Largest Cities in North Carolina

Ten NC Cities with the largest estimated populations in 2011:

1. Charlotte [2] (Mecklenburg [3] county). 751,999
2. Raleigh [4] (Durham [5] & Wake [6] counties). 412,311
3. Greensboro [7] (Guilford [8] county). 272,190
4. Winston-Salem [9] (Forsyth [10] county). 232,143
5. Durham [11] (Durham [5], Orange [12] and Wake [13] counties). 231,730
6. Fayetteville [14] (Cumberland [15] county). 207,996
7. Cary [16] (Chatham [17] and Wake [13] counties). 139,169
8. Wilmington [18] (New Hanover [19] county). 108,333
9. High Point [20] (Davidson [21], Forsyth [10], Guilford [8] 
and Randolph [22] counties). 105,493
10. Asheville [23] (Buncombe [24] county). 85,339

A complete list of estimated populations for cities and towns in North Carolina with 2500 or more people may be found at the North Carolina State Data Center [25].