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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Last updated September 25, 2017 |