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 2019-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | County | 130,750 | 151,155 | 169,509 | → |
| Alexander | County | 33,566 | 37,182 | 37,497 | → |
| Alleghany | County | 10,672 | 11,152 | 11,137 | → |
| Anson | County | 25,268 | 26,929 | 24,446 | → |
| Ashe | County | 24,394 | 27,240 | 27,203 | → |
| Avery | County | 17,149 | 17,807 | 17,557 | → |
| Beaufort | County | 44,916 | 47,784 | 46,994 | → |
| Bertie | County | 19,765 | 21,275 | 18,947 | → |
| Bladen | County | 32,252 | 35,170 | 32,722 | → |
| Brunswick | County | 73,121 | 107,429 | 142,820 | → |
| Buncombe | County | 206,365 | 238,330 | 261,191 | → |
| Burke | County | 89,163 | 90,837 | 90,485 | → |
| Cabarrus | County | 131,043 | 178,121 | 216,453 | → |
| Caldwell | County | 77,425 | 83,058 | 82,178 | → |
| Camden | County | 6,884 | 9,980 | 10,867 | → |
| Carteret | County | 59,334 | 66,463 | 69,473 | → |
| Caswell | County | 23,474 | 23,731 | 22,604 | → |
| Catawba | County | 141,700 | 154,717 | 159,551 | → |
| Chatham | County | 49,396 | 63,485 | 74,470 | → |
| Cherokee | County | 24,261 | 27,447 | 28,612 | → |
| Chowan | County | 14,522 | 14,793 | 13,943 | → |
| Clay | County | 8,778 | 10,590 | 11,231 | → |
| Cleveland | County | 96,129 | 98,032 | 97,947 | → |
| Columbus | County | 54,758 | 58,124 | 55,508 | → |
| Craven | County | 91,526 | 103,498 | 102,139 | → |
| Cumberland | County | 302,978 | 319,431 | 335,509 | → |
| Currituck | County | 18,179 | 23,547 | 27,763 | → |
| Dare | County | 29,959 | 33,920 | 37,009 | → |
| Davidson | County | 147,248 | 162,822 | 167,609 | → |
| Davie | County | 34,841 | 41,221 | 42,846 | → |
| Duplin | County | 49,054 | 58,417 | 58,741 | → |
| Durham | County | 223,270 | 270,001 | 321,488 | → |
| Edgecombe | County | 55,604 | 56,539 | 51,472 | → |
| Forsyth | County | 306,274 | 350,638 | 382,295 | → |
| Franklin | County | 47,284 | 60,563 | 69,685 | → |
| Gaston | County | 190,445 | 206,098 | 224,529 | → |
| Gates | County | 10,521 | 12,185 | 11,562 | → |
| Graham | County | 7,996 | 8,858 | 8,441 | → |
| Granville | County | 48,486 | 57,538 | 60,443 | → |
| Greene | County | 18,957 | 21,353 | 21,069 | → |
| Guilford | County | 420,848 | 488,454 | 537,174 | → |
| Halifax | County | 57,444 | 54,624 | 50,010 | → |
| Harnett | County | 90,978 | 114,691 | 135,976 | → |
| Haywood | County | 54,025 | 59,032 | 62,317 | → |
| Henderson | County | 89,184 | 106,719 | 117,417 | → |
| Hertford | County | 22,588 | 24,677 | 23,677 | → |
| Hoke | County | 33,708 | 46,889 | 55,234 | → |
| Hyde | County | 5,817 | 5,817 | 4,937 | → |
| Iredell | County | 122,631 | 159,464 | 181,806 | → |
| Jackson | County | 33,103 | 40,270 | 43,938 | → |
| Johnston | County | 121,998 | 168,878 | 209,339 | → |
| Jones | County | 10,311 | 10,167 | 9,419 | → |
| Lee | County | 49,196 | 57,849 | 61,779 | → |
| Lenoir | County | 59,636 | 59,507 | 55,949 | → |
| Lincoln | County | 63,810 | 78,014 | 86,111 | → |
| Macon | County | 29,802 | 33,925 | 35,858 | → |
| Madison | County | 19,612 | 20,782 | 21,755 | → |
| Martin | County | 25,549 | 24,515 | 22,440 | → |
| McDowell | County | 42,134 | 45,002 | 45,756 | → |
| Mecklenburg | County | 695,348 | 919,664 | 1,110,356 | → |
| Mitchell | County | 15,687 | 15,581 | 14,964 | → |
| Montgomery | County | 26,797 | 27,782 | 27,173 | → |
| Moore | County | 74,772 | 88,250 | 100,880 | → |
| Nash | County | 87,378 | 95,829 | 94,298 | → |
| New Hanover | County | 160,315 | 202,683 | 234,473 | → |
| Northampton | County | 22,051 | 22,106 | 19,483 | → |
| Onslow | County | 150,418 | 177,801 | 197,938 | → |
| Orange | County | 115,589 | 133,693 | 148,476 | → |
| Pamlico | County | 12,896 | 13,143 | 12,726 | → |
| Pasquotank | County | 34,890 | 40,661 | 39,824 | → |
| Pender | County | 41,071 | 52,196 | 63,060 | → |
| Perquimans | County | 11,369 | 13,452 | 13,463 | → |
| Person | County | 35,603 | 39,476 | 39,490 | → |
| Pitt | County | 133,759 | 168,176 | 180,742 | → |
| Polk | County | 18,299 | 20,516 | 20,724 | → |
| Randolph | County | 130,503 | 141,824 | 143,667 | → |
| Richmond | County | 46,597 | 46,647 | 44,829 | → |
| Robeson | County | 123,170 | 134,229 | 130,625 | → |
| Rockingham | County | 92,018 | 93,645 | 91,010 | → |
| Rowan | County | 130,364 | 138,494 | 142,088 | → |
| Rutherford | County | 62,923 | 67,819 | 67,029 | → |
| Sampson | County | 60,157 | 63,471 | 63,531 | → |
| Scotland | County | 35,952 | 36,160 | 34,823 | → |
| Stanly | County | 58,092 | 60,586 | 62,806 | → |
| Stokes | County | 44,640 | 47,413 | 45,591 | → |
| Surry | County | 71,208 | 73,749 | 71,783 | → |
| Swain | County | 12,980 | 13,978 | 14,271 | → |
