| City Name | Population | State | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte City | 731,424 | North Carolina | 1 |
| Raleigh City | 403,892 | North Carolina | 2 |
| Greensboro City | 269,666 | North Carolina | 3 |
| Winston-salem City | 229,617 | North Carolina | 4 |
| Durham City | 228,330 | North Carolina | 5 |
| Fayetteville City | 200,564 | North Carolina | 6 |
| Cary Town | 135,234 | North Carolina | 7 |
| Wilmington City | 106,476 | North Carolina | 8 |
| High Point City | 104,371 | North Carolina | 9 |
| Greenville City | 84,554 | North Carolina | 10 |
| Asheville City | 83,393 | North Carolina | 11 |
| Concord City | 79,066 | North Carolina | 12 |
| Gastonia City | 71,741 | North Carolina | 13 |
| Jacksonville City | 70,145 | North Carolina | 14 |
| Rocky Mount City | 57,477 | North Carolina | 15 |
| Chapel Hill Town | 57,233 | North Carolina | 16 |
| Burlington City | 49,963 | North Carolina | 17 |
| Wilson City | 49,167 | North Carolina | 18 |
| Huntersville Town | 46,773 | North Carolina | 19 |
| Kannapolis City | 42,625 | North Carolina | 20 |
| Hickory City | 40,010 | North Carolina | 21 |
| Apex Town | 37,476 | North Carolina | 22 |
| Goldsboro City | 36,437 | North Carolina | 23 |
| Salisbury City | 33,662 | North Carolina | 24 |
| Indian Trail Town | 33,518 | North Carolina | 25 |
| Monroe City | 32,797 | North Carolina | 26 |
| Mooresville Town | 32,711 | North Carolina | 27 |
| Wake Forest Town | 30,117 | North Carolina | 28 |
| New Bern City | 29,524 | North Carolina | 29 |
| Sanford City | 28,094 | North Carolina | 30 |
| Matthews Town | 27,198 | North Carolina | 31 |
| Thomasville City | 26,757 | North Carolina | 32 |
| Garner Town | 25,745 | North Carolina | 33 |
| Asheboro City | 25,012 | North Carolina | 34 |
| Cornelius Town | 24,866 | North Carolina | 35 |
| Holly Springs Town | 24,661 | North Carolina | 36 |
| Statesville City | 24,532 | North Carolina | 37 |
| Kernersville Town | 23,123 | North Carolina | 38 |
| Mint Hill Town | 22,722 | North Carolina | 39 |
| Kinston City | 21,677 | North Carolina | 40 |
| Lumberton City | 21,542 | North Carolina | 41 |
| Havelock City | 20,735 | North Carolina | 42 |
| Shelby City | 20,323 | North Carolina | 43 |
| Carrboro Town | 19,582 | North Carolina | 44 |
| Lexington City | 18,931 | North Carolina | 45 |
| Elizabeth City | 18,683 | North Carolina | 46 |
| Clemmons Village | 18,627 | North Carolina | 47 |
| Morrisville Town | 18,576 | North Carolina | 48 |
| Lenoir City | 18,228 | North Carolina | 49 |
| Fuquay-varina Town | 17,937 | North Carolina | 50 |
| Boone Town | 17,122 | North Carolina | 51 |
| Morganton City | 16,918 | North Carolina | 52 |
| Clayton Town | 16,116 | North Carolina | 53 |
| Laurinburg City | 15,962 | North Carolina | 54 |
| Albemarle City | 15,903 | North Carolina | 55 |
| Roanoke Rapids City | 15,754 | North Carolina | 56 |
| Eden City | 15,527 | North Carolina | 57 |
| Henderson City | 15,368 | North Carolina | 58 |
| Hope Mills Town | 15,176 | North Carolina | 59 |
| Reidsville City | 14,520 | North Carolina | 60 |
| Murraysville | 14,215 | North Carolina | 61 |
| Graham City | 14,153 | North Carolina | 62 |
| Stallings Town | 13,831 | North Carolina | 63 |
| Mount Holly City | 13,656 | North Carolina | 64 |
| Leland Town | 13,527 | North Carolina | 65 |
| Piney Green | 13,293 | North Carolina | 66 |
| Hendersonville City | 13,137 | North Carolina | 67 |
| Pinehurst Village | 13,124 | North Carolina | 68 |
| Newton City | 12,968 | North Carolina | 69 |
| Lewisville Town | 12,639 | North Carolina | 70 |
| Southern Pines Town | 12,334 | North Carolina | 71 |
