USA: North Carolina
Counties
The population of all counties in the State of North Carolina according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Estimate 2018-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | County | 130,750 | 151,144 | 166,436 | → |
| Alexander | County | 33,566 | 37,183 | 37,353 | → |
| Alleghany | County | 10,672 | 11,154 | 11,161 | → |
| Anson | County | 25,268 | 26,931 | 24,877 | → |
| Ashe | County | 24,394 | 27,234 | 27,109 | → |
| Avery | County | 17,149 | 17,795 | 17,505 | → |
| Beaufort | County | 44,916 | 47,779 | 47,079 | → |
| Bertie | County | 19,765 | 21,285 | 19,026 | → |
| Bladen | County | 32,252 | 35,177 | 33,190 | → |
| Brunswick | County | 73,121 | 107,431 | 136,744 | → |
| Buncombe | County | 206,365 | 238,352 | 259,103 | → |
| Burke | County | 89,163 | 90,822 | 90,382 | → |
| Cabarrus | County | 131,043 | 178,112 | 211,342 | → |
| Caldwell | County | 77,425 | 83,038 | 82,029 | → |
| Camden | County | 6,884 | 9,980 | 10,710 | → |
| Carteret | County | 59,334 | 66,468 | 69,524 | → |
| Caswell | County | 23,474 | 23,748 | 22,698 | → |
| Catawba | County | 141,700 | 154,771 | 158,652 | → |
| Chatham | County | 49,396 | 63,504 | 73,139 | → |
| Cherokee | County | 24,261 | 27,441 | 28,383 | → |
| Chowan | County | 14,522 | 14,793 | 14,029 | → |
| Clay | County | 8,778 | 10,594 | 11,139 | → |
| Cleveland | County | 96,129 | 98,065 | 97,645 | → |
| Columbus | County | 54,758 | 58,111 | 55,655 | → |
| Craven | County | 91,526 | 103,501 | 102,912 | → |
| Cumberland | County | 302,978 | 319,431 | 332,330 | → |
| Currituck | County | 18,179 | 23,547 | 27,072 | → |
| Dare | County | 29,959 | 33,920 | 36,501 | → |
| Davidson | County | 147,248 | 162,843 | 166,614 | → |
| Davie | County | 34,841 | 41,220 | 42,733 | → |
| Duplin | County | 49,054 | 58,416 | 58,856 | → |
| Durham | County | 223,270 | 270,055 | 316,739 | → |
| Edgecombe | County | 55,604 | 56,545 | 52,005 | → |
| Forsyth | County | 306,274 | 350,704 | 379,099 | → |
| Franklin | County | 47,284 | 60,538 | 67,560 | → |
| Gaston | County | 190,445 | 206,101 | 222,846 | → |
| Gates | County | 10,521 | 12,186 | 11,573 | → |
| Graham | County | 7,996 | 8,861 | 8,484 | → |
| Granville | County | 48,486 | 57,527 | 60,115 | → |
| Greene | County | 18,957 | 21,362 | 21,012 | → |
| Guilford | County | 420,848 | 488,464 | 533,670 | → |
| Halifax | County | 57,444 | 54,624 | 50,574 | → |
| Harnett | County | 90,978 | 114,707 | 134,214 | → |
| Haywood | County | 54,025 | 59,032 | 61,971 | → |
| Henderson | County | 89,184 | 106,692 | 116,748 | → |
| Hertford | County | 22,588 | 24,670 | 23,659 | → |
| Hoke | County | 33,708 | 46,880 | 54,764 | → |
| Hyde | County | 5,817 | 5,810 | 5,230 | → |
| Iredell | County | 122,631 | 159,470 | 178,435 | → |
| Jackson | County | 33,103 | 40,275 | 43,327 | → |
| Johnston | County | 121,998 | 168,904 | 202,675 | → |
| Jones | County | 10,311 | 10,150 | 9,637 | → |
| Lee | County | 49,196 | 57,853 | 61,452 | → |
| Lenoir | County | 59,636 | 59,531 | 55,976 | → |
| Lincoln | County | 63,810 | 77,936 | 83,770 | → |
| Macon | County | 29,802 | 33,915 | 35,285 | → |
| Madison | County | 19,612 | 20,777 | 21,763 | → |
| Martin | County | 25,549 | 24,505 | 22,671 | → |
| McDowell | County | 42,134 | 44,994 | 45,507 | → |
| Mecklenburg | County | 695,348 | 919,637 | 1,093,901 | → |
| Mitchell | County | 15,687 | 15,581 | 15,000 | → |
| Montgomery | County | 26,797 | 27,784 | 27,271 | → |
| Moore | County | 74,772 | 88,250 | 98,682 | → |
| Nash | County | 87,378 | 95,838 | 94,016 | → |
| New Hanover | County | 160,315 | 202,688 | 232,274 | → |
| Northampton | County | 22,051 | 22,094 | 19,676 | → |
| Onslow | County | 150,418 | 177,787 | 197,683 | → |
| Orange | County | 115,589 | 133,627 | 146,027 | → |
| Pamlico | County | 12,896 | 13,144 | 12,670 | → |
| Pasquotank | County | 34,890 | 40,661 | 39,639 | → |
| Pender | County | 41,071 | 52,195 | 62,162 | → |
| Perquimans | County | 11,369 | 13,453 | 13,422 | → |
| Person | County | 35,603 | 39,460 | 39,507 | → |
| Pitt | County | 133,759 | 168,152 | 179,914 | → |
| Polk | County | 18,299 | 20,512 | 20,611 | → |
| Randolph | County | 130,503 | 141,779 | 143,351 | → |
| Richmond | County | 46,597 | 46,641 | 44,887 | → |
| Robeson | County | 123,170 | 134,240 | 131,831 | → |
| Rockingham | County | 92,018 | 93,611 | 90,690 | → |
| Rowan | County | 130,364 | 138,502 | 141,262 | → |
| Rutherford | County | 62,923 | 67,808 | 66,826 | → |
| Sampson | County | 60,157 | 63,468 | 63,626 | → |
| Scotland | County | 35,952 | 36,157 | 34,810 | → |
| Stanly | County | 58,092 | 60,585 | 62,075 | → |
| Stokes | County | 44,640 | 47,407 | 45,467 | → |
| Surry | County | 71,208 | 73,748 | 71,948 | → |