| Transylvania | County | 29,316 | 33,089 | 34,385 | → |
| Tyrrell | County | 4,143 | 4,407 | 4,016 | → |
| Union | County | 123,834 | 201,332 | 239,859 | → |
| Vance | County | 42,946 | 45,408 | 44,535 | → |
| Wake | County | 627,906 | 901,052 | 1,111,761 | → |
| Warren | County | 19,861 | 21,028 | 19,731 | → |
| Washington | County | 13,730 | 13,193 | 11,580 | → |
| Watauga | County | 42,684 | 51,061 | 56,177 | → |
| Wayne | County | 113,449 | 122,661 | 123,131 | → |
| Wilkes | County | 65,630 | 69,310 | 68,412 | → |
| Wilson | County | 73,810 | 81,224 | 81,801 | → |
| Yadkin | County | 36,352 | 38,409 | 37,667 | → |
| Yancey | County | 17,758 | 17,817 | 18,069 | → |
| North Carolina | State | 8,046,346 | 9,535,751 | 10,488,084 |
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 2019-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Town | Moore | 3,741 | 6,369 | 7,988 | → |
| Ahoskie | Town | Hertford | 5,280 | 5,062 | 4,763 | → |
| Alamance | Village | Alamance | 354 | 956 | 1,042 | → |
| Albemarle | City | Stanly | 15,925 | 15,890 | 16,246 | → |
| Alliance | Town | Pamlico | 800 | 782 | 758 | → |
| Andrews | Town | Cherokee | 1,747 | 1,777 | 1,846 | → |
| Angier | Town | Harnett / Wake | 3,463 | 4,428 | 5,415 | → |
| Ansonville | Town | Anson | 638 | 626 | 589 | → |
| Apex | Town | Wake | 20,781 | 37,727 | 59,300 | → |
| Arapahoe | Town | Pamlico | 453 | 557 | 535 | → |
| Archdale | City | Guilford / Randolph | 9,302 | 11,435 | 11,513 | → |
| Archer Lodge | Town | Johnston | ... | 4,262 | 5,159 | → |
| Asheboro | City | Randolph | 21,924 | 25,408 | 25,940 | → |
| Asheville | City | Buncombe | 73,989 | 83,420 | 92,870 | → |
| Askewville | Town | Bertie | 213 | 250 | 220 | → |
| Atkinson | Town | Pender | 280 | 299 | 356 | → |
| Atlantic Beach | Town | Carteret | 1,835 | 1,497 | 1,512 | → |
| Aulander | Town | Bertie | 921 | 896 | 783 | → |
| Aurora | Town | Beaufort | 581 | 520 | 510 | → |
| Autryville | Town | Sampson | 204 | 200 | 199 | → |
| Ayden | Town | Pitt | 4,745 | 5,000 | 5,141 | → |
| Badin | Town | Stanly | 1,802 | 1,974 | 1,973 | → |
| Bailey | Town | Nash | 684 | 569 | 562 | → |
| Bakersville | Town | Mitchell | 415 | 467 | 445 | → |
| Bald Head Island | Village | Brunswick | 173 | 158 | 182 | → |
| Banner Elk | Town | Avery | 903 | 1,057 | 1,149 | → |
| Bath | Town | Beaufort | 274 | 249 | 241 | → |
| Bayboro | Town | Pamlico | 1,234 | 1,260 | 1,240 | → |
| Bear Grass | Town | Martin | 66 | 73 | 66 | → |
| Beaufort | Town | Carteret | 3,868 | 4,184 | 4,452 | → |
| Beech Mountain | Town | Watauga / Avery | 325 | 319 | 324 | → |
| Belhaven | Town | Beaufort | 1,957 | 1,692 | 1,579 | → |
| Belmont | City | Gaston | 8,885 | 10,227 | 12,558 | → |
| Belville | Town | Brunswick | 1,230 | 1,930 | 2,103 | → |
| Belwood | Town | Cleveland | 980 | 949 | 954 | → |
| Benson | Town | Johnston | 2,966 | 3,314 | 3,922 | → |
| Bermuda Run | Town | Davie | ... | 2,592 | 2,709 | → |
| Bessemer City | City | Gaston | 5,411 | 5,328 | 5,577 | → |
| Bethania | Town | Forsyth | 345 | 328 | 364 | → |
| Bethel | Town | Pitt | 1,661 | 1,577 | 1,611 | → |
| Beulaville | Town | Duplin | 1,108 | 1,293 | 1,293 | → |
| Biltmore Forest | Town | Buncombe | 1,493 | 1,343 | 1,416 | → |
| Biscoe | Town | Montgomery | 1,738 | 1,742 | 1,716 | → |
| Black Creek | Town | Wilson | 731 | 767 | 770 | → |
| Black Mountain | Town | Buncombe | 7,554 | 7,846 | 8,162 | → |
| Bladenboro | Town | Bladen | 1,724 | 1,748 | 1,613 | → |
| Blowing Rock | Town | Caldwell / Watauga | 1,402 | 1,247 | 1,324 | → |
| Boardman | Town | Columbus | 202 | 157 | 152 | → |
| Bogue | Town | Carteret | 576 | 686 | 703 | → |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | City | Brunswick | 2,981 | 5,370 | 6,287 | → |
| Boiling Springs | Town | Cleveland | 3,939 | 4,648 | 4,535 | → |
| Bolivia | Town | Brunswick | 154 | 143 | 154 | → |
| Bolton | Town | Columbus | 624 | 687 | 641 | → |
| Boone | Town | Watauga | 13,611 | 17,118 | 19,667 | → |
| Boonville | Town | Yadkin | 1,184 | 1,176 | 1,143 | → |
| Bostic | Town | Rutherford | 357 | 385 | 379 | → |
| Brevard | City | Transylvania | 6,982 | 7,680 | 7,926 | → |
| Bridgeton | Town | Craven | 371 | 470 | 441 | → |
| Broadway | Town | Lee / Harnett | 1,041 | 1,206 | 1,286 | → |
| Brookford | Town | Catawba | 448 | 380 | 380 | → |
| Brunswick | Town | Columbus | 1,084 | 1,005 | 933 | → |
| Bryson City | Town | Swain | 1,434 | 1,422 | 1,452 | → |
| Bunn | Town | Franklin | 394 | 343 | 385 | → |
| Burgaw | Town | Pender | 3,492 | 3,854 | 4,149 | → |
| Burlington | City | Alamance / Guilford | 45,805 | 51,079 | 54,606 | → |
| Burnsville | Town | Yancey | 1,734 | 1,695 | 1,647 | → |
| Butner | Town | Granville | 6,487 | 7,589 | 7,859 | → |
