# Cities in North Carolina by population, 2025

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Charlotte, NC | 964,784 |
| 2 | Raleigh, NC | 506,306 |
| 3 | Greensboro, NC | 308,667 |
| 4 | Durham, NC | 305,561 |
| 5 | Winston-Salem, NC | 257,271 |
| 6 | Fayetteville, NC | 209,120 |
| 7 | Cary, NC | 183,582 |
| 8 | Wilmington, NC | 126,809 |
| 9 | High Point, NC | 120,571 |
| 10 | Concord, NC | 114,598 |
| 11 | Greenville, NC | 96,443 |
| 12 | Asheville, NC | 93,523 |
| 13 | Gastonia, NC | 87,067 |
| 14 | Apex, NC | 80,419 |
| 15 | Jacksonville, NC | 72,732 |
| 16 | Huntersville, NC | 68,535 |
| 17 | Chapel Hill, NC | 63,565 |
| 18 | Kannapolis, NC | 61,708 |
| 19 | Burlington, NC | 61,496 |
| 20 | Wake Forest, NC | 58,147 |
| 21 | Mooresville, NC | 55,842 |
| 22 | Rocky Mount, NC | 55,120 |
| 23 | Holly Springs, NC | 50,288 |
| 24 | Wilson, NC | 49,572 |
| 25 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 48,536 |
| 26 | Hickory, NC | 45,975 |
| 27 | Indian Trail, NC | 44,303 |
| 28 | Monroe, NC | 42,644 |
| 29 | Garner, NC | 41,562 |
| 30 | Salisbury, NC | 36,879 |
| 31 | Leland, NC | 35,731 |
| 32 | Cornelius, NC | 35,094 |
| 33 | Goldsboro, NC | 35,012 |
| 34 | New Bern, NC | 34,724 |
| 35 | Sanford, NC | 34,138 |
| 36 | Matthews, NC | 32,769 |
| 37 | Clayton, NC | 32,633 |
| 38 | Morrisville, NC | 32,466 |
| 39 | Statesville, NC | 32,181 |
| 40 | Mint Hill, NC | 29,476 |
| 41 | Kernersville, NC | 29,128 |
| 42 | Asheboro, NC | 27,990 |
| 43 | Thomasville, NC | 27,733 |
| 44 | Shelby, NC | 23,309 |
| 45 | Knightdale, NC | 23,144 |
| 46 | Waxhaw, NC | 23,140 |
| 47 | Clemmons, NC | 22,808 |
| 48 | Mebane, NC | 21,952 |
| 49 | Carrboro, NC | 20,962 |
| 50 | Harrisburg, NC | 20,742 |
| 51 | Lexington, NC | 20,238 |
| 52 | Graham, NC | 20,131 |
| 53 | Boone, NC | 19,929 |
| 54 | Kinston, NC | 19,705 |
| 55 | Wendell, NC | 19,687 |
| 56 | Elizabeth City, NC | 19,622 |
| 57 | Mount Holly, NC | 19,033 |
| 58 | Lumberton, NC | 18,955 |
| 59 | Pinehurst, NC | 18,670 |
| 60 | Lenoir, NC | 18,372 |
| 61 | Hope Mills, NC | 18,324 |
| 62 | Morganton, NC | 17,849 |
| 63 | Albemarle, NC | 17,769 |
| 64 | Stallings, NC | 17,760 |
| 65 | Havelock, NC | 17,430 |
| 66 | Southern Pines, NC | 17,357 |
| 67 | Davidson, NC | 16,662 |
| 68 | Belmont, NC | 16,415 |
| 69 | Hendersonville, NC | 15,867 |
| 70 | Eden, NC | 15,500 |
| 71 | Henderson, NC | 15,013 |
| 72 | Reidsville, NC | 14,692 |
| 73 | Laurinburg, NC | 14,582 |
| 74 | Weddington, NC | 14,517 |
| 75 | Lewisville, NC | 14,421 |
| 76 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 14,386 |
| 77 | Newton, NC | 13,822 |
| 78 | Smithfield, NC | 13,114 |
| 79 | Rolesville, NC | 12,839 |
| 80 | Lincolnton, NC | 12,465 |
| 81 | Archdale, NC | 12,254 |
| 82 | Kings Mountain, NC | 12,117 |
| 83 | Zebulon, NC | 11,933 |
| 84 | Pineville, NC | 11,851 |
| 85 | Elon, NC | 11,366 |
| 86 | Summerfield, NC | 11,327 |
| 87 | Spring Lake, NC | 11,252 |
| 88 | Waynesville, NC | 11,006 |
| 89 | Tarboro, NC | 10,979 |
| 90 | Winterville, NC | 10,973 |
| 91 | Mount Airy, NC | 10,682 |
| 92 | Morehead City, NC | 10,434 |
| 93 | Aberdeen, NC | 10,066 |