Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Updated on August 14, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all North Carolina cities and places, Charlotte city had the highest population (883.01K), followed by Raleigh city (470.81K), and Greensboro city (298.25K).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina cities and places.
You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.
You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each North Carolina county.
Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Population in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte city | 883012 |
| 2 | Raleigh city | 470813 |
| 3 | Greensboro city | 298249 |
| 4 | Durham city | 289378 |
| 5 | Winston-Salem city | 251042 |
| 6 | Fayetteville city | 210527 |
| 7 | Cary town | 176886 |
| 8 | Wilmington city | 117837 |
| 9 | High Point city | 115140 |
| 10 | Concord city | 107011 |
| 11 | Asheville city | 94388 |
| 12 | Greenville city | 88390 |
| 13 | Gastonia city | 81336 |
| 14 | Jacksonville city | 72073 |
| 15 | Apex town | 68153 |
| 16 | Huntersville town | 61933 |
| 17 | Chapel Hill town | 61499 |
| 18 | Burlington city | 59230 |
| 19 | Kannapolis city | 56285 |
| 20 | Rocky Mount city | 53918 |
| 21 | Mooresville town | 51731 |
| 22 | Wake Forest town | 51167 |
| 23 | Wilson city | 47544 |
| 24 | Hickory city | 43721 |
| 25 | Holly Springs town | 43485 |
| 26 | Indian Trail town | 41081 |
| 27 | Fuquay-Varina town | 36769 |
| 28 | Salisbury city | 35475 |
| 29 | Monroe city | 35044 |
| 30 | Goldsboro city | 33256 |
| 31 | Garner town | 31925 |
| 32 | Cornelius town | 31719 |
| 33 | New Bern city | 31518 |
| 34 | Morrisville town | 31240 |
| 35 | Sanford city | 30605 |
| 36 | Matthews town | 29600 |
| 37 | Statesville city | 29191 |
| 38 | Clayton town | 28368 |
| 39 | Asheboro city | 27374 |
| 40 | Thomasville city | 27250 |
| 41 | Kernersville town | 26870 |
| 42 | Mint Hill town | 26674 |
| 43 | Leland town | 26019 |
| 44 | Shelby city | 21904 |
| 45 | Waxhaw town | 21714 |
| 46 | Clemmons village | 21522 |
| 47 | Carrboro town | 21176 |
| 48 | Boone town | 19790 |
| 49 | Lexington city | 19683 |
| 50 | Knightdale town | 19570 |
| 51 | Kinston city | 19494 |
| 52 | Harrisburg town | 19307 |
| 53 | Lumberton city | 19139 |
| 54 | Elizabeth City city | 18815 |
| 55 | Mebane city | 18795 |
| 56 | Lenoir city | 18287 |
| 57 | Pinehurst village | 18107 |
| 58 | Mount Holly city | 17987 |
| 59 | Hope Mills town | 17877 |
| 60 | Morganton city | 17413 |
| 61 | Graham city | 17283 |
| 62 | Stallings town | 16508 |
| 63 | Albemarle city | 16414 |
| 64 | Havelock city | 16375 |
| 65 | Southern Pines town | 16090 |
| 66 | Davidson town | 15511 |
| 67 | Eden city | 15286 |
| 68 | Hendersonville city | 15242 |
| 69 | Belmont city | 15212 |
| 70 | Roanoke Rapids city | 15081 |
| 71 | Laurinburg city | 15075 |
| 72 | Henderson city | 14842 |
| 73 | Reidsville city | 14531 |
| 74 | Lewisville town | 13620 |
| 75 | Weddington town | 13507 |
| 76 | Newton city | 13210 |