| Cajah's Mountain | Town | Caldwell | 2,655 | 2,776 | 2,737 | → |
| Calabash | Town | Brunswick | 1,628 | 1,786 | 2,270 | → |
| Calypso | Town | Duplin | 451 | 530 | 526 | → |
| Cameron | Town | Moore | 345 | 284 | 341 | → |
| Candor | Town | Montgomery | 867 | 841 | 817 | → |
| Canton | Town | Haywood | 4,091 | 4,209 | 4,347 | → |
| Cape Carteret | Town | Carteret | 1,267 | 1,986 | 2,061 | → |
| Carolina Beach | Town | New Hanover | 5,116 | 5,706 | 6,399 | → |
| Carolina Shores | Town | Brunswick | ... | 3,356 | 4,659 | → |
| Carrboro | Town | Orange | 17,653 | 19,568 | 21,190 | → |
| Carthage | Town | Moore | 2,070 | 2,293 | 2,553 | → |
| Cary | Town | Chatham / Wake | 96,260 | 135,840 | 170,282 | → |
| Casar | Town | Cleveland | 306 | 298 | 293 | → |
| Castalia | Town | Nash | 361 | 265 | 270 | → |
| Caswell Beach | Town | Brunswick | 361 | 392 | 431 | → |
| Catawba | Town | Catawba | 693 | 614 | 624 | → |
| Cedar Point | Town | Carteret | 835 | 1,252 | 1,304 | → |
| Cedar Rock | Village | Caldwell | 315 | 303 | 300 | → |
| Cerro Gordo | Town | Columbus | 243 | 212 | 195 | → |
| Chadbourn | Town | Columbus | 2,134 | 1,838 | 1,711 | → |
| Chapel Hill | Town | Durham / Orange | 47,780 | 57,221 | 64,051 | → |
| Charlotte | City | Mecklenburg | 574,151 | 735,607 | 885,708 | → |
| Cherryville | City | Gaston | 5,505 | 5,740 | 6,072 | → |
| Chimney Rock Village | Village | Rutherford | 175 | 119 | 116 | → |
| China Grove | Town | Rowan | ... | 4,162 | 4,220 | → |
| Chocowinity | Town | Beaufort | 721 | 780 | 788 | → |
| Claremont | City | Catawba | 1,084 | 1,357 | 1,408 | → |
| Clarkton | Town | Bladen | 802 | 841 | 738 | → |
| Clayton | Town | Johnston / Wake | 8,259 | 16,219 | 24,887 | → |
| Clemmons | Village | Forsyth | 15,886 | 18,624 | 20,867 | → |
| Cleveland | Town | Rowan | 835 | 856 | 872 | → |
| Clinton | City | Sampson | 8,641 | 8,714 | 8,454 | → |
| Clyde | Town | Haywood | 1,363 | 1,229 | 1,304 | → |
| Coats | Town | Harnett | 1,987 | 2,104 | 2,500 | → |
| Cofield | Village | Hertford | 369 | 393 | 369 | → |
| Colerain | Town | Bertie | 221 | 204 | 178 | → |
| Columbia | Town | Tyrrell | 931 | 854 | 759 | → |
| Columbus | Town | Polk | 1,152 | 999 | 998 | → |
| Como | Town | Hertford | 80 | 91 | 83 | → |
| Concord | City | Cabarrus | 56,392 | 79,389 | 96,341 | → |
| Conetoe | Town | Edgecombe | 353 | 291 | 266 | → |
| Connelly Springs | Town | Burke | 1,802 | 1,650 | 1,644 | → |
| Conover | City | Catawba | 6,566 | 8,301 | 8,540 | → |
| Conway | Town | Northampton | 722 | 834 | 729 | → |
| Cooleemee | Town | Davie | 909 | 974 | 983 | → |
| Cornelius | Town | Mecklenburg | 13,874 | 24,907 | 30,257 | → |
| Cove City | Town | Craven | 428 | 399 | 388 | → |
| Cramerton | Town | Gaston | 2,986 | 4,177 | 4,458 | → |
| Creedmoor | City | Granville | 2,351 | 4,105 | 4,612 | → |
| Creswell | Town | Washington | 279 | 270 | 234 | → |
| Crossnore | Town | Avery | 237 | 191 | 239 | → |
| Dallas | Town | Gaston | 3,778 | 4,468 | 4,797 | → |
| Danbury | Town | Stokes | 146 | 189 | 183 | → |
| Davidson | Town | Mecklenburg / Iredell | 7,203 | 10,904 | 13,054 | → |
| Denton | Town | Davidson | 1,621 | 1,638 | 1,680 | → |
| Dillsboro | Town | Jackson | 238 | 232 | 248 | → |
| Dobbins Heights | Town | Richmond | 913 | 865 | 839 | → |
| Dobson | Town | Surry | 1,514 | 1,588 | 1,539 | → |
| Dortches | Town | Nash | 797 | 959 | 963 | → |
| Dover | Town | Craven | 440 | 401 | 386 | → |
| Drexel | Town | Burke | 1,928 | 1,884 | 1,854 | → |
| Dublin | Town | Bladen | 293 | 338 | 315 | → |
| Duck | Town | Dare | 448 | 377 | 396 | → |
| Dunn | City | Harnett | 9,212 | 9,274 | 9,718 | → |
| Durham | City | Durham | 187,950 | 229,892 | 278,993 | → |
| Earl | Town | Cleveland | 259 | 260 | 260 | → |
| East Arcadia | Town | Bladen | 510 | 496 | 467 | → |
| East Bend | Town | Yadkin | 657 | 623 | 601 | → |
| East Laurinburg | Town | Scotland | 284 | 304 | 279 | → |
| East Spencer | Town | Rowan | 1,715 | 1,543 | 1,551 | → |
| Eastover | Town | Cumberland | 3,674 | 3,626 | 3,762 | → |
| Eden | City | Rockingham | 15,947 | 15,698 | 14,886 | → |
| Edenton | Town | Chowan | 5,374 | 5,001 | 4,614 | → |
| Elizabeth City | City | Pasquotank / Camden | 16,958 | 18,643 | 17,751 | → |
| Elizabethtown | Town | Bladen | 3,849 | 3,644 | 3,378 | → |
| Elk Park | Town | Avery | 466 | 451 | 444 | → |
| Elkin | Town | Surry / Wilkes | 4,125 | 4,025 | 4,011 | → |
| Ellenboro | Town | Rutherford | 783 | 847 | 832 | → |
| Ellerbe | Town | Richmond | 1,058 | 1,021 | 978 | → |
| Elm City | Town | Wilson | 1,411 | 1,302 | 1,292 | → |
| Elon | Town | Alamance | 6,806 | 9,383 | 12,232 | → |
| Emerald Isle | Town | Carteret | 3,488 | 3,658 | 3,695 | → |