| Swain | County | 12,980 | 13,981 | 14,245 | → |
| Transylvania | County | 29,316 | 33,090 | 34,215 | → |
| Tyrrell | County | 4,143 | 4,407 | 4,131 | → |
| Union | County | 123,834 | 201,350 | 235,908 | → |
| Vance | County | 42,946 | 45,419 | 44,582 | → |
| Wake | County | 627,906 | 901,037 | 1,092,305 | → |
| Warren | County | 19,861 | 21,037 | 19,807 | → |
| Washington | County | 13,730 | 13,218 | 11,859 | → |
| Watauga | County | 42,684 | 51,079 | 55,945 | → |
| Wayne | County | 113,449 | 122,638 | 123,248 | → |
| Wilkes | County | 65,630 | 69,305 | 68,557 | → |
| Wilson | County | 73,810 | 81,237 | 81,455 | → |
| Yadkin | County | 36,352 | 38,406 | 37,543 | → |
| Yancey | County | 17,758 | 17,817 | 17,903 | → |
| North Carolina | State | 8,046,346 | 9,535,688 | 10,383,620 |
Contents: Incorporated Places
The population of all incorporated places in the State of North Carolina according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Status | County | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Estimate 2018-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Town | Moore | 3,741 | 6,364 | 7,708 | → |
| Ahoskie | Town | Hertford | 5,280 | 5,057 | 4,801 | → |
| Alamance | Village | Alamance | 354 | 956 | 1,032 | → |
| Albemarle | City | Stanly | 15,925 | 15,890 | 16,106 | → |
| Alliance | Town | Pamlico | 800 | 781 | 758 | → |
| Andrews | Town | Cherokee | 1,747 | 1,787 | 1,833 | → |
| Angier | Town | Harnett / Wake | 3,463 | 4,422 | 5,253 | → |
| Ansonville | Town | Anson | 638 | 629 | 587 | → |
| Apex | Town | Wake | 20,781 | 37,621 | 53,852 | → |
| Arapahoe | Town | Pamlico | 453 | 557 | 529 | → |
| Archdale | City | Guilford / Randolph | 9,302 | 11,434 | 11,502 | → |
| Archer Lodge | Town | Johnston | ... | 4,265 | 5,014 | → |
| Asheboro | City | Randolph | 21,924 | 25,390 | 25,844 | → |
| Asheville | City | Buncombe | 73,989 | 83,433 | 92,452 | → |
| Askewville | Town | Bertie | 213 | 250 | 221 | → |
| Atkinson | Town | Pender | 280 | 299 | 351 | → |
| Atlantic Beach | Town | Carteret | 1,835 | 1,495 | 1,505 | → |
| Aulander | Town | Bertie | 921 | 896 | 789 | → |
| Aurora | Town | Beaufort | 581 | 520 | 512 | → |
| Autryville | Town | Sampson | 204 | 200 | 200 | → |
| Ayden | Town | Pitt | 4,745 | 5,000 | 5,116 | → |
| Badin | Town | Stanly | 1,802 | 1,974 | 1,969 | → |
| Bailey | Town | Nash | 684 | 569 | 561 | → |
| Bakersville | Town | Mitchell | 415 | 471 | 452 | → |
| Bald Head Island | Village | Brunswick | 173 | 158 | 179 | → |
| Banner Elk | Town | Avery | 903 | 1,021 | 1,091 | → |
| Bath | Town | Beaufort | 274 | 249 | 242 | → |
| Bayboro | Town | Pamlico | 1,234 | 1,261 | 1,236 | → |
| Bear Grass | Town | Martin | 66 | 73 | 68 | → |
| Beaufort | Town | Carteret | 3,868 | 4,169 | 4,391 | → |
| Beech Mountain | Town | Watauga / Avery | 325 | 317 | 323 | → |
| Belhaven | Town | Beaufort | 1,957 | 1,692 | 1,580 | → |
| Belmont | City | Gaston | 8,885 | 10,223 | 12,495 | → |
| Belville | Town | Brunswick | 1,230 | 1,933 | 2,073 | → |
| Belwood | Town | Cleveland | 980 | 950 | 947 | → |
| Benson | Town | Johnston | 2,966 | 3,312 | 3,832 | → |
| Bermuda Run | Town | Davie | ... | 2,508 | 2,616 | → |
| Bessemer City | City | Gaston | 5,411 | 5,328 | 5,527 | → |
| Bethania | Town | Forsyth | 345 | 328 | 359 | → |
| Bethel | Town | Pitt | 1,661 | 1,577 | 1,607 | → |
| Beulaville | Town | Duplin | 1,108 | 1,293 | 1,305 | → |
| Biltmore Forest | Town | Buncombe | 1,493 | 1,343 | 1,403 | → |
| Biscoe | Town | Montgomery | 1,738 | 1,762 | 1,728 | → |
| Black Creek | Town | Wilson | 731 | 767 | 766 | → |
| Black Mountain | Town | Buncombe | 7,554 | 7,839 | 8,148 | → |
| Bladenboro | Town | Bladen | 1,724 | 1,748 | 1,640 | → |
| Blowing Rock | Town | Caldwell / Watauga | 1,402 | 1,247 | 1,307 | → |
| Boardman | Town | Columbus | 202 | 157 | 153 | → |
| Bogue | Town | Carteret | 576 | 686 | 706 | → |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | City | Brunswick | 2,981 | 5,373 | 6,137 | → |
| Boiling Springs | Town | Cleveland | 3,939 | 4,631 | 4,559 | → |
| Bolivia | Town | Brunswick | 154 | 143 | 152 | → |
| Bolton | Town | Columbus | 624 | 687 | 643 | → |
| Boone | Town | Watauga | 13,611 | 17,125 | 19,562 | → |
| Boonville | Town | Yadkin | 1,184 | 1,192 | 1,156 | → |
| Bostic | Town | Rutherford | 357 | 385 | 377 | → |
| Brevard | City | Transylvania | 6,982 | 7,683 | 7,900 | → |
| Bridgeton | Town | Craven | 371 | 470 | 444 | → |
| Broadway | Town | Lee / Harnett | 1,041 | 1,209 | 1,281 | → |
| Brookford | Town | Catawba | 448 | 380 | 377 | → |
| Brunswick | Town | Columbus | 1,084 | 1,005 | 971 | → |
| Bryson City | Town | Swain | 1,434 | 1,422 | 1,450 | → |
| Bunn | Town | Franklin | 394 | 343 | 373 | → |