| 77 | Archdale city | 11950 |
| 78 | Smithfield town | 11788 |
| 79 | Spring Lake town | 11644 |
| 80 | Wendell town | 11577 |
| 81 | Lincolnton city | 11444 |
| 82 | Kings Mountain city | 11351 |
| 83 | Elon town | 11180 |
| 84 | Summerfield town | 10989 |
| 85 | Pineville town | 10697 |
| 86 | Winterville town | 10662 |
| 87 | Mount Airy city | 10623 |
| 88 | Tarboro town | 10536 |
| 89 | Waynesville town | 10292 |
| 90 | Rolesville town | 10204 |
| 91 | Morehead City town | 9716 |
| 92 | Hillsborough town | 9682 |
| 93 | Washington city | 9676 |
| 94 | Gibsonville town | 9399 |
| 95 | Aberdeen town | 9107 |
| 96 | Rockingham city | 9048 |
| 97 | Oxford city | 8917 |
| 98 | Oak Island town | 8901 |
| 99 | Wesley Chapel village | 8896 |
| 100 | Conover city | 8483 |
| 101 | Black Mountain town | 8449 |
| 102 | Dunn city | 8427 |
| 103 | Clinton city | 8295 |
| 104 | Roxboro city | 8123 |
| 105 | Fletcher town | 8010 |
| 106 | Woodfin town | 7998 |
| 107 | Zebulon town | 7965 |
| 108 | Butner town | 7962 |
| 109 | Siler City town | 7899 |
| 110 | Brevard city | 7819 |
| 111 | Kill Devil Hills town | 7812 |
| 112 | Oak Ridge town | 7666 |
| 113 | Marion city | 7489 |
| 114 | Forest City town | 7361 |
| 115 | King city | 7269 |
| 116 | Mills River town | 7195 |
| 117 | Trinity city | 7068 |
| 118 | St. James town | 6925 |
| 119 | Unionville town | 6802 |
| 120 | Carolina Beach town | 6645 |
| 121 | Selma town | 6607 |
| 122 | Marvin village | 6528 |
| 123 | Boiling Spring Lakes city | 6181 |
| 124 | Cherryville city | 6156 |
| 125 | Angier town | 6128 |
| 126 | Mocksville town | 6035 |
| 127 | Dallas town | 6029 |
| 128 | Hamlet city | 5988 |
| 129 | Stokesdale town | 5929 |
| 130 | Walkertown town | 5793 |
| 131 | Nashville town | 5665 |
| 132 | Bessemer City city | 5515 |
| 133 | Cramerton town | 5385 |
| 134 | Williamston town | 5163 |
| 135 | Long View town | 5121 |
| 136 | Whispering Pines village | 5116 |
| 137 | Locust city | 5054 |
| 138 | Ayden town | 5035 |
| 139 | Archer Lodge town | 5031 |
| 140 | Sawmills town | 5020 |
| 141 | Wadesboro town | 4987 |
| 142 | Creedmoor city | 4982 |
| 143 | Pleasant Garden town | 4965 |
| 144 | Granite Falls town | 4930 |
| 145 | Midway town | 4807 |
| 146 | Midland town | 4786 |
| 147 | Carolina Shores town | 4776 |
| 148 | Ahoskie town | 4762 |
| 149 | Valdese town | 4693 |
| 150 | Whiteville city | 4679 |
| 151 | Boiling Springs town | 4671 |
| 152 | Weaverville town | 4629 |
| 153 | Randleman city | 4625 |
| 154 | Pittsboro town | 4619 |
| 155 | Erwin town | 4591 |
| 156 | Beaufort town | 4587 |
| 157 | Ranlo town | 4573 |
| 158 | Raeford city | 4546 |
| 159 | Lillington town | 4521 |
| 160 | Farmville town | 4481 |
| 161 | China Grove town | 4476 |
| 162 | Edenton town | 4463 |
| 163 | Holly Ridge town | 4450 |
| 164 | Newport town | 4448 |
| 165 | Canton town | 4432 |
| 166 | Shallotte town | 4366 |
| 167 | North Wilkesboro town | 4310 |
| 168 | Sunset Beach town | 4286 |
| 169 | Franklin town | 4232 |
| 170 | Spindale town | 4221 |