| Enfield | Town | Halifax | 2,635 | 2,537 | 2,274 | → |
| Erwin | Town | Harnett | 4,480 | 4,535 | 5,156 | → |
| Eureka | Town | Wayne | 248 | 195 | 196 | → |
| Everetts | Town | Martin | 176 | 155 | 142 | → |
| Fair Bluff | Town | Columbus | 1,184 | 949 | 881 | → |
| Fairmont | Town | Robeson | 2,681 | 2,705 | 2,597 | → |
| Fairview | Town | Union | 3,015 | 3,343 | 3,900 | → |
| Faison | Town | Duplin | 756 | 958 | 956 | → |
| Faith | Town | Rowan | 696 | 792 | 806 | → |
| Falcon | Town | Cumberland / Sampson | 344 | 267 | 270 | → |
| Falkland | Town | Pitt | 112 | 96 | 98 | → |
| Fallston | Town | Cleveland | 620 | 607 | 605 | → |
| Farmville | Town | Pitt | 4,562 | 4,652 | 4,764 | → |
| Fayetteville | City | Cumberland | 203,199 | 200,565 | 211,657 | → |
| Flat Rock | Village | Henderson | 2,711 | 3,116 | 3,383 | → |
| Fletcher | Town | Henderson | 4,264 | 7,212 | 8,369 | → |
| Fontana Dam | Town | Graham | ... | 7 | 7 | → |
| Forest City | Town | Rutherford | 7,504 | 7,472 | 7,162 | → |
| Forest Hills | Village | Jackson | 310 | 353 | 374 | → |
| Fountain | Town | Pitt | 519 | 427 | 435 | → |
| Four Oaks | Town | Johnston | 1,694 | 1,943 | 2,254 | → |
| Foxfire | Village | Moore | 495 | 916 | 1,042 | → |
| Franklin | Town | Macon | 3,698 | 3,880 | 4,105 | → |
| Franklinton | Town | Franklin | 2,152 | 2,010 | 2,241 | → |
| Franklinville | Town | Randolph | 1,273 | 1,172 | 1,187 | → |
| Fremont | Town | Wayne | 1,464 | 1,279 | 1,262 | → |
| Fuquay-Varina | Town | Wake | 8,164 | 18,021 | 30,324 | → |
| Gamewell | Town | Caldwell | 3,900 | 4,043 | 3,996 | → |
| Garland | Town | Sampson | 784 | 624 | 617 | → |
| Garner | Town | Wake | 18,633 | 25,769 | 31,407 | → |
| Garysburg | Town | Northampton | 1,241 | 1,053 | 918 | → |
| Gaston | Town | Northampton | 973 | 1,151 | 1,020 | → |
| Gastonia | City | Gaston | 67,294 | 71,720 | 77,273 | → |
| Gatesville | Town | Gates | 301 | 321 | 299 | → |
| Gibson | Town | Scotland | 568 | 540 | 500 | → |
| Gibsonville | Town | Guilford / Alamance | 4,617 | 6,501 | 7,339 | → |
| Glen Alpine | Town | Burke | 1,172 | 1,501 | 1,483 | → |
| Godwin | Town | Cumberland | 168 | 139 | 143 | → |
| Goldsboro | City | Wayne | 40,126 | 35,425 | 34,186 | → |
| Goldston | Town | Chatham | 323 | 260 | 301 | → |
| Graham | City | Alamance | 13,057 | 14,315 | 15,646 | → |
| Grandfather | Village | Avery | 77 | 25 | 24 | → |
| Granite Falls | Town | Caldwell | 4,613 | 4,704 | 4,659 | → |
| Granite Quarry | Town | Rowan | 2,186 | 2,960 | 3,012 | → |
| Grantsboro | Town | Pamlico | 733 | 681 | 652 | → |
| Green Level | Town | Alamance | 2,194 | 2,108 | 2,326 | → |
| Greenevers | Town | Duplin | 617 | 638 | 647 | → |
| Greensboro | City | Guilford | 236,152 | 268,936 | 296,710 | → |
| Greenville | City | Pitt | 62,920 | 84,711 | 93,400 | → |
| Grifton | Town | Lenoir / Pitt | 2,333 | 2,611 | 2,682 | → |
| Grimesland | Town | Pitt | 549 | 426 | 442 | → |
| Grover | Town | Cleveland | 704 | 708 | 704 | → |
| Halifax | Town | Halifax | 352 | 227 | 204 | → |
| Hamilton | Town | Martin | 524 | 404 | 370 | → |
| Hamlet | City | Richmond | 6,238 | 6,565 | 6,328 | → |
| Harmony | Town | Iredell | 576 | 531 | 595 | → |
| Harrells | Town | Sampson / Duplin | 202 | 202 | 197 | → |
| Harrellsville | Town | Hertford | 113 | 107 | 98 | → |
| Harrisburg | Town | Cabarrus | ... | 13,439 | 16,576 | → |
| Hassell | Town | Martin | 80 | 84 | 76 | → |
| Havelock | City | Craven | 22,404 | 20,792 | 19,854 | → |
| Haw River | Town | Alamance | 1,917 | 2,297 | 2,535 | → |
| Hayesville | Town | Clay | ... | 455 | 483 | → |
| Hemby Bridge | Town | Union | 1,481 | 1,554 | 1,809 | → |
| Henderson | City | Vance | 16,290 | 15,413 | 14,911 | → |
| Hendersonville | City | Henderson | 11,676 | 13,121 | 14,157 | → |
| Hertford | Town | Perquimans | 2,095 | 2,142 | 2,113 | → |
| Hickory | City | Burke / Caldwell / Catawba | 38,070 | 40,035 | 41,171 | → |
| High Point | City | Guilford / Forsyth / Davidson / Randolph | 85,677 | 104,526 | 112,791 | → |
| High Shoals | City | Gaston | 708 | 705 | 748 | → |
| Highlands | Town | Macon / Jackson | 928 | 930 | 982 | → |
| Hildebran | Town | Burke | 1,921 | 2,026 | 2,010 | → |
| Hillsborough | Town | Orange | 5,679 | 6,599 | 7,161 | → |
| Hobgood | Town | Halifax | 412 | 349 | 317 | → |
| Hoffman | Town | Richmond | 615 | 578 | 572 | → |
| Holden Beach | Town | Brunswick | 799 | 575 | 664 | → |
| Holly Ridge | Town | Onslow | 888 | 1,279 | 2,827 | → |
| Holly Springs | Town | Wake | 9,853 | 24,739 | 37,812 | → |
| Hookerton | Town | Greene | 483 | 408 | 388 | → |
| Hope Mills | Town | Cumberland | 11,817 | 15,088 | 15,849 | → |
| Hot Springs | Town | Madison | 649 | 558 | 577 | → |
