| Area | Census 2000 | 7/1/2008 | Absolute Change | Relative Change |
| North Carolina | 8,049,313 | 9,222,414 | 1,173,101 | 14.57% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen town | 3,400 | 5,627 | 2,227 | 65.50% |
| Ahoskie town | 4,523 | 4,259 | -264 | -5.84% |
| Alamance village | 310 | 357 | 47 | 15.16% |
| Albemarle city | 15,680 | 15,522 | -158 | -1.01% |
| Alliance town | 781 | 725 | -56 | -7.17% |
| Andrews town | 1,602 | 1,703 | 101 | 6.30% |
| Angier town | 3,419 | 4,344 | 925 | 27.05% |
| Ansonville town | 636 | 595 | -41 | -6.45% |
| Apex town | 20,212 | 33,075 | 12,863 | 63.64% |
| Arapahoe town | 436 | 405 | -31 | -7.11% |
| Archdale city | 9,014 | 9,332 | 318 | 3.53% |
| Asheboro city | 21,672 | 24,609 | 2,937 | 13.55% |
| Asheville city | 68,889 | 74,543 | 5,654 | 8.21% |
| Askewville town | 180 | 165 | -15 | -8.33% |
| Atkinson town | 236 | 270 | 34 | 14.41% |
| Atlantic Beach town | 1,781 | 1,815 | 34 | 1.91% |
| Aulander town | 888 | 843 | -45 | -5.07% |
| Aurora town | 583 | 597 | 14 | 2.40% |
| Autryville town | 196 | 204 | 8 | 4.08% |
| Ayden town | 4,622 | 5,005 | 383 | 8.29% |
| Badin town | 1,154 | 1,318 | 164 | 14.21% |
| Bailey town | 670 | 684 | 14 | 2.09% |
| Bakersville town | 357 | 350 | -7 | -1.96% |
| Bald Head Island village | 173 | 292 | 119 | 68.79% |
| Banner Elk town | 811 | 900 | 89 | 10.97% |
| Bath town | 275 | 268 | -7 | -2.55% |
| Bayboro town | 741 | 689 | -52 | -7.02% |
| Bear Grass town | 53 | 61 | 8 | 15.09% |
| Beaufort town | 3,771 | 4,189 | 418 | 11.08% |
| Beech Mountain town | 310 | 338 | 28 | 9.03% |
| Belhaven town | 1,968 | 2,035 | 67 | 3.40% |
| Belmont city | 8,705 | 9,374 | 669 | 7.69% |
| Belville town | 285 | 1,263 | 978 | 343.16% |
| Belwood town | 962 | 1,018 | 56 | 5.82% |
| Benson town | 2,923 | 3,495 | 572 | 19.57% |
| Bermuda Run town | 1,431 | 1,572 | 141 | 9.85% |
| Bessemer City city | 5,119 | 5,562 | 443 | 8.65% |
| Bethania town | 354 | 401 | 47 | 13.28% |
| Bethel town | 1,681 | 1,743 | 62 | 3.69% |
| Beulaville town | 1,067 | 1,140 | 73 | 6.84% |
| Biltmore Forest town | 1,440 | 1,559 | 119 | 8.26% |
| Biscoe town | 1,700 | 1,672 | -28 | -1.65% |
| Black Creek town | 714 | 697 | -17 | -2.38% |
| Black Mountain town | 7,511 | 7,877 | 366 | 4.87% |
| Bladenboro town | 1,718 | 1,672 | -46 | -2.68% |
| Blowing Rock town | 1,418 | 1,490 | 72 | 5.08% |
| Boardman town | 202 | 197 | -5 | -2.48% |
| Bogue town | 590 | 577 | -13 | -2.20% |
| Boiling Spring Lakes city | 2,972 | 4,686 | 1,714 | 57.67% |
| Boiling Springs town | 3,866 | 3,881 | 15 | 0.39% |
| Bolivia town | 148 | 188 | 40 | 27.03% |
| Bolton town | 494 | 491 | -3 | -0.61% |
| Boone town | 13,472 | 13,945 | 473 | 3.51% |
| Boonville town | 1,138 | 1,116 | -22 | -1.93% |
| Bostic town | 328 | 321 | -7 | -2.13% |
| Brevard city | 6,789 | 6,716 | -73 | -1.08% |
| Bridgeton town | 328 | 321 | -7 | -2.13% |
| Broadway town | 1,015 | 1,154 | 139 | 13.69% |
| Brookford town | 434 | 427 | -7 | -1.61% |
| Brunswick town | 360 | 430 | 70 | 19.44% |