| Spring Lake Town | 11,964 | North Carolina | 72 |
| Harrisburg Town | 11,526 | North Carolina | 73 |
| Archdale City | 11,415 | North Carolina | 74 |
| Tarboro Town | 11,415 | North Carolina | 75 |
| Knightdale Town | 11,401 | North Carolina | 76 |
| Mebane City | 11,393 | North Carolina | 77 |
| Smithfield Town | 10,966 | North Carolina | 78 |
| Davidson Town | 10,944 | North Carolina | 79 |
| Lincolnton City | 10,486 | North Carolina | 80 |
| Mount Airy City | 10,388 | North Carolina | 81 |
| Kings Mountain City | 10,296 | North Carolina | 82 |
| Summerfield Town | 10,232 | North Carolina | 83 |
| Belmont City | 10,076 | North Carolina | 84 |
| Waynesville Town | 9,869 | North Carolina | 85 |
| Waxhaw Town | 9,859 | North Carolina | 86 |
| Washington City | 9,744 | North Carolina | 87 |
| Rockingham City | 9,558 | North Carolina | 88 |
| Weddington Town | 9,459 | North Carolina | 89 |
| Elon Town | 9,419 | North Carolina | 90 |
| Winterville Town | 9,269 | North Carolina | 91 |
| Dunn City | 9,263 | North Carolina | 92 |
| Myrtle Grove | 8,875 | North Carolina | 93 |
| St. Stephens | 8,759 | North Carolina | 94 |
| Morehead City Town | 8,661 | North Carolina | 95 |
| Clinton City | 8,639 | North Carolina | 96 |
| Oxford City | 8,461 | North Carolina | 97 |
| Roxboro City | 8,362 | North Carolina | 98 |
| Half Moon | 8,352 | North Carolina | 99 |
| Conover City | 8,165 | North Carolina | 100 |
| Kings Grant | 8,113 | North Carolina | 101 |
| Siler City Town | 7,887 | North Carolina | 102 |
| Black Mountain Town | 7,848 | North Carolina | 103 |
| Marion City | 7,838 | North Carolina | 104 |
| Brevard City | 7,609 | North Carolina | 105 |
| Butner Town | 7,591 | North Carolina | 106 |
| Pineville Town | 7,479 | North Carolina | 107 |
| Forest City Town | 7,476 | North Carolina | 108 |
| Wesley Chapel Village | 7,463 | North Carolina | 109 |
| Lake Norman of Catawba | 7,411 | North Carolina | 110 |
| Fletcher Town | 7,187 | North Carolina | 111 |
| Etowah | 6,944 | North Carolina | 112 |
| King City | 6,904 | North Carolina | 113 |
| Mills River Town | 6,802 | North Carolina | 114 |
| Oak Island Town | 6,783 | North Carolina | 115 |
| Ogden | 6,766 | North Carolina | 116 |
| Kill Devil Hills Town | 6,683 | North Carolina | 117 |
| Trinity City | 6,614 | North Carolina | 118 |
| Hamlet City | 6,495 | North Carolina | 119 |
| Gibsonville Town | 6,410 | North Carolina | 120 |
| Aberdeen Town | 6,350 | North Carolina | 121 |
| Cullowhee | 6,228 | North Carolina | 122 |
| Porters Neck | 6,204 | North Carolina | 123 |
| Oak Ridge Town | 6,185 | North Carolina | 124 |
| Woodfin Town | 6,123 | North Carolina | 125 |
| Hillsborough Town | 6,087 | North Carolina | 126 |
| Selma Town | 6,073 | North Carolina | 127 |
| Unionville Town | 5,929 | North Carolina | 128 |
| James City | 5,899 | North Carolina | 129 |
| Wendell Town | 5,845 | North Carolina | 130 |
| Wadesboro Town | 5,813 | North Carolina | 131 |
| Cherryville City | 5,760 | North Carolina | 132 |
| Carolina Beach Town | 5,706 | North Carolina | 133 |
| Silver Lake | 5,598 | North Carolina | 134 |
| Marvin Village | 5,579 | North Carolina | 135 |
| Williamston Town | 5,511 | North Carolina | 136 |
| Whiteville City | 5,394 | North Carolina | 137 |
| Boiling Spring Lakes City | 5,372 | North Carolina | 138 |
| Nashville Town | 5,352 | North Carolina | 139 |
| Bessemer City | 5,340 | North Carolina | 140 |
| Sawmills Town | 5,240 | North Carolina | 141 |
| Mocksville Town | 5,051 | North Carolina | 142 |
| Stokesdale Town | 5,047 | North Carolina | 143 |
| Ahoskie Town | 5,039 | North Carolina | 144 |
| Edenton Town | 5,004 | North Carolina | 145 |