| Hudson | Town | Caldwell | 3,082 | 3,770 | 3,709 | → |
| Huntersville | Town | Mecklenburg | 25,464 | 46,909 | 58,098 | → |
| Indian Beach | Town | Carteret | 95 | 115 | 119 | → |
| Indian Trail | Town | Union | 13,512 | 33,619 | 40,252 | → |
| Jackson | Town | Northampton | 696 | 511 | 454 | → |
| Jacksonville | City | Onslow | 66,765 | 70,327 | 72,436 | → |
| Jamestown | Town | Guilford | 2,975 | 3,437 | 4,487 | → |
| Jamesville | Town | Martin | 510 | 491 | 447 | → |
| Jefferson | Town | Ashe | 1,487 | 1,600 | 1,533 | → |
| Jonesville | Town | Yadkin | 2,244 | 2,285 | 2,215 | → |
| Kannapolis | City | Rowan / Cabarrus | 36,959 | 42,621 | 50,841 | → |
| Kelford | Town | Bertie | 250 | 251 | 222 | → |
| Kenansville | Town | Duplin | 1,175 | 852 | 841 | → |
| Kenly | Town | Johnston / Wilson | 1,688 | 1,345 | 1,584 | → |
| Kernersville | Town | Guilford / Forsyth | 18,740 | 23,101 | 24,660 | → |
| Kill Devil Hills | Town | Dare | 5,904 | 6,687 | 7,333 | → |
| King | City | Forsyth / Stokes | 6,022 | 6,872 | 6,861 | → |
| Kings Mountain | City | Cleveland / Gaston | ... | 10,647 | 10,982 | → |
| Kingstown | Town | Cleveland | 843 | 681 | 677 | → |
| Kinston | City | Lenoir | 23,905 | 21,749 | 20,041 | → |
| Kittrell | Town | Vance | ... | 166 | 162 | → |
| Kitty Hawk | Town | Dare | 2,977 | 3,266 | 3,571 | → |
| Knightdale | Town | Wake | 6,241 | 11,403 | 17,843 | → |
| Kure Beach | Town | New Hanover | 1,511 | 2,009 | 2,098 | → |
| La Grange | Town | Lenoir | 2,856 | 2,821 | 2,619 | → |
| Lake Lure | Town | Rutherford | 1,045 | 1,169 | 1,154 | → |
| Lake Park | Village | Union | 2,094 | 3,423 | 3,909 | → |
| Lake Santeetlah | Town | Graham | ... | 45 | 42 | → |
| Lake Waccamaw | Town | Columbus | 1,411 | 1,471 | 1,400 | → |
| Landis | Town | Rowan | 3,084 | 3,087 | 3,138 | → |
| Lansing | Town | Ashe | 157 | 155 | 153 | → |
| Lasker | Town | Northampton | 135 | 123 | 106 | → |
| Lattimore | Town | Cleveland | 449 | 478 | 448 | → |
| Laurel Park | Town | Henderson | 2,044 | 2,155 | 2,330 | → |
| Laurinburg | City | Scotland | 16,011 | 15,948 | 15,002 | → |
| Lawndale | Town | Cleveland | 637 | 600 | 592 | → |
| Leggett | Town | Edgecombe | 157 | 60 | 55 | → |
| Leland | Town | Brunswick | 4,104 | 13,614 | 23,544 | → |
| Lenoir | City | Caldwell | 18,059 | 18,226 | 17,913 | → |
| Lewiston Woodville | Town | Bertie | 590 | 549 | 482 | → |
| Lewisville | Town | Forsyth | 11,873 | 12,709 | 14,228 | → |
| Lexington | City | Davidson | 19,774 | 18,944 | 18,933 | → |
| Liberty | Town | Randolph | 2,728 | 2,656 | 2,658 | → |
| Lilesville | Town | Anson | 462 | 524 | 483 | → |
| Lillington | Town | Harnett | 3,061 | 3,192 | 3,657 | → |
| Lincolnton | City | Lincoln | 10,122 | 10,325 | 11,200 | → |
| Linden | Town | Cumberland | 138 | 130 | 133 | → |
| Littleton | Town | Halifax | 691 | 651 | 588 | → |
| Locust | City | Stanly / Cabarrus | 2,470 | 2,926 | 3,238 | → |
| Long View | Town | Burke / Catawba | 4,711 | 4,880 | 4,930 | → |
| Louisburg | Town | Franklin | 3,017 | 3,414 | 3,619 | → |
| Love Valley | Town | Iredell | 54 | 99 | 112 | → |
| Lowell | City | Gaston | 2,678 | 3,523 | 3,716 | → |
| Lucama | Town | Wilson | 888 | 1,136 | 1,152 | → |
| Lumber Bridge | Town | Robeson | 106 | 92 | 88 | → |
| Lumberton | City | Robeson | 21,339 | 21,523 | 20,484 | → |
| Macclesfield | Town | Edgecombe | 457 | 471 | 426 | → |
| Macon | Town | Warren | 113 | 119 | 110 | → |
| Madison | Town | Rockingham | 2,303 | 2,240 | 2,116 | → |
| Maggie Valley | Town | Haywood | 1,047 | 1,150 | 1,237 | → |
| Magnolia | Town | Duplin | 1,074 | 943 | 952 | → |
| Maiden | Town | Catawba / Lincoln | 3,265 | 3,327 | 3,443 | → |
| Manteo | Town | Dare | ... | 1,325 | 1,456 | → |
| Marietta | Town | Robeson | 163 | 175 | 168 | → |
| Marion | City | McDowell | 8,906 | 8,159 | 7,891 | → |
| Mars Hill | Town | Madison | ... | 1,857 | 1,939 | → |
| Marshall | Town | Madison | 886 | 871 | 908 | → |
| Marshville | Town | Union | 2,334 | 2,459 | 2,787 | → |
| Marvin | Village | Union | 1,260 | 5,662 | 6,792 | → |
| Matthews | Town | Mecklenburg | 22,908 | 27,189 | 33,138 | → |
| Maxton | Town | Robeson / Scotland | 2,800 | 2,447 | 2,346 | → |
| Mayodan | Town | Rockingham | 2,456 | 2,477 | 2,382 | → |
| Maysville | Town | Jones | 1,007 | 1,029 | 935 | → |
| McAdenville | Town | Gaston | 632 | 631 | 673 | → |
| McDonald | Town | Robeson | 105 | 113 | 108 | → |
| McFarlan | Town | Anson | 85 | 117 | 108 | → |
| Mebane | City | Alamance / Orange | 7,528 | 11,481 | 16,262 | → |
| Mesic | Town | Pamlico | 253 | 220 | 210 | → |
| Micro | Town | Johnston | 462 | 447 | 537 | → |
| Middleburg | Town | Vance | 155 | 143 | 137 | → |
| Middlesex | Town | Nash | 859 | 818 | 825 | → |
