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Largest Cities in North Carolina by Population

The top 25 of 51 North Carolina cities on GIS Map, ranked by total population.

#CityPopulation
1Charlotte
903,844
2Raleigh
481,031
3Greensboro
301,198
4Durham
291,467
5Winston-Salem
252,037
6Fayetteville
210,815
7Cary
179,306
8Wilmington
120,805
9High Point
116,245
10Concord
108,719
11Asheville
94,535
12Greenville
92,857
13Gastonia
82,884
14Jacksonville
71,279
15Apex
70,630
16Huntersville
63,969
17Chapel Hill
61,607
18Burlington
59,610
19Kannapolis
57,890
20Rocky Mount
54,297
21Wake Forest
52,844
22Mooresville
52,381
23Wilson
48,370
24Holly Springs
45,248
25Hickory
44,258

Top North Carolina Counties

Counties ranked by total population.

1. Wake County1,178,6532. Mecklenburg County1,154,6813. Guilford County547,9404. Forsyth County389,9775. Cumberland County338,5456. Durham County332,3537. Buncombe County274,3608. Union County250,9589. Cabarrus County236,13310. New Hanover County235,229

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Largest Cities in North Carolina by Population”, https://gismap.land/rankings/north-carolina/largest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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