Population more than
200,000 (4)

CITY/POPULATION/COUNTY
Charlotte/625,469/Mecklenburg
Durham/204,783/Durham
Greensboro/233,190/Guilford
Raleigh/325,844/Wake

Population between
100,000 and 200,000 (3)

CITY/POPULATION/COUNTY
Cary/110,190/ Wake, Chatham
Fayetteville/130,971/Cumberland
Winston-Salem/195,536/Forsyth

Population between
50,000 and 99,000 (9)

CITY/POPULATION/COUNTY
Asheville/73,239/Buncombe
Chapel Hill/52,011/Orange , Durham
Concord/62,291/Cabarrus
Gastonia/68,809/Gaston
Greenville/67,525/Pitt
High Point/90,393/Guilford , Davidson,
Randolph, Forsyth
Jacksonville/73,531/Onslow
Rocky Mount/56,309/Nash, Edgecombe
Wilmington/94,718/New Hanover

Population between
25,000 and 49,999 (10)

CITY/POPULATION/COUNTY
Apex/25,951/Wake
Burlington/47,004/ Alamance
Goldsboro/38,519/Wayne
Hickory/38,973/Catawba, Burke, Caldwell
Huntersville/30,664/Mecklenburg
Kannapolis/39,187/Rowan, Cabarrus
Monroe/31,234/Union
Salisbury/29,087/Rowan
Thomasville/25,739/Davidson
Wilson/47,492/Wilson

Population between
10,000 and 24,999 (44)

CITY/POPULATION/COUNTY
Albemarle/15,665/Stanly
Asheboro 22,957 Randolph
Boone/14,122/Watauga
Carrboro/17,648/Orange
Clayton/10,879/Johnston
Clemmons/16,962/Forsyth
Cornelius/16,227/Mecklenburg
Eden/15,840/Rockingham
Elizabeth City/18,414/Pasquotank, Camden
Fuquay-Varina/10,300/Wake
Garner/21,146/Wake
Graham/13,776/Alamance
Havelock/21,999/Craven
Henderson/16,445/Vance
Hendersonville/12,106/Henderson
Holly Springs/13,371/ Wake
Hope Mills/12,355/Cumberland
Indian Trail/16,764/Union
Kernersville/20,770/Forsyth, Guilford
Kings Mountain/10,551/Cleveland, Gaston
Kinston/23,216/Lenoir
Laurinburg/15,961/Scotland
Lenoir/18,479/Caldwell
Lewisville/12,601/Forsyth
Lexington/20,605/Davidson
Lincolnton/10,431/Lincoln
Lumberton/22,482/Robeson
Matthews/24,879/Mecklenburg
Mint Hill/18,381/Mecklenburg, Union
Mooresville/21,922/Iredell
Morganton/17,067/Burke
Morrisville/12,126/Wake, Durham
New Bern/23,767/Craven
Newton/12,986/Catawba
Pinehurst/10,694/Moore
Reidsville/14,626/ Rockingham
Roanoke Rapids/16,741/Halifax
Sanford/23,832/Lee
Shelby/20,957/Cleveland
Smithfield/11,893/Johnston
Southern Pines/11,586/Moore
Statesville/24,911/Iredell
Tarboro/10,841/Edgecombe
Wake Forest/17,235/Wake

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Population between
5,000 and 9,999 (47)

