 761 | 693 | 614 | 705 | 729 | → |
| Cedar Point | Town | Carteret | 878 | 835 | 1,247 | 1,779 | 1,833 | → |
| Cedar Rock | Village | Caldwell | 298 | 315 | 303 | 299 | 299 | → |
| Cerro Gordo | Town | Columbus | 229 | 243 | 212 | 131 | 143 | → |
| Chadbourn | Town | Columbus | 2,100 | 2,134 | 1,841 | 1,561 | 1,528 | → |
| Chapel Hill | Town | Orange / Durham | 38,823 | 50,541 | 57,221 | 62,264 | 64,028 | → |
| Charlotte | City | Mecklenburg | 427,990 | 574,151 | 735,580 | 874,687 | 943,476 | → |
| Cherryville | City | Gaston | 5,106 | 5,505 | 5,740 | 6,073 | 6,385 | → |
| Chimney Rock Village | Village | Rutherford | 112 | 164 | 119 | 137 | 138 | → |
| China Grove | Town | Rowan | 4,108 | 4,368 | 4,184 | 4,439 | 4,610 | → |
| Chocowinity | Town | Beaufort | 833 | 721 | 761 | 750 | 748 | → |
| Claremont | City | Catawba | 1,062 | 1,084 | 1,357 | 1,692 | 1,753 | → |
| Clarkton | Town | Bladen | 743 | 754 | 841 | 613 | 605 | → |
| Clayton | Town | Johnston / Wake | 6,050 | 7,717 | 17,120 | 26,321 | 31,732 | → |
| Clemmons | Village | Forsyth | 9,890 | 15,886 | 18,624 | 21,172 | 22,471 | → |
| Cleveland | Town | Rowan | 703 | 835 | 856 | 853 | 887 | → |
| Clinton | City | Sampson | 8,540 | 8,641 | 8,714 | 8,379 | 8,317 | → |
| Clyde | Town | Haywood | 1,077 | 1,363 | 1,231 | 1,366 | 1,377 | → |
| Coats | Town | Harnett | 1,574 | 1,987 | 2,104 | 2,146 | 2,317 | → |
| Cofield | Village | Hertford | 407 | 369 | 393 | 267 | 259 | → |
| Colerain | Town | Bertie | 246 | 221 | 204 | 216 | 203 | → |
| Columbia | Town | Tyrrell | 862 | 841 | 853 | 606 | 605 | → |
| Columbus | Town | Polk | 1,052 | 1,152 | 995 | 992 | 1,041 | → |
| Como | Town | Hertford | 222 | 80 | 91 | 67 | 64 | → |
| Concord | City | Cabarrus | 37,742 | 56,392 | 79,342 | 105,329 | 112,395 | → |
| Conetoe | Town | Edgecombe | 307 | 353 | 291 | 201 | 200 | → |
| Connelly Springs | Town | Burke | 1,423 | 1,802 | 1,650 | 1,522 | 1,545 | → |
| Conover | City | Catawba | 5,935 | 6,566 | 8,298 | 8,427 | 8,760 | → |
| Conway | Town | Northampton | 759 | 722 | 829 | 751 | 708 | → |
| Cooleemee | Town | Davie | 960 | 909 | 968 | 942 | 987 | → |
| Cornelius | Town | Mecklenburg | 6,501 | 13,874 | 24,906 | 31,419 | 34,366 | → |
| Cove City | Town | Craven | 490 | 428 | 399 | 382 | 384 | → |
| Cramerton | Town | Gaston | 2,244 | 2,986 | 4,177 | 5,311 | 5,604 | → |
| Creedmoor | City | Granville | 1,779 | 2,351 | 4,077 | 4,913 | 5,049 | → |
| Creswell | Town | Washington | 364 | 279 | 270 | 210 | 203 | → |
| Crossnore | Town | Avery | 275 | 237 | 191 | 149 | 151 | → |
| Dallas | Town | Gaston | 3,717 | 4,067 | 4,468 | 5,930 | 6,270 | → |
| Danbury | Town | Stokes | 122 | 146 | 189 | 186 | 188 | → |
| Davidson | Town | Mecklenburg / Iredell | 4,172 | 7,203 | 10,873 | 15,111 | 16,276 | → |
| Denton | Town | Davidson | 1,533 | 1,621 | 1,642 | 1,492 | 1,580 | → |
| Dillsboro | Town | Jackson | 130 | 238 | 232 | 208 | 216 | → |
| Dobbins Heights | Town | Richmond | 1,090 | 913 | 799 | 690 | 688 | → |
| Dobson | Town | Surry | 1,193 | 1,514 | 1,588 | 1,470 | 1,469 | → |
| Dortches | Town | Nash | 840 | 797 | 951 | 1,038 | 1,083 | → |
| Dover | Town | Craven | 455 | 440 | 401 | 350 | 347 | → |
| Drexel | Town | Burke | 1,795 | 1,928 | 1,889 | 1,753 | 1,777 | → |
| Dublin | Town | Bladen | 253 | 293 | 348 | 263 | 264 | → |
| Duck | Town | Dare | 426 | 448 | 373 | 743 | 742 | → |
| Dunn | City | Harnett | 9,176 | 9,212 | 9,272 | 8,462 | 8,754 | → |
| Durham | City | Durham / Wake / Orange | 148,505 | 191,310 | 230,740 | 283,827 | 301,870 | → |
| Earl | Town | Cleveland | 226 | 259 | 257 | 202 | 208 | → |
| East Arcadia | Town | Bladen | 468 | 510 | 498 | 417 | 418 | → |
| East Bend | Town | Yadkin | 589 | 657 | 622 | 633 | 640 | → |
| East Spencer | Town | Rowan | 2,124 | 1,715 | 1,546 | 1,569 | 1,625 | → |
| Eastover | Town | Cumberland | 2,564 | 2,591 | 3,626 | 3,655 | 3,710 | → |
| Eden | City | Rockingham | 15,824 | 15,947 | 15,703 | 15,417 | 15,399 | → |
| Edenton | Town | Chowan | 5,289 | 5,374 | 5,002 | 4,467 | 4,492 | → |
| Elizabeth City | City | Pasquotank / Camden | 17,193 | 16,958 | 18,656 | 18,649 | 19,028 | → |
| Elizabethtown | Town | Bladen | 3,814 | 3,849 | 3,634 | 3,305 | 3,290 | → |
| Elk Park | Town | Avery | 479 | 466 | 454 | 537 | 555 | → |