| Midland | Town | Cabarrus | 2,544 | 3,093 | 3,805 | → |
| Midway | Town | Davidson | 4,482 | 4,734 | 4,912 | → |
| Mills River | Town | Henderson | 5,783 | 6,724 | 7,406 | → |
| Milton | Town | Caswell | 155 | 159 | 147 | → |
| Mineral Springs | Town | Union | 1,949 | 2,656 | 3,111 | → |
| Minnesott Beach | Town | Pamlico | 391 | 437 | 423 | → |
| Mint Hill | Town | Mecklenburg / Union | 17,651 | 22,728 | 27,617 | → |
| Misenheimer | Village | Stanly | 693 | 730 | 756 | → |
| Mocksville | Town | Davie | 4,258 | 5,058 | 5,252 | → |
| Momeyer | Town | Nash | 297 | 226 | 228 | → |
| Monroe | City | Union | 27,103 | 32,912 | 35,540 | → |
| Montreat | Town | Buncombe | 630 | 720 | 870 | → |
| Mooresboro | Town | Cleveland | 347 | 311 | 312 | → |
| Mooresville | Town | Iredell | 18,986 | 34,367 | 39,132 | → |
| Morehead City | Town | Carteret | 7,976 | 8,652 | 9,619 | → |
| Morganton | City | Burke | 17,279 | 16,882 | 16,577 | → |
| Morrisville | Town | Durham / Wake | 5,227 | 18,583 | 28,846 | → |
| Morven | Town | Anson | 642 | 499 | 466 | → |
| Mount Airy | City | Surry | 10,976 | 10,407 | 10,208 | → |
| Mount Gilead | Town | Montgomery | 1,435 | 1,181 | 1,142 | → |
| Mount Holly | City | Gaston | 9,708 | 13,657 | 16,257 | → |
| Mount Olive | Town | Duplin / Wayne | 4,690 | 4,616 | 4,578 | → |
| Mount Pleasant | Town | Cabarrus | 1,389 | 1,873 | 2,222 | → |
| Murfreesboro | Town | Hertford | 2,231 | 2,825 | 2,961 | → |
| Murphy | Town | Cherokee | 1,603 | 1,623 | 1,657 | → |
| Nags Head | Town | Dare | 2,690 | 2,759 | 2,975 | → |
| Nashville | Town | Nash | 4,478 | 5,597 | 5,554 | → |
| Navassa | Town | Brunswick | 1,403 | 1,480 | 2,306 | → |
| New Bern | City | Craven | 23,331 | 29,344 | 29,994 | → |
| New London | Town | Stanly | 642 | 621 | 724 | → |
| Newland | Town | Avery | 702 | 703 | 686 | → |
| Newport | Town | Carteret | 3,230 | 4,130 | 4,591 | → |
| Newton | City | Catawba | 12,467 | 12,949 | 13,177 | → |
| Newton Grove | Town | Sampson | 621 | 569 | 565 | → |
| Norlina | Town | Warren | 1,164 | 1,125 | 1,047 | → |
| Norman | Town | Richmond | 150 | 138 | 132 | → |
| North Topsail Beach | Town | Onslow | 843 | 741 | 743 | → |
| North Wilkesboro | Town | Wilkes | 4,408 | 4,278 | 4,200 | → |
| Northwest | City | Brunswick | 688 | 726 | 785 | → |
| Norwood | Town | Stanly | 2,564 | 2,378 | 2,449 | → |
| Oak City | Town | Martin | 370 | 314 | 287 | → |
| Oak Island | Town | Brunswick | 6,699 | 6,806 | 8,386 | → |
| Oak Ridge | Town | Guilford | 4,137 | 6,297 | 7,049 | → |
| Oakboro | Town | Stanly | 1,235 | 1,860 | 1,912 | → |
| Ocean Isle Beach | Town | Brunswick | 435 | 545 | 665 | → |
| Old Fort | Town | McDowell | 926 | 905 | 924 | → |
| Oriental | Town | Pamlico | 867 | 901 | 861 | → |
| Orrum | Town | Robeson | 128 | 91 | 87 | → |
| Ossipee | Town | Alamance | 608 | 547 | 591 | → |
| Oxford | City | Granville | 8,366 | 8,445 | 8,886 | → |
| Pantego | Town | Beaufort | 167 | 181 | 176 | → |
| Parkton | Town | Robeson | 431 | 458 | 439 | → |
| Parmele | Town | Martin | 292 | 278 | 253 | → |
| Patterson Springs | Town | Cleveland | 627 | 622 | 621 | → |
| Peachland | Town | Anson | 567 | 436 | 402 | → |
| Peletier | Town | Carteret | ... | 699 | 720 | → |
| Pembroke | Town | Robeson | 2,791 | 3,050 | 2,951 | → |
| Pikeville | Town | Wayne | 742 | 674 | 674 | → |
| Pilot Mountain | Town | Surry | 1,430 | 1,474 | 1,413 | → |
| Pine Knoll Shores | Town | Carteret | 1,489 | 1,337 | 1,327 | → |
| Pine Level | Town | Johnston | 1,473 | 1,686 | 2,019 | → |
| Pinebluff | Town | Moore | 1,193 | 1,300 | 1,619 | → |
| Pinehurst | Village | Moore | ... | 14,738 | 16,620 | → |
| Pinetops | Town | Edgecombe | 1,441 | 1,374 | 1,235 | → |
| Pineville | Town | Mecklenburg | 6,037 | 7,488 | 9,028 | → |
| Pink Hill | Town | Lenoir | 622 | 547 | 507 | → |
| Pittsboro | Town | Chatham | 2,425 | 3,748 | 4,368 | → |
| Pleasant Garden | Town | Guilford | 4,720 | 4,493 | 4,932 | → |
| Plymouth | Town | Washington | 4,166 | 3,873 | 3,361 | → |
| Polkton | Town | Anson | 1,986 | 3,354 | 2,561 | → |
| Polkville | City | Cleveland | 519 | 545 | 544 | → |
| Pollocksville | Town | Jones | 270 | 311 | 281 | → |
| Powellsville | Town | Bertie | 259 | 280 | 244 | → |
| Princeton | Town | Johnston | 1,091 | 1,189 | 1,398 | → |
| Princeville | Town | Edgecombe | 1,063 | 2,066 | 1,926 | → |
| Proctorville | Town | Robeson | 131 | 117 | 114 | → |
| Raeford | City | Hoke | 3,851 | 4,620 | 4,956 | → |
| Raleigh | City | Durham / Wake | 288,283 | 404,068 | 474,069 | → |
| Ramseur | Town | Randolph | 1,628 | 1,702 | 1,690 | → |
| Randleman | City | Randolph | 3,466 | 4,117 | 4,115 | → |
| Ranlo | Town | Gaston | 2,264 | 3,445 | 3,668 | → |
