List of municipalities in North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km2) of land.[1][2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 552 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages.[3] The three different terms have no legal distinction.

Most populous municipalities

 ‡  State capital and county seat
 †  County seat

Below is a list of the 50 most populous municipalities in North Carolina according to the 2020 census and 2022 census estimate.[4]

Name Population (2022) Population (2020) Change Type County
Charlotte† 897,720874,579+2.65% City Mecklenburg
Raleigh‡ 476,587467,665+1.91% City Wake (seat), Durham
Greensboro† 301,115299,035+0.70% City Guilford
Durham† 291,928283,506+2.97% City Durham (seat), Wake, Orange
Winston-Salem† 251,350249,545+0.72% City Forsyth
Fayetteville† 208,873208,501+0.18% City Cumberland
Cary 180,388174,721+3.24% Town Wake, Chatham
Wilmington† 120,324115,451+4.22% City New Hanover
High Point 115,067114,059+0.88% City Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth
Concord† 109,896105,240+4.42% City Cabarrus
Asheville† 93,77694,589−0.86% City Buncombe
Greenville† 89,23387,521+1.96% City Pitt
Gastonia† 82,65380,411+2.79% City Gaston
Apex 71,06558,780+20.90% Town Wake
Jacksonville† 70,42072,723−3.17% City Onslow
Huntersville 63,03561,376+2.70% Town Mecklenburg
Chapel Hill 62,09861,960+0.22% Town Orange, Durham
Burlington 59,28755,481+6.86% City Alamance
Kannapolis 55,44853,114+4.39% City Cabarrus, Rowan
Rocky Mount 54,01354,341−0.60% City Edgecombe, Nash
Mooresville 52,65650,193+4.91% Town Iredell
Wake Forest 51,11347,601+7.38% Town Wake, Franklin
Wilson† 47,60647,851−0.51% City Wilson
Holly Springs 45,94541,239+11.41% Town Wake
Hickory 44,08443,490+1.37% City Catawba, Burke, Caldwell
Indian Trail 41,72439,997+4.32% Town Union
Fuquay-Varina 40,81034,152+19.50% Town Wake
Monroe† 36,01834,562+4.21% City Union
Salisbury† 35,80835,540+0.75% City Rowan
Garner 33,66931,159+8.06% Town Wake
Goldsboro† 33,21533,657−1.31% City Wayne
Cornelius 32,29431,412+2.81% Town Mecklenburg
New Bern† 31,53931,291+0.79% City Craven
Morrisville 31,49329,630+6.29% Town Wake, Durham
Sanford† 31,22430,261+3.18% City Lee
Matthews 30,12429,435+2.34% Town Mecklenburg
Statesville† 29,68128,419+4.44% City Iredell
Clayton 29,44526,307+11.93% Town Johnston, Wake
Leland 28,59122,908+24.81% Town Brunswick
Kernersville 27,76326,449+4.97% Town Forsyth, Guilford
Asheboro† 27,48227,156+1.20% City Randolph
Thomasville 27,39927,183+0.79% City Davidson, Randolph
Mint Hill 27,14326,450+2.62% Town Mecklenburg, Union
Waxhaw 22,53320,534+9.74% Town Union
Shelby† 21,85521,918−0.29% City Cleveland
Clemmons 21,82321,163+3.12% Village Forsyth
Carrboro 21,29821,295+0.01% Town Orange
Harrisburg 19,82218,967+4.51% Town Cabarrus
Boone† 19,75619,092+3.48% Town Watauga
Knightdale 19,70319,435+1.38% Town Wake

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See also

References
  1. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. "North Carolina | Capital, Map, History, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  3. "How NC Cities Work". North Carolina League of Municipalities. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  4. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.


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