| Elkin | Town | Surry / Wilkes | 3,842 | 4,125 | 4,025 | 4,122 | 4,094 | → |
| Ellenboro | Town | Rutherford | 538 | 783 | 846 | 727 | 741 | → |
| Ellerbe | Town | Richmond | 1,153 | 1,058 | 1,016 | 849 | 841 | → |
| Elm City | Town | Wilson / Nash | 1,799 | 1,256 | 1,302 | 1,216 | 1,223 | → |
| Elon | Town | Alamance | 5,081 | 6,806 | 9,373 | 11,340 | 11,282 | → |
| Emerald Isle | Town | Carteret | 2,434 | 3,488 | 3,658 | 3,849 | 4,001 | → |
| Enfield | Town | Halifax | 3,047 | 2,635 | 2,543 | 1,858 | 1,791 | → |
| Erwin | Town | Harnett | 4,271 | 4,480 | 4,539 | 4,523 | 4,865 | → |
| Everetts | Town | Martin | 145 | 176 | 155 | 147 | 144 | → |
| Fair Bluff | Town | Columbus | 1,109 | 1,058 | 951 | 701 | 728 | → |
| Fairmont | Town | Robeson | 2,642 | 2,423 | 2,702 | 2,191 | 2,212 | → |
| Fairview | Town | Union | 2,298 | 3,015 | 3,343 | 3,457 | 3,775 | → |
| Faison | Town | Duplin / Sampson | 705 | 756 | 960 | 788 | 811 | → |
| Faith | Town | Rowan | 616 | 877 | 789 | 808 | 836 | → |
| Falcon | Town | Cumberland / Sampson | 227 | 373 | 267 | 325 | 395 | → |
| Falkland | Town | Pitt | 108 | 112 | 96 | 47 | 48 | → |
| Fallston | Town | Cleveland | 493 | 620 | 605 | 628 | 639 | → |
| Farmville | Town | Pitt | 4,727 | 4,215 | 4,649 | 4,462 | 4,547 | → |
| Fayetteville | City | Cumberland | 196,128 | 203,199 | 200,565 | 208,472 | 209,496 | → |
| Flat Rock | Village | Henderson | 1,776 | 2,591 | 3,114 | 3,478 | 3,602 | → |
| Fletcher | Town | Henderson | 3,197 | 4,264 | 7,208 | 7,957 | 8,251 | → |
| Fontana Dam | Town | Graham | 40 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 11 | → |
| Forest City | Town | Rutherford | 8,452 | 7,504 | 7,476 | 7,368 | 7,397 | → |
| Forest Hills | Village | Jackson | 186 | 310 | 354 | 303 | 318 | → |
| Fountain | Town | Pitt | 435 | 519 | 427 | 379 | 389 | → |
| Four Oaks | Town | Johnston | 1,529 | 1,611 | 2,132 | 2,229 | 2,681 | → |
| Foxfire | Village | Moore | 339 | 526 | 916 | 1,287 | 1,401 | → |
| Franklin | Town | Macon | 3,621 | 3,698 | 3,884 | 4,173 | 4,362 | → |
| Franklinton | Town | Franklin | 2,008 | 2,152 | 2,010 | 2,470 | 2,825 | → |
| Franklinville | Town | Randolph | 748 | 1,273 | 1,169 | 1,201 | 1,245 | → |
| Fremont | Town | Wayne | 1,709 | 1,464 | 1,276 | 1,192 | 1,207 | → |
| Fuquay-Varina | Town | Wake | 7,012 | 11,067 | 22,176 | 34,265 | 46,317 | → |
| Gamewell | Town | Caldwell | 3,747 | 3,693 | 4,042 | 3,697 | 3,699 | → |
| Garland | Town | Sampson | 761 | 784 | 620 | 599 | 614 | → |
| Garner | Town | Wake | 16,054 | 18,633 | 25,786 | 31,383 | 39,345 | → |
| Garysburg | Town | Northampton | 1,153 | 1,241 | 1,053 | 914 | 867 | → |
| Gaston | Town | Northampton | 1,036 | 973 | 1,151 | 1,015 | 967 | → |
| Gastonia | City | Gaston | 60,015 | 67,294 | 71,729 | 80,434 | 85,535 | → |
| Gatesville | Town | Gates | 343 | 301 | 315 | 270 | 260 | → |
| Gibson | Town | Scotland | 548 | 568 | 540 | 454 | 456 | → |
| Gibsonville | Town | Guilford / Alamance | 4,152 | 4,896 | 6,503 | 8,943 | 9,744 | → |
| Glen Alpine | Town | Burke | 1,071 | 1,172 | 1,501 | 1,526 | 1,532 | → |
| Godwin | Town | Cumberland | 77 | 168 | 139 | 154 | 156 | → |
| Goldsboro | City | Wayne | 45,025 | 40,126 | 35,413 | 34,255 | 34,629 | → |
| Goldston | Town | Chatham | 343 | 323 | 260 | 234 | 256 | → |
| Graham | City | Alamance | 11,116 | 13,057 | 14,317 | 17,162 | 19,311 | → |
| Grandfather Village | Village | Avery | 34 | 77 | 25 | 97 | 99 | → |
| Granite Falls | Town | Caldwell | 3,549 | 4,613 | 4,707 | 4,937 | 4,942 | → |
| Granite Quarry | Town | Rowan | 2,116 | 2,186 | 2,947 | 2,991 | 3,107 | → |
| Grantsboro | Town | Pamlico | 388 | 485 | 681 | 694 | 718 | → |
| Green Level | Town | Alamance | 1,621 | 2,194 | 2,111 | 3,154 | 3,362 | → |
| Greenevers | Town | Duplin | 512 | 617 | 638 | 568 | 587 | → |
| Greensboro | City | Guilford | 191,920 | 236,152 | 268,936 | 299,190 | 307,381 | → |
| Greenville | City | Pitt | 49,277 | 62,920 | 84,630 | 89,273 | 95,138 | → |
| Grifton | Town | Pitt / Lenoir | 2,391 | 2,153 | 2,620 | 2,442 | 2,514 | → |
| Grimesland | Town | Pitt | 474 | 549 | 426 | 389 | 401 | → |
| Grover | Town | Cleveland | 618 | 704 | 708 | 803 | 811 | → |
| Halifax | Town | Halifax | 329 | 352 | 227 | 166 | 160 | → |