| Raynham | Town | Robeson | 70 | 72 | 71 | → |
| Red Cross | Town | Stanly | 869 | 738 | 761 | → |
| Red Oak | Town | Nash | 2,685 | 3,420 | 3,468 | → |
| Red Springs | Town | Robeson | 3,534 | 3,482 | 3,302 | → |
| Reidsville | City | Rockingham | 14,456 | 14,463 | 13,987 | → |
| Rennert | Town | Robeson | 332 | 383 | 372 | → |
| Rhodhiss | Town | Burke / Caldwell | 619 | 1,040 | 1,024 | → |
| Rich Square | Town | Northampton | 1,426 | 962 | 844 | → |
| Richfield | Town | Stanly | 532 | 608 | 622 | → |
| Richlands | Town | Onslow | 970 | 1,494 | 1,703 | → |
| River Bend | Town | Craven | 2,944 | 3,111 | 3,026 | → |
| Roanoke Rapids | City | Halifax | 16,185 | 15,720 | 14,320 | → |
| Robbins | Town | Moore | 1,210 | 1,111 | 1,221 | → |
| Robbinsville | Town | Graham | 701 | 678 | 637 | → |
| Robersonville | Town | Martin | 1,742 | 1,488 | 1,343 | → |
| Rockingham | City | Richmond | 9,540 | 9,539 | 8,659 | → |
| Rockwell | Town | Rowan | 1,974 | 2,123 | 2,159 | → |
| Rocky Mount | City | Nash / Edgecombe | 59,302 | 57,695 | 53,922 | → |
| Rolesville | Town | Wake | 989 | 3,778 | 8,501 | → |
| Ronda | Town | Wilkes | 446 | 417 | 411 | → |
| Roper | Town | Washington | 612 | 622 | 539 | → |
| Rose Hill | Town | Duplin | 1,384 | 1,620 | 1,618 | → |
| Roseboro | Town | Sampson | 1,338 | 1,191 | 1,167 | → |
| Rosman | Town | Transylvania | 778 | 577 | 615 | → |
| Rowland | Town | Robeson | 1,127 | 1,037 | 992 | → |
| Roxboro | City | Person | 8,764 | 8,366 | 8,309 | → |
| Roxobel | Town | Bertie | 259 | 240 | 212 | → |
| Rural Hall | Town | Forsyth | 2,474 | 2,931 | 3,264 | → |
| Ruth | Town | Rutherford | 408 | 418 | 413 | → |
| Rutherford College | Town | Burke | 1,319 | 1,321 | 1,304 | → |
| Rutherfordton | Town | Rutherford | 4,194 | 4,185 | 4,087 | → |
| Salemburg | Town | Sampson | 438 | 422 | 414 | → |
| Salisbury | City | Rowan | 30,805 | 33,525 | 33,988 | → |
| Saluda | City | Henderson / Polk | 664 | 715 | 697 | → |
| Sandy Creek | Town | Brunswick | 249 | 259 | 304 | → |
| Sandyfield | Town | Columbus | 331 | 444 | 418 | → |
| Sanford | City | Lee | 23,350 | 28,217 | 30,085 | → |
| Saratoga | Town | Wilson | 402 | 408 | 404 | → |
| Sawmills | Town | Caldwell | 4,890 | 5,223 | 5,189 | → |
| Scotland Neck | Town | Halifax | 2,410 | 2,046 | 1,840 | → |
| Seaboard | Town | Northampton | 782 | 624 | 543 | → |
| Seagrove | Town | Randolph | 254 | 229 | 229 | → |
| Sedalia | Town | Guilford | 652 | 628 | 684 | → |
| Selma | Town | Johnston | 6,004 | 6,122 | 7,101 | → |
| Seven Devils | Town | Watauga / Avery | 128 | 203 | 216 | → |
| Seven Springs | Town | Wayne | 89 | 110 | 111 | → |
| Severn | Town | Northampton | 264 | 276 | 239 | → |
| Shallotte | Town | Brunswick | 1,833 | 3,495 | 4,351 | → |
| Sharpsburg | Town | Nash / Wilson / Edgecombe | 2,647 | 2,024 | 2,013 | → |
| Shelby | City | Cleveland | 20,780 | 20,363 | 20,026 | → |
| Siler City | Town | Chatham | 7,026 | 7,821 | 8,225 | → |
| Simpson | Village | Pitt | 459 | 420 | 482 | → |
| Sims | Town | Wilson | 166 | 282 | 286 | → |
| Smithfield | Town | Johnston | 10,872 | 11,043 | 12,985 | → |
| Snow Hill | Town | Greene | 1,527 | 1,590 | 1,512 | → |
| Southern Pines | Town | Moore | 11,075 | 12,411 | 14,657 | → |
| Southern Shores | Town | Dare | 2,201 | 2,714 | 2,958 | → |
| Southport | City | Brunswick | 2,448 | 2,916 | 3,966 | → |
| Sparta | Town | Alleghany | 1,831 | 1,741 | 1,723 | → |
| Speed | Town | Edgecombe | 70 | 80 | 75 | → |
| Spencer | Town | Rowan | 3,401 | 3,268 | 3,257 | → |
| Spindale | Town | Rutherford | 4,057 | 4,309 | 4,202 | → |
| Spring Hope | Town | Nash | 1,317 | 1,321 | 1,310 | → |
| Spring Lake | Town | Cumberland | 12,025 | 12,012 | 12,005 | → |
| Spruce Pine | Town | Mitchell | 2,352 | 2,246 | 2,143 | → |
| St. Helena | Village | Pender | 380 | 396 | 424 | → |
| St. James | Town | Brunswick | 931 | 3,172 | 6,248 | → |
| St. Pauls | Town | Robeson | ... | 2,398 | 2,296 | → |
| Staley | Town | Randolph | 361 | 395 | 398 | → |
| Stallings | Town | Union / Mecklenburg | 7,192 | 13,762 | 16,145 | → |
| Stanfield | Town | Stanly | 1,160 | 1,489 | 1,548 | → |
| Stanley | Town | Gaston | 3,192 | 3,533 | 3,762 | → |
| Stantonsburg | Town | Wilson | 744 | 786 | 779 | → |
| Star | Town | Montgomery | 796 | 876 | 849 | → |
| Statesville | City | Iredell | 23,393 | 24,521 | 27,528 | → |
| Stedman | Town | Cumberland | 781 | 1,025 | 1,076 | → |
| Stem | Town | Granville | 285 | 452 | 567 | → |
| Stokesdale | Town | Guilford | 3,257 | 5,033 | 5,489 | → |
| Stoneville | Town | Rockingham | ... | 1,301 | 1,257 | → |
| Stonewall | Town | Pamlico | 281 | 281 | 270 | → |
| Stovall | Town | Granville | 357 | 404 | 420 | → |