| Bryson City town | 1,411 | 1,374 | -37 | -2.62% |
| Bunn town | 357 | 409 | 52 | 14.57% |
| Burgaw town | 3,337 | 4,275 | 938 | 28.11% |
| Burlington city | 44,917 | 50,857 | 5,940 | 13.22% |
| Burnsville town | 1,623 | 1,637 | 14 | 0.86% |
| Cajah's Mountain town | 2,683 | 2,688 | 5 | 0.19% |
| Calabash town | 711 | 1,419 | 708 | 99.58% |
| Calypso town | 410 | 479 | 69 | 16.83% |
| Cameron town | 151 | 303 | 152 | 100.66% |
| Candor town | 825 | 840 | 15 | 1.82% |
| Canton town | 4,029 | 3,867 | -162 | -4.02% |
| Cape Carteret town | 1,214 | 1,389 | 175 | 14.42% |
| Carolina Beach town | 4,701 | 5,864 | 1,163 | 24.74% |
| Carolina Shores town | 1,482 | 2,995 | 1,513 | 102.09% |
| Carrboro town | 16,782 | 18,162 | 1,380 | 8.22% |
| Carthage town | 1,871 | 2,033 | 162 | 8.66% |
| Cary town | 94,536 | 129,545 | 35,009 | 37.03% |
| Casar town | 308 | 311 | 3 | 0.97% |
| Castalia town | 340 | 353 | 13 | 3.82% |
| Caswell Beach town | 370 | 471 | 101 | 27.30% |
| Catawba town | 698 | 808 | 110 | 15.76% |
| Cedar Point town | 929 | 966 | 37 | 3.98% |
| Cedar Rock village | 315 | 321 | 6 | 1.90% |
| Centerville town | 99 | 114 | 15 | 15.15% |
| Cerro Gordo town | 244 | 237 | -7 | -2.87% |
| Chadbourn town | 2,129 | 2,059 | -70 | -3.29% |
| Chapel Hill town | 48,715 | 52,542 | 3,827 | 7.86% |
| Charlotte city | 540,828 | 687,456 | 146,628 | 27.11% |
| Cherryville city | 5,361 | 5,627 | 266 | 4.96% |
| Chimney Rock village | 175 | 174 | -1 | -0.57% |
| China Grove town | 3,616 | 3,748 | 132 | 3.65% |
| Chocowinity town | 733 | 720 | -13 | -1.77% |
| Claremont city | 1,038 | 1,144 | 106 | 10.21% |
| Clarkton town | 705 | 687 | -18 | -2.55% |
| Clayton town | 6,973 | 15,841 | 8,868 | 127.18% |
| Clemmons village | 13,827 | 17,234 | 3,407 | 24.64% |
| Cleveland town | 808 | 838 | 30 | 3.71% |
| Clinton city | 8,600 | 8,868 | 268 | 3.12% |
| Clyde town | 1,324 | 1,321 | -3 | -0.23% |
| Coats town | 1,845 | 2,134 | 289 | 15.66% |
| Cofield village | 347 | 324 | -23 | -6.63% |
| Colerain town | 221 | 201 | -20 | -9.05% |
| Columbia town | 819 | 803 | -16 | -1.95% |
| Columbus town | 992 | 975 | -17 | -1.71% |
| Como town | 78 | 74 | -4 | -5.13% |
| Concord city | 55,977 | 66,311 | 10,334 | 18.46% |
| Conetoe town | 365 | 328 | -37 | -10.14% |
| Connelly Springs town | 1,814 | 1,878 | 64 | 3.53% |
| Conover city | 6,604 | 7,286 | 682 | 10.33% |
| Conway town | 734 | 665 | -69 | -9.40% |
| Cooleemee town | 905 | 978 | 73 | 8.07% |
| Cornelius town | 11,969 | 24,487 | 12,518 | 104.59% |
| Cove City town | 433 | 412 | -21 | -4.85% |
| Cramerton town | 2,976 | 3,144 | 168 | 5.65% |
| Creedmoor city | 2,232 | 3,684 | 1,452 | 65.05% |
| Creswell town | 278 | 259 | -19 | -6.83% |
| Crossnore town | 242 | 227 | -15 | -6.20% |
| Dallas town | 3,402 | 3,801 | 399 | 11.73% |
| Danbury town | 108 | 112 | 4 | 3.70% |
| Davidson town | 7,139 | 10,305 | 3,166 | 44.35% |
| Denton town | 1,450 | 1,486 | 36 | 2.48% |
| Dillsboro town | 205 | 208 | 3 | 1.46% |
| Dobbins Heights town | 936 | 876 | -60 | -6.41% |
| Dobson town | 1,457 | 1,458 | 1 | 0.07% |
