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Top 100 Biggest Cities in North Carolina

Can you guess the top 100 biggest cities in North Carolina?
Includes all municipalities & census-designated places!
According to the 2020 Census
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City
Population
1
Charlotte
874,579
2
Raleigh
467,665
3
Greensboro
299,035
4
Durham
283,506
5
Winston-Salem
249,545
6
Fayetteville
208,501
7
Cary
174,721
8
Wilmington
115,451
9
High Point
114,059
10
Concord
105,240
11
Asheville
94,589
12
Greenville
87,521
13
Gastonia
80,411
14
Jacksonville
72,723
15
Chapel Hill
61,960
16
Huntersville
61,376
17
Apex
58,780
18
Burlington
57,303
19
Rocky Mount
54,341
20
Kannapolis
53,114
21
Mooresville
50,193
22
Wilson
47,851
23
Wake Forest
47,601
24
Hickory
43,490
25
Holly Springs
41,239
26
Indian Trail
39,997
27
Salisbury
35,540
28
Monroe
34,562
29
Fuquay-Varina
34,152
30
Goldsboro
33,657
31
Cornelius
31,412
32
New Bern
31,291
33
Garner
31,159
34
Sanford
30,261
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City
Population
35
Morrisville
29,630
36
Matthews
29,435
37
Statesville
28,419
38
Thomasville
27,183
39
Asheboro
27,156
40
Mint Hill
26,450
41
Kernersville
26,449
42
Clayton
26,307
43
Leland
22,908
44
Shelby
21,918
45
Carrboro
21,295
46
Clemmons
21,163
47
Waxhaw
20,534
48
Kinston
19,900
49
Lexington
19,632
50
Knightdale
19,435
51
Boone
19,092
52
Lumberton
19,025
53
Harrisburg
18,967
54
Elizabeth City
18,631
55
Lenoir
18,352
56
Hope Mills
17,808
57
Mebane
17,797
58
Mount Holly
17,703
59
Pinehurst
17,581
60
Morganton
17,474
61
Graham
17,157
62
Havelock
16,621
63
Murraysville
16,582
64
Albemarle
16,432
65
Stallings
16,112
66
Southern Pines
15,545
67
Eden
15,421
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City
Population
68
Roanoke Rapids
15,229
69
Hendersonville
15,137
70
Davidson
15,106
71
Henderson
15,060
72
Belmont
15,010
73
Laurinburg
14,978
74
Reidsville
14,583
75
Piney Green
14,386
76
Anderson Creek
13,636
77
Lewisville
13,381
78
Weddington
13,181
79
Newton
13,148
80
Archdale
11,907
81
Spring Lake
11,660
82
Myrtle Grove
11,476
83
Lake Norman of Iredell
11,395
84
Elon
11,336
85
Smithfield
11,292
86
Kings Mountain
11,142
87
Lincolnton
11,091
88
Spout Springs
11,040
89
Summerfield
10,951
90
Tarboro
10,721
91
Mount Airy
10,676
92
Pineville
10,602
93
Winterville
10,462
94
Waynesville
10,140
95
Washington
9,875
96
Wendell
9,793
97
Hillsborough
9,660
98
Morehead City
9,556
99
Rolesville
9,475
100
Rockingham
9,243
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3 Comments
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Level 63
Sep 26, 2019
GoldSboro not Goldboro, Leland twice
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Level 73
May 4, 2022
Please accept fuquay for fuquay varina

Otherwise great quiz, good challenge

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Level 48
Dec 6, 2024
i tried mount airy but i shortened mount to just mt so it was "mt airy" which was not accepted. please make this an answer.