Multi-County Municipalities
Estimated July 1, 2016 Population Distribution
Standard Population Estimates
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Rank Municipality Total Pop County Population % of Total County Population % of Total
1 Raleigh 448,699 Wake 447,405 99.71 Durham 1,294 0.29
2 Durham 255,042 Durham 254,848 99.92 Wake, Orange 194 0.08
3 Cary 155,041 Wake 152,696 98.49 Chatham 2,345 1.51
4 High Point 110,235 Guilford 104,185 94.51 Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph 6,050 5.49
5 Chapel Hill 59,851 Orange 56,691 94.72 Durham 3,160 5.28
6 Rocky Mount 54,849 Nash 38,773 70.69 Edgecombe 16,076 29.31
7 Burlington 52,426 Alamance 51,703 98.62 Guilford 723 1.38
8 Kannapolis 46,595 Cabarrus 36,779 78.93 Rowan 9,816 21.07
9 Hickory 40,449 Catawba 40,361 99.78 Burke, Caldwell 88 0.22
10 Wake Forest 35,293 Wake 34,232 96.99 Franklin 1,061 3.01
11 Thomasville 27,129 Davidson 26,813 98.84 Randolph 316 1.16
12 Mint Hill 26,749 Mecklenburg 26,690 99.78 Union 59 0.22
13 Kernersville 24,730 Forsyth 24,318 98.33 Guilford 412 1.67
14 Morrisville 24,456 Wake 24,456 100.00 Durham 0 0.00
15 Clayton 19,427 Johnston 19,427 100.00 Wake 0 0.00
16 Elizabeth City 17,969 Pasquotank 17,924 99.75 Camden 45 0.25
17 Stallings 15,796 Union 15,286 96.77 Mecklenburg 510 3.23
18 Davidson 12,921 Mecklenburg 12,572 97.30 Iredell 349 2.70
19 Mebane 12,857 Alamance 10,815 84.12 Orange 2,042 15.88
20 Archdale 12,102 Randolph 11,734 96.96 Guilford 368 3.04
21 Kings Mountain 10,719 Cleveland 9,643 89.96 Gaston 1,076 10.04
22 Weddington 10,509 Union 10,502 99.93 Mecklenburg 7 0.07
23 Gibsonville 7,023 Guilford 3,546 50.49 Alamance 3,477 49.51
24 King 6,992 Stokes 6,301 90.12 Forsyth 691 9.88
25 Angier 5,041 Harnett 4,905 97.30 Wake 136 2.70
26 Long View 4,877 Catawba 4,136 84.81 Burke 741 15.19
27 Zebulon 4,796 Wake 4,796 100.00 Johnston 0 0.00
28 Mount Olive 4,605 Wayne 4,553 98.87 Duplin 52 1.13
29 Elkin 4,024 Surry 3,944 98.01 Wilkes 80 1.99
30 Wallace 3,940 Duplin 3,940 100.00 Pender 0 0.00
31 Midland 3,760 Cabarrus 3,760 100.00 Mecklenburg 0 0.00
32 Benson 3,481 Johnston 3,481 100.00 Harnett 0 0.00
33 Red Springs 3,423 Robeson 3,423 100.00 Hoke 0 0.00
34 Maiden 3,399 Catawba 3,397 99.94 Lincoln 2 0.06
35 Locust 3,283 Stanly 3,011 91.71 Cabarrus 272 8.29
36 Grifton 2,647 Pitt 2,467 93.20 Lenoir 180 6.80
37 Tobaccoville 2,517 Forsyth 2,517 100.00 Stokes 0 0.00
38 Maxton 2,354 Robeson 2,163 91.89 Scotland 191 8.11
39 Surf City 2,103 Pender 1,809 86.02 Onslow 294 13.98
40 Sharpsburg 1,950 Nash 1,199 61.49 Wilson, Edgecombe 751 38.51
41 Kenly 1,375 Johnston 1,215 88.36 Wilson 160 11.64
42 Blowing Rock 1,305 Watauga 1,198 91.80 Caldwell 107 8.20
43 Broadway 1,276 Lee 1,228 96.24 Harnett 48 3.76
44 Rhodhiss 1,089 Burke 732 67.22 Caldwell 357 32.78
45 Faison 987 Duplin 987 100.00 Sampson 0 0.00
46 Highlands 933 Macon 929 99.57 Jackson 4 0.43
47 Candor 837 Montgomery 837 100.00 Moore 0 0.00
48 Saluda 731 Polk 717 98.08 Henderson 14 1.92
49 Whitakers 708 Edgecombe 378 53.39 Nash 330 46.61
50 Beech Mountain 332 Watauga 306 92.17 Avery 26 7.83
51 Falcon 321 Cumberland 321 100.00 Sampson 0 0.00
52 Seven Devils 213 Watauga 183 85.92 Avery 30 14.08
53 Harrells 203 Sampson 179 88.18 Duplin 24 11.82
Source: North Carolina OSBM, Standard Population Estimates, Vintage 2016.

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