CITY/POPULATION/COUNTY
Archdale/9,369/Randolph, Guilford
Belmont/8,897/Gaston
Bessemer/City 5,337/Gaston
Black Mountain/7,660/Buncombe
Brevard/6,795/Transylvania
Carolina Beach/5,434/New Hanover
Cherryville/5,530/Gaston
Clinton/8,657/Sampson
Conover/7,510/Catawba
Davidson/8,024/Iredell, Mecklenburg
Dunn/9,712/Harnett
Edenton/5,059/Chowan
Elon/7,176/Alamance
Fletcher/5,121/Henderson
Forest City/7,329/Rutherford
Hamlet/5,871/Richmond
Harrisburg/5,250/Cabarrus
Hillsborough/5,671/Orange
Kill Devil Hills/6,613/Dare
King/6,105/Stokes, Forsyth
Knightdale/6,694/Wake
Marion/6,289/McDowell
Mebane/7,934/Alamance, Orange
Mills River/6,038/Henderson
Morehead City/8,092/Carteret
Mount Airy/8,516/Surry
Mount Holly/9,735/Gaston
Oak Island/7,369/Brunswick
Oxford/8,562/Granville
Pineville/6,505/Mecklenburg
Rockingham/9,467/Richmond
Roxboro/8,833/Person
Sawmills/5,020/Caldwell
Selma/6,685/Johnston
Siler City/7,773/Chatham
Spring Lake/8,208/Cumberland
Stallings/9,167/Union
Summerfield/7,227/Guilford
Trinity/6,830/Randolph
Unionville/6,258/Union
Wadesboro/5,672/Anson
Washington/9,840/Beaufort
Waynesville/9,538/Haywood
Weddington/8,006/Union, Mecklenburg
Whiteville/5,106/Columbus
Williamston/5,816/Martin
Winterville/6,942/Pitt

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Population between
2,500 and 4,999 (90)

CITY/POPULATION/COUNTY
Aberdeen/4,064/Moore
Ahoskie/ 4,478/Hertford
Angier/3,859/Harnett
Ayden/4,661/Pitt
Beaufort/3,888/Carteret
Benson/3,320/Johnston
Boiling Spring Lakes 3,580/Brunswick
Boiling Springs/3,986/Cleveland
Burgaw/3,566/Pender
Cajah's Mountain/2,812/Caldwell
Canton/4,122/Haywood
China Grove/4,216/Rowan
Cramerton/3,048/Gaston
Creedmoor/2,611/Granville
Dallas/3,571/Gaston
Elizabethtown/3,729/Bladen
Elkin/4,152/Surry, Wilkes
Emerald Isle/3,720/Carteret
Erwin/4,741/Harnett
Fairmont/2,732/Robeson
Fairview/3,917/Union
Farmville/4,626/Pitt
Flat Rock/2,798/Henderson
Franklin/3,650/Macon
Gamewell/3,831/Caldwell
Gibsonville/4,574/Guilford, Alamance
Granite Falls/4,703/Caldwell
Hudson/3,100/Caldwell
Jamestown/3,258/Guilford
Kitty Hawk/3,399/Dare
La Grange/2,817/Lenoir
Lake Park/2,679/Union
Landis/3,036/Rowan
Leland/4,786/Brunswick
Liberty/2,747/Randolph
Lillington/3,019/Harnett
Locust/2,606/Stanly, Cabarrus
Long View/4,787/Catawba, Burke
Louisburg/3,377/Franklin
Lowell/2,652/Gaston
Maiden/3,289/Catawba, Lincoln
Marshville/2,664/Union
Maxton/2,527/Robeson, Scotland
Midland,2,733/Cabarrus
Mocksville/ 4,384/Davie
Mount Olive/4,593/Wayne, Duplin
Nags Head/3,094/Dare
Nashville/4,656/Nash
Newport/3,608/Carteret
North Wilkesboro/4,150/Wilkes
Norwood/2,885/Stanly
Oak Ridge/4,231/Guilford
Pembroke/2,698/Robeson
Pleasant Garden/4,851/Guilford
Plymouth/3,992/Washington
Polkton/2,582/Anson
Raeford/3,672/Hoke
Randleman/3,989/Randolph
Ranlo/2,503/Gaston
Red Oak/2,848/Nash
Red Springs/3,450/Robeson
River Bend/2,938/Craven
Rural Hall/2,539/Forsyth
Rutherfordton/4,142/Rutherford
Sharpsburg/2,512/Nash
Southern Shores/2,551/Dare
Southport/2,595/Brunswick
Spencer/3,384/Rowan
Spindale/3,917/Rutherford
Stanley/3,019/Gaston
Stokesdale/3,465/Guilford
Sylva/2,508/Jackson
Tabor City/2,570/Columbus
Trent Woods/4,215/Craven
Troy/4,027/Montgomery
Valdese/4,584/Burke
Walkertown/4,532/Forsyth
Wallace/3,514/Duplin, Pender
Warsaw/3,092/Duplin
Waxhaw/3,302/Union
Wendell/4,769/Wake
Wentworth/2,872/Rockingham
Wesley Chapel/4,124/Union
Wilkesboro/3,187/Wilkes
Wingate/2,779/Union
Woodfin/3,971/Buncombe
Wrightsville Beach/2,612/New Hanover
Yadkinville/2,804/Yadkin
Zebulon/4,462/Wake