| Hamilton | Town | Martin | 551 | 524 | 400 | 303 | 294 | → |
| Hamlet | City | Richmond | 6,404 | 6,238 | 6,639 | 6,022 | 5,888 | → |
| Harmony | Town | Iredell | 532 | 576 | 531 | 545 | 613 | → |
| Harrells | Town | Sampson / Duplin | 204 | 202 | 197 | 160 | 163 | → |
| Harrellsville | Town | Hertford | 106 | 113 | 107 | 85 | 82 | → |
| Harrisburg | Town | Cabarrus | 3,143 | 5,550 | 13,348 | 18,985 | 20,335 | → |
| Hassell | Town | Martin | 95 | 80 | 84 | 48 | 47 | → |
| Havelock | City | Craven | 21,537 | 22,404 | 20,790 | 16,736 | 17,407 | → |
| Haw River | Town | Alamance | 1,803 | 1,917 | 2,286 | 2,257 | 2,391 | → |
| Hayesville | Town | Clay | 312 | 302 | 455 | 456 | 481 | → |
| Hemby Bridge | Town | Union | 1,014 | 1,210 | 1,554 | 1,607 | 1,750 | → |
| Henderson | City | Vance | 16,672 | 16,290 | 15,580 | 15,077 | 14,807 | → |
| Hendersonville | City | Henderson | 9,897 | 11,676 | 13,105 | 15,181 | 15,656 | → |
| Hertford | Town | Perquimans | 2,279 | 2,095 | 2,142 | 1,939 | 1,992 | → |
| Hickory | City | Catawba / Burke / Caldwell | 34,366 | 38,070 | 40,186 | 43,601 | 45,081 | → |
| High Point | City | Guilford / Davidson / Forsyth / Randolph | 72,164 | 87,666 | 104,517 | 114,115 | 118,601 | → |
| High Shoals | City | Gaston | 808 | 1,004 | 705 | 594 | 626 | → |
| Highlands | Town | Macon / Jackson | 961 | 928 | 930 | 1,072 | 1,119 | → |
| Hildebran | Town | Burke | 1,361 | 1,921 | 2,020 | 1,678 | 1,680 | → |
| Hillsborough | Town | Orange | 5,201 | 6,423 | 6,598 | 9,653 | 9,773 | → |
| Hobgood | Town | Halifax | 438 | 412 | 349 | 268 | 260 | → |
| Hoffman | Town | Richmond | 348 | 615 | 578 | 419 | 422 | → |
| Holden Beach | Town | Brunswick | 626 | 799 | 575 | 918 | 919 | → |
| Holly Ridge | Town | Onslow | 803 | 1,070 | 1,288 | 4,169 | 5,766 | → |
| Holly Springs | Town | Wake | 2,527 | 10,859 | 24,737 | 41,264 | 48,674 | → |
| Hookerton | Town | Greene | 443 | 483 | 409 | 415 | 416 | → |
| Hope Mills | Town | Cumberland | 8,302 | 11,817 | 15,103 | 17,851 | 18,102 | → |
| Hot Springs | Town | Madison | 572 | 649 | 556 | 520 | 543 | → |
| Hudson | Town | Caldwell | 3,049 | 3,082 | 3,777 | 3,788 | 3,771 | → |
| Huntersville | Town | Mecklenburg | 9,313 | 26,196 | 46,924 | 61,406 | 67,087 | → |
| Indian Beach | Town | Carteret | 255 | 95 | 115 | 222 | 231 | → |
| Indian Trail | Town | Union | 6,530 | 13,512 | 33,618 | 40,091 | 43,867 | → |
| Jackson | Town | Northampton | 673 | 696 | 511 | 432 | 413 | → |
| Jacksonville | City | Onslow | 79,126 | 66,765 | 70,285 | 72,740 | 70,840 | → |
| Jamestown | Town | Guilford | 2,568 | 2,609 | 3,437 | 3,668 | 3,773 | → |
| Jamesville | Town | Martin | 612 | 510 | 489 | 421 | 410 | → |
| Jefferson | Town | Ashe | 1,425 | 1,487 | 1,600 | 1,628 | 1,648 | → |
| Jonesville | Town | Yadkin | 2,342 | 2,244 | 2,285 | 2,305 | 2,334 | → |
| Kannapolis | City | Cabarrus / Rowan | 33,701 | 36,959 | 42,618 | 53,197 | 60,521 | → |
| Kelford | Town | Bertie | 204 | 250 | 251 | 212 | 204 | → |
| Kenansville | Town | Duplin | 856 | 1,175 | 858 | 767 | 773 | → |
| Kenly | Town | Johnston / Wilson | 1,595 | 1,579 | 1,340 | 1,494 | 1,687 | → |
| Kernersville | Town | Forsyth / Guilford | 14,909 | 19,324 | 23,100 | 26,521 | 28,760 | → |
| Kill Devil Hills | Town | Dare | 4,241 | 5,904 | 6,687 | 7,641 | 7,742 | → |
| King | City | Stokes / Forsyth | 4,448 | 6,022 | 6,873 | 7,207 | 7,764 | → |
| Kings Mountain | City | Cleveland / Gaston | 10,090 | 10,053 | 10,653 | 11,158 | 11,797 | → |
| Kingstown | Town | Cleveland | 950 | 843 | 681 | 659 | 664 | → |
| Kinston | City | Lenoir | 26,293 | 23,905 | 21,737 | 19,810 | 19,519 | → |
| Kittrell | Town | Vance | 223 | 413 | 158 | 126 | 125 | → |
| Kitty Hawk | Town | Dare | 1,938 | 2,977 | 3,270 | 3,703 | 3,691 | → |
| Knightdale | Town | Wake | 4,733 | 8,453 | 12,208 | 19,471 | 21,829 | → |
| Kure Beach | Town | New Hanover | 716 | 1,511 | 2,009 | 2,188 | 2,154 | → |
| La Grange | Town | Lenoir | 2,836 | 2,856 | 2,842 | 2,590 | 2,922 | → |
| Lake Lure | Town | Rutherford | 700 | 990 | 1,167 | 1,366 | 1,390 | → |
| Lake Park | Village | Union | 112 | 2,094 | 3,423 | 3,285 | 3,582 | → |
| Lake Santeetlah | Town | Graham | 47 | 67 | 45 | 41 | 41 | → |
| Lake Waccamaw | Town | Columbus | 1,154 | 1,304 | 1,473 | 1,294 | 1,227 | → |
