List of municipalities in North Carolina

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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, while 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 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages.[3] The three different terms have no legal distinction.

North Carolina municipalities
Most populous municipalities in North Carolina. Red dots represent top 10 municipalities; Green dots represent top 11-20 municipalities.

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 2024 census estimate.[4][5][6]

More information Name, Population (2024) ...
Name Population (2024) Population (2020) Change Type County
Charlotte† 943,476874,579+7.88% City Mecklenburg
Raleigh‡ 499,825467,665+6.88% City Wake (seat), Durham
Greensboro† 307,381299,035+2.79% City Guilford
Durham† 301,870283,506+6.48% City Durham (seat), Wake, Orange
Winston-Salem† 255,769249,545+2.49% City Forsyth
Fayetteville† 209,496208,501+0.48% City Cumberland
Cary 182,659174,721+4.54% Town Wake, Chatham, Durham
Wilmington† 125,284115,451+8.52% City New Hanover
High Point 118,601114,059+3.98% City Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth
Concord† 112,395105,240+6.80% City Cabarrus
Greenville† 95,13887,521+8.70% City Pitt
Asheville† 94,99294,589+0.43% City Buncombe
Gastonia† 85,53580,411+6.37% City Gaston
Apex 75,97758,780+29.26% Town Wake
Jacksonville† 70,84072,723−2.59% City Onslow
Huntersville 67,08761,376+9.30% Town Mecklenburg
Chapel Hill 64,02861,960+3.34% Town Orange, Durham
Burlington 61,36557,303+7.09% City Alamance
Kannapolis 60,52153,114+13.95% City Cabarrus, Rowan
Wake Forest 56,76447,601+19.25% Town Wake, Franklin
Rocky Mount 54,54154,341+0.37% City Edgecombe, Nash
Mooresville 52,88450,193+5.36% Town Iredell
Holly Springs 48,67441,239+18.03% Town Wake
Wilson† 48,57947,851+1.52% City Wilson
Fuquay-Varina 46,31734,152+35.62% Town Wake
Hickory 45,08143,490+3.66% City Catawba, Burke, Caldwell
Indian Trail 43,86439,997+9.67% Town Union
Monroe† 40,05434,562+15.89% City Union
Garner 39,34531,159+26.27% Town Wake
Salisbury† 36,57935,540+2.92% City Rowan
Cornelius 34,36631,412+9.40% Town Mecklenburg
Goldsboro† 34,62933,657+2.89% City Wayne
Leland 34,45122,908+50.39% Town Brunswick
New Bern† 34,21831,291+9.35% City Craven
Sanford† 32,97130,261+8.96% City Lee
Morrisville 32,62829,630+10.12% Town Wake, Durham
Matthews 32,04829,435+8.88% Town Mecklenburg
Clayton 31,73226,307+20.62% Town Johnston, Wake
Statesville† 31,69328,419+11.52% City Iredell
Mint Hill 28,82526,450+8.98% Town Mecklenburg, Union
Kernersville 28,76026,449+8.74% Town Forsyth, Guilford
Asheboro† 27,92827,156+2.84% City Randolph
Thomasville 27,60527,183+1.55% City Davidson, Randolph
Waxhaw 23,17820,534+12.88% Town Union
Clemmons 22,47121,163+6.18% Village Forsyth
Shelby† 22,77821,918+3.92% City Cleveland
Knightdale 21,82919,435+12.32% Town Wake
Carrboro 21,07921,295−1.01% Town Orange
Mebane 20,65417,797+16.05% City Alamance, Orange
Harrisburg 20,33518,967+7.21% Town Cabarrus
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