North Carolina Population Estimates
| Area | Census 2000 | 7/1/2009 | Absolute Change | Relative Change |
| North Carolina | 8,049,313 | 9,380,884 | 1,331,571 | 16.54% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen town | 3,400 | 5,810 | 2,410 | 70.88% |
| Ahoskie town | 4,523 | 4,642 | 119 | 2.63% |
| Alamance village | 310 | 359 | 49 | 15.81% |
| Albemarle city | 15,680 | 15,489 | -191 | -1.22% |
| Alliance town | 781 | 712 | -69 | -8.83% |
| Andrews town | 1,602 | 1,611 | 9 | 0.56% |
| Angier town | 3,419 | 4,430 | 1,011 | 29.57% |
| Ansonville town | 636 | 589 | -47 | -7.39% |
| Apex town | 20,212 | 34,031 | 13,819 | 68.37% |
| Arapahoe town | 436 | 401 | -35 | -8.03% |
| Archdale city | 9,014 | 9,317 | 303 | 3.36% |
| Asheboro city | 21,672 | 24,734 | 3,062 | 14.13% |
| Asheville city | 68,889 | 76,636 | 7,747 | 11.25% |
| Askewville town | 180 | 163 | -17 | -9.44% |
| Atkinson town | 236 | 273 | 37 | 15.68% |
| Atlantic Beach town | 1,781 | 1,848 | 67 | 3.76% |
| Aulander town | 888 | 836 | -52 | -5.86% |
| Aurora town | 583 | 576 | -7 | -1.20% |
| Autryville town | 196 | 203 | 7 | 3.57% |
| Ayden town | 4,622 | 5,040 | 418 | 9.04% |
| Badin town | 1,154 | 1,319 | 165 | 14.30% |
| Bailey town | 670 | 689 | 19 | 2.84% |
| Bakersville town | 357 | 343 | -14 | -3.92% |
| Bald Head Island village | 173 | 294 | 121 | 69.94% |
| Banner Elk town | 811 | 935 | 124 | 15.29% |
| Bath town | 275 | 267 | -8 | -2.91% |
| Bayboro town | 741 | 1,200 | 459 | 61.94% |
| Bear Grass town | 53 | 60 | 7 | 13.21% |
| Beaufort town | 3,771 | 4,309 | 538 | 14.27% |
| Beech Mountain town | 310 | 345 | 35 | 11.29% |
| Belhaven town | 1,968 | 2,042 | 74 | 3.76% |
| Belmont city | 8,705 | 9,529 | 824 | 9.47% |
| Belville town | 285 | 1,301 | 1,016 | 356.49% |
| Belwood town | 962 | 1,026 | 64 | 6.65% |
| Benson town | 2,923 | 3,569 | 646 | 22.10% |
| Bermuda Run town | 1,431 | 1,571 | 140 | 9.78% |
| Bessemer City city | 5,119 | 5,592 | 473 | 9.24% |
| Bethania town | 354 | 404 | 50 | 14.12% |
| Bethel town | 1,681 | 1,758 | 77 | 4.58% |
| Beulaville town | 1,067 | 1,127 | 60 | 5.62% |
| Biltmore Forest town | 1,440 | 1,562 | 122 | 8.47% |
| Biscoe town | 1,700 | 1,684 | -16 | -0.94% |
| Black Creek town | 714 | 710 | -4 | -0.56% |
| Black Mountain town | 7,511 | 7,910 | 399 | 5.31% |
| Bladenboro town | 1,718 | 1,663 | -55 | -3.20% |
| Blowing Rock town | 1,418 | 1,477 | 59 | 4.16% |
| Boardman town | 202 | 198 | -4 | -1.98% |
| Bogue town | 590 | 590 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Boiling Spring Lakes city | 2,972 | 4,784 | 1,812 | 60.97% |
| Boiling Springs town | 3,866 | 3,950 | 84 | 2.17% |
| Bolivia town | 148 | 193 | 45 | 30.41% |
| Bolton town | 494 | 491 | -3 | -0.61% |
| Boone town | 13,472 | 14,138 | 666 | 4.94% |
| Boonville town | 1,138 | 1,098 | -40 | -3.51% |
| Bostic town | 328 | 336 | 8 | 2.44% |
| Brevard city | 6,789 | 6,726 | -63 | -0.93% |
| Bridgeton town | 328 | 354 | 26 | 7.93% |
| Broadway town | 1,015 | 1,179 | 164 | 16.16% |
| Brookford town | 434 | 431 | -3 | -0.69% |
| Brunswick town | 360 | 424 | 64 | 17.78% |
| Bryson City town | 1,411 | 1,353 | -58 | -4.11% |
| Bunn town | 357 | 415 | 58 | 16.25% |
| Burgaw town | 3,337 | 4,371 | 1,034 | 30.99% |
| Burlington city | 44,917 | 51,577 | 6,660 | 14.83% |