| Landis | Town | Rowan | 2,931 | 3,084 | 3,083 | 3,698 | 3,838 | → |
| Lansing | Town | Ashe | 171 | 157 | 155 | 126 | 129 | → |
| Lasker | Town | Northampton | 139 | 135 | 123 | 61 | 57 | → |
| Lattimore | Town | Cleveland | 211 | 449 | 480 | 412 | 449 | → |
| Laurel Park | Town | Henderson | 1,451 | 2,044 | 2,154 | 2,243 | 2,319 | → |
| Laurinburg | City | Scotland | 16,079 | 16,011 | 15,960 | 14,975 | 15,130 | → |
| Lawndale | Town | Cleveland | 597 | 637 | 590 | 568 | 574 | → |
| Leggett | Town | Edgecombe | 108 | 77 | 60 | 36 | 35 | → |
| Leland | Town | Brunswick | 4,015 | 5,480 | 14,851 | 23,377 | 34,451 | → |
| Lenoir | City | Caldwell | 16,204 | 18,059 | 18,228 | 18,360 | 18,280 | → |
| Lewiston Woodville | Town | Bertie | 785 | 590 | 549 | 437 | 412 | → |
| Lewisville | Town | Forsyth | 7,028 | 10,253 | 12,707 | 13,376 | 14,203 | → |
| Lexington | City | Davidson | 18,918 | 19,774 | 18,945 | 19,629 | 19,904 | → |
| Liberty | Town | Randolph | 2,191 | 2,728 | 2,656 | 2,656 | 2,715 | → |
| Lilesville | Town | Anson | 471 | 462 | 521 | 392 | 392 | → |
| Lillington | Town | Harnett | 2,655 | 3,061 | 3,189 | 4,845 | 4,848 | → |
| Lincolnton | City | Lincoln | 9,151 | 10,122 | 10,391 | 11,092 | 12,353 | → |
| Linden | Town | Cumberland | 180 | 138 | 130 | 136 | 138 | → |
| Littleton | Town | Halifax | 700 | 691 | 651 | 558 | 539 | → |
| Locust | City | Stanly / Cabarrus | 2,284 | 2,470 | 2,926 | 4,545 | 5,992 | → |
| Long View | Town | Catawba / Burke | 4,656 | 4,711 | 4,880 | 5,086 | 5,289 | → |
| Louisburg | Town | Franklin | 3,169 | 3,134 | 3,416 | 3,117 | 3,423 | → |
| Love Valley | Town | Iredell | 67 | 97 | 99 | 155 | 175 | → |
| Lowell | City | Gaston | 2,688 | 2,678 | 3,523 | 3,653 | 3,863 | → |
| Lucama | Town | Wilson | 894 | 888 | 1,136 | 1,038 | 1,060 | → |
| Lumber Bridge | Town | Robeson | 141 | 106 | 92 | 83 | 85 | → |
| Lumberton | City | Robeson | 19,929 | 21,339 | 21,564 | 19,310 | 18,882 | → |
| Macclesfield | Town | Edgecombe | 530 | 457 | 471 | 412 | 407 | → |
| Macon | Town | Warren | 154 | 113 | 119 | 103 | 106 | → |
| Madison | Town | Rockingham | 2,501 | 2,303 | 2,240 | 2,132 | 2,176 | → |
| Maggie Valley | Town | Haywood | 364 | 837 | 1,164 | 1,718 | 1,742 | → |
| Magnolia | Town | Duplin | 741 | 1,074 | 943 | 833 | 867 | → |
| Maiden | Town | Catawba / Lincoln | 2,993 | 3,265 | 3,327 | 3,728 | 3,854 | → |
| Manteo | Town | Dare | 1,103 | 1,074 | 1,326 | 1,595 | 1,595 | → |
| Marietta | Town | Robeson | 206 | 163 | 175 | 105 | 106 | → |
| Marion | City | McDowell | 6,065 | 7,453 | 8,150 | 7,744 | 7,534 | → |
| Mars Hill | Town | Madison | 1,587 | 1,751 | 1,861 | 2,012 | 2,208 | → |
| Marshall | Town | Madison | 840 | 886 | 878 | 777 | 812 | → |
| Marshville | Town | Union | 2,138 | 2,334 | 2,459 | 2,526 | 2,710 | → |
| Marvin | Village | Union | 605 | 1,260 | 5,658 | 6,380 | 6,985 | → |
| Matthews | Town | Mecklenburg | 14,481 | 22,908 | 27,189 | 29,427 | 32,048 | → |
| Maxton | Town | Robeson / Scotland | 2,993 | 2,599 | 2,444 | 2,111 | 2,136 | → |
| Mayodan | Town | Rockingham | 2,436 | 2,456 | 2,502 | 2,414 | 2,478 | → |
| Maysville | Town | Jones | 1,005 | 1,101 | 1,029 | 822 | 843 | → |
| McAdenville | Town | Gaston | 785 | 632 | 628 | 888 | 936 | → |
| McDonald | Town | Robeson | 88 | 105 | 113 | 93 | 95 | → |
| McFarlan | Town | Anson | 98 | 85 | 117 | 92 | 92 | → |
| Mebane | City | Alamance / Orange | 5,459 | 8,297 | 11,483 | 17,734 | 20,654 | → |
| Mesic | Town | Pamlico | 324 | 253 | 220 | 138 | 143 | → |
| Micro | Town | Johnston | 417 | 493 | 447 | 460 | 530 | → |
| Middleburg | Town | Vance | 131 | 155 | 143 | 103 | 103 | → |
| Middlesex | Town | Nash | 767 | 783 | 828 | 921 | 960 | → |
| Midland | Town | Cabarrus | 1,612 | 1,641 | 3,392 | 4,701 | 5,027 | → |
| Midway | Town | Davidson | 2,780 | 2,987 | 4,716 | 4,744 | 5,053 | → |
| Mills River | Town | Henderson | 4,534 | 5,983 | 6,726 | 7,129 | 7,426 | → |
| Milton | Town | Caswell | 195 | 155 | 159 | 153 | 152 | → |
| Mineral Springs | Town | Union | 1,394 | 1,949 | 2,653 | 3,162 | 3,456 | → |
| Minnesott Beach | Town | Pamlico | 338 | 391 | 437 | 528 | 544 | → |
| Mint Hill | Town | Mecklenburg / Union | 13,553 | 15,688 | 22,731 | 26,449 | 28,825 | → |
