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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 &&&&&&&010439388.&&&&&010,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km2) of land. North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 552 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. 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.


Name Population (2022) Population (2020) Change Type County
Charlotte† 897,720 874,579 &10000000000000002645958+2.65% City Mecklenburg
Raleigh‡ 476,587 467,665 &10000000000000001907775+1.91% City Wake (seat), Durham
Greensboro† 301,115 299,035 &10000000000000000695570+0.70% City Guilford
Durham† 291,928 283,506 &10000000000000002970660+2.97% City Durham (seat), Wake, Orange
Winston-Salem† 251,350 249,545 &10000000000000000723316+0.72% City Forsyth
Fayetteville† 208,873 208,501 &10000000000000000178416+0.18% City Cumberland
Cary 180,388 174,721 &10000000000000003243456+3.24% Town Wake, Chatham
Wilmington† 120,324 115,451 &10000000000000004220838+4.22% City New Hanover
High Point 115,067 114,059 &10000000000000000883753+0.88% City Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth
Concord† 109,896 105,240 &10000000000000004424173+4.42% City Cabarrus
Asheville† 93,776 94,589 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.86% City Buncombe
Greenville† 89,233 87,521 &10000000000000001956101+1.96% City Pitt
Gastonia† 82,653 80,411 &10000000000000002788175+2.79% City Gaston
Apex 71,065 58,780 &10000000000000020899965+20.90% Town Wake
Jacksonville† 70,420 72,723 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.17% City Onslow
Huntersville 63,035 61,376 &10000000000000002703010+2.70% Town Mecklenburg
Chapel Hill 62,098 61,960 &10000000000000000222724+0.22% Town Orange, Durham
Burlington 59,287 55,481 &10000000000000006860006+6.86% City Alamance
Kannapolis 55,448 53,114 &10000000000000004394321+4.39% City Cabarrus, Rowan
Rocky Mount 54,013 54,341 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.60% City Edgecombe, Nash
Mooresville 52,656 50,193 &10000000000000004907058+4.91% Town Iredell
Wake Forest 51,113 47,601 &10000000000000007377996+7.38% Town Wake, Franklin
Wilson† 47,606 47,851 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.51% City Wilson
Holly Springs 45,945 41,239 &10000000000000011411527+11.41% Town Wake
Hickory 44,084 43,490 &10000000000000001365831+1.37% City Catawba, Burke, Caldwell
Indian Trail 41,724 39,997 &10000000000000004317823+4.32% Town Union
Fuquay-Varina 40,810 34,152 &10000000000000019495197+19.50% Town Wake
Monroe† 36,018 34,562 &10000000000000004212719+4.21% City Union
Salisbury† 35,808 35,540 &10000000000000000754079+0.75% City Rowan
Garner 33,669 31,159 &10000000000000008055457+8.06% Town Wake
Goldsboro† 33,215 33,657 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.31% City Wayne
Cornelius 32,294 31,412 &10000000000000002807844+2.81% Town Mecklenburg
New Bern† 31,539 31,291 &10000000000000000792560+0.79% City Craven
Morrisville 31,493 29,630 &10000000000000006287546+6.29% Town Wake, Durham
Sanford† 31,224 30,261 &10000000000000003182313+3.18% City Lee
Matthews 30,124 29,435 &10000000000000002340750+2.34% Town Mecklenburg
Statesville† 29,681 28,419 &10000000000000004440691+4.44% City Iredell
Clayton 29,445 26,307 &10000000000000011928384+11.93% Town Johnston, Wake
Leland 28,591 22,908 &10000000000000024807927+24.81% Town Brunswick
Kernersville 27,763 26,449 &10000000000000004968051+4.97% Town Forsyth, Guilford
Asheboro† 27,482 27,156 &10000000000000001200471+1.20% City Randolph
Thomasville 27,399 27,183 &10000000000000000794614+0.79% City Davidson, Randolph
Mint Hill 27,143 26,450 &10000000000000002620037+2.62% Town Mecklenburg, Union
Waxhaw 22,533 20,534 &10000000000000009735073+9.74% Town Union
Shelby† 21,855 21,918 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.29% City Cleveland
Clemmons 21,823 21,163 &10000000000000003118650+3.12% Village Forsyth
Carrboro 21,298 21,295 &10000000000000000014087+0.01% Town Orange
Harrisburg 19,822 18,967 &10000000000000004507829+4.51% Town Cabarrus
Boone† 19,756 19,092 &10000000000000003477896+3.48% Town Watauga
Knightdale 19,703 19,435 &10000000000000001378955+1.38% Town Wake

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