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Population between
1 ,000 and 2,499 (112)

CITY/POPULATION/COUNTY
Andrews/1,845/Cherokee
Atlantic Beach/1,791/Carteret
Badin/1,971/Stanly
Banner Elk/1,035/Avery
Belhaven/1,933/Beaufort
Belwood/1,006/Cleveland
Bermuda Run/1,483/Davie
Bethel/1,761/Pitt
Beulaville/1,078/Duplin
Biltmore Forest/1,475/Buncombe
Biscoe/1,754/Montgomery
Bladenboro/1,703/Bladen
Blowing Rock/1,430/Watauga, Caldwell
Boonville/1,144/Yadkin
Broadway/1,017/Lee, Harnett
Brunswick/1,050/Columbus
Bryson City/1,442/Swain
Burnsville/1,628/Yancey
Calabash/1,346/Brunswick
Cape Carteret/1,349/Carteret
Carolina Shores/2,439/Brunswick
Carthage/2,169/Moore
Chadbourn/2,116/Columbus
Claremont/1,079/Catawba
Clyde/1,386/Haywood
Coats/1,977/Harnett
Columbus/1,050/Polk
Connelly Springs/1,904/Burke
Denton/1,680/Davidson
Dobson/1,481/Surry
Drexel/1,914/Burke
East Spencer/1,711/Rowan
Elm City/1,394/Wilson
Enfield/2,370/Halifax
Fair Bluff/1,217/Columbus
Four Oaks/1,765/Johnston
Franklinton/2,350/Franklin
Franklinville/1,333/Randolph
Fremont/1,432/Wayne
Garysburg/1,232/Northampton
Glen Alpine/1,120/Burke
Granite Quarry/2,248/Rowan
Green Level/2,331/Alamance
Grifton/2,476/Pitt, Lenoir
Haw River/1,944/Alamance
Hemby Bridge/1,632/Union
Hertford/2,083/Perquimans
Hildebran 1,761/Burke
Jefferson/1,433/Ashe
Jonesville.2,246/Yadkin
Kenansville.1,195/Duplin
Kenly.1,821.Johnston, Wilson
Kure Beach.1,857/New Hanover

Population between
1 ,000 and 2,499 continued (112)

CITY/POPULATION/COUNTY
Lake Lure/1,056/Rutherford
Lake Waccamaw/1,346/Columbus
Laurel Park/2,127/Henderson
Madison/2,235/Rockingham
Maggie Valley/1,142/Haywood
Manteo/1,123/Dare
Mars Hill/1,910/Madison
Marvin/2,257/Union
Mayodan/2,403/Rockingham
Mineral Springs/1,613/Union
Mount Gilead/1,390/Montgomery
Mount Pleasant/1,386/Cabarrus
Murfreesboro/2,278/Hertford
Murphy/1,601/Cherokee
Navassa/1,600/Brunswick
Norlina/1,100/Warren
Oakboro/1,166/Stanly
Pilot Mountain/1,284/Surry
Pine Knoll Shores/1,574/Carteret
Pine Level/1,721/Johnston
Pinebluff/1,178/Moore
Pinetops/1,359/Edgecombe
Pittsboro/2,376/Chatham
Princeton/1,179/Johnston
Princeville/1,950/Edgecombe
Ramseur/1,700/Randolph
Richlands/1,001/Onslow
Robbins/1,246/Moore
Robersonville/1,653/Martin
Rockwell/2,005/Rowan
Rolesville/1,036/Wake
Rose Hill/1,363.Duplin
Roseboro.1,350/Sampson
Rowland/1,155/Robeson
Rutherford College/1,302/Burke
Scotland Neck/2,268/Halifax
Shallotte/1,704/Brunswick
Snow Hill/1,564/Greene
Sparta/1,814/Alleghany
Spring Hope/1,281/Nash
Spruce Pine/2,039/Mitchell
St James/1,833/Brunswick
St Pauls/2,287/Robeson
Stanfield/1,276/Stanly, Cabarrus
Sunset Beach/2,143/Brunswick
Surf City/1,562/Pender, Onslow
Swansboro/1,706/Onslow
Taylorsville/1,906/Alexander
Tobaccoville/2,454/Forsyth
Troutman/1,676/ Iredell
Tryon/1,775/Polk
Wallburg/2,084/Davidson
Walnut Cove/1,523/Stokes
Weaverville/2,482/Buncombe
Weldon/1,349/Halifax
West Jefferson/1,096/Ashe
Whispering Pines/2,277/Moore
Wilson 's Mills/1,509/Johnston
Windsor/2,285/Bertie
Yanceyville/2,174/Caswell