| Misenheimer | Village | Stanly | 130 | 566 | 730 | 653 | 657 | → |
| Mocksville | Town | Davie | 3,584 | 4,258 | 5,056 | 5,890 | 6,224 | → |
| Momeyer | Town | Nash | 289 | 297 | 224 | 271 | 286 | → |
| Monroe | City | Union | 19,162 | 27,103 | 32,909 | 34,626 | 40,054 | → |
| Montreat | Town | Buncombe | 682 | 630 | 720 | 902 | 1,044 | → |
| Mooresboro | Town | Cleveland | 294 | 347 | 310 | 295 | 299 | → |
| Mooresville | Town | Iredell | 13,759 | 21,440 | 34,377 | 50,295 | 52,884 | → |
| Morehead City | Town | Carteret | 8,440 | 9,405 | 8,654 | 9,567 | 9,963 | → |
| Morganton | City | Burke | 15,861 | 17,279 | 16,880 | 17,461 | 17,825 | → |
| Morrisville | Town | Wake / Durham | 1,556 | 5,227 | 18,585 | 29,811 | 32,628 | → |
| Morven | Town | Anson | 560 | 576 | 499 | 328 | 327 | → |
| Mount Airy | City | Surry | 10,332 | 10,976 | 10,407 | 10,673 | 10,583 | → |
| Mount Gilead | Town | Montgomery | 1,409 | 1,435 | 1,181 | 1,173 | 1,185 | → |
| Mount Holly | City | Gaston | 8,012 | 9,708 | 13,657 | 17,707 | 18,723 | → |
| Mount Olive | Town | Wayne | 4,751 | 4,690 | 4,613 | 4,205 | 4,498 | → |
| Mount Pleasant | Town | Cabarrus | 1,375 | 1,479 | 1,843 | 1,674 | 1,776 | → |
| Murfreesboro | Town | Hertford | 2,586 | 2,231 | 2,833 | 2,616 | 2,277 | → |
| Murphy | Town | Cherokee | 1,555 | 1,603 | 1,611 | 1,609 | 1,693 | → |
| Nags Head | Town | Dare | 1,828 | 2,690 | 2,759 | 3,175 | 3,106 | → |
| Nashville | Town | Nash | 3,637 | 4,478 | 5,576 | 5,639 | 5,850 | → |
| Navassa | Town | Brunswick | 1,315 | 1,403 | 1,480 | 1,368 | 1,776 | → |
| New Bern | City | Craven | 20,926 | 23,331 | 29,317 | 31,317 | 34,218 | → |
| New London | Town | Stanly | 824 | 609 | 615 | 609 | 648 | → |
| Newland | Town | Avery | 646 | 702 | 708 | 715 | 733 | → |
| Newport | Town | Carteret | 2,992 | 3,623 | 4,126 | 4,357 | 4,501 | → |
| Newton | City | Catawba | 11,119 | 12,467 | 12,951 | 13,133 | 13,571 | → |
| Newton Grove | Town | Sampson | 508 | 621 | 569 | 583 | 595 | → |
| Norlina | Town | Warren | 996 | 1,164 | 1,125 | 908 | 930 | → |
| Norman | Town | Richmond | 105 | 150 | 138 | 99 | 97 | → |
| North Topsail Beach | Town | Onslow | 947 | 843 | 741 | 1,006 | 1,081 | → |
| North Wilkesboro | Town | Wilkes | 3,925 | 4,408 | 4,217 | 4,497 | 4,412 | → |
| Northwest | City | Brunswick | 486 | 688 | 733 | 704 | 1,037 | → |
| Norwood | Town | Stanly | 2,293 | 2,564 | 2,375 | 2,368 | 2,520 | → |
| Oak City | Town | Martin | 391 | 370 | 314 | 271 | 264 | → |
| Oak Island | Town | Brunswick | 4,961 | 6,699 | 6,802 | 8,396 | 9,322 | → |
| Oak Ridge | Town | Guilford | 2,621 | 4,323 | 6,297 | 7,639 | 7,900 | → |
| Oakboro | Town | Stanly | 1,171 | 1,235 | 1,860 | 2,129 | 2,270 | → |
| Ocean Isle Beach | Town | Brunswick | 548 | 525 | 560 | 859 | 962 | → |
| Old Fort | Town | McDowell | 937 | 926 | 903 | 814 | 833 | → |
| Oriental | Town | Pamlico | 788 | 867 | 901 | 880 | 903 | → |
| Orrum | Town | Robeson | 103 | 128 | 76 | 60 | 61 | → |
| Ossipee | Town | Alamance | 266 | 392 | 547 | 536 | 569 | → |
| Oxford | City | Granville | 8,228 | 8,366 | 8,444 | 8,786 | 8,972 | → |
| Pantego | Town | Beaufort | 180 | 167 | 181 | 161 | 161 | → |
| Parkton | Town | Robeson | 378 | 431 | 452 | 500 | 504 | → |
| Parmele | Town | Martin | 338 | 292 | 278 | 247 | 243 | → |
| Patterson Springs | Town | Cleveland | 628 | 627 | 622 | 570 | 581 | → |
| Peachland | Town | Anson | 458 | 567 | 436 | 394 | 390 | → |
| Peletier | Town | Carteret | 346 | 538 | 699 | 771 | 803 | → |
| Pembroke | Town | Robeson | 2,352 | 2,519 | 3,068 | 2,816 | 2,864 | → |
| Pikeville | Town | Wayne | 822 | 742 | 675 | 713 | 729 | → |
| Pilot Mountain | Town | Surry | 1,181 | 1,289 | 1,474 | 1,437 | 1,430 | → |
| Pine Knoll Shores | Town | Carteret | 1,359 | 1,489 | 1,335 | 1,386 | 1,435 | → |
| Pine Level | Town | Johnston | 1,206 | 1,473 | 1,686 | 2,050 | 2,347 | → |
| Pinebluff | Town | Moore | 1,123 | 1,405 | 1,300 | 1,466 | 1,540 | → |
| Pinehurst | Village | Moore | 5,907 | 10,500 | 14,743 | 17,586 | 18,502 | → |
| Pinetops | Town | Edgecombe | 1,615 | 1,441 | 1,374 | 1,211 | 1,196 | → |
| Pineville | Town | Mecklenburg | 4,599 | 6,037 | 7,488 | 10,606 | 11,567 | → |
| Pink Hill | Town | Lenoir | 552 | 622 | 550 | 454 | 456 | → |