| Burnsville town | 1,623 | 1,668 | 45 | 2.77% |
| Cajah's Mountain town | 2,683 | 2,671 | -12 | -0.45% |
| Calabash town | 711 | 1,404 | 693 | 97.47% |
| Calypso town | 410 | 475 | 65 | 15.85% |
| Cameron town | 151 | 309 | 158 | 104.64% |
| Candor town | 825 | 843 | 18 | 2.18% |
| Canton town | 4,029 | 3,855 | -174 | -4.32% |
| Cape Carteret town | 1,214 | 1,410 | 196 | 16.14% |
| Carolina Beach town | 4,701 | 5,881 | 1,180 | 25.10% |
| Carolina Shores town | 1,482 | 3,183 | 1,701 | 114.78% |
| Carrboro town | 16,782 | 18,368 | 1,586 | 9.45% |
| Carthage town | 1,871 | 2,070 | 199 | 10.64% |
| Cary town | 94,536 | 136,637 | 42,101 | 44.53% |
| Casar town | 308 | 319 | 11 | 3.57% |
| Castalia town | 340 | 360 | 20 | 5.88% |
| Caswell Beach town | 370 | 472 | 102 | 27.57% |
| Catawba town | 698 | 827 | 129 | 18.48% |
| Cedar Point town | 929 | 970 | 41 | 4.41% |
| Cedar Rock village | 315 | 318 | 3 | 0.95% |
| Centerville town | 99 | 116 | 17 | 17.17% |
| Cerro Gordo town | 244 | 238 | -6 | -2.46% |
| Chadbourn town | 2,129 | 2,049 | -80 | -3.76% |
| Chapel Hill town | 48,715 | 53,546 | 4,831 | 9.92% |
| Charlotte city | 540,828 | 704,422 | 163,594 | 30.25% |
| Cherryville city | 5,361 | 5,828 | 467 | 8.71% |
| Chimney Rock Village village | 175 | 166 | -9 | -5.14% |
| China Grove town | 3,616 | 3,762 | 146 | 4.04% |
| Chocowinity town | 733 | 721 | -12 | -1.64% |
| Claremont city | 1,038 | 1,153 | 115 | 11.08% |
| Clarkton town | 705 | 682 | -23 | -3.26% |
| Clayton town | 6,973 | 16,362 | 9,389 | 134.65% |
| Clemmons village | 13,827 | 17,780 | 3,953 | 28.59% |
| Cleveland town | 808 | 843 | 35 | 4.33% |
| Clinton city | 8,600 | 8,736 | 136 | 1.58% |
| Clyde town | 1,324 | 1,286 | -38 | -2.87% |
| Coats town | 1,845 | 2,183 | 338 | 18.32% |
| Cofield village | 347 | 323 | -24 | -6.92% |
| Colerain town | 221 | 199 | -22 | -9.95% |
| Columbia town | 819 | 799 | -20 | -2.44% |
| Columbus town | 992 | 1,051 | 59 | 5.95% |
| Como town | 78 | 74 | -4 | -5.13% |
| Concord city | 55,977 | 67,251 | 11,274 | 20.14% |
| Conetoe town | 365 | 325 | -40 | -10.96% |
| Connelly Springs town | 1,814 | 1,900 | 86 | 4.74% |
| Conover city | 6,604 | 7,428 | 824 | 12.48% |
| Conway town | 734 | 648 | -86 | -11.72% |
| Cooleemee town | 905 | 981 | 76 | 8.40% |
| Cornelius town | 11,969 | 24,738 | 12,769 | 106.68% |
| Cove City town | 433 | 419 | -14 | -3.23% |
| Cramerton town | 2,976 | 3,164 | 188 | 6.32% |
| Creedmoor city | 2,232 | 3,728 | 1,496 | 67.03% |
| Creswell town | 278 | 256 | -22 | -7.91% |
| Crossnore town | 242 | 275 | 33 | 13.64% |
| Dallas town | 3,402 | 3,884 | 482 | 14.17% |
| Danbury town | 108 | 115 | 7 | 6.48% |
| Davidson town | 7,139 | 10,547 | 3,408 | 47.74% |
| Denton town | 1,450 | 1,665 | 215 | 14.83% |
| Dillsboro town | 205 | 220 | 15 | 7.32% |
| Dobbins Heights town | 936 | 877 | -59 | -6.30% |
| Dobson town | 1,457 | 1,452 | -5 | -0.34% |
| Dortches town | 809 | 882 | 73 | 9.02% |
| Dover town | 443 | 425 | -18 | -4.06% |
| Drexel town | 1,938 | 1,869 | -69 | -3.56% |
| Dublin town | 250 | 242 | -8 | -3.20% |
| Dunn city | 9,196 | 10,173 | 977 | 10.62% |
| Durham city | 187,035 | 229,171 | 42,136 | 22.53% |
| Earl town | 234 | 247 | 13 | 5.56% |
| East Arcadia town | 524 | 518 | -6 | -1.15% |
| East Bend town | 659 | 657 | -2 | -0.30% |