| 171 | Mount Olive town | 4180 |
| 172 | Southport city | 4156 |
| 173 | Benson town | 4132 |
| 174 | Wingate town | 4119 |
| 175 | Surf City town | 4102 |
| 176 | Elkin town | 4094 |
| 177 | Trent Woods town | 4043 |
| 178 | Stanley town | 4005 |
| 179 | Emerald Isle town | 3903 |
| 180 | Swansboro town | 3847 |
| 181 | Troutman town | 3842 |
| 182 | Hudson town | 3775 |
| 183 | Kitty Hawk town | 3769 |
| 184 | Maiden town | 3766 |
| 185 | Lowell city | 3728 |
| 186 | Landis town | 3722 |
| 187 | Gamewell town | 3699 |
| 188 | Eastover town | 3681 |
| 189 | Jamestown town | 3674 |
| 190 | Wilkesboro town | 3661 |
| 191 | Rutherfordton town | 3638 |
| 192 | Fairview town | 3543 |
| 193 | Tabor City town | 3539 |
| 194 | Flat Rock village | 3505 |
| 195 | Wallace town | 3418 |
| 196 | Rural Hall town | 3415 |
| 197 | Windsor town | 3407 |
| 198 | Red Oak town | 3364 |
| 199 | Lake Park village | 3349 |
| 200 | Spencer town | 3299 |
| 201 | Elizabethtown town | 3283 |
| 202 | Plymouth town | 3276 |
| 203 | Burgaw town | 3259 |
| 204 | Mineral Springs town | 3241 |
| 205 | Nags Head town | 3202 |
| 206 | Bermuda Run town | 3184 |
| 207 | Green Level town | 3174 |
| 208 | Southern Shores town | 3169 |
| 209 | Louisburg town | 3101 |
| 209 | Wallburg town | 3101 |
| 210 | Red Springs town | 3095 |
| 211 | Granite Quarry town | 3004 |
| 212 | Yadkinville town | 2989 |
| 213 | Troy town | 2952 |
| 214 | River Bend town | 2881 |
| 215 | Carthage town | 2843 |
| 216 | Pembroke town | 2804 |
| 217 | Cajah's Mountain town | 2704 |
| 218 | Warsaw town | 2702 |
| 219 | Liberty town | 2673 |
| 220 | Wentworth town | 2668 |
| 221 | Wilson's Mills town | 2654 |
| 222 | La Grange town | 2647 |
| 223 | Tobaccoville village | 2623 |
| 224 | Sylva town | 2596 |
| 225 | Marshville town | 2583 |
| 226 | Franklinton town | 2562 |
| 227 | Grifton town | 2478 |
| 228 | Murfreesboro town | 2476 |
| 229 | Swepsonville town | 2458 |
| 230 | Belville town | 2452 |
| 231 | Wrightsville Beach town | 2446 |
| 232 | Mayodan town | 2419 |
| 233 | Norwood town | 2389 |
| 234 | Four Oaks town | 2377 |
| 235 | Rockwell town | 2321 |
| 236 | Richlands town | 2319 |
| 237 | Jonesville town | 2305 |
| 238 | Taylorsville town | 2293 |
| 239 | Haw River town | 2267 |
| 240 | Laurel Park town | 2261 |
| 241 | Cape Carteret town | 2257 |
| 242 | Spruce Pine town | 2204 |
| 243 | Calabash town | 2196 |
| 244 | Fairmont town | 2188 |
| 245 | Coats town | 2182 |
| 246 | Kure Beach town | 2173 |
| 247 | Mars Hill town | 2161 |
| 248 | Youngsville town | 2157 |
| 249 | Oakboro town | 2149 |
| 250 | Pine Level town | 2144 |
| 251 | Polkton town | 2139 |
| 252 | Madison town | 2121 |
| 253 | Maxton town | 2103 |
| 254 | St. Pauls town | 2043 |
| 255 | Yanceyville town | 1961 |
| 256 | Hertford town | 1948 |
| 257 | Sparta town | 1860 |
| 258 | Biscoe town | 1844 |
| 258 | Enfield town | 1844 |
| 259 | Cedar Point town | 1799 |
| 260 | Badin town | 1794 |
| 261 | Ramseur town | 1766 |
| 262 | Drexel town | 1753 |
