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

State

The population development of the State of North Carolina according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A-L (km²)	Population Census (C) 1990-04-01	Population Census (C) 2000-04-01	Population Census (C) 2010-04-01	Population Census (C) 2020-04-01	Population Estimate (E) 2025-07-01
North Carolina	NC	FSt	Raleigh	125,924	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,439,388	11,197,968	12592400	→
USA	USA	Fed Rep	Washington	9,149,429	248,709,873	281,421,906	308,745,538	331,449,281	341,784,857		→

U.S. Census Bureau.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (E) 2025-07-01
1	Charlotte	964,784
2	Raleigh	506,306
3	Greensboro	308,667
4	Durham	305,561
5	Winston-Salem	257,271
6	Fayetteville	209,120
7	Cary	183,582
8	Wilmington	126,809
9	High Point	120,571
10	Concord	114,598

Contents: Cities, Towns, Villages & Places

The population of all cities, towns, villages and places in North Carolina with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Status	Population Census (C) 1990-04-01	Population Census (C) 2000-04-01	Population Census (C) 2010-04-01	Population Census (C) 2020-04-01	Population Estimate (E) 2025-07-01	Area
Albemarle	City	15,111	15,925	15,891	16,452	17,769	4714	→
Anderson Creek	CDP	6,110	7,030	9,358	13,636	15,880	5050	→
Apex	Town	6,439	22,456	38,742	64,366	80,419	7048	→
Asheboro	City	17,575	21,924	25,391	27,208	27,990	5870	→
Asheville	City	65,950	73,989	83,359	94,738	93,523	11779	→
Belmont	City	10,145	10,060	10,224	15,006	16,415	3165	→
Boone	Town	13,113	13,611	17,101	19,127	19,929	1655	→
Burlington	City	40,620	45,805	51,062	57,378	61,496	8098	→
Carrboro	Town	12,150	17,653	19,568	21,292	20,962	1681	→
Cary	Town	50,862	98,343	135,869	174,787	183,582	15822	→
Chapel Hill	Town	38,823	50,541	57,221	62,269	63,565	5605	→
Charlotte	City	427,990	574,151	735,580	874,708	964,784	80833	→
Clayton	Town	6,050	7,717	17,120	26,314	32,633	4461	→
Clemmons	Vill	9,890	15,886	18,624	21,177	22,808	3104	→
Concord	City	37,742	56,392	79,342	105,316	114,598	16793	→
Cornelius	Town	6,501	13,874	24,906	31,417	35,094	3288	→
Davidson	Town	4,172	7,203	10,873	15,154	16,662	1684	→
Durham	City	148,505	191,310	230,740	283,881	305,561	31066	→
Eden	City	15,824	15,947	15,703	15,415	15,500	3683	→
Elizabeth City	City	17,193	16,958	18,656	18,642	19,622	3056	→
Fayetteville	City	196,128	203,199	200,565	208,427	209,120	38401	→
Fuquay-Varina	Town	7,012	11,067	22,176	34,280	48,536	5133	→
Garner	Town	16,054	18,633	25,786	31,463	41,562	5365	→
Gastonia	City	60,015	67,294	71,729	80,453	87,067	14203	→
Goldsboro	City	45,025	40,126	35,413	34,218	35,012	7486	→
Graham	City	11,116	13,057	14,317	17,167	20,131	2861	→
Greensboro	City	191,920	236,152	268,936	299,197	308,667	34898	→
Greenville	City	49,277	62,920	84,630	89,262	96,443	9929	→
Harrisburg	Town	3,143	5,550	13,348	19,013	20,742	3262	→
Havelock	City	21,537	22,404	20,790	16,735	17,430	4429	→
Henderson	City	16,672	16,290	15,580	15,153	15,013	2234	→
Hendersonville	City	9,897	11,676	13,105	15,183	15,867	2073	→
Hickory	City	34,366	38,070	40,186	43,622	45,975	8600	→
High Point	City	72,164	87,666	104,517	114,075	120,571	14889	→
Holly Springs	Town	2,527	10,859	24,737	41,263	50,288	5118	→
Hope Mills	Town	8,302	11,817	15,103	17,869	18,324	2341	→
Huntersville	Town	9,313	26,196	46,924	61,418	68,535	10895	→
Indian Trail	Town	6,530	13,512	33,618	40,160	44,303	5919	→
Jacksonville	City	79,126	66,765	70,285	72,635	72,732	12924	→
Kannapolis	City	33,701	36,959	42,618	53,176	61,708	9092	→
Kernersville	Town	14,909	19,324	23,100	26,514	29,128	4971	→
Kinston	City	26,293	23,905	21,737	19,808	19,705	4734	→
Knightdale	Town	4,733	8,453	12,208	19,520	23,144	2637	→
Laurinburg	City	16,079	16,011	15,960	14,970	14,582	3250	→
Leland	Town	4,015	5,480	14,851	23,365	35,731	7349	→
Lenoir	City	16,204	18,059	18,228	18,360	18,372	5394	→
Lexington	City	18,918	19,774	18,945	19,636	20,238	4978	→
Lumberton	City	19,929	21,339	21,564	19,310	18,955	4719	→
Matthews	Town	14,481	22,908	27,189	29,427	32,769	4432	→
Mebane	City	5,459	8,297	11,483	17,752	21,952	3159	→
Mint Hill	Town	13,553	15,688	22,731	26,450	29,476	6368	→
Monroe	City	19,162	27,103	32,909	34,637	42,644	8525	→
Mooresville	Town	13,759	21,440	34,377	50,288	55,842	7139	→
Morganton	City	15,861	17,279	16,880	17,456	17,849	4981	→
Morrisville	Town	1,556	5,227	18,585	29,848	32,466	2376	→
Mount Holly	City	8,012	9,708	13,657	17,690	19,033	2928	→
Murraysville	CDP	2,048	8,072	14,215	16,582	17,820	2231	→
New Bern	City	20,926	23,331	29,317	31,319	34,724	7490	→
Pinehurst	Vill	5,907	10,500	14,743	17,585	18,670	4331	→
Piney Green	CDP	8,999	11,658	13,293	14,386	14,960	3528	→
Raleigh	City	221,331	288,283	404,118	468,102	506,306	39436	→
Roanoke Rapids	City	15,883	17,315	15,726	15,237	14,386	2567	→
Rocky Mount	City	54,392	59,302	57,701	54,407	55,120	11718	→
Salisbury	City	23,959	30,805	33,514	35,435	36,879	6012	→
Sanford	City	19,302	23,350	28,217	30,197	34,138	8594	→
Shelby	City	20,464	20,780	20,359	21,895	23,309	5791	→
Southern Pines	Town	10,282	11,075	12,421	15,607	17,357	4756	→
Stallings	Town	3,491	7,192	13,762	16,110	17,760	2188	→
Statesville	City	21,223	23,393	24,520	28,488	32,181	7865	→
Thomasville	City	19,427	23,444	26,802	27,076	27,733	4369	→
Wake Forest	Town	6,462	14,404	30,135	48,009	58,147	5167	→
Waxhaw	Town	2,452	3,304	9,919	20,548	23,140	3348	→
Wendell	Town	3,827	5,026	7,346	9,841	19,687	2511	→
Wilmington	City	73,680	90,110	106,465	115,494	126,809	13311	→
Wilson	City	39,022	45,208	49,149	48,476	49,572	8223	→
Winston-Salem	City	177,669	201,399	229,624	249,549	257,271	34635	→

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