| East Laurinburg town | 295 | 277 | -18 | -6.10% |
| East Spencer town | 1,755 | 1,796 | 41 | 2.34% |
| Eden city | 15,908 | 15,350 | -558 | -3.51% |
| Edenton town | 5,394 | 5,043 | -351 | -6.51% |
| Elizabeth City city | 17,188 | 20,437 | 3,249 | 18.90% |
| Elizabethtown town | 3,698 | 3,688 | -10 | -0.27% |
| Elk Park town | 459 | 428 | -31 | -6.75% |
| Elkin town | 4,109 | 4,121 | 12 | 0.29% |
| Ellenboro town | 479 | 677 | 198 | 41.34% |
| Ellerbe town | 1,021 | 978 | -43 | -4.21% |
| Elm City town | 1,165 | 1,383 | 218 | 18.71% |
| Emerald Isle town | 3,488 | 3,695 | 207 | 5.93% |
| Enfield town | 2,347 | 2,330 | -17 | -0.72% |
| Erwin town | 4,537 | 4,909 | 372 | 8.20% |
| Eureka town | 244 | 238 | -6 | -2.46% |
| Everetts town | 179 | 148 | -31 | -17.32% |
| Fair Bluff town | 1,181 | 1,143 | -38 | -3.22% |
| Fairmont town | 2,604 | 2,622 | 18 | 0.69% |
| Faison town | 744 | 781 | 37 | 4.97% |
| Faith town | 695 | 739 | 44 | 6.33% |
| Falcon town | 328 | 358 | 30 | 9.15% |
| Falkland town | 112 | 114 | 2 | 1.79% |
| Fallston town | 603 | 608 | 5 | 0.83% |
| Farmville town | 4,302 | 4,653 | 351 | 8.16% |
| Fayetteville city | 121,015 | 198,071 | 77,056 | 63.67% |
| Flat Rock village | 2,565 | 3,038 | 473 | 18.44% |
| Fletcher town | 4,185 | 4,761 | 576 | 13.76% |
| Forest City town | 7,549 | 6,963 | -586 | -7.76% |
| Forest Hills village | 330 | 333 | 3 | 0.91% |
| Fountain town | 533 | 536 | 3 | 0.56% |
| Four Oaks town | 1,424 | 2,097 | 673 | 47.26% |
| Foxfire village | 474 | 493 | 19 | 4.01% |
| Franklin town | 3,490 | 3,963 | 473 | 13.55% |
| Franklinton town | 1,745 | 2,012 | 267 | 15.30% |
| Franklinville town | 1,258 | 1,370 | 112 | 8.90% |
| Fremont town | 1,463 | 1,423 | -40 | -2.73% |
| Fuquay-Varina town | 7,898 | 17,910 | 10,012 | 126.77% |
| Gamewell town | 3,644 | 3,838 | 194 | 5.32% |
| Garland town | 808 | 837 | 29 | 3.59% |
| Garner town | 17,757 | 27,533 | 9,776 | 55.05% |
| Garysburg town | 1,254 | 1,105 | -149 | -11.88% |
| Gaston town | 973 | 862 | -111 | -11.41% |
| Gastonia city | 66,277 | 72,934 | 6,657 | 10.04% |
| Gatesville town | 281 | 298 | 17 | 6.05% |
| Gibson town | 584 | 547 | -37 | -6.34% |
| Gibsonville town | 4,372 | 4,881 | 509 | 11.64% |
| Glen Alpine town | 1,090 | 1,081 | -9 | -0.83% |
| Godwin town | 112 | 120 | 8 | 7.14% |
| Goldsboro city | 39,043 | 38,335 | -708 | -1.81% |
| Goldston town | 319 | 386 | 67 | 21.00% |
| Graham city | 12,833 | 14,665 | 1,832 | 14.28% |
| Grandfather village | 73 | 68 | -5 | -6.85% |
| Granite Falls town | 4,612 | 4,574 | -38 | -0.82% |
| Granite Quarry town | 2,175 | 2,307 | 132 | 6.07% |
| Green Level town | 2,042 | 2,314 | 272 | 13.32% |
| Greenevers town | 560 | 590 | 30 | 5.36% |
| Greensboro city | 223,891 | 255,124 | 31,233 | 13.95% |
| Greenville city | 60,476 | 81,798 | 21,322 | 35.26% |
| Grifton town | 2,073 | 2,264 | 191 | 9.21% |
| Grimesland town | 440 | 469 | 29 | 6.59% |
| Grover town | 698 | 697 | -1 | -0.14% |
| Halifax town | 344 | 324 | -20 | -5.81% |
| Hamilton town | 516 | 465 | -51 | -9.88% |
| Hamlet city | 6,018 | 5,764 | -254 | -4.22% |
| Harmony town | 526 | 651 | 125 | 23.76% |
| Harrells town | 187 | 211 | 24 | 12.83% |
| Harrellsville town | 102 | 93 | -9 | -8.82% |
| Harrisburg town | 4,493 | 5,921 | 1,428 | 31.78% |
