Main Cities of North Carolina
List of the main cities of North Carolina, ordered by number of inhabitants.
| name | type | population |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | city | 751,087 |
| Raleigh | city | 431,746 |
| Greensboro | city | 273,425 |
| Winston-Salem | city | 232,385 |
| Durham | city | 229,171 |
| Fayetteville | city | 205,678 |
| Cary | city | 136,637 |
| High Point | city | 104,371 |
| Wilmington | city | 95,944 |
| Concord | city | 94,130 |
| Asheville | city | 72,789 |
| Greenville | town | 72,052 |
| Gastonia | city | 69,904 |
| Jacksonville | city | 69,688 |
| Chapel Hill | town | 57,233 |
| Burlington | city | 49,963 |
| Kannapolis | city | 47,839 |
| Wilson | town | 47,380 |
| Hickory | city | 40,374 |
| Huntersville | town | 38,796 |
| Goldsboro | town | 38,203 |
| Mooresville | town | 32,711 |
| Monroe | city | 30,871 |
| Apex | town | 30,208 |
| Wake Forest | town | 30,117 |
| Fuquay-Varina | town | 29,200 |
| Salisbury | city | 28,480 |
| Sanford | town | 27,771 |
| New Bern | town | 27,650 |
| Thomasville | town | 26,757 |
| Matthews | town | 26,296 |
| Statesville | city | 25,432 |
| Garner | town | 23,741 |
| Kernersville | town | 23,123 |
| Kinston | town | 22,729 |
| Havelock | town | 21,906 |
| Lumberton | town | 21,894 |
| Cornelius | town | 20,449 |
| Shelby | city | 20,018 |
| Carrboro | town | 19,582 |
| Boone | city | 19,562 |
| Lexington | town | 18,931 |
| Elizabeth City | town | 18,683 |
| Morrisville | town | 18,576 |
| Lenoir | city | 17,938 |
| Indian Trail | town | 17,491 |
| Holly Springs | town | 17,425 |
| Morganton | town | 16,918 |
| Clemmons | town | 16,730 |
| Roanoke Rapids | town | 16,505 |
| Henderson | town | 16,204 |
| Laurinburg | town | 15,766 |
| Eden | town | 15,643 |
| Mount Holly | town | 15,536 |
| Albemarle | town | 15,414 |
| Reidsville | town | 14,859 |
| Graham | town | 14,144 |
| Clayton | town | 13,842 |
| Newton | town | 13,035 |
| Hope Mills | town | 12,630 |
| Lewisville | town | 12,444 |
| Smithfield | town | 12,271 |
| Southern Pines | town | 12,212 |
| Pinehurst | town | 11,830 |
| Hendersonville | town | 11,808 |
| Davidson | town | 10,944 |
| Lincolnton | town | 10,599 |
| Tarboro | town | 10,564 |
| Mount Airy | town | 10,388 |
| Kings Mountain | town | 10,296 |
| Dunn | town | 9,972 |
| Waxhaw | town | 9,859 |
| Washington | town | 9,744 |
| Rockingham | town | 9,558 |
| Weddington | town | 9,459 |
| Waynesville | town | 9,432 |
| Morehead City | town | 9,293 |
| Belmont | town | 8,990 |
| Clinton | town | 8,797 |
| Conover | town | 8,215 |
| Spring Lake | town | 8,079 |
| Black Mountain | town | 7,667 |
| Forest City | town | 7,324 |
| Elon | town | 7,121 |
| Brevard | town | 6,654 |
| Kill Devil Hills | town | 6,614 |
| Hamlet | town | 6,495 |
| Knightdale | town | 6,479 |
| Carolina Beach | town | 5,625 |
| Cherryville | town | 5,533 |
| Hillsborough | town | 5,403 |
| Bessemer City | town | 5,386 |
| Harrisburg | town | 5,347 |
| Whiteville | town | 5,235 |
| Wadesboro | town | 5,171 |
| Marion | town | 5,057 |
| Fairview | town | 4,934 |
| Leland | town | 4,616 |
| Valdese | town | 4,542 |
| Mocksville | town | 4,525 |