| 263 | Maggie Valley town | 1734 |
| 264 | Sharpsburg town | 1722 |
| 265 | Mount Pleasant town | 1703 |
| 266 | Claremont city | 1701 |
| 267 | Hildebran town | 1677 |
| 268 | Andrews town | 1670 |
| 269 | Hemby Bridge town | 1646 |
| 270 | Bladenboro town | 1642 |
| 271 | Burnsville town | 1634 |
| 271 | Scotland Neck town | 1634 |
| 272 | Murphy town | 1625 |
| 273 | Manteo town | 1623 |
| 274 | Jefferson town | 1610 |
| 275 | Stanfield town | 1609 |
| 276 | Walnut Cove town | 1590 |
| 277 | Tryon town | 1579 |
| 278 | East Spencer town | 1575 |
| 279 | Kenly town | 1555 |
| 280 | Chadbourn town | 1552 |
| 281 | Bryson City town | 1542 |
| 282 | Connelly Springs town | 1529 |
| 283 | Navassa town | 1526 |
| 284 | Glen Alpine town | 1524 |
| 285 | Denton town | 1517 |
| 286 | Pinebluff town | 1500 |
| 287 | Snow Hill town | 1472 |
| 288 | Dobson town | 1463 |
| 289 | Pilot Mountain town | 1433 |
| 290 | Weldon town | 1423 |
| 291 | Biltmore Forest town | 1415 |
| 292 | Belhaven town | 1411 |
| 293 | Atlantic Beach town | 1399 |
| 294 | Pine Knoll Shores town | 1394 |
| 295 | Bethel town | 1388 |
| 296 | Clyde town | 1380 |
| 297 | Blowing Rock town | 1377 |
| 297 | Princeton town | 1377 |
| 298 | Lake Lure town | 1370 |
| 299 | Rose Hill town | 1360 |
| 300 | West Jefferson town | 1326 |
| 301 | Foxfire village | 1323 |
| 302 | Spring Hope town | 1315 |
| 303 | Stoneville town | 1314 |
| 304 | Stedman town | 1290 |
| 305 | Broadway town | 1289 |
| 306 | Lake Waccamaw town | 1282 |
| 307 | Princeville town | 1267 |
| 308 | Robersonville town | 1243 |
| 309 | Rutherford College town | 1217 |
| 310 | Franklinville town | 1216 |
| 311 | Robbins town | 1205 |
| 312 | Elm City town | 1203 |
| 313 | Pinetops town | 1196 |
| 314 | Boonville town | 1189 |
| 315 | Fremont town | 1187 |
| 316 | Mount Gilead town | 1170 |
| 317 | Roseboro town | 1151 |
| 318 | Bayboro town | 1143 |
| 319 | Beulaville town | 1116 |
| 320 | Dortches town | 1092 |
| 321 | Banner Elk town | 1090 |
| 322 | Highlands town | 1086 |
| 323 | Columbus town | 1082 |
| 324 | Walnut Creek village | 1080 |
| 325 | Lucama town | 1030 |
| 326 | Brunswick town | 1025 |
| 327 | North Topsail Beach town | 1010 |
| 328 | Stem town | 1006 |
| 329 | Gaston town | 997 |
| 330 | Alamance village | 994 |
| 331 | Rhodhiss town | 985 |
| 332 | Vass town | 980 |
| 333 | Cooleemee town | 960 |
| 334 | Holden Beach town | 940 |
| 335 | Middlesex town | 924 |
| 336 | Norlina town | 912 |
| 337 | Ocean Isle Beach town | 911 |
| 338 | Montreat town | 905 |
| 339 | McAdenville town | 902 |
| 340 | Garysburg town | 886 |
| 341 | Oriental town | 885 |
| 342 | Rowland town | 883 |
| 343 | Rich Square town | 868 |
| 344 | Belwood town | 865 |
| 345 | Vanceboro town | 863 |
| 346 | Cleveland town | 859 |
| 347 | Ellerbe town | 855 |
| 348 | White Lake town | 843 |
| 349 | Magnolia town | 834 |
| 350 | Maysville town | 826 |
| 351 | Warrenton town | 824 |
| 352 | Faith town | 822 |
| 353 | Star town | 816 |
| 354 | Old Fort town | 814 |
| 355 | Candor town | 813 |