| Hassell town | 72 | 68 | -4 | -5.56% |
| Havelock city | 22,442 | 21,966 | -476 | -2.12% |
| Haw River town | 1,908 | 2,036 | 128 | 6.71% |
| Hayesville town | 297 | 471 | 174 | 58.59% |
| Hemby Bridge town | 897 | 1,976 | 1,079 | 120.29% |
| Henderson city | 16,095 | 15,777 | -318 | -1.98% |
| Hendersonville city | 10,420 | 12,223 | 1,803 | 17.30% |
| Hertford town | 2,070 | 2,160 | 90 | 4.35% |
| Hickory city | 37,222 | 41,469 | 4,247 | 11.41% |
| High Point city | 85,839 | 103,368 | 17,529 | 20.42% |
| High Shoals town | 729 | 834 | 105 | 14.40% |
| Highlands town | 909 | 959 | 50 | 5.50% |
| Hildebran town | 1,472 | 1,843 | 371 | 25.20% |
| Hillsborough town | 5,446 | 5,796 | 350 | 6.43% |
| Hobgood town | 404 | 375 | -29 | -7.18% |
| Hoffman town | 624 | 603 | -21 | -3.37% |
| Holden Beach town | 787 | 853 | 66 | 8.39% |
| Holly Ridge town | 831 | 982 | 151 | 18.17% |
| Holly Springs town | 9,192 | 21,749 | 12,557 | 136.61% |
| Hookerton town | 467 | 490 | 23 | 4.93% |
| Hope Mills town | 11,237 | 13,824 | 2,587 | 23.02% |
| Hot Springs town | 645 | 635 | -10 | -1.55% |
| Hudson town | 3,078 | 3,016 | -62 | -2.01% |
| Huntersville town | 24,960 | 44,985 | 20,025 | 80.23% |
| Indian Beach town | 95 | 95 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Indian Trail town | 11,905 | 19,421 | 7,516 | 63.13% |
| Jackson town | 695 | 632 | -63 | -9.06% |
| Jacksonville city | 66,715 | 80,542 | 13,827 | 20.73% |
| Jamestown town | 3,088 | 3,245 | 157 | 5.08% |
| Jamesville town | 502 | 450 | -52 | -10.36% |
| Jefferson town | 1,422 | 1,344 | -78 | -5.49% |
| Jonesville town | 1,464 | 2,235 | 771 | 52.66% |
| Kannapolis city | 36,910 | 43,404 | 6,494 | 17.59% |
| Kelford town | 245 | 222 | -23 | -9.39% |
| Kenansville town | 1,149 | 1,165 | 16 | 1.39% |
| Kenly town | 1,569 | 1,993 | 424 | 27.02% |
| Kernersville town | 17,126 | 23,193 | 6,067 | 35.43% |
| Kill Devil Hills town | 5,897 | 6,826 | 929 | 15.75% |
| King city | 5,952 | 6,984 | 1,032 | 17.34% |
| Kings Mountain city | 9,693 | 11,147 | 1,454 | 15.00% |
| Kingstown town | 845 | 848 | 3 | 0.36% |
| Kinston city | 23,688 | 22,056 | -1,632 | -6.89% |
| Kittrell town | 148 | 147 | -1 | -0.68% |
| Kitty Hawk town | 2,991 | 3,315 | 324 | 10.83% |
| Knightdale town | 5,958 | 10,160 | 4,202 | 70.53% |
| Kure Beach town | 1,507 | 2,515 | 1,008 | 66.89% |
| La Grange town | 2,844 | 2,737 | -107 | -3.76% |
| Lake Lure town | 1,027 | 1,002 | -25 | -2.43% |
| Lake Park village | 2,093 | 3,031 | 938 | 44.82% |
| Lake Santeetlah town | 67 | 63 | -4 | -5.97% |
| Lake Waccamaw town | 1,411 | 1,432 | 21 | 1.49% |
| Landis town | 2,996 | 3,121 | 125 | 4.17% |
| Lansing town | 151 | 147 | -4 | -2.65% |
| Lasker town | 103 | 88 | -15 | -14.56% |
| Lattimore town | 419 | 418 | -1 | -0.24% |
| Laurel Park town | 1,835 | 2,165 | 330 | 17.98% |
| Laurinburg city | 15,874 | 15,374 | -500 | -3.15% |
| Lawndale town | 642 | 633 | -9 | -1.40% |
| Leggett town | 77 | 67 | -10 | -12.99% |
| Leland town | 1,938 | 5,936 | 3,998 | 206.30% |
| Lenoir city | 16,793 | 17,857 | 1,064 | 6.34% |
| Lewiston Woodville town | 613 | 561 | -52 | -8.48% |
| Lewisville town | 8,826 | 13,246 | 4,420 | 50.08% |
| Lexington city | 19,953 | 20,213 | 260 | 1.30% |
| Liberty town | 2,661 | 2,729 | 68 | 2.56% |
| Lilesville town | 459 | 419 | -40 | -8.71% |