| Dortches town | 809 | 871 | 62 | 7.66% |
| Dover town | 443 | 418 | -25 | -5.64% |
| Drexel town | 1,938 | 1,882 | -56 | -2.89% |
| Dublin town | 250 | 243 | -7 | -2.80% |
| Dunn city | 9,196 | 10,029 | 833 | 9.06% |
| Durham city | 187,035 | 223,284 | 36,249 | 19.38% |
| Earl town | 234 | 234 | 0 | 0.00% |
| East Arcadia town | 524 | 515 | -9 | -1.72% |
| East Bend town | 659 | 665 | 6 | 0.91% |
| East Laurinburg town | 295 | 279 | -16 | -5.42% |
| East Spencer town | 1,755 | 1,791 | 36 | 2.05% |
| Eden city | 15,908 | 15,469 | -439 | -2.76% |
| Edenton town | 5,394 | 4,966 | -428 | -7.93% |
| Elizabeth City city | 17,188 | 20,025 | 2,837 | 16.51% |
| Elizabethtown town | 3,698 | 3,714 | 16 | 0.43% |
| Elk Park town | 459 | 429 | -30 | -6.54% |
| Elkin town | 4,109 | 4,108 | -1 | -0.02% |
| Ellenboro town | 479 | 466 | -13 | -2.71% |
| Ellerbe town | 1,021 | 982 | -39 | -3.82% |
| Elm City town | 1,165 | 1,373 | 208 | 17.85% |
| Emerald Isle town | 3,488 | 3,641 | 153 | 4.39% |
| Enfield town | 2,347 | 2,348 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Erwin town | 4,537 | 4,829 | 292 | 6.44% |
| Eureka town | 244 | 239 | -5 | -2.05% |
| Everetts town | 179 | 149 | -30 | -16.76% |
| Fair Bluff town | 1,181 | 1,141 | -40 | -3.39% |
| Fairmont town | 2,604 | 2,730 | 126 | 4.84% |
| Faison town | 744 | 789 | 45 | 6.05% |
| Faith town | 695 | 714 | 19 | 2.73% |
| Falcon town | 328 | 343 | 15 | 4.57% |
| Falkland town | 112 | 113 | 1 | 0.89% |
| Fallston town | 603 | 608 | 5 | 0.83% |
| Farmville town | 4,302 | 4,615 | 313 | 7.28% |
| Fayetteville city | 121,015 | 174,091 | 53,076 | 43.86% |
| Flat Rock village | 2,565 | 2,910 | 345 | 13.45% |
| Fletcher town | 4,185 | 4,714 | 529 | 12.64% |
| Forest City town | 7,549 | 7,172 | -377 | -4.99% |
| Forest Hills village | 330 | 332 | 2 | 0.61% |
| Fountain town | 533 | 531 | -2 | -0.38% |
| Four Oaks town | 1,424 | 2,053 | 629 | 44.17% |
| Foxfire village | 474 | 488 | 14 | 2.95% |
| Franklin town | 3,490 | 3,967 | 477 | 13.67% |
| Franklinton town | 1,745 | 1,985 | 240 | 13.75% |
| Franklinville town | 1,258 | 1,301 | 43 | 3.42% |
| Fremont town | 1,463 | 1,430 | -33 | -2.26% |
| Fuquay-Varina town | 7,898 | 17,002 | 9,104 | 115.27% |
| Gamewell town | 3,644 | 3,872 | 228 | 6.26% |
| Garland town | 808 | 835 | 27 | 3.34% |
| Garner town | 17,757 | 27,138 | 9,381 | 52.83% |
| Garysburg town | 1,254 | 1,133 | -121 | -9.65% |
| Gaston town | 973 | 881 | -92 | -9.46% |
| Gastonia city | 66,277 | 72,505 | 6,228 | 9.40% |
| Gatesville town | 281 | 312 | 31 | 11.03% |
| Gibson town | 584 | 552 | -32 | -5.48% |
| Gibsonville town | 4,372 | 4,738 | 366 | 8.37% |
| Glen Alpine town | 1,090 | 1,084 | -6 | -0.55% |
| Godwin town | 112 | 115 | 3 | 2.68% |
| Goldsboro city | 39,043 | 37,597 | -1,446 | -3.70% |
| Goldston town | 319 | 379 | 60 | 18.81% |
| Graham city | 12,833 | 14,533 | 1,700 | 13.25% |
| Grandfather village | 73 | 69 | -4 | -5.48% |
| Granite Falls town | 4,612 | 4,610 | -2 | -0.04% |
| Granite Quarry town | 2,175 | 2,272 | 97 | 4.46% |