| 356 | Grover town | 807 |
| 357 | Marshall town | 796 |
| 358 | Faison town | 786 |
| 359 | Peletier town | 781 |
| 360 | Northwest city | 779 |
| 361 | Red Cross town | 771 |
| 362 | Duck town | 755 |
| 362 | Kenansville town | 755 |
| 363 | Chocowinity town | 750 |
| 363 | Stantonsburg town | 750 |
| 364 | Conway town | 739 |
| 365 | Alliance town | 735 |
| 365 | Aulander town | 735 |
| 366 | Ellenboro town | 729 |
| 367 | Rosman town | 724 |
| 368 | Newland town | 718 |
| 369 | Fair Bluff town | 715 |
| 370 | Catawba town | 709 |
| 371 | Pikeville town | 708 |
| 372 | Bogue town | 702 |
| 372 | Grantsboro town | 702 |
| 373 | Dobbins Heights town | 688 |
| 374 | Black Creek town | 683 |
| 375 | Sedalia town | 676 |
| 376 | Kingstown town | 664 |
| 377 | Beech Mountain town | 662 |
| 378 | Taylortown town | 651 |
| 379 | Wade town | 642 |
| 380 | Misenheimer village | 635 |
| 380 | Saluda city | 635 |
| 381 | East Bend town | 632 |
| 381 | Fallston town | 632 |
| 381 | Whitakers town | 632 |
| 382 | Winton town | 616 |
| 383 | New London town | 613 |
| 384 | Wagram town | 611 |
| 385 | Columbia town | 610 |
| 386 | Clarkton town | 607 |
| 387 | High Shoals city | 602 |
| 388 | Garland town | 595 |
| 389 | Whitsett town | 588 |
| 390 | Richfield town | 585 |
| 391 | Patterson Springs town | 580 |
| 392 | Newton Grove town | 579 |
| 393 | Lawndale town | 576 |
| 394 | Bailey town | 567 |
| 395 | Greenevers town | 566 |
| 396 | Harmony town | 559 |
| 397 | Littleton town | 557 |
| 397 | Winfall town | 557 |
| 398 | Woodland town | 546 |
| 399 | Elk Park town | 544 |
| 400 | Robbinsville town | 540 |
| 401 | Ossipee town | 539 |
| 402 | Varnamtown town | 535 |
| 403 | Hot Springs town | 532 |
| 403 | Minnesott Beach town | 532 |
| 404 | Seaboard town | 529 |
| 405 | Polkville city | 518 |
| 406 | Parkton town | 498 |
| 407 | Roper town | 481 |
| 408 | Topsail Beach town | 478 |
| 409 | Micro town | 477 |
| 410 | Hayesville town | 465 |
| 410 | Teachey town | 465 |
| 411 | Bakersville town | 454 |
| 411 | Salemburg town | 454 |
| 412 | Aurora town | 453 |
| 412 | Pink Hill town | 453 |
| 413 | Gibson town | 447 |
| 414 | Ansonville town | 443 |
| 415 | Ronda town | 440 |
| 416 | Sandyfield town | 427 |
| 417 | Brookford town | 423 |
| 418 | St. Helena village | 422 |
| 419 | Jackson town | 421 |
| 420 | Arapahoe town | 419 |
| 421 | Lewiston Woodville town | 417 |
| 422 | Jamesville town | 415 |
| 423 | East Arcadia town | 413 |
| 424 | Hookerton town | 412 |
| 424 | Lattimore town | 412 |
| 425 | Hoffman town | 411 |
| 426 | Macclesfield town | 408 |
| 427 | Caswell Beach town | 400 |
| 428 | Staley town | 398 |
| 429 | Grimesland town | 395 |
| 429 | Simpson village | 395 |
| 430 | Lilesville town | 394 |
| 431 | Bolton town | 391 |
| 431 | Peachland town | 391 |
| 432 | Fountain town | 387 |
| 433 | Washington Park town | 386 |
| 434 | Cove City town | 379 |
| 435 | Webster town | 376 |
| 436 | Sugar Mountain village | 375 |
| 437 | Bostic town | 356 |
| 438 | Bridgeton town | 349 |
