Multi-County Municipalities
July 2015 Population Distribution
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Rank Municipality Total Pop County Population % of Total County Population % of Total
1 Raleigh 440,621 Wake 439,340 99.71 Durham 1,281 0.29
2 Durham 250,931 Durham 250,810 99.95 Wake, Orange 121 0.05
3 Cary 152,627 Wake 150,344 98.50 Chatham 2,283 1.50
4 High Point 109,749 Guilford 103,873 94.65 Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph 5,876 5.35
5 Chapel Hill 59,569 Orange 56,459 94.78 Durham 3,110 5.22
6 Rocky Mount 55,189 Nash 38,912 70.51 Edgecombe 16,277 29.49
7 Burlington 52,240 Alamance 51,527 98.64 Guilford 713 1.36
8 Kannapolis 45,599 Cabarrus 36,083 79.13 Rowan 9,516 20.87
9 Hickory 40,351 Catawba 40,264 99.78 Burke, Caldwell 87 0.22
10 Wake Forest 34,463 Wake 33,422 96.98 Franklin 1,041 3.02
11 Thomasville 27,043 Davidson 26,728 98.84 Randolph 315 1.16
12 Mint Hill 26,170 Mecklenburg 26,112 99.78 Union 58 0.22
13 Kernersville 24,211 Forsyth 24,155 99.77 Guilford 56 0.23
14 Morrisville 23,682 Wake 23,682 100.00 Durham 0 0.00
15 Clayton 18,734 Johnston 18,734 100.00 Wake 0 0.00
16 Elizabeth City 17,826 Pasquotank 17,781 99.75 Camden 45 0.25
17 Stallings 15,492 Union 14,995 96.79 Mecklenburg 497 3.21
18 Davidson 12,692 Mecklenburg 12,353 97.33 Iredell 339 2.67
19 Mebane 12,623 Alamance 10,628 84.20 Orange 1,995 15.80
20 Archdale 11,954 Randolph 11,591 96.96 Guilford 363 3.04
21 Kings Mountain 10,667 Cleveland 9,599 89.99 Gaston 1,068 10.01
22 Weddington 10,324 Union 10,317 99.93 Mecklenburg 7 0.07
23 King 6,977 Stokes 6,288 90.12 Forsyth 689 9.88
24 Gibsonville 6,938 Guilford 3,519 50.72 Alamance 3,419 49.28
25 Angier 4,934 Harnett 4,822 97.73 Wake 112 2.27
26 Long View 4,867 Catawba 4,129 84.84 Burke 738 15.16
27 Zebulon 4,709 Wake 4,709 100.00 Johnston 0 0.00
28 Mount Olive 4,607 Wayne 4,555 98.87 Duplin 52 1.13
29 Elkin 4,022 Surry 3,941 97.99 Wilkes 81 2.01
30 Wallace 3,984 Duplin 3,984 100.00 Pender 0 0.00
31 Midland 3,648 Cabarrus 3,648 100.00 Mecklenburg 0 0.00
32 Benson 3,420 Johnston 3,420 100.00 Harnett 0 0.00
33 Red Springs 3,396 Robeson 3,396 100.00 Hoke 0 0.00
34 Maiden 3,393 Catawba 3,391 99.94 Lincoln 2 0.06
35 Locust 3,204 Stanly 2,948 92.01 Cabarrus 256 7.99
36 Grifton 2,656 Pitt 2,473 93.11 Lenoir 183 6.89
37 Tobaccoville 2,504 Forsyth 2,504 100.00 Stokes 0 0.00
38 Maxton 2,374 Robeson 2,183 91.95 Scotland 191 8.05
39 Surf City 2,049 Pender 1,753 85.55 Onslow 296 14.45
40 Sharpsburg 1,960 Nash 1,205 61.48 Wilson, Edgecombe 755 38.52
41 Kenly 1,359 Johnston 1,198 88.15 Wilson 161 11.85
42 Blowing Rock 1,287 Watauga 1,179 91.61 Caldwell 108 8.39
43 Broadway 1,272 Lee 1,224 96.23 Harnett 48 3.77
44 Rhodhiss 1,081 Burke 723 66.88 Caldwell 358 33.12
45 Faison 992 Duplin 992 100.00 Sampson 0 0.00
46 Highlands 928 Macon 924 99.57 Jackson 4 0.43
47 Candor 840 Montgomery 840 100.00 Moore 0 0.00
48 Saluda 731 Polk 718 98.22 Henderson 13 1.78
49 Whitakers 714 Edgecombe 383 53.64 Nash 331 46.36
50 Beech Mountain 327 Watauga 302 92.35 Avery 25 7.65
51 Falcon 313 Cumberland 313 100.00 Sampson 0 0.00
52 Seven Devils 208 Watauga 178 85.58 Avery 30 14.42
53 Harrells 204 Sampson 179 87.75 Duplin 25 12.25

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Last updated 22SEP2016