| Burgaw | Town | Pender | 3,492 | 3,854 | 4,140 | → |
| Burlington | City | Alamance / Guilford | 45,805 | 50,862 | 53,748 | → |
| Burnsville | Town | Yancey | 1,734 | 1,695 | 1,647 | → |
| Butner | Town | Granville | 6,487 | 7,589 | 7,820 | → |
| Cajah's Mountain | Town | Caldwell | 2,655 | 2,776 | 2,736 | → |
| Calabash | Town | Brunswick | 1,628 | 1,786 | 2,205 | → |
| Calypso | Town | Duplin | 451 | 530 | 531 | → |
| Cameron | Town | Moore | 345 | 283 | 334 | → |
| Candor | Town | Montgomery | 867 | 841 | 818 | → |
| Canton | Town | Haywood | 4,091 | 4,209 | 4,332 | → |
| Cape Carteret | Town | Carteret | 1,267 | 1,990 | 2,067 | → |
| Carolina Beach | Town | New Hanover | 5,116 | 5,706 | 6,354 | → |
| Carolina Shores | Town | Brunswick | ... | 3,357 | 4,378 | → |
| Carrboro | Town | Orange | 17,653 | 19,567 | 21,314 | → |
| Carthage | Town | Moore | 2,070 | 2,284 | 2,497 | → |
| Cary | Town | Chatham / Wake | 96,260 | 135,777 | 168,160 | → |
| Casar | Town | Cleveland | 306 | 298 | 295 | → |
| Castalia | Town | Nash | 361 | 265 | 265 | → |
| Caswell Beach | Town | Brunswick | 361 | 392 | 424 | → |
| Catawba | Town | Catawba | 693 | 614 | 620 | → |
| Cedar Point | Town | Carteret | 835 | 1,249 | 1,304 | → |
| Cedar Rock | Village | Caldwell | 315 | 300 | 297 | → |
| Cerro Gordo | Town | Columbus | 243 | 212 | 198 | → |
| Chadbourn | Town | Columbus | 2,134 | 1,836 | 1,724 | → |
| Chapel Hill | Town | Durham / Orange | 47,780 | 57,220 | 60,988 | → |
| Charlotte | City | Mecklenburg | 574,151 | 735,692 | 872,498 | → |
| Cherryville | City | Gaston | 5,505 | 5,744 | 6,026 | → |
| Chimney Rock Village | Village | Rutherford | 175 | 119 | 116 | → |
| China Grove | Town | Rowan | ... | 4,162 | 4,213 | → |
| Chocowinity | Town | Beaufort | 721 | 782 | 793 | → |
| Claremont | City | Catawba | 1,084 | 1,357 | 1,401 | → |
| Clarkton | Town | Bladen | 802 | 841 | 753 | → |
| Clayton | Town | Johnston / Wake | 8,259 | 16,183 | 22,850 | → |
| Clemmons | Village | Forsyth | 15,886 | 18,625 | 20,563 | → |
| Cleveland | Town | Rowan | 835 | 873 | 881 | → |
| Clinton | City | Sampson | 8,641 | 8,714 | 8,529 | → |
| Clyde | Town | Haywood | 1,363 | 1,229 | 1,301 | → |
| Coats | Town | Harnett | 1,987 | 2,103 | 2,464 | → |
| Cofield | Village | Hertford | 369 | 399 | 377 | → |
| Colerain | Town | Bertie | 221 | 204 | 179 | → |
| Columbia | Town | Tyrrell | 931 | 854 | 784 | → |
| Columbus | Town | Polk | 1,152 | 999 | 995 | → |
| Como | Town | Hertford | 80 | 91 | 84 | → |
| Concord | City | Cabarrus | 56,392 | 79,317 | 94,130 | → |
| Conetoe | Town | Edgecombe | 353 | 294 | 270 | → |
| Connelly Springs | Town | Burke | 1,802 | 1,650 | 1,645 | → |
| Conover | City | Catawba | 6,566 | 8,193 | 8,400 | → |
| Conway | Town | Northampton | 722 | 834 | 740 | → |
| Cooleemee | Town | Davie | 909 | 961 | 968 | → |
| Cornelius | Town | Mecklenburg | 13,874 | 24,865 | 29,748 | → |
| Cove City | Town | Craven | 428 | 399 | 391 | → |
| Cramerton | Town | Gaston | 2,986 | 4,178 | 4,422 | → |
| Creedmoor | City | Granville | 2,351 | 4,102 | 4,576 | → |
| Creswell | Town | Washington | 279 | 270 | 241 | → |
| Crossnore | Town | Avery | 237 | 191 | 187 | → |
| Dallas | Town | Gaston | 3,778 | 4,466 | 4,750 | → |
| Danbury | Town | Stokes | 146 | 189 | 183 | → |
| Davidson | Town | Mecklenburg / Iredell | 7,203 | 10,904 | 12,921 | → |
| Denton | Town | Davidson | 1,621 | 1,638 | 1,666 | → |
| Dillsboro | Town | Jackson | 238 | 232 | 245 | → |
| Dobbins Heights | Town | Richmond | 913 | 865 | 837 | → |
| Dobson | Town | Surry | 1,514 | 1,586 | 1,548 | → |
| Dortches | Town | Nash | 797 | 959 | 961 | → |
| Dover | Town | Craven | 440 | 401 | 390 | → |
| Drexel | Town | Burke | 1,928 | 1,876 | 1,851 | → |
| Dublin | Town | Bladen | 293 | 338 | 319 | → |
| Duck | Town | Dare | 448 | 373 | 388 | → |
| Dunn | City | Harnett | 9,212 | 9,279 | 9,718 | → |
| Durham | City | Durham | 187,950 | 229,878 | 274,291 | → |
| Earl | Town | Cleveland | 259 | 260 | 257 | → |
| East Arcadia | Town | Bladen | 510 | 495 | 470 | → |
| East Bend | Town | Yadkin | 657 | 615 | 595 | → |
| East Laurinburg | Town | Scotland | 284 | 304 | 279 | → |
| East Spencer | Town | Rowan | 1,715 | 1,545 | 1,549 | → |
| Eastover | Town | Cumberland | 3,674 | 3,626 | 3,728 | → |
| Eden | City | Rockingham | 15,947 | 15,675 | 14,870 | → |
| Edenton | Town | Chowan | 5,374 | 5,001 | 4,668 | → |
| Elizabeth City | City | Pasquotank / Camden | 16,958 | 18,643 | 17,558 | → |
| Elizabethtown | Town | Bladen | 3,849 | 3,644 | 3,469 | → |
| Elk Park | Town | Avery | 466 | 453 | 445 | → |
| Elkin | Town | Surry / Wilkes | 4,125 | 4,023 | 4,036 | → |
| Ellenboro | Town | Rutherford | 783 | 847 | 831 | → |
| Ellerbe | Town | Richmond | 1,058 | 1,021 | 983 | → |
