List of cities in North Carolina by population
The list of cities in North Carolina by population contains all places in the US state of North Carolina that have a population of at least 40,000, sorted by population. The capital of the state is Raleigh , North Carolina's second largest city in terms of population.
- As of July 1, 2017
| rank | city | county | population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 859.035 |
| 2 | Raleigh | Wake , Durham | 464.758 |
| 3 | Greensboro | Guilford | 290.222 |
| 4th | Durham | Durham | 267,743 |
| 5 | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 244605 |
| 6th | Fayetteville | Cumberland | 209,889 |
| 7th | Cary | Wake up | 165.904 |
| 8th | Wilmington | New Hanover | 119.045 |
| 9 | High point | Guilford, Forsyth, Randolph , Davidson | 111,513 |
| 10 | Greenville | Pitt | 92.156 |
| 11 | Concord | Cabarrus | 92,067 |
| 12 | Asheville | Buncombe | 91.902 |
| 13 | Gastonia | Gaston | 76,593 |
| 14th | Jacksonville | Onslow | 72,447 |
| 15th | Chapel Hill | Orange , Durham | 59,862 |
| 16 | Huntersville | Mecklenburg | 56,212 |
| 17th | Rocky Mount | Nash , Edgecombe | 54,523 |
| 18th | Burlington | Alamance | 53,077 |
| 19th | apex | Wake up | 50,451 |
| 20th | Wilson | Wilson | 49,348 |
| 21st | Kannapolis | Cabarrus, Rowan | 48,806 |
| 22nd | Wake Forest | Wake, Franklin | 42,269 |
| 23 | hickory | Catawba | 40,611 |