| Pittsboro | Town | Chatham | 1,874 | 2,669 | 4,141 | 4,550 | 4,989 | → |
| Pleasant Garden | Town | Guilford | 4,217 | 4,720 | 4,491 | 4,996 | 5,151 | → |
| Plymouth | Town | Washington | 4,410 | 4,166 | 3,868 | 3,319 | 3,190 | → |
| Polkton | Town | Anson | 698 | 1,986 | 3,354 | 2,248 | 2,698 | → |
| Polkville | City | Cleveland | 394 | 519 | 545 | 516 | 524 | → |
| Pollocksville | Town | Jones | 301 | 270 | 315 | 264 | 271 | → |
| Powellsville | Town | Bertie | 277 | 259 | 280 | 190 | 179 | → |
| Princeton | Town | Johnston | 1,185 | 1,091 | 1,189 | 1,314 | 1,507 | → |
| Princeville | Town | Edgecombe | 2,368 | 1,063 | 2,061 | 1,271 | 1,286 | → |
| Proctorville | Town | Robeson | 181 | 131 | 117 | 119 | 121 | → |
| Raeford | City | Hoke | 3,664 | 3,851 | 4,620 | 4,555 | 4,578 | → |
| Raleigh | City | Wake / Durham | 221,331 | 288,283 | 404,118 | 467,911 | 499,825 | → |
| Ramseur | Town | Randolph | 1,522 | 1,628 | 1,696 | 1,773 | 1,790 | → |
| Randleman | City | Randolph | 2,845 | 3,771 | 4,123 | 4,601 | 4,692 | → |
| Ranlo | Town | Gaston | 2,292 | 2,264 | 3,442 | 4,506 | 4,756 | → |
| Raynham | Town | Robeson | 106 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 63 | → |
| Red Cross | Town | Stanly | 494 | 583 | 738 | 762 | 819 | → |
| Red Oak | Town | Nash | 2,140 | 2,685 | 3,420 | 3,342 | 3,480 | → |
| Red Springs | Town | Robeson | 3,929 | 3,534 | 3,433 | 3,092 | 3,181 | → |
| Reidsville | City | Rockingham | 14,331 | 14,456 | 14,463 | 14,588 | 14,646 | → |
| Rennert | Town | Robeson | 230 | 300 | 383 | 280 | 288 | → |
| Rhodhiss | Town | Burke / Caldwell | 808 | 619 | 1,036 | 991 | 987 | → |
| Rich Square | Town | Northampton | 1,073 | 1,426 | 962 | 893 | 849 | → |
| Richfield | Town | Stanly | 590 | 532 | 608 | 575 | 614 | → |
| Richlands | Town | Onslow | 998 | 970 | 1,494 | 2,289 | 2,446 | → |
| River Bend | Town | Craven | 2,423 | 2,944 | 3,109 | 2,900 | 2,882 | → |
| Roanoke Rapids | City | Halifax | 15,883 | 17,315 | 15,726 | 15,237 | 14,573 | → |
| Robbins | Town | Moore | 1,018 | 1,210 | 1,111 | 1,170 | 1,270 | → |
| Robbinsville | Town | Graham | 751 | 701 | 755 | 585 | 578 | → |
| Robersonville | Town | Martin | 1,940 | 1,742 | 1,487 | 1,271 | 1,229 | → |
| Rockingham | City | Richmond | 10,162 | 9,540 | 9,556 | 9,247 | 8,802 | → |
| Rockwell | Town | Rowan | 1,659 | 1,974 | 2,127 | 2,302 | 2,390 | → |
| Rocky Mount | City | Nash / Edgecombe | 54,392 | 59,302 | 57,701 | 54,394 | 54,541 | → |
| Rolesville | Town | Wake | 1,244 | 1,992 | 4,115 | 9,659 | 11,854 | → |
| Ronda | Town | Wilkes | 372 | 446 | 413 | 439 | 442 | → |
| Roper | Town | Washington | 674 | 612 | 622 | 484 | 469 | → |
| Rose Hill | Town | Duplin | 1,362 | 1,311 | 1,618 | 1,368 | 1,407 | → |
| Roseboro | Town | Sampson | 1,476 | 1,338 | 1,210 | 1,152 | 1,170 | → |
| Rosman | Town | Transylvania | 448 | 493 | 579 | 706 | 751 | → |
| Rowland | Town | Robeson | 1,182 | 1,127 | 1,037 | 886 | 894 | → |
| Roxboro | City | Person | 9,094 | 8,764 | 8,357 | 8,126 | 8,289 | → |
| Roxobel | Town | Bertie | 251 | 259 | 240 | 183 | 175 | → |
| Rural Hall | Town | Forsyth | 2,520 | 2,474 | 2,931 | 3,356 | 3,562 | → |
| Ruth | Town | Rutherford | 377 | 408 | 404 | 346 | 358 | → |
| Rutherford College | Town | Burke / Caldwell | 1,212 | 1,319 | 1,316 | 1,222 | 1,228 | → |
| Rutherfordton | Town | Rutherford | 3,683 | 4,194 | 4,180 | 3,661 | 3,718 | → |
| Salemburg | Town | Sampson | 432 | 438 | 424 | 457 | 462 | → |
| Salisbury | City | Rowan | 23,959 | 30,805 | 33,514 | 35,539 | 36,579 | → |
| Saluda | City | Polk / Henderson | 496 | 571 | 715 | 628 | 653 | → |
| Sandy Creek | Town | Brunswick | 275 | 249 | 259 | 251 | 290 | → |
| Sandyfield | Town | Columbus | 296 | 298 | 443 | 434 | 439 | → |
| Sanford | City | Lee | 19,302 | 23,350 | 28,217 | 30,197 | 32,971 | → |
| Saratoga | Town | Wilson | 342 | 402 | 408 | 350 | 352 | → |
| Sawmills | Town | Caldwell | 4,621 | 4,890 | 5,207 | 5,026 | 5,059 | → |
| Scotland Neck | Town | Halifax | 2,713 | 2,410 | 2,046 | 1,649 | 1,592 | → |
| Seaboard | Town | Northampton | 803 | 682 | 624 | 541 | 507 | → |
| Seagrove | Town | Randolph | 251 | 312 | 229 | 233 | 239 | → |
| Sedalia | Town | Guilford | 579 | 652 | 628 | 674 | 695 | → |
| Selma | Town | Johnston | 5,183 | 6,004 | 6,122 | 6,316 | 7,228 | → |