| Elm City | Town | Wilson | 1,411 | 1,302 | 1,288 | → |
| Elon | Town | Alamance | 6,806 | 9,384 | 11,851 | → |
| Emerald Isle | Town | Carteret | 3,488 | 3,658 | 3,702 | → |
| Enfield | Town | Halifax | 2,635 | 2,537 | 2,314 | → |
| Erwin | Town | Harnett | 4,480 | 4,524 | 5,078 | → |
| Eureka | Town | Wayne | 248 | 195 | 197 | → |
| Everetts | Town | Martin | 176 | 155 | 143 | → |
| Fair Bluff | Town | Columbus | 1,184 | 949 | 889 | → |
| Fairmont | Town | Robeson | 2,681 | 2,687 | 2,611 | → |
| Fairview | Town | Union | 3,015 | 3,346 | 3,832 | → |
| Faison | Town | Duplin | 756 | 958 | 961 | → |
| Faith | Town | Rowan | 696 | 792 | 801 | → |
| Falcon | Town | Cumberland / Sampson | 344 | 267 | 282 | → |
| Falkland | Town | Pitt | 112 | 96 | 99 | → |
| Fallston | Town | Cleveland | 620 | 607 | 602 | → |
| Farmville | Town | Pitt | 4,562 | 4,652 | 4,677 | → |
| Fayetteville | City | Cumberland | 203,199 | 200,565 | 209,468 | → |
| Flat Rock | Village | Henderson | 2,711 | 3,116 | 3,362 | → |
| Fletcher | Town | Henderson | 4,264 | 7,212 | 8,333 | → |
| Fontana Dam | Town | Graham | ... | 7 | 6 | → |
| Forest City | Town | Rutherford | 7,504 | 7,470 | 7,153 | → |
| Forest Hills | Village | Jackson | 310 | 364 | 383 | → |
| Fountain | Town | Pitt | 519 | 427 | 435 | → |
| Four Oaks | Town | Johnston | 1,694 | 1,934 | 2,190 | → |
| Foxfire | Village | Moore | 495 | 910 | 1,017 | → |
| Franklin | Town | Macon | 3,698 | 3,882 | 4,042 | → |
| Franklinton | Town | Franklin | 2,152 | 2,012 | 2,175 | → |
| Franklinville | Town | Randolph | 1,273 | 1,169 | 1,179 | → |
| Fremont | Town | Wayne | 1,464 | 1,272 | 1,265 | → |
| Fuquay-Varina | Town | Wake | 8,164 | 18,008 | 29,200 | → |
| Gamewell | Town | Caldwell | 3,900 | 4,043 | 3,976 | → |
| Garland | Town | Sampson | 784 | 625 | 621 | → |
| Garner | Town | Wake | 18,633 | 25,776 | 30,502 | → |
| Garysburg | Town | Northampton | 1,241 | 1,054 | 932 | → |
| Gaston | Town | Northampton | 973 | 1,151 | 1,030 | → |
| Gastonia | City | Gaston | 67,294 | 71,722 | 77,024 | → |
| Gatesville | Town | Gates | 301 | 321 | 300 | → |
| Gibson | Town | Scotland | 568 | 540 | 502 | → |
| Gibsonville | Town | Guilford / Alamance | 4,617 | 6,505 | 7,257 | → |
| Glen Alpine | Town | Burke | 1,172 | 1,502 | 1,482 | → |
| Godwin | Town | Cumberland | 168 | 139 | 140 | → |
| Goldsboro | City | Wayne | 40,126 | 35,454 | 34,234 | → |
| Goldston | Town | Chatham | 323 | 261 | 299 | → |
| Graham | City | Alamance | 13,057 | 14,311 | 15,086 | → |
| Grandfather | Village | Avery | 77 | 25 | 24 | → |
| Granite Falls | Town | Caldwell | 4,613 | 4,698 | 4,636 | → |
| Granite Quarry | Town | Rowan | 2,186 | 2,960 | 2,994 | → |
| Grantsboro | Town | Pamlico | 733 | 681 | 650 | → |
| Green Level | Town | Alamance | 2,194 | 2,107 | 2,295 | → |
| Greenevers | Town | Duplin | 617 | 638 | 640 | → |
| Greensboro | City | Guilford | 236,152 | 268,924 | 294,722 | → |
| Greenville | City | Pitt | 62,920 | 84,722 | 93,137 | → |
| Grifton | Town | Lenoir / Pitt | 2,333 | 2,611 | 2,654 | → |
| Grimesland | Town | Pitt | 549 | 426 | 437 | → |
| Grover | Town | Cleveland | 704 | 708 | 701 | → |
| Halifax | Town | Halifax | 352 | 227 | 207 | → |
| Hamilton | Town | Martin | 524 | 404 | 374 | → |
| Hamlet | City | Richmond | 6,238 | 6,565 | 6,340 | → |
| Harmony | Town | Iredell | 576 | 531 | 582 | → |
| Harrells | Town | Sampson / Duplin | 202 | 202 | 201 | → |
| Harrellsville | Town | Hertford | 113 | 107 | 99 | → |
| Harrisburg | Town | Cabarrus | ... | 13,343 | 16,075 | → |
| Hassell | Town | Martin | 80 | 84 | 77 | → |
| Havelock | City | Craven | 22,404 | 20,792 | 20,232 | → |
| Haw River | Town | Alamance | 1,917 | 2,295 | 2,499 | → |
| Hayesville | Town | Clay | ... | 415 | 440 | → |
| Hemby Bridge | Town | Union | 1,481 | 1,537 | 1,761 | → |
| Henderson | City | Vance | 16,290 | 15,413 | 14,936 | → |
| Hendersonville | City | Henderson | 11,676 | 13,113 | 14,107 | → |
| Hertford | Town | Perquimans | 2,095 | 2,142 | 2,113 | → |
| Hickory | City | Burke / Caldwell / Catawba | 38,070 | 40,015 | 40,925 | → |
| High Point | City | Guilford / Forsyth / Davidson / Randolph | 85,677 | 104,514 | 112,316 | → |
| High Shoals | City | Gaston | 708 | 703 | 740 | → |
| Highlands | Town | Macon / Jackson | 928 | 930 | 969 | → |
| Hildebran | Town | Burke | 1,921 | 2,020 | 2,010 | → |
| Hillsborough | Town | Orange | 5,679 | 6,609 | 7,239 | → |
| Hobgood | Town | Halifax | 412 | 349 | 322 | → |
| Hoffman | Town | Richmond | 615 | 578 | 565 | → |
| Holden Beach | Town | Brunswick | 799 | 575 | 647 | → |
| Holly Ridge | Town | Onslow | 888 | 1,277 | 2,598 | → |
| Holly Springs | Town | Wake | 9,853 | 24,710 | 36,749 | → |
| Hookerton | Town | Greene | 483 | 408 | 391 | → |