| Sugar Mountain | Village | Avery | 225 | 201 | 197 | → |
| Summerfield | Town | Guilford | 6,873 | 10,238 | 11,376 | → |
| Sunset Beach | Town | Brunswick | 2,127 | 3,568 | 4,037 | → |
| Surf City | Town | Pender / Onslow | 1,499 | 1,927 | 2,469 | → |
| Swansboro | Town | Onslow | 1,671 | 2,667 | 3,344 | → |
| Swepsonville | Town | Alamance | 979 | 1,164 | 1,384 | → |
| Sylva | Town | Jackson | 2,433 | 2,559 | 2,738 | → |
| Tabor City | Town | Columbus | ... | 4,023 | 4,163 | → |
| Tar Heel | Town | Bladen | ... | 121 | 115 | → |
| Tarboro | Town | Edgecombe | 11,506 | 11,525 | 10,715 | → |
| Taylorsville | Town | Alexander | 2,242 | 2,089 | 2,159 | → |
| Taylortown | Town | Moore | ... | 776 | 858 | → |
| Teachey | Town | Duplin | ... | 424 | 423 | → |
| Thomasville | City | Davidson / Randolph | 24,293 | 26,804 | 26,649 | → |
| Tobaccoville | Village | Forsyth / Stokes | 2,349 | 2,434 | 2,718 | → |
| Topsail Beach | Town | Pender | 474 | 368 | 427 | → |
| Trent Woods | Town | Craven | 4,215 | 4,155 | 4,021 | → |
| Trenton | Town | Jones | 285 | 307 | 280 | → |
| Trinity | City | Randolph | 6,656 | 6,600 | 6,606 | → |
| Troutman | Town | Iredell | 1,782 | 2,455 | 2,769 | → |
| Troy | Town | Montgomery | ... | 3,494 | 3,222 | → |
| Tryon | Town | Polk | 1,775 | 1,638 | 1,615 | → |
| Turkey | Town | Sampson | 303 | 292 | 293 | → |
| Unionville | Town | Union | 4,963 | 6,146 | 7,195 | → |
| Valdese | Town | Burke | 4,719 | 4,468 | 4,420 | → |
| Vanceboro | Town | Craven | 897 | 999 | 965 | → |
| Vandemere | Town | Pamlico | 297 | 254 | 244 | → |
| Varnamtown | Town | Brunswick | 490 | 550 | 596 | → |
| Vass | Town | Moore | 771 | 705 | 789 | → |
| Waco | Town | Cleveland | 340 | 319 | 314 | → |
| Wade | Town | Cumberland | 545 | 557 | 583 | → |
| Wadesboro | Town | Anson | 6,124 | 5,812 | 5,275 | → |
| Wagram | Town | Scotland | 804 | 840 | 777 | → |
| Wake Forest | Town | Wake / Franklin | 12,803 | 30,135 | 45,629 | → |
| Walkertown | Town | Forsyth | 4,132 | 4,721 | 5,242 | → |
| Wallace | Town | Duplin / Pender | 3,363 | 3,884 | 3,863 | → |
| Wallburg | Town | Davidson | 2,819 | 2,992 | 3,107 | → |
| Walnut Cove | Town | Stokes | 1,490 | 1,621 | 1,533 | → |
| Walnut Creek | Village | Wayne | 842 | 848 | 861 | → |
| Walstonburg | Town | Greene | 227 | 219 | 208 | → |
| Warrenton | Town | Warren | 1,138 | 898 | 833 | → |
| Warsaw | Town | Duplin | 3,132 | 3,104 | 3,089 | → |
| Washington | City | Beaufort | 9,634 | 9,845 | 9,497 | → |
| Washington Park | Town | Beaufort | 435 | 451 | 428 | → |
| Watha | Town | Pender | ... | 188 | 240 | → |
| Waxhaw | Town | Union | 3,028 | 9,915 | 17,147 | → |
| Waynesville | Town | Haywood | 9,813 | 9,866 | 10,141 | → |
| Weaverville | Town | Buncombe | ... | 3,693 | 4,027 | → |
| Webster | Town | Jackson | 392 | 361 | 387 | → |
| Weddington | Town | Union | 7,340 | 9,532 | 11,182 | → |
| Weldon | Town | Halifax | 1,842 | 1,648 | 1,470 | → |
| Wendell | Town | Wake | 4,371 | 5,838 | 8,577 | → |
| Wentworth | Town | Rockingham | 2,698 | 2,782 | 2,720 | → |
| Wesley Chapel | Village | Union | 2,648 | 7,829 | 9,295 | → |
| West Jefferson | Town | Ashe | 1,176 | 1,332 | 1,315 | → |
| Whispering Pines | Village | Moore | 2,090 | 2,954 | 3,399 | → |
| Whitakers | Town | Nash / Edgecombe | 804 | 744 | 702 | → |
| White Lake | Town | Bladen | 600 | 816 | 769 | → |
| Whiteville | City | Columbus | 5,153 | 5,371 | 5,299 | → |
| Whitsett | Town | Guilford | 636 | 590 | 639 | → |
| Wilkesboro | Town | Wilkes | 3,218 | 3,578 | 3,453 | → |
| Williamston | Town | Martin | 5,937 | 5,746 | 5,202 | → |
| Wilmington | City | New Hanover | 90,110 | 106,456 | 123,744 | → |
| Wilson | City | Wilson | 45,208 | 49,168 | 49,459 | → |
| Wilson's Mills | Town | Johnston | 1,340 | 2,268 | 2,756 | → |
| Windsor | Town | Bertie | 2,370 | 3,623 | 3,373 | → |
| Winfall | Town | Perquimans | 655 | 606 | 610 | → |
| Wingate | Town | Union | 2,424 | 3,466 | 4,594 | → |
| Winston-Salem | City | Forsyth | 201,399 | 229,627 | 247,945 | → |
| Winterville | Town | Pitt | 4,972 | 9,218 | 9,931 | → |
| Winton | Town | Hertford | 967 | 771 | 722 | → |
| Woodfin | Town | Buncombe | 4,858 | 6,274 | 6,717 | → |
| Woodland | Town | Northampton | 1,041 | 807 | 703 | → |
| Wrightsville Beach | Town | New Hanover | 2,574 | 2,488 | 2,556 | → |
| Yadkinville | Town | Yadkin | 2,885 | 2,973 | 2,876 | → |
| Yanceyville | Town | Caswell | 2,106 | 2,074 | 1,963 | → |
| Youngsville | Town | Franklin | 730 | 1,151 | 1,375 | → |
| Zebulon | Town | Wake | 4,124 | 4,459 | 5,917 | → |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (web).
Explanation: Places: 2000 population in the boundaries of 2010 and later population figures in the boundaries of 2019.