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.

	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
	USA	USA	Fed Rep	Washington	9,149,429	248,709,873	281,421,906	308,745,538	331,449,281
	North Carolina	NC	FSt	Raleigh	125,924	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,439,388	12592400	→

U.S. Census Bureau (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Population Census (C) 2020-04-01
1	Charlotte	874,579
2	Raleigh	467,665
3	Greensboro	299,035
4	Durham	283,506
5	Winston-Salem	249,545
6	Fayetteville	208,501
7	Cary	174,721
8	Wilmington	115,451
9	High Point	114,059
10	Concord	105,240

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.

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	Area
Albemarle	City	15,111	15,925	15,891	16,432	4522	→
Apex	Town	5,847	21,698	37,802	58,780	5694	→
Asheboro	City	17,575	21,924	25,391	27,156	4893	→
Asheville	City	65,950	73,989	83,359	94,589	11777	→
Belmont	City	10,145	10,007	10,224	15,010	3149	→
Boone	Town	13,113	13,611	17,101	19,092	1635	→
Burlington	City	40,620	45,805	51,062	57,303	7796	→
Carrboro	Town	12,150	17,653	19,568	21,295	1677	→
Cary	Town	50,862	98,332	135,869	174,721	15341	→
Chapel Hill	Town	38,823	50,541	57,221	61,960	5589	→
Charlotte	City	427,990	574,151	735,580	874,579	79845	→
Clayton	Town	6,050	7,573	16,210	26,307	3948	→
Clemmons	Vill	9,890	15,886	18,624	21,163	3079	→
Concord	City	37,742	56,392	79,342	105,240	16441	→
Cornelius	Town	6,501	13,874	24,906	31,412	3273	→
Davidson	Town	4,172	7,203	10,873	15,106	1631	→
Durham	City	148,505	191,706	230,740	283,506	29213	→
Eden	City	15,824	15,947	15,703	15,421	3677	→
Elizabeth City	City	17,193	16,958	18,656	18,631	3032	→
Fayetteville	City	196,128	203,199	200,565	208,501	38399	→
Fuquay-Varina	Town	7,012	10,450	18,053	34,152	4563	→
Garner	Town	16,054	18,633	25,786	31,159	4290	→
Gastonia	City	60,015	67,294	71,729	80,411	13385	→
Goldsboro	City	45,025	40,126	35,413	33,657	7405	→
Graham	City	11,116	13,057	14,317	17,157	2577	→
Greensboro	City	191,920	236,152	268,936	299,035	33562	→
Greenville	City	49,277	62,920	84,630	87,521	9479	→
Harrisburg	Town	3,143	5,499	13,348	18,967	2921	→
Havelock	City	21,537	22,404	20,790	16,621	4425	→
Henderson	City	16,672	16,290	15,580	15,060	2234	→
Hendersonville	City	9,897	11,676	13,105	15,137	1919	→
Hickory	City	34,366	38,070	40,186	43,490	7959	→
High Point	City	72,164	87,564	104,517	114,059	14598	→
Holly Springs	Town	2,527	10,859	24,737	41,239	4492	→
Hope Mills	Town	8,302	11,817	15,103	17,808	2085	→
Huntersville	Town	9,313	26,196	46,924	61,376	10708	→
Indian Trail	Town	6,530	13,512	33,618	39,997	5759	→
Jacksonville	City	79,126	66,765	70,285	72,723	12601	→
Kannapolis	City	33,701	36,959	42,618	53,114	8473	→
Kernersville	Town	14,909	19,324	23,100	26,449	4633	→
Kinston	City	26,293	23,905	21,737	19,900	4774	→
Knightdale	Town	4,711	8,434	11,377	19,435	2058	→
Laurinburg	City	16,079	16,011	15,960	14,978	3250	→
Leland	Town	3,351	4,280	13,614	22,908	5165	→
Lenoir	City	16,204	18,059	18,228	18,352	5394	→
Lexington	City	18,918	19,774	18,945	19,632	4656	→
Lumberton	City	19,929	21,339	21,564	19,025	4593	→
Matthews	Town	14,481	22,908	27,189	29,435	4433	→
Mebane	City	5,459	8,297	11,483	17,797	2685	→
Mint Hill	Town	13,553	15,688	22,731	26,450	6323	→
Monroe	City	19,162	27,103	32,909	34,562	7928	→
Mooresville	Town	13,759	20,404	34,377	50,193	6439	→
Morganton	City	15,861	17,279	16,880	17,474	4984	→
Morrisville	Town	1,556	5,227	18,585	29,630	2287	→
Mount Holly	City	8,012	9,708	13,657	17,703	2834	→
Murraysville	CDP	2,048	8,072	14,215	16,582	2231	→
New Bern	City	20,926	23,331	29,317	31,291	7361	→
Pinehurst	Vill	5,907	10,500	14,743	17,581	4327	→
Piney Green	CDP	8,999	11,658	13,293	14,386	3528	→
Raleigh	City	221,331	288,283	404,118	467,665	38103	→
Roanoke Rapids	City	15,883	17,315	15,726	15,229	2567	→
Rocky Mount	City	54,392	59,302	57,701	54,341	11651	→
Salisbury	City	23,959	30,805	33,514	35,540	5650	→
Sanford	City	19,302	23,350	28,217	30,261	7590	→
Shelby	City	20,464	20,780	20,359	21,918	5779	→
Southern Pines	Town	10,282	11,075	12,421	15,545	4438	→
Stallings	Town	3,491	7,192	13,762	16,112	2164	→
Statesville	City	21,223	23,393	24,520	28,419	6439	→
Thomasville	City	19,427	23,444	26,802	27,183	4344	→
Wake Forest	Town	6,462	14,096	30,135	47,601	4674	→
Waxhaw	Town	2,452	3,304	9,919	20,534	3135	→
Wilmington	City	73,680	90,110	106,465	115,451	13314	→
Wilson	City	39,022	45,208	49,149	47,851	8038	→
Winston-Salem	City	177,669	201,399	229,624	249,545	34363	→

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