| Hope Mills | Town | Cumberland | 11,817 | 15,088 | 15,800 | → |
| Hot Springs | Town | Madison | 649 | 558 | 576 | → |
| Hudson | Town | Caldwell | 3,082 | 3,770 | 3,711 | → |
| Huntersville | Town | Mecklenburg | 25,464 | 46,763 | 57,098 | → |
| Indian Beach | Town | Carteret | 95 | 115 | 119 | → |
| Indian Trail | Town | Union | 13,512 | 33,573 | 39,619 | → |
| Jackson | Town | Northampton | 696 | 513 | 461 | → |
| Jacksonville | City | Onslow | 66,765 | 70,169 | 72,896 | → |
| Jamestown | Town | Guilford | 2,975 | 3,443 | 4,490 | → |
| Jamesville | Town | Martin | 510 | 491 | 452 | → |
| Jefferson | Town | Ashe | 1,487 | 1,603 | 1,541 | → |
| Jonesville | Town | Yadkin | 2,244 | 2,285 | 2,209 | → |
| Kannapolis | City | Rowan / Cabarrus | 36,959 | 42,607 | 49,761 | → |
| Kelford | Town | Bertie | 250 | 251 | 222 | → |
| Kenansville | Town | Duplin | 1,175 | 852 | 855 | → |
| Kenly | Town | Johnston / Wilson | 1,688 | 1,345 | 1,547 | → |
| Kernersville | Town | Guilford / Forsyth | 18,740 | 23,095 | 24,767 | → |
| Kill Devil Hills | Town | Dare | 5,904 | 6,683 | 7,202 | → |
| King | City | Forsyth / Stokes | 6,022 | 6,872 | 6,877 | → |
| Kings Mountain | City | Cleveland / Gaston | ... | 10,645 | 10,933 | → |
| Kingstown | Town | Cleveland | 843 | 681 | 677 | → |
| Kinston | City | Lenoir | 23,905 | 21,749 | 20,083 | → |
| Kittrell | Town | Vance | ... | 166 | 163 | → |
| Kitty Hawk | Town | Dare | 2,977 | 3,270 | 3,530 | → |
| Knightdale | Town | Wake | 6,241 | 11,403 | 17,423 | → |
| Kure Beach | Town | New Hanover | 1,511 | 2,009 | 2,102 | → |
| La Grange | Town | Lenoir | 2,856 | 2,821 | 2,634 | → |
| Lake Lure | Town | Rutherford | 1,045 | 1,169 | 1,152 | → |
| Lake Park | Village | Union | 2,094 | 3,422 | 3,837 | → |
| Lake Santeetlah | Town | Graham | ... | 45 | 43 | → |
| Lake Waccamaw | Town | Columbus | 1,411 | 1,471 | 1,403 | → |
| Landis | Town | Rowan | 3,084 | 3,087 | 3,127 | → |
| Lansing | Town | Ashe | 157 | 156 | 155 | → |
| Lasker | Town | Northampton | 135 | 123 | 107 | → |
| Lattimore | Town | Cleveland | 449 | 478 | 445 | → |
| Laurel Park | Town | Henderson | 2,044 | 2,155 | 2,321 | → |
| Laurinburg | City | Scotland | 16,011 | 15,948 | 15,033 | → |
| Lawndale | Town | Cleveland | 637 | 600 | 590 | → |
| Leggett | Town | Edgecombe | 157 | 60 | 55 | → |
| Leland | Town | Brunswick | 4,104 | 13,734 | 22,070 | → |
| Lenoir | City | Caldwell | 18,059 | 18,226 | 17,938 | → |
| Lewiston Woodville | Town | Bertie | 590 | 554 | 487 | → |
| Lewisville | Town | Forsyth | 11,873 | 12,709 | 13,999 | → |
| Lexington | City | Davidson | 19,774 | 18,927 | 18,917 | → |
| Liberty | Town | Randolph | 2,728 | 2,656 | 2,656 | → |
| Lilesville | Town | Anson | 462 | 524 | 489 | → |
| Lillington | Town | Harnett | 3,061 | 3,183 | 3,604 | → |
| Lincolnton | City | Lincoln | 10,122 | 10,337 | 10,945 | → |
| Linden | Town | Cumberland | 138 | 130 | 132 | → |
| Littleton | Town | Halifax | 691 | 651 | 595 | → |
| Locust | City | Stanly / Cabarrus | 2,470 | 2,926 | 3,209 | → |
| Long View | Town | Burke / Catawba | 4,711 | 4,888 | 4,917 | → |
| Louisburg | Town | Franklin | 3,017 | 3,414 | 3,535 | → |
| Love Valley | Town | Iredell | 54 | 99 | 111 | → |
| Lowell | City | Gaston | 2,678 | 3,528 | 3,688 | → |
| Lucama | Town | Wilson | 888 | 1,136 | 1,131 | → |
| Lumber Bridge | Town | Robeson | 106 | 92 | 89 | → |
| Lumberton | City | Robeson | 21,339 | 21,523 | 20,840 | → |
| Macclesfield | Town | Edgecombe | 457 | 471 | 432 | → |
| Macon | Town | Warren | 113 | 119 | 111 | → |
| Madison | Town | Rockingham | 2,303 | 2,240 | 2,118 | → |
| Maggie Valley | Town | Haywood | 1,047 | 1,142 | 1,220 | → |
| Magnolia | Town | Duplin | 1,074 | 943 | 953 | → |
| Maiden | Town | Catawba / Lincoln | 3,265 | 3,329 | 3,427 | → |
| Manteo | Town | Dare | ... | 1,320 | 1,438 | → |
| Marietta | Town | Robeson | 163 | 175 | 170 | → |
| Marion | City | McDowell | 8,906 | 8,147 | 7,871 | → |
| Mars Hill | Town | Madison | ... | 1,869 | 2,032 | → |
| Marshall | Town | Madison | 886 | 874 | 907 | → |
| Marshville | Town | Union | 2,334 | 2,434 | 2,712 | → |
| Marvin | Village | Union | 1,260 | 5,574 | 6,592 | → |
| Matthews | Town | Mecklenburg | 22,908 | 27,189 | 32,635 | → |
| Maxton | Town | Robeson / Scotland | 2,800 | 2,439 | 2,368 | → |
| Mayodan | Town | Rockingham | 2,456 | 2,477 | 2,371 | → |
| Maysville | Town | Jones | 1,007 | 1,027 | 962 | → |
| McAdenville | Town | Gaston | 632 | 631 | 666 | → |
| McDonald | Town | Robeson | 105 | 113 | 110 | → |
| McFarlan | Town | Anson | 85 | 117 | 109 | → |
| Mebane | City | Alamance / Orange | 7,528 | 11,386 | 15,589 | → |
| Mesic | Town | Pamlico | 253 | 220 | 209 | → |
| Micro | Town | Johnston | 462 | 444 | 520 | → |