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Population between
500 and 999 (101)

CITY/POPULATION/COUNTY
Alliance/792/Pamlico
Ansonville/629/Anson
Aulander/888/Bertie
Aurora/575/Beaufort
Bailey/693/Nash
Bayboro/743/Pamlico
Black Creek/731/Wilson
Bogue/629/Carteret
Candor/838/Montgomery
Catawba/719/Catawba
Cedar Point/855/Carteret
Chocowinity/720/Beaufort
Clarkton/789/Bladen
Cleveland/816/Rowan
Columbia/841/Tyrrell
Conway/716/Northampton
Cooleemee/938/Davie
Dobbins Heights/903/Richmond
Dortches/826/Nash
Duck/517/Dare
East Arcadia/535/Bladen
East Bend/663/Yadkin
Ellerbe/993/Richmond
Faison/763/Duplin
Faith/703/Rowan
Fallston/612/Cleveland
Fountain/545/Pitt
Foxfire Village/501/Moore
Garland/787/Sampson
Gaston/990/Northampton
Gibson/580/Scotland
Grantsboro/828/Pamlico
Greenevers/576/Duplin
Grover/697/Cleveland
Harmony/563/Iredell
High Shoals/744/Gaston, Lincoln
Highlands/941/Macon, Jackson
Hoffman/652/Richmond
Holden Beach/861/Brunswick
Holly Ridge/843/Onslow
Hot Springs/658/Madison
Jackson/686/Northampton
Kingstown/833/Cleveland
Lawndale/641/Cleveland
Lewiston Woodville/592/Bertie
Littleton/681/Halifax
Lucama/881/Wilson
Magnolia/974/Duplin
Marshall/846/Madison
Maysville/993/Jones
McAdenville/597/Gaston
Middlesex/845/Nash
Misenheimer/675/Stanly
Montreat/659/Buncombe
Morven/573/Anson
New London/611/Stanly
Newland/707/Avery
Newton Grove/621/Sampson
North Topsail Beach/846/Onslow
Northwest/746/Brunswick
Old Fort/973/McDowell
Oriental/876/Pamlico
Parkton/537/Robeson
Patterson Springs/612/Cleveland
Peachland/585/Anson
Peletier/521/Carteret
Pikeville/714/Wayne
Pink Hill/554/Lenoir
Polkville/542/Cleveland
Red Cross/772/Stanly
Rhodhiss/897/Burke, Caldwell
Rich Square/888/Northampton
Richfield/514/Stanly
Robbinsville/738/Graham
Roper/630/Washington
Rosman/572/Transylvania
Saluda/575/Polk, Henderson
Seaboard/668/Northampton
Sedalia/631/Guilford
Stantonsburg/731/Wilson
Star/812/Montgomery
Stedman/673/Cumberland
Stoneville/988/Rockingham
Swepsonville/972/Alamance
Taylortown/919/Moore
Topsail Beach 518 Pender
Vanceboro/889/Craven
Varnamtown/527/Brunswick
Vass/775/Moore
Wade/525/Cumberland
Wagram/783/Scotland
Walnut Creek/882/Wayne
Warrenton/786/Warren
Webster/572/Jackson
Whitakers/776/Edgecombe, Nash
White Lake/586/Bladen
Whitsett/709/Guilford
Winfall/571/Perquimans
Winton/947/Hertford
Woodland/817/Northampton
Youngsville/965/Franklin

Population under 500 (128)