| Seven Devils | Town | Watauga / Avery | 117 | 128 | 192 | 315 | 316 | → |
| Seven Springs | Town | Wayne | 165 | 89 | 110 | 56 | 57 | → |
| Severn | Town | Northampton | 260 | 264 | 276 | 189 | 177 | → |
| Shallotte | Town | Brunswick | 1,346 | 1,602 | 3,503 | 4,190 | 5,161 | → |
| Sharpsburg | Town | Nash / Wilson / Edgecombe | 1,720 | 2,647 | 2,024 | 1,722 | 1,774 | → |
| Shelby | City | Cleveland | 20,464 | 20,780 | 20,359 | 21,911 | 22,778 | → |
| Siler City | Town | Chatham | 5,033 | 7,026 | 7,821 | 7,713 | 8,087 | → |
| Simpson | Village | Pitt | 437 | 459 | 420 | 391 | 403 | → |
| Sims | Town | Wilson | 124 | 166 | 282 | 341 | 345 | → |
| Smithfield | Town | Johnston | 10,329 | 11,584 | 11,041 | 11,306 | 12,806 | → |
| Snow Hill | Town | Greene | 1,423 | 1,527 | 1,557 | 1,585 | 1,576 | → |
| Southern Pines | Town | Moore | 10,282 | 11,075 | 12,421 | 15,590 | 16,987 | → |
| Southern Shores | Town | Dare | 1,430 | 2,201 | 2,714 | 3,092 | 3,127 | → |
| Southport | City | Brunswick | 2,387 | 2,448 | 2,922 | 4,016 | 4,341 | → |
| Sparta | Town | Alleghany | 2,103 | 1,831 | 1,741 | 1,830 | 1,894 | → |
| Speed | Town | Edgecombe | 100 | 70 | 80 | 64 | 65 | → |
| Spencer | Town | Rowan | 3,360 | 3,401 | 3,268 | 3,305 | 3,406 | → |
| Spindale | Town | Rutherford | 4,398 | 4,057 | 4,312 | 4,217 | 4,168 | → |
| Spring Hope | Town | Nash | 1,234 | 1,317 | 1,324 | 1,310 | 1,358 | → |
| Spring Lake | Town | Cumberland | 11,486 | 11,207 | 12,010 | 11,669 | 11,530 | → |
| Spruce Pine | Town | Mitchell | 1,843 | 2,063 | 2,244 | 2,197 | 2,192 | → |
| St. Helena | Village | Pender | 321 | 380 | 396 | 419 | 437 | → |
| St. James | Town | Brunswick | ... | 1,377 | 3,172 | 6,533 | 7,315 | → |
| St. Pauls | Town | Robeson | 2,578 | 2,193 | 2,403 | 2,054 | 2,081 | → |
| Staley | Town | Randolph | 238 | 361 | 395 | 395 | 408 | → |
| Stallings | Town | Union / Mecklenburg | 3,491 | 7,192 | 13,762 | 16,122 | 17,617 | → |
| Stanfield | Town | Stanly | 933 | 1,160 | 1,486 | 1,596 | 1,709 | → |
| Stanley | Town | Gaston | 3,163 | 2,988 | 3,526 | 3,973 | 4,147 | → |
| Stantonsburg | Town | Wilson | 770 | 744 | 786 | 760 | 765 | → |
| Star | Town | Montgomery | 791 | 796 | 879 | 815 | 822 | → |
| Statesville | City | Iredell | 21,223 | 23,393 | 24,520 | 28,463 | 31,693 | → |
| Stedman | Town | Cumberland | 624 | 631 | 1,025 | 1,280 | 1,303 | → |
| Stem | Town | Granville | 285 | 259 | 447 | 993 | 1,018 | → |
| Stokesdale | Town | Guilford | 2,083 | 3,257 | 5,033 | 5,915 | 6,111 | → |
| Stoneville | Town | Rockingham | 1,145 | 1,162 | 1,301 | 1,308 | 1,351 | → |
| Stonewall | Town | Pamlico | 285 | 281 | 281 | 212 | 219 | → |
| Stovall | Town | Granville | 415 | 357 | 404 | 334 | 340 | → |
| Sugar Mountain | Village | Avery | 137 | 225 | 201 | 373 | 382 | → |
| Summerfield | Town | Guilford | 4,149 | 6,873 | 10,238 | 10,951 | 11,333 | → |
| Sunset Beach | Town | Brunswick | 1,298 | 2,007 | 3,572 | 4,177 | 4,521 | → |
| Surf City | Town | Pender / Onslow | 1,299 | 1,968 | 1,925 | 3,865 | 4,961 | → |
| Swansboro | Town | Onslow | 1,459 | 1,805 | 2,675 | 3,746 | 4,165 | → |
| Swepsonville | Town | Alamance | 979 | 1,222 | 1,162 | 2,452 | 2,582 | → |
| Sylva | Town | Jackson | 2,266 | 2,433 | 2,553 | 2,583 | 2,694 | → |
| Tabor City | Town | Columbus | 2,478 | 2,579 | 4,021 | 3,794 | 3,831 | → |
| Tar Heel | Town | Bladen | 88 | 68 | 121 | 90 | 90 | → |
| Tarboro | Town | Edgecombe | 11,077 | 11,506 | 11,525 | 10,711 | 10,954 | → |
| Taylorsville | Town | Alexander | 1,905 | 1,887 | 2,091 | 2,315 | 2,294 | → |
| Taylortown | Town | Moore | 656 | 849 | 776 | 631 | 687 | → |
| Teachey | Town | Duplin | 301 | 287 | 431 | 470 | 483 | → |
| Thomasville | City | Davidson / Randolph | 19,427 | 23,444 | 26,802 | 27,126 | 27,605 | → |
| Tobaccoville | Village | Forsyth / Stokes | 2,190 | 2,349 | 2,436 | 2,577 | 2,740 | → |
| Topsail Beach | Town | Pender | 346 | 474 | 368 | 464 | 500 | → |
| Trent Woods | Town | Craven | 3,846 | 4,215 | 4,155 | 4,079 | 4,047 | → |
| Trenton | Town | Jones | 284 | 238 | 307 | 240 | 246 | → |
| Trinity | City | Randolph | 6,588 | 6,656 | 6,594 | 7,022 | 7,190 | → |
| Troutman | Town | Iredell | 2,363 | 2,459 | 2,741 | 3,789 | 4,234 | → |