| Middleburg | Town | Vance | 155 | 141 | 138 | → |
| Middlesex | Town | Nash | 859 | 818 | 823 | → |
| Midland | Town | Cabarrus | 2,544 | 3,076 | 3,692 | → |
| Midway | Town | Davidson | 4,482 | 4,734 | 4,873 | → |
| Mills River | Town | Henderson | 5,783 | 6,729 | 7,359 | → |
| Milton | Town | Caswell | 155 | 159 | 148 | → |
| Mineral Springs | Town | Union | 1,949 | 2,650 | 3,055 | → |
| Minnesott Beach | Town | Pamlico | 391 | 437 | 420 | → |
| Mint Hill | Town | Mecklenburg / Union | 17,651 | 22,677 | 27,169 | → |
| Misenheimer | Village | Stanly | 693 | 728 | 695 | → |
| Mocksville | Town | Davie | 4,258 | 5,048 | 5,291 | → |
| Momeyer | Town | Nash | 297 | 224 | 225 | → |
| Monroe | City | Union | 27,103 | 32,784 | 35,311 | → |
| Montreat | Town | Buncombe | 630 | 722 | 836 | → |
| Mooresboro | Town | Cleveland | 347 | 311 | 310 | → |
| Mooresville | Town | Iredell | 18,986 | 34,331 | 38,431 | → |
| Morehead City | Town | Carteret | 7,976 | 8,654 | 9,600 | → |
| Morganton | City | Burke | 17,279 | 16,862 | 16,555 | → |
| Morrisville | Town | Durham / Wake | 5,227 | 18,585 | 27,453 | → |
| Morven | Town | Anson | 642 | 499 | 469 | → |
| Mount Airy | City | Surry | 10,976 | 10,407 | 10,260 | → |
| Mount Gilead | Town | Montgomery | 1,435 | 1,181 | 1,148 | → |
| Mount Holly | City | Gaston | 9,708 | 13,655 | 16,135 | → |
| Mount Olive | Town | Duplin / Wayne | 4,690 | 4,611 | 4,648 | → |
| Mount Pleasant | Town | Cabarrus | 1,389 | 1,652 | 1,952 | → |
| Murfreesboro | Town | Hertford | 2,231 | 2,825 | 3,043 | → |
| Murphy | Town | Cherokee | 1,603 | 1,629 | 1,654 | → |
| Nags Head | Town | Dare | 2,690 | 2,757 | 2,940 | → |
| Nashville | Town | Nash | 4,478 | 5,593 | 5,531 | → |
| Navassa | Town | Brunswick | 1,403 | 1,480 | 2,119 | → |
| New Bern | City | Craven | 23,331 | 29,343 | 30,113 | → |
| New London | Town | Stanly | 642 | 610 | 617 | → |
| Newland | Town | Avery | 702 | 703 | 686 | → |
| Newport | Town | Carteret | 3,230 | 4,130 | 4,603 | → |
| Newton | City | Catawba | 12,467 | 12,949 | 13,129 | → |
| Newton Grove | Town | Sampson | 621 | 569 | 565 | → |
| Norlina | Town | Warren | 1,164 | 1,125 | 1,058 | → |
| Norman | Town | Richmond | 150 | 138 | 132 | → |
| North Topsail Beach | Town | Onslow | 843 | 741 | 739 | → |
| North Wilkesboro | Town | Wilkes | 4,408 | 4,273 | 4,225 | → |
| Northwest | City | Brunswick | 688 | 726 | 776 | → |
| Norwood | Town | Stanly | 2,564 | 2,379 | 2,431 | → |
| Oak City | Town | Martin | 370 | 314 | 289 | → |
| Oak Island | Town | Brunswick | 6,699 | 6,804 | 8,072 | → |
| Oak Ridge | Town | Guilford | 4,137 | 6,280 | 6,977 | → |
| Oakboro | Town | Stanly | 1,235 | 1,856 | 1,894 | → |
| Ocean Isle Beach | Town | Brunswick | 435 | 535 | 631 | → |
| Old Fort | Town | McDowell | 926 | 905 | 919 | → |
| Oriental | Town | Pamlico | 867 | 901 | 857 | → |
| Orrum | Town | Robeson | 128 | 91 | 88 | → |
| Ossipee | Town | Alamance | 608 | 547 | 585 | → |
| Oxford | City | Granville | 8,366 | 8,441 | 8,807 | → |
| Pantego | Town | Beaufort | 167 | 181 | 177 | → |
| Parkton | Town | Robeson | 431 | 428 | 416 | → |
| Parmele | Town | Martin | 292 | 278 | 256 | → |
| Patterson Springs | Town | Cleveland | 627 | 622 | 618 | → |
| Peachland | Town | Anson | 567 | 436 | 405 | → |
| Peletier | Town | Carteret | ... | 699 | 719 | → |
| Pembroke | Town | Robeson | 2,791 | 3,050 | 3,001 | → |
| Pikeville | Town | Wayne | 742 | 675 | 678 | → |
| Pilot Mountain | Town | Surry | 1,430 | 1,473 | 1,422 | → |
| Pine Knoll Shores | Town | Carteret | 1,489 | 1,339 | 1,332 | → |
| Pine Level | Town | Johnston | 1,473 | 1,693 | 1,978 | → |
| Pinebluff | Town | Moore | 1,193 | 1,297 | 1,549 | → |
| Pinehurst | Village | Moore | ... | 14,738 | 16,320 | → |
| Pinetops | Town | Edgecombe | 1,441 | 1,374 | 1,254 | → |
| Pineville | Town | Mecklenburg | 6,037 | 7,479 | 8,897 | → |
| Pink Hill | Town | Lenoir | 622 | 548 | 511 | → |
| Pittsboro | Town | Chatham | 2,425 | 3,731 | 4,287 | → |
| Pleasant Garden | Town | Guilford | 4,720 | 4,493 | 4,907 | → |
| Plymouth | Town | Washington | 4,166 | 3,873 | 3,447 | → |
| Polkton | Town | Anson | 1,986 | 3,354 | 2,925 | → |
| Polkville | City | Cleveland | 519 | 545 | 543 | → |
| Pollocksville | Town | Jones | 270 | 311 | 289 | → |
| Powellsville | Town | Bertie | 259 | 280 | 245 | → |
| Princeton | Town | Johnston | 1,091 | 1,189 | 1,377 | → |
| Princeville | Town | Edgecombe | 1,063 | 2,086 | 1,939 | → |
| Proctorville | Town | Robeson | 131 | 117 | 116 | → |
| Raeford | City | Hoke | 3,851 | 4,620 | 4,962 | → |
| Raleigh | City | Durham / Wake | 288,283 | 404,073 | 469,298 | → |
| Ramseur | Town | Randolph | 1,628 | 1,699 | 1,690 | → |
| Randleman | City | Randolph | 3,466 | 4,117 | 4,119 | → |