| Lillington town | 2,915 | 3,431 | 516 | 17.70% |
| Lincolnton city | 9,965 | 10,925 | 960 | 9.63% |
| Linden town | 127 | 140 | 13 | 10.24% |
| Littleton town | 692 | 638 | -54 | -7.80% |
| Locust city | 2,416 | 2,688 | 272 | 11.26% |
| Long View town | 4,722 | 4,978 | 256 | 5.42% |
| Louisburg town | 3,111 | 3,699 | 588 | 18.90% |
| Love Valley town | 30 | 60 | 30 | 100.00% |
| Lowell city | 2,662 | 2,801 | 139 | 5.22% |
| Lucama town | 847 | 867 | 20 | 2.36% |
| Lumber Bridge town | 118 | 120 | 2 | 1.69% |
| Lumberton city | 20,795 | 21,924 | 1,129 | 5.43% |
| Macclesfield town | 458 | 400 | -58 | -12.66% |
| Macon town | 115 | 105 | -10 | -8.70% |
| Madison town | 2,262 | 2,246 | -16 | -0.71% |
| Maggie Valley town | 607 | 906 | 299 | 49.26% |
| Magnolia town | 932 | 982 | 50 | 5.36% |
| Maiden town | 3,282 | 3,495 | 213 | 6.49% |
| Manteo town | 1,052 | 1,471 | 419 | 39.83% |
| Marietta town | 164 | 170 | 6 | 3.66% |
| Marion city | 4,943 | 6,998 | 2,055 | 41.57% |
| Mars Hill town | 1,764 | 1,798 | 34 | 1.93% |
| Marshall town | 840 | 828 | -12 | -1.43% |
| Marshville town | 2,360 | 3,279 | 919 | 38.94% |
| Marvin village | 1,039 | 2,117 | 1,078 | 103.75% |
| Matthews town | 22,127 | 27,486 | 5,359 | 24.22% |
| Maxton town | 2,551 | 2,724 | 173 | 6.78% |
| Mayodan town | 2,417 | 2,608 | 191 | 7.90% |
| Maysville town | 1,002 | 951 | -51 | -5.09% |
| McAdenville town | 619 | 665 | 46 | 7.43% |
| McDonald town | 119 | 106 | -13 | -10.92% |
| McFarlan town | 89 | 82 | -7 | -7.87% |
| Mebane city | 7,284 | 10,806 | 3,522 | 48.35% |
| Mesic town | 257 | 234 | -23 | -8.95% |
| Micro town | 454 | 550 | 96 | 21.15% |
| Middleburg town | 162 | 161 | -1 | -0.62% |
| Middlesex town | 838 | 868 | 30 | 3.58% |
| Milton town | 132 | 121 | -11 | -8.33% |
| Mineral Springs town | 1,370 | 2,850 | 1,480 | 108.03% |
| Minnesott Beach town | 311 | 342 | 31 | 9.97% |
| Mint Hill town | 14,922 | 20,647 | 5,725 | 38.37% |
| Mocksville town | 4,178 | 4,639 | 461 | 11.03% |
| Momeyer town | 291 | 308 | 17 | 5.84% |
| Monroe city | 26,228 | 33,436 | 7,208 | 27.48% |
| Montreat town | 630 | 709 | 79 | 12.54% |
| Mooresboro town | 314 | 332 | 18 | 5.73% |
| Mooresville town | 18,823 | 22,133 | 3,310 | 17.58% |
| Morehead City town | 7,691 | 9,680 | 1,989 | 25.86% |
| Morganton city | 17,310 | 17,029 | -281 | -1.62% |
| Morrisville town | 5,208 | 14,018 | 8,810 | 169.16% |
| Morven town | 579 | 527 | -52 | -8.98% |
| Mount Airy city | 8,484 | 10,631 | 2,147 | 25.31% |
| Mount Gilead town | 1,389 | 1,402 | 13 | 0.94% |
| Mount Holly city | 9,618 | 10,171 | 553 | 5.75% |
| Mount Olive town | 4,567 | 4,360 | -207 | -4.53% |
| Mount Pleasant town | 1,259 | 1,729 | 470 | 37.33% |
| Murfreesboro town | 2,045 | 2,415 | 370 | 18.09% |
| Murphy town | 1,568 | 1,528 | -40 | -2.55% |
| Nags Head town | 2,700 | 3,058 | 358 | 13.26% |
| Nashville town | 4,309 | 4,566 | 257 | 5.96% |
| Navassa town | 479 | 1,913 | 1,434 | 299.37% |
| New Bern city | 23,128 | 28,992 | 5,864 | 25.35% |
| New London town | 326 | 620 | 294 | 90.18% |
| Newland town | 704 | 653 | -51 | -7.24% |
| Newport town | 3,349 | 4,371 | 1,022 | 30.52% |
| Newton city | 12,560 | 13,578 | 1,018 | 8.11% |
| Newton Grove town | 606 | 624 | 18 | 2.97% |
| Norlina town | 1,107 | 1,013 | -94 | -8.49% |