| Troy | Town | Montgomery | 3,933 | 3,597 | 3,503 | 2,858 | 2,978 | → |
| Tryon | Town | Polk | 1,701 | 1,775 | 1,635 | 1,549 | 1,611 | → |
| Turkey | Town | Sampson | 290 | 303 | 293 | 214 | 218 | → |
| Unionville | Town | Union | 3,683 | 5,192 | 6,148 | 6,643 | 7,258 | → |
| Valdese | Town | Burke | 4,453 | 4,942 | 4,469 | 4,693 | 4,713 | → |
| Vanceboro | Town | Craven | 954 | 897 | 999 | 874 | 866 | → |
| Vandemere | Town | Pamlico | 323 | 297 | 254 | 193 | 200 | → |
| Varnamtown | Town | Brunswick | 404 | 490 | 552 | 533 | 528 | → |
| Vass | Town | Moore | 671 | 771 | 704 | 955 | 1,035 | → |
| Waco | Town | Cleveland | 319 | 340 | 319 | 309 | 314 | → |
| Wade | Town | Cumberland | 257 | 500 | 557 | 635 | 649 | → |
| Wadesboro | Town | Anson | 4,987 | 4,919 | 5,812 | 5,024 | 4,965 | → |
| Wagram | Town | Scotland | 696 | 804 | 842 | 612 | 614 | → |
| Wake Forest | Town | Wake / Franklin | 6,462 | 14,404 | 30,135 | 48,006 | 56,764 | → |
| Walkertown | Town | Forsyth | 3,942 | 4,132 | 4,719 | 5,692 | 6,027 | → |
| Wallace | Town | Duplin / Pender | 3,076 | 3,363 | 3,887 | 3,416 | 3,531 | → |
| Wallburg | Town | Davidson | 1,536 | 1,595 | 2,980 | 3,058 | 3,255 | → |
| Walnut Cove | Town | Stokes | 1,350 | 1,605 | 1,621 | 1,585 | 1,603 | → |
| Walnut Creek | Village | Wayne | 709 | 933 | 848 | 1,081 | 1,103 | → |
| Walstonburg | Town | Greene | 236 | 227 | 219 | 197 | 196 | → |
| Warrenton | Town | Warren | 954 | 943 | 898 | 823 | 834 | → |
| Warsaw | Town | Duplin | 2,747 | 2,727 | 3,100 | 2,733 | 2,803 | → |
| Washington | City | Beaufort | 9,810 | 9,634 | 9,847 | 9,884 | 9,738 | → |
| Washington Park | Town | Beaufort | 541 | 435 | 451 | 390 | 382 | → |
| Watha | Town | Pender | 155 | 201 | 188 | 181 | 221 | → |
| Waxhaw | Town | Union | 2,452 | 3,304 | 9,919 | 20,542 | 23,178 | → |
| Waynesville | Town | Haywood | 9,165 | 9,813 | 9,858 | 10,144 | 10,709 | → |
| Weaverville | Town | Buncombe | 3,087 | 3,448 | 3,666 | 4,572 | 4,799 | → |
| Webster | Town | Jackson | 352 | 496 | 361 | 372 | 388 | → |
| Weddington | Town | Union | 4,141 | 7,340 | 9,523 | 13,180 | 14,391 | → |
| Weldon | Town | Halifax | 1,620 | 1,500 | 1,651 | 1,445 | 1,372 | → |
| Wendell | Town | Wake | 3,827 | 5,026 | 7,346 | 9,837 | 16,845 | → |
| Wentworth | Town | Rockingham | 2,360 | 2,698 | 2,782 | 2,657 | 2,748 | → |
| Wesley Chapel | Village | Union | 1,424 | 2,648 | 7,830 | 8,685 | 9,495 | → |
| West Jefferson | Town | Ashe | 1,120 | 1,176 | 1,334 | 1,317 | 1,341 | → |
| Whispering Pines | Village | Moore | 1,387 | 2,090 | 2,952 | 4,979 | 5,416 | → |
| Whitakers | Town | Nash / Edgecombe | 871 | 804 | 744 | 635 | 648 | → |
| White Lake | Town | Bladen | 402 | 532 | 783 | 844 | 852 | → |
| Whiteville | City | Columbus | 5,434 | 5,153 | 5,371 | 4,765 | 4,688 | → |
| Whitsett | Town | Guilford | 621 | 636 | 589 | 587 | 604 | → |
| Wilkesboro | Town | Wilkes | 3,070 | 3,218 | 3,548 | 3,679 | 3,620 | → |
| Williamston | Town | Martin | 5,868 | 5,937 | 5,745 | 5,245 | 5,066 | → |
| Wilmington | City | New Hanover | 73,680 | 90,110 | 106,465 | 115,459 | 125,284 | → |
| Wilson | City | Wilson | 39,022 | 45,208 | 49,149 | 48,456 | 48,579 | → |
| Wilson's Mills | Town | Johnston | 569 | 1,340 | 2,271 | 2,536 | 2,913 | → |
| Windsor | Town | Bertie | 2,243 | 2,370 | 3,637 | 3,576 | 3,268 | → |
| Winfall | Town | Perquimans | 518 | 541 | 606 | 550 | 571 | → |
| Wingate | Town | Union | 2,839 | 2,765 | 3,466 | 4,097 | 4,517 | → |
| Winston-Salem | City | Forsyth | 177,669 | 201,399 | 229,624 | 249,567 | 255,769 | → |
| Winterville | Town | Pitt | 3,721 | 4,972 | 9,218 | 10,465 | 10,899 | → |
| Winton | Town | Hertford | 800 | 967 | 771 | 628 | 597 | → |
| Woodfin | Town | Buncombe | 5,668 | 5,569 | 6,294 | 7,938 | 8,158 | → |
| Woodland | Town | Northampton | 857 | 1,041 | 807 | 562 | 529 | → |
| Wrightsville Beach | Town | New Hanover | 3,003 | 2,574 | 2,479 | 2,473 | 2,411 | → |
| Yadkinville | Town | Yadkin | 2,544 | 2,885 | 2,971 | 2,995 | 3,026 | → |
| Yanceyville | Town | Caswell | 2,132 | 2,106 | 2,122 | 1,927 | 1,811 | → |
| Youngsville | Town | Franklin | 605 | 927 | 1,557 | 2,064 | 2,375 | → |
| Zebulon | Town | Wake | 3,642 | 4,461 | 4,465 | 6,918 | 10,505 | → |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.