| Ranlo | Town | Gaston | 2,264 | 3,439 | 3,636 | → |
| Raynham | Town | Robeson | 70 | 72 | 70 | → |
| Red Cross | Town | Stanly | 869 | 738 | 753 | → |
| Red Oak | Town | Nash | 2,685 | 3,420 | 3,438 | → |
| Red Springs | Town | Robeson | 3,534 | 3,482 | 3,357 | → |
| Reidsville | City | Rockingham | 14,456 | 14,461 | 14,013 | → |
| Rennert | Town | Robeson | 332 | 383 | 378 | → |
| Rhodhiss | Town | Burke / Caldwell | 619 | 1,043 | 1,023 | → |
| Rich Square | Town | Northampton | 1,426 | 959 | 849 | → |
| Richfield | Town | Stanly | 532 | 608 | 618 | → |
| Richlands | Town | Onslow | 970 | 1,494 | 1,676 | → |
| River Bend | Town | Craven | 2,944 | 3,111 | 3,043 | → |
| Roanoke Rapids | City | Halifax | 16,185 | 15,726 | 14,495 | → |
| Robbins | Town | Moore | 1,210 | 1,115 | 1,204 | → |
| Robbinsville | Town | Graham | 701 | 678 | 650 | → |
| Robersonville | Town | Martin | 1,742 | 1,488 | 1,363 | → |
| Rockingham | City | Richmond | 9,540 | 9,536 | 8,776 | → |
| Rockwell | Town | Rowan | 1,974 | 2,121 | 2,147 | → |
| Rocky Mount | City | Nash / Edgecombe | 59,302 | 57,700 | 54,242 | → |
| Rolesville | Town | Wake | 989 | 3,780 | 8,111 | → |
| Ronda | Town | Wilkes | 446 | 417 | 411 | → |
| Roper | Town | Washington | 612 | 622 | 555 | → |
| Rose Hill | Town | Duplin | 1,384 | 1,620 | 1,623 | → |
| Roseboro | Town | Sampson | 1,338 | 1,191 | 1,175 | → |
| Rosman | Town | Transylvania | 778 | 577 | 609 | → |
| Rowland | Town | Robeson | 1,127 | 1,037 | 1,006 | → |
| Roxboro | City | Person | 8,764 | 8,353 | 8,303 | → |
| Roxobel | Town | Bertie | 259 | 240 | 212 | → |
| Rural Hall | Town | Forsyth | 2,474 | 2,931 | 3,216 | → |
| Ruth | Town | Rutherford | 408 | 418 | 415 | → |
| Rutherford College | Town | Burke | 1,319 | 1,321 | 1,310 | → |
| Rutherfordton | Town | Rutherford | 4,194 | 4,149 | 4,058 | → |
| Salemburg | Town | Sampson | 438 | 422 | 417 | → |
| Salisbury | City | Rowan | 30,805 | 33,533 | 33,834 | → |
| Saluda | City | Henderson / Polk | 664 | 712 | 692 | → |
| Sandy Creek | Town | Brunswick | 249 | 259 | 288 | → |
| Sandyfield | Town | Columbus | 331 | 445 | 421 | → |
| Sanford | City | Lee | 23,350 | 28,218 | 29,917 | → |
| Saratoga | Town | Wilson | 402 | 408 | 403 | → |
| Sawmills | Town | Caldwell | 4,890 | 5,223 | 5,186 | → |
| Scotland Neck | Town | Halifax | 2,410 | 2,046 | 1,872 | → |
| Seaboard | Town | Northampton | 782 | 621 | 547 | → |
| Seagrove | Town | Randolph | 254 | 229 | 228 | → |
| Sedalia | Town | Guilford | 652 | 628 | 678 | → |
| Selma | Town | Johnston | 6,004 | 6,118 | 6,913 | → |
| Seven Devils | Town | Watauga / Avery | 128 | 203 | 215 | → |
| Seven Springs | Town | Wayne | 89 | 110 | 110 | → |
| Severn | Town | Northampton | 264 | 276 | 245 | → |
| Shallotte | Town | Brunswick | 1,833 | 3,500 | 4,287 | → |
| Sharpsburg | Town | Nash / Wilson / Edgecombe | 2,647 | 2,024 | 2,014 | → |
| Shelby | City | Cleveland | 20,780 | 20,361 | 20,038 | → |
| Siler City | Town | Chatham | 7,026 | 7,917 | 8,205 | → |
| Simpson | Village | Pitt | 459 | 420 | 478 | → |
| Sims | Town | Wilson | 166 | 282 | 284 | → |
| Smithfield | Town | Johnston | 10,872 | 11,040 | 12,669 | → |
| Snow Hill | Town | Greene | 1,527 | 1,596 | 1,522 | → |
| Southern Pines | Town | Moore | 11,075 | 12,399 | 14,277 | → |
| Southern Shores | Town | Dare | 2,201 | 2,714 | 2,915 | → |
| Southport | City | Brunswick | 2,448 | 2,903 | 3,828 | → |
| Sparta | Town | Alleghany | 1,831 | 1,766 | 1,759 | → |
| Speed | Town | Edgecombe | 70 | 80 | 74 | → |
| Spencer | Town | Rowan | 3,401 | 3,268 | 3,241 | → |
| Spindale | Town | Rutherford | 4,057 | 4,339 | 4,227 | → |
| Spring Hope | Town | Nash | 1,317 | 1,321 | 1,307 | → |
| Spring Lake | Town | Cumberland | 12,025 | 12,011 | 12,005 | → |
| Spruce Pine | Town | Mitchell | 2,352 | 2,240 | 2,148 | → |
| St. Helena | Village | Pender | 380 | 396 | 425 | → |
| St. James | Town | Brunswick | 931 | 3,172 | 5,837 | → |
| St. Pauls | Town | Robeson | ... | 2,398 | 2,332 | → |
| Staley | Town | Randolph | 361 | 395 | 396 | → |
| Stallings | Town | Union / Mecklenburg | 7,192 | 13,752 | 15,892 | → |
| Stanfield | Town | Stanly | 1,160 | 1,489 | 1,531 | → |
| Stanley | Town | Gaston | 3,192 | 3,536 | 3,742 | → |
| Stantonsburg | Town | Wilson | 744 | 786 | 778 | → |
| Star | Town | Montgomery | 796 | 876 | 848 | → |
| Statesville | City | Iredell | 23,393 | 24,502 | 27,042 | → |
| Stedman | Town | Cumberland | 781 | 1,025 | 1,068 | → |
| Stem | Town | Granville | 285 | 452 | 565 | → |
| Stokesdale | Town | Guilford | 3,257 | 5,035 | 5,458 | → |
| Stoneville | Town | Rockingham | ... | 1,290 | 1,243 | → |
| Stonewall | Town | Pamlico | 281 | 281 | 267 | → |
| Stovall | Town | Granville | 357 | 408 | 415 | → |