CITY/POPULATION/COUNTY
Alamance/350/Alamance
Arapahoe/434/Pamlico
Askewville/175/Bertie
Atkinson/244/Pender
Autryville/201/Sampson
Bakersville/357/Mitchell
Bald Head Island/217/Brunswick
Bath 287/Beaufort
Bear Grass/65/Martin
Beech Mountain/350/Watauga, Avery
Belville/427/Brunswick
Bethania/366/Forsyth
Boardman/199/Columbus
Bolivia/154/Brunswick
Bolton/487/Columbus
Bostic/322/Rutherford
Bridgeton/309/Craven
Brookford/430/Catawba
Bunn/382/Franklin
Calypso/432/Duplin
Cameron/288/Moore
Casar/307/Cleveland
Castalia/357/Nash
Caswell Beach/443/Brunswick
Cedar Rock/315/Caldwell
Centerville/105/Franlkin
Cerro Gordo/242/Columbus
Chimney Rock Village/181/Rutherford
Cofield/334/Hertford
Colerain/218/Bertie
Como/74/Hertford
Conetoe/354/Edgecombe
Cove City/416/Craven
Creswell/264/Washington
Crossnore/301/Avery
Danbury/107/Stokes
Dillsboro/236/Jackson
Dover/441/Craven
Dublin/253/Bladen
Earl/235/Cleveland
East Laurinburg/291/Scotland
Elk Park/458/Avery
Ellenboro/473/Rutherford
Eureka/240/Wayne
Everetts/177/Martin
Falcon/326/Cumberland, Sampson
Falkland/113/Pitt
Forest Hills/340/Jackson
Gatesville/283/Gates
Godwin/117/Cumberland
Goldston/339.Chatham
Grandfather Village/78/Avery
Grimesland/441/Pitt
Halifax/339/Halifax
Hamilton/493/Martin
Harrells/207/Sampson, Duplin
Harrellsville/99/Hertford
Hassell/71/Martin
Hayesville/485/Clay
Hobgood/395/Halifax
Hookerton/483/Greene
Indian Beach/92/Carteret
Jamesville/475/Martin
Kelford/250/Bertie
Kittrell/141/Vance
Lake Santeetlah/69/Graham
Lansing/150/Ashe
Lasker/97/Northampton
Lattimore/437/Cleveland
Leggett/69/Edgecombe
Lilesville/452/Anson
Linden/136/Cumberland
Love Valley/50/Iredell
Lumber Bridge/120/Robeson
Macclesfield/430/Edgecombe
Macon/110/Warren
Marietta/162/Robeson
McDonald/124.Robeson
McFarlan/87/Anson
Mesic/250/Pamlico
Micro/498/Johnston
Middleburg/167/Vance
Milton/123/Caswell
Minnesott Beach/314/Pamlico
Momeyer/296/Nash
Mooresboro/316/Cleveland
Norman/75/Richmond
Oak City/364/Martin
Ocean Isle Beach/462/Brunswick
Orrum/78/Robeson
Ossipee/452/Alamance
Pantego/171/Beaufort
Parmele/279/Martin
Pollocksville/261/Jones
Powellsville/257/Bertie
Proctorville/129/Robeson
Raynham/83/Robeson
Rennert/340/Robeson
Ronda/475/Wilkes
Roxobel/265/Bertie
Ruth/325/Rutherford
Saint Helena/434/Pender
Salemburg/469/Sampson
Sandy Creek/267/Brunswick
Sandyfield/342/Columbus
Saratoga/387/Wilson
Seagrove/251/Randolph
Seven Devils/138/Watauga, Avery
Seven Springs/87/Wayne
Severn/257/Northampton
Simpson/469/Pitt
Sims/131/Wilson
Speed/65/ Edgecombe
Spencer Mountain/50/Gaston
Staley/356/Randolph
Stem/235/Granville
Stonewall/286/Pamlico
Stovall/386/Granville
Sugar Mountain/238/Avery
Tar Heel/67/Bladen
Teachey/298/Duplin
Trenton/238/Jones
Turkey/266/Sampson
Vandemere/286/Pamlico
Waco/328/Cleveland
Walst onburg/231/Greene
Washington Park/439/Beaufort
Watha/165/Pender

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