| 439 | Ruth town | 347 |
| 440 | Dover town | 346 |
| 440 | Saratoga town | 346 |
| 441 | Bethania town | 345 |
| 441 | Falcon town | 345 |
| 442 | Stovall town | 341 |
| 443 | Bunn town | 340 |
| 444 | Sims town | 334 |
| 445 | Morven town | 329 |
| 446 | Calypso town | 324 |
| 447 | Seven Devils town | 317 |
| 448 | Waco town | 314 |
| 449 | Atkinson town | 312 |
| 450 | Forest Hills village | 304 |
| 451 | Casar town | 302 |
| 452 | Cedar Rock village | 300 |
| 453 | Hamilton town | 299 |
| 454 | Mooresboro town | 297 |
| 455 | Rennert town | 278 |
| 456 | Momeyer town | 275 |
| 457 | Sandy Creek town | 272 |
| 458 | Bald Head Island village | 270 |
| 459 | Pollocksville town | 267 |
| 460 | Cofield village | 266 |
| 460 | Oak City town | 266 |
| 461 | Dublin town | 265 |
| 461 | Hobgood town | 265 |
| 462 | Castalia town | 264 |
| 462 | Gatesville town | 264 |
| 463 | Parmele town | 250 |
| 464 | Cameron town | 249 |
| 465 | Vandemere town | 247 |
| 466 | Bath town | 244 |
| 467 | Goldston town | 240 |
| 468 | Trenton town | 237 |
| 469 | Seagrove town | 235 |
| 470 | East Laurinburg town | 233 |
| 471 | Indian Beach town | 226 |
| 472 | Stonewall town | 213 |
| 472 | Turkey town | 213 |
| 473 | Colerain town | 212 |
| 474 | Eureka town | 211 |
| 475 | Dillsboro town | 209 |
| 476 | Creswell town | 205 |
| 476 | Earl town | 205 |
| 477 | Kelford town | 204 |
| 478 | Conetoe town | 200 |
| 479 | Walstonburg town | 196 |
| 480 | Severn town | 188 |
| 481 | Danbury town | 186 |
| 482 | Powellsville town | 184 |
| 482 | Watha town | 184 |
| 483 | Askewville town | 180 |
| 484 | Roxobel town | 179 |
| 485 | Autryville town | 169 |
| 486 | Halifax town | 165 |
| 487 | Boardman town | 164 |
| 487 | Pantego town | 164 |
| 488 | Harrells town | 158 |
| 488 | Love Valley town | 158 |
| 489 | Godwin town | 156 |
| 490 | Bolivia town | 154 |
| 491 | Milton town | 153 |
| 492 | Everetts town | 151 |
| 493 | Mesic town | 146 |
| 494 | Crossnore town | 145 |
| 495 | Chimney Rock Village village | 140 |
| 496 | Linden town | 138 |
| 497 | Cerro Gordo town | 130 |
| 498 | Lansing town | 127 |
| 499 | Kittrell town | 126 |
| 500 | Proctorville town | 118 |
| 501 | Marietta town | 107 |
| 502 | Macon town | 104 |
| 503 | Middleburg town | 102 |
| 504 | Norman town | 99 |
| 505 | Grandfather Village village | 95 |
| 506 | McDonald town | 92 |
| 507 | McFarlan town | 90 |
| 508 | Tar Heel town | 89 |
| 509 | Bear Grass town | 85 |
| 510 | Harrellsville town | 82 |
| 510 | Lumber Bridge town | 82 |
| 511 | Como town | 64 |
| 512 | Speed town | 63 |
| 513 | Raynham town | 61 |
| 514 | Lasker town | 60 |
| 515 | Orrum town | 58 |
| 516 | Seven Springs town | 55 |
| 517 | Falkland town | 48 |
| 518 | Hassell town | 47 |
| 519 | Lake Santeetlah town | 41 |
| 520 | Leggett town | 37 |
| 521 | Fontana Dam town | 11 |
Ranking of Cities and Places By Population for North Carolina Counties
Use the links below to see ranking of cities and places by population for each of the following North Carolina counties.