| Sugar Mountain | Village | Avery | 225 | 201 | 197 | → |
| Summerfield | Town | Guilford | 6,873 | 10,236 | 11,278 | → |
| Sunset Beach | Town | Brunswick | 2,127 | 3,563 | 3,952 | → |
| Surf City | Town | Pender / Onslow | 1,499 | 1,915 | 2,417 | → |
| Swansboro | Town | Onslow | 1,671 | 2,663 | 3,273 | → |
| Swepsonville | Town | Alamance | 979 | 1,167 | 1,374 | → |
| Sylva | Town | Jackson | 2,433 | 2,582 | 2,724 | → |
| Tabor City | Town | Columbus | ... | 4,023 | 4,122 | → |
| Tar Heel | Town | Bladen | ... | 150 | 143 | → |
| Tarboro | Town | Edgecombe | 11,506 | 11,501 | 10,844 | → |
| Taylorsville | Town | Alexander | 2,242 | 2,086 | 2,174 | → |
| Taylortown | Town | Moore | ... | 772 | 839 | → |
| Teachey | Town | Duplin | ... | 424 | 430 | → |
| Thomasville | City | Davidson / Randolph | 24,293 | 26,776 | 26,635 | → |
| Tobaccoville | Village | Forsyth / Stokes | 2,349 | 2,435 | 2,680 | → |
| Topsail Beach | Town | Pender | 474 | 368 | 427 | → |
| Trent Woods | Town | Craven | 4,215 | 4,155 | 4,045 | → |
| Trenton | Town | Jones | 285 | 307 | 287 | → |
| Trinity | City | Randolph | 6,656 | 6,611 | 6,627 | → |
| Troutman | Town | Iredell | 1,782 | 2,454 | 2,720 | → |
| Troy | Town | Montgomery | ... | 3,494 | 3,343 | → |
| Tryon | Town | Polk | 1,775 | 1,639 | 1,612 | → |
| Turkey | Town | Sampson | 303 | 292 | 294 | → |
| Unionville | Town | Union | 4,963 | 6,149 | 7,041 | → |
| Valdese | Town | Burke | 4,719 | 4,472 | 4,438 | → |
| Vanceboro | Town | Craven | 897 | 999 | 970 | → |
| Vandemere | Town | Pamlico | 297 | 254 | 243 | → |
| Varnamtown | Town | Brunswick | 490 | 546 | 585 | → |
| Vass | Town | Moore | 771 | 711 | 783 | → |
| Waco | Town | Cleveland | 340 | 319 | 314 | → |
| Wade | Town | Cumberland | 545 | 557 | 576 | → |
| Wadesboro | Town | Anson | 6,124 | 5,808 | 5,287 | → |
| Wagram | Town | Scotland | 804 | 840 | 777 | → |
| Wake Forest | Town | Wake / Franklin | 12,803 | 30,099 | 44,046 | → |
| Walkertown | Town | Forsyth | 4,132 | 4,708 | 5,150 | → |
| Wallace | Town | Duplin / Pender | 3,363 | 3,884 | 3,895 | → |
| Wallburg | Town | Davidson | 2,819 | 2,995 | 3,082 | → |
| Walnut Cove | Town | Stokes | 1,490 | 1,425 | 1,355 | → |
| Walnut Creek | Village | Wayne | 842 | 847 | 862 | → |
| Walstonburg | Town | Greene | 227 | 219 | 210 | → |
| Warrenton | Town | Warren | 1,138 | 898 | 843 | → |
| Warsaw | Town | Duplin | 3,132 | 3,104 | 3,115 | → |
| Washington | City | Beaufort | 9,634 | 9,845 | 9,536 | → |
| Washington Park | Town | Beaufort | 435 | 449 | 429 | → |
| Watha | Town | Pender | ... | 191 | 241 | → |
| Waxhaw | Town | Union | 3,028 | 9,904 | 16,181 | → |
| Waynesville | Town | Haywood | 9,813 | 9,864 | 10,112 | → |
| Weaverville | Town | Buncombe | ... | 3,667 | 3,974 | → |
| Webster | Town | Jackson | 392 | 363 | 384 | → |
| Weddington | Town | Union | 7,340 | 9,481 | 10,949 | → |
| Weldon | Town | Halifax | 1,842 | 1,648 | 1,490 | → |
| Wendell | Town | Wake | 4,371 | 5,838 | 7,809 | → |
| Wentworth | Town | Rockingham | 2,698 | 2,779 | 2,702 | → |
| Wesley Chapel | Village | Union | 2,648 | 7,673 | 8,984 | → |
| West Jefferson | Town | Ashe | 1,176 | 1,332 | 1,313 | → |
| Whispering Pines | Village | Moore | 2,090 | 2,949 | 3,335 | → |
| Whitakers | Town | Nash / Edgecombe | 804 | 744 | 706 | → |
| White Lake | Town | Bladen | 600 | 816 | 780 | → |
| Whiteville | City | Columbus | 5,153 | 5,371 | 5,340 | → |
| Whitsett | Town | Guilford | 636 | 583 | 628 | → |
| Wilkesboro | Town | Wilkes | 3,218 | 3,559 | 3,498 | → |
| Williamston | Town | Martin | 5,937 | 5,746 | 5,273 | → |
| Wilmington | City | New Hanover | 90,110 | 106,454 | 122,607 | → |
| Wilson | City | Wilson | 45,208 | 49,160 | 49,329 | → |
| Wilson's Mills | Town | Johnston | 1,340 | 2,272 | 2,689 | → |
| Windsor | Town | Bertie | 2,370 | 3,642 | 3,339 | → |
| Winfall | Town | Perquimans | 655 | 599 | 600 | → |
| Wingate | Town | Union | 2,424 | 3,465 | 4,420 | → |
| Winston-Salem | City | Forsyth | 201,399 | 229,634 | 246,328 | → |
| Winterville | Town | Pitt | 4,972 | 9,218 | 9,845 | → |
| Winton | Town | Hertford | 967 | 771 | 729 | → |
| Woodfin | Town | Buncombe | 4,858 | 6,169 | 6,582 | → |
| Woodland | Town | Northampton | 1,041 | 807 | 712 | → |
| Wrightsville Beach | Town | New Hanover | 2,574 | 2,471 | 2,542 | → |
| Yadkinville | Town | Yadkin | 2,885 | 2,973 | 2,899 | → |
| Yanceyville | Town | Caswell | 2,106 | 2,082 | 1,994 | → |
| Youngsville | Town | Franklin | 730 | 1,151 | 1,340 | → |
| Zebulon | Town | Wake | 4,124 | 4,457 | 5,646 | → |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (web).
Explanation: Places: 2000 population in the boundaries of 2010 and later population figures in the boundaries of 2018.