| Norman town | 72 | 81 | 9 | 12.50% |
| North Topsail Beach town | 843 | 967 | 124 | 14.71% |
| North Wilkesboro town | 4,116 | 4,134 | 18 | 0.44% |
| Northwest city | 671 | 976 | 305 | 45.45% |
| Norwood town | 2,216 | 2,462 | 246 | 11.10% |
| Oak City town | 339 | 334 | -5 | -1.47% |
| Oak Island town | 6,571 | 8,297 | 1,726 | 26.27% |
| Oak Ridge town | 3,988 | 4,636 | 648 | 16.25% |
| Oakboro town | 1,198 | 1,168 | -30 | -2.50% |
| Ocean Isle Beach town | 426 | 530 | 104 | 24.41% |
| Old Fort town | 963 | 960 | -3 | -0.31% |
| Oriental town | 875 | 801 | -74 | -8.46% |
| Orrum town | 79 | 101 | 22 | 27.85% |
| Oxford city | 8,338 | 8,668 | 330 | 3.96% |
| Pantego town | 170 | 167 | -3 | -1.76% |
| Parkton town | 428 | 433 | 5 | 1.17% |
| Parmele town | 290 | 260 | -30 | -10.34% |
| Patterson Springs town | 620 | 616 | -4 | -0.65% |
| Peachland town | 554 | 523 | -31 | -5.60% |
| Peletier town | 487 | 554 | 67 | 13.76% |
| Pembroke town | 2,399 | 2,749 | 350 | 14.59% |
| Pikeville town | 719 | 717 | -2 | -0.28% |
| Pilot Mountain town | 1,281 | 1,261 | -20 | -1.56% |
| Pine Knoll Shores town | 1,524 | 1,563 | 39 | 2.56% |
| Pine Level town | 1,313 | 1,820 | 507 | 38.61% |
| Pinebluff town | 1,109 | 1,416 | 307 | 27.68% |
| Pinehurst village | 9,706 | 12,442 | 2,736 | 28.19% |
| Pinetops town | 1,419 | 1,242 | -177 | -12.47% |
| Pineville town | 3,449 | 7,184 | 3,735 | 108.29% |
| Pink Hill town | 521 | 527 | 6 | 1.15% |
| Pittsboro town | 2,226 | 2,775 | 549 | 24.66% |
| Pleasant Garden town | 4,714 | 5,302 | 588 | 12.47% |
| Plymouth town | 4,107 | 3,798 | -309 | -7.52% |
| Polkton town | 1,195 | 2,919 | 1,724 | 144.27% |
| Polkville city | 535 | 535 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pollocksville town | 269 | 255 | -14 | -5.20% |
| Powellsville town | 259 | 234 | -25 | -9.65% |
| Princeton town | 1,066 | 1,322 | 256 | 24.02% |
| Princeville town | 940 | 1,672 | 732 | 77.87% |
| Proctorville town | 133 | 131 | -2 | -1.50% |
| Raeford city | 3,386 | 4,116 | 730 | 21.56% |
| Raleigh city | 276,093 | 405,612 | 129,519 | 46.91% |
| Ramseur town | 1,588 | 1,758 | 170 | 10.71% |
| Randleman city | 3,557 | 3,681 | 124 | 3.49% |
| Ranlo town | 2,198 | 2,324 | 126 | 5.73% |
| Raynham town | 67 | 73 | 6 | 8.96% |
| Red Oak town | 2,723 | 2,951 | 228 | 8.37% |
| Red Springs town | 3,493 | 3,499 | 6 | 0.17% |
| Reidsville city | 14,485 | 14,723 | 238 | 1.64% |
| Rennert town | 283 | 321 | 38 | 13.43% |
| Rhodhiss town | 366 | 907 | 541 | 147.81% |
| Rich Square town | 931 | 981 | 50 | 5.37% |
| Richfield town | 515 | 516 | 1 | 0.19% |
| Richlands town | 928 | 964 | 36 | 3.88% |
| River Bend town | 2,923 | 3,137 | 214 | 7.32% |
| Roanoke Rapids city | 16,957 | 16,190 | -767 | -4.52% |
| Robbins city | 1,195 | 1,242 | 47 | 3.93% |
| Robbinsville town | 747 | 718 | -29 | -3.88% |
| Robersonville town | 1,731 | 1,537 | -194 | -11.21% |
| Rockingham city | 9,672 | 8,795 | -877 | -9.07% |
| Rockwell town | 1,971 | 2,018 | 47 | 2.38% |
| Rocky Mount city | 55,893 | 59,577 | 3,684 | 6.59% |
| Rolesville town | 907 | 3,113 | 2,206 | 243.22% |
| Ronda town | 460 | 457 | -3 | -0.65% |
| Roper town | 613 | 602 | -11 | -1.79% |
| Rose Hill town | 1,330 | 1,392 | 62 | 4.66% |
| Roseboro town | 1,267 | 1,294 | 27 | 2.13% |
| Rosman town | 490 | 583 | 93 | 18.98% |
