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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 km) of land. North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. The three different terms have no legal distinction.

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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 2023 census estimate.

Name Population (2023) Population (2020) Change Type County
Charlotte† 911,311 874,579 +4.20% City Mecklenburg
Raleigh‡ 482,295 467,665 +3.13% City Wake (seat), Durham
Greensboro† 302,296 299,035 +1.09% City Guilford
Durham† 296,186 283,506 +4.47% City Durham (seat), Wake, Orange
Winston-Salem† 252,975 249,545 +1.37% City Forsyth
Fayetteville† 209,749 208,501 +0.60% City Cumberland
Cary 180,010 174,721 +3.03% Town Wake, Chatham
Wilmington† 122,698 115,451 +6.28% City New Hanover
High Point 116,926 114,059 +2.51% City Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth
Concord† 110,119 105,240 +4.64% City Cabarrus
Asheville† 95,056 94,589 +0.49% City Buncombe
Greenville† 90,053 87,521 +2.89% City Pitt
Gastonia† 83,942 80,411 +4.39% City Gaston
Jacksonville† 72,879 72,723 +0.21% City Onslow
Apex 72,225 58,780 +22.87% Town Wake
Huntersville 64,688 61,376 +5.40% Town Mecklenburg
Chapel Hill 62,043 61,960 +0.13% Town Orange, Durham
Burlington 60,032 57,303 +4.76% City Alamance
Kannapolis 59,321 53,114 +11.69% City Cabarrus, Rowan
Wake Forest 54,337 47,601 +14.15% Town Wake, Franklin
Rocky Mount 54,245 54,341 −0.18% City Edgecombe, Nash
Mooresville 53,721 50,193 +7.03% Town Iredell
Wilson† 47,833 47,851 −0.04% City Wilson
Holly Springs 46,271 41,239 +12.20% Town Wake
Hickory 44,415 43,490 +2.13% City Catawba, Burke, Caldwell
Fuquay-Varina 43,817 34,152 +28.30% Town Wake
Indian Trail 42,854 39,997 +7.14% Town Union
Monroe† 37,797 34,562 +9.36% City Union
Salisbury† 36,319 35,540 +2.19% City Rowan
Garner 35,265 31,159 +13.18% Town Wake
Goldsboro† 33,469 33,657 −0.56% City Wayne
Cornelius 33,139 31,412 +5.50% Town Mecklenburg
New Bern† 32,226 31,291 +2.99% City Craven
Sanford† 32,064 30,261 +5.96% City Lee
Morrisville 31,703 29,630 +7.00% Town Wake, Durham
Matthews 30,934 29,435 +5.09% Town Mecklenburg
Leland 30,542 22,908 +33.32% Town Brunswick
Statesville† 30,220 28,419 +6.34% City Iredell
Clayton 30,216 26,307 +14.86% Town Johnston, Wake
Kernersville 28,016 26,449 +5.92% Town Forsyth, Guilford
Mint Hill 27,815 26,450 +5.16% Town Mecklenburg, Union
Asheboro† 27,726 27,156 +2.10% City Randolph
Thomasville 27,435 27,183 +0.93% City Davidson, Randolph
Waxhaw 23,073 20,534 +12.36% Town Union
Clemmons 22,159 21,163 +4.71% Village Forsyth
Shelby† 22,010 21,918 +0.42% City Cleveland
Carrboro 21,103 21,295 −0.90% Town Orange
Knightdale 20,275 19,435 +4.32% Town Wake
Mebane 20,212 17,797 +13.57% City Alamance, Orange
Harrisburg 19,883 18,967 +4.83% Town Cabarrus

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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.
  5. Brinkhoff, Thomas (June 7, 2024). "USA: North Carolina". City Population. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  6. Carney, Kristen (June 20, 2024). "North Carolina Cities by Population (2024)". www.northcarolina-demographics.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.

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