| Rowland town | 1,146 | 1,152 | 6 | 0.52% |
| Roxboro city | 8,696 | 8,681 | -15 | -0.17% |
| Roxobel town | 263 | 240 | -23 | -8.75% |
| Rural Hall town | 2,464 | 2,783 | 319 | 12.95% |
| Ruth town | 329 | 333 | 4 | 1.22% |
| Rutherford College town | 1,293 | 1,277 | -16 | -1.24% |
| Rutherfordton town | 4,131 | 4,059 | -72 | -1.74% |
| Salemburg town | 469 | 457 | -12 | -2.56% |
| Salisbury city | 26,462 | 31,041 | 4,579 | 17.30% |
| Saluda city | 575 | 591 | 16 | 2.78% |
| Sandy Creek town | 246 | 318 | 72 | 29.27% |
| Sandyfield town | 340 | 334 | -6 | -1.76% |
| Sanford city | 23,220 | 29,922 | 6,702 | 28.86% |
| Saratoga town | 379 | 372 | -7 | -1.85% |
| Sawmills town | 4,921 | 4,931 | 10 | 0.20% |
| Scotland Neck town | 2,362 | 2,141 | -221 | -9.36% |
| Seaboard town | 695 | 606 | -89 | -12.81% |
| Seagrove town | 246 | 260 | 14 | 5.69% |
| Sedalia town | 618 | 688 | 70 | 11.33% |
| Selma town | 5,914 | 7,063 | 1,149 | 19.43% |
| Seven Devils town | 129 | 171 | 42 | 32.56% |
| Seven Springs town | 86 | 85 | -1 | -1.16% |
| Severn town | 263 | 232 | -31 | -11.79% |
| Shallotte town | 1,381 | 2,210 | 829 | 60.03% |
| Sharpsburg town | 2,421 | 2,412 | -9 | -0.37% |
| Shelby city | 19,477 | 21,366 | 1,889 | 9.70% |
| Siler City town | 6,966 | 8,747 | 1,781 | 25.57% |
| Simpson village | 464 | 468 | 4 | 0.86% |
| Sims town | 128 | 124 | -4 | -3.12% |
| Smithfield town | 11,510 | 13,201 | 1,691 | 14.69% |
| Snow Hill town | 1,514 | 1,553 | 39 | 2.58% |
| Southern Pines town | 10,918 | 12,862 | 1,944 | 17.81% |
| Southern Shores town | 2,201 | 2,621 | 420 | 19.08% |
| Southport city | 2,351 | 3,242 | 891 | 37.90% |
| Sparta town | 1,817 | 1,764 | -53 | -2.92% |
| Speed town | 70 | 65 | -5 | -7.14% |
| Spencer Mountain town | 51 | 69 | 18 | 35.29% |
| Spencer town | 3,355 | 3,402 | 47 | 1.40% |
| Spindale town | 4,022 | 3,823 | -199 | -4.95% |
| Spring Hope town | 1,261 | 1,306 | 45 | 3.57% |
| Spring Lake town | 8,098 | 12,313 | 4,215 | 52.05% |
| Spruce Pine town | 2,030 | 1,954 | -76 | -3.74% |
| St. Helena village | 395 | 530 | 135 | 34.18% |
| St. James town | 804 | 1,101 | 297 | 36.94% |
| St. Pauls town | 2,137 | 2,033 | -104 | -4.87% |
| Staley town | 347 | 368 | 21 | 6.05% |
| Stallings town | 3,189 | 9,356 | 6,167 | 193.38% |
| Stanfield town | 1,113 | 1,117 | 4 | 0.36% |
| Stanley town | 3,053 | 3,211 | 158 | 5.18% |
| Stantonsburg town | 726 | 728 | 2 | 0.28% |
| Star town | 807 | 796 | -11 | -1.36% |
| Statesville city | 23,320 | 26,644 | 3,324 | 14.25% |
| Stedman town | 664 | 708 | 44 | 6.63% |
| Stem town | 229 | 282 | 53 | 23.14% |
| Stokesdale town | 3,267 | 3,825 | 558 | 17.08% |
| Stoneville town | 1,002 | 971 | -31 | -3.09% |
| Stonewall town | 285 | 262 | -23 | -8.07% |
| Stovall town | 376 | 395 | 19 | 5.05% |
| Sugar Mountain village | 226 | 210 | -16 | -7.08% |
| Summerfield town | 7,018 | 7,753 | 735 | 10.47% |
| Sunset Beach town | 1,824 | 2,658 | 834 | 45.72% |
| Surf City town | 1,393 | 2,061 | 668 | 47.95% |
| Swansboro town | 1,426 | 2,039 | 613 | 42.99% |
| Swepsonville town | 922 | 1,089 | 167 | 18.11% |
| Sylva town | 2,435 | 2,457 | 22 | 0.90% |
| Tabor City town | 2,509 | 2,749 | 240 | 9.57% |
| Tar Heel town | 70 | 67 | -3 | -4.29% |
| Tarboro town | 11,138 | 10,035 | -1,103 | -9.90% |
| Taylorsville town | 1,799 | 1,814 | 15 | 0.83% |
| Taylortown town | 845 | 896 | 51 | 6.04% |
| Teachey town | 245 | 291 | 46 | 18.78% |
| Thomasville city | 19,788 | 26,615 | 6,827 | 34.50% |
| Tobaccoville village | 2,209 | 2,778 | 569 | 25.76% |
| Topsail Beach town | 471 | 581 | 110 | 23.35% |
| Trent Woods town | 4,192 | 4,024 | -168 | -4.01% |
| Trenton town | 206 | 243 | 37 | 17.96% |
| Trinity city | 6,690 | 7,001 | 311 | 4.65% |
| Troutman town | 1,592 | 1,998 | 406 | 25.50% |
| Troy town | 3,430 | 3,462 | 32 | 0.93% |
| Tryon town | 1,760 | 1,709 | -51 | -2.90% |
| Turkey town | 262 | 272 | 10 | 3.82% |
| Unionville town | 4,797 | 8,116 | 3,319 | 69.19% |
| Valdese town | 4,485 | 4,542 | 57 | 1.27% |
| Vanceboro town | 898 | 861 | -37 | -4.12% |
| Vandemere town | 289 | 266 | -23 | -7.96% |
| Varnamtown town | 481 | 605 | 124 | 25.78% |
| Vass town | 750 | 811 | 61 | 8.13% |
| Waco town | 328 | 327 | -1 | -0.30% |
| Wade town | 480 | 562 | 82 | 17.08% |
| Wadesboro town | 3,552 | 5,182 | 1,630 | 45.89% |
| Wagram town | 801 | 765 | -36 | -4.49% |
| Wake Forest town | 12,588 | 27,915 | 15,327 | 121.76% |
| Walkertown town | 4,009 | 4,767 | 758 | 18.91% |
| Wallace town | 3,344 | 3,565 | 221 | 6.61% |
| Walnut Cove town | 1,465 | 1,590 | 125 | 8.53% |
| Walnut Creek village | 859 | 848 | -11 | -1.28% |
| Walstonburg town | 224 | 225 | 1 | 0.45% |
| Warrenton town | 811 | 835 | 24 | 2.96% |
| Warsaw town | 3,051 | 3,178 | 127 | 4.16% |
| Washington city | 9,583 | 10,176 | 593 | 6.19% |
| Washington Park town | 440 | 450 | 10 | 2.27% |
| Watha town | 151 | 253 | 102 | 67.55% |
| Waxhaw town | 2,625 | 4,217 | 1,592 | 60.65% |
| Waynesville town | 9,232 | 10,191 | 959 | 10.39% |
| Weaverville town | 2,416 | 3,099 | 683 | 28.27% |
| Webster town | 486 | 405 | -81 | -16.67% |
| Weddington town | 6,696 | 10,119 | 3,423 | 51.12% |
| Weldon town | 1,374 | 1,653 | 279 | 20.31% |
| Wendell town | 4,247 | 5,488 | 1,241 | 29.22% |
| Wentworth town | 2,779 | 2,758 | -21 | -0.76% |
| Wesley Chapel village | 2,549 | 4,121 | 1,572 | 61.67% |
| West Jefferson town | 1,081 | 1,135 | 54 | 5.00% |
| Whispering Pines village | 2,090 | 2,169 | 79 | 3.78% |
| Whitakers town | 799 | 769 | -30 | -3.75% |
| White Lake town | 529 | 607 | 78 | 14.74% |
| Whiteville city | 5,148 | 5,222 | 74 | 1.44% |
| Whitsett town | 686 | 735 | 49 | 7.14% |
| Wilkesboro town | 3,159 | 3,128 | -31 | -0.98% |
| Williamston town | 5,843 | 5,364 | -479 | -8.20% |
| Wilmington city | 75,838 | 101,350 | 25,512 | 33.64% |
| Wilson city | 44,405 | 48,723 | 4,318 | 9.72% |
| Wilson's Mills town | 1,291 | 1,716 | 425 | 32.92% |
| Windsor town | 2,283 | 3,028 | 745 | 32.63% |
| Winfall town | 554 | 586 | 32 | 5.78% |
| Wingate town | 2,406 | 3,974 | 1,568 | 65.17% |
| Winston-Salem city | 185,776 | 229,828 | 44,052 | 23.71% |
| Winterville town | 4,791 | 4,881 | 90 | 1.88% |
| Winton town | 956 | 892 | -64 | -6.69% |
| Woodfin town | 3,162 | 5,832 | 2,670 | 84.44% |
| Woodland town | 833 | 748 | -85 | -10.20% |
| Wrightsville Beach town | 2,593 | 2,652 | 59 | 2.28% |
| Yadkinville town | 2,818 | 2,825 | 7 | 0.25% |
| Yanceyville town | 2,091 | 2,236 | 145 | 6.93% |
| Youngsville town | 651 | 786 | 135 | 20.74% |
| Zebulon town | 4,046 | 4,875 | 829 | 20.49% |
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