| Green Level town | 2,042 | 2,149 | 107 | 5.24% |
| Greenevers town | 560 | 595 | 35 | 6.25% |
| Greensboro city | 223,891 | 250,642 | 26,751 | 11.95% |
| Greenville city | 60,476 | 79,629 | 19,153 | 31.67% |
| Grifton town | 2,073 | 2,240 | 167 | 8.06% |
| Grimesland town | 440 | 472 | 32 | 7.27% |
| Grover town | 698 | 697 | -1 | -0.14% |
| Halifax town | 344 | 328 | -16 | -4.65% |
| Hamilton town | 516 | 467 | -49 | -9.50% |
| Hamlet city | 6,018 | 5,807 | -211 | -3.51% |
| Harmony town | 526 | 636 | 110 | 20.91% |
| Harrells town | 187 | 213 | 26 | 13.90% |
| Harrellsville town | 102 | 94 | -8 | -7.84% |
| Harrisburg town | 4,493 | 5,819 | 1,326 | 29.51% |
| Hassell town | 72 | 68 | -4 | -5.56% |
| Havelock city | 22,442 | 21,764 | -678 | -3.02% |
| Haw River town | 1,908 | 2,012 | 104 | 5.45% |
| Hayesville town | 297 | 463 | 166 | 55.89% |
| Hemby Bridge town | 897 | 1,931 | 1,034 | 115.27% |
| Henderson city | 16,095 | 15,850 | -245 | -1.52% |
| Hendersonville city | 10,420 | 12,005 | 1,585 | 15.21% |
| Hertford town | 2,070 | 2,185 | 115 | 5.56% |
| Hickory city | 37,222 | 41,305 | 4,083 | 10.97% |
| High Point city | 85,839 | 101,835 | 15,996 | 18.63% |
| High Shoals town | 729 | 802 | 73 | 10.01% |
| Highlands town | 909 | 951 | 42 | 4.62% |
| Hildebran town | 1,472 | 1,841 | 369 | 25.07% |
| Hillsborough town | 5,446 | 5,653 | 207 | 3.80% |
| Hobgood town | 404 | 378 | -26 | -6.44% |
| Hoffman town | 624 | 599 | -25 | -4.01% |
| Holden Beach town | 787 | 850 | 63 | 8.01% |
| Holly Ridge town | 831 | 908 | 77 | 9.27% |
| Holly Springs town | 9,192 | 20,870 | 11,678 | 127.05% |
| Hookerton town | 467 | 493 | 26 | 5.57% |
| Hope Mills town | 11,237 | 13,262 | 2,025 | 18.02% |
| Hot Springs town | 645 | 638 | -7 | -1.09% |
| Hudson town | 3,078 | 3,045 | -33 | -1.07% |
| Huntersville town | 24,960 | 44,054 | 19,094 | 76.50% |
| Indian Beach town | 95 | 92 | -3 | -3.16% |
| Indian Trail town | 11,905 | 18,976 | 7,071 | 59.40% |
| Jackson town | 695 | 643 | -52 | -7.48% |
| Jacksonville city | 66,715 | 76,233 | 9,518 | 14.27% |
| Jamestown town | 3,088 | 3,212 | 124 | 4.02% |
| Jamesville town | 502 | 453 | -49 | -9.76% |
| Jefferson town | 1,422 | 1,348 | -74 | -5.20% |
| Jonesville town | 1,464 | 2,270 | 806 | 55.05% |
| Kannapolis city | 36,910 | 42,521 | 5,611 | 15.20% |
| Kelford town | 245 | 224 | -21 | -8.57% |
| Kenansville town | 1,149 | 1,182 | 33 | 2.87% |
| Kenly town | 1,569 | 1,945 | 376 | 23.96% |
| Kernersville town | 17,126 | 22,392 | 5,266 | 30.75% |
| Kill Devil Hills town | 5,897 | 6,642 | 745 | 12.63% |
| King city | 5,952 | 6,906 | 954 | 16.03% |
| Kings Mountain city | 9,693 | 11,175 | 1,482 | 15.29% |
| Kingstown town | 845 | 847 | 2 | 0.24% |
| Kinston city | 23,688 | 22,360 | -1,328 | -5.61% |
| Kittrell town | 148 | 145 | -3 | -2.03% |
| Kitty Hawk town | 2,991 | 3,260 | 269 | 8.99% |
| Knightdale town | 5,958 | 8,174 | 2,216 | 37.19% |
| Kure Beach town | 1,507 | 2,519 | 1,012 | 67.15% |
| La Grange town | 2,844 | 2,757 | -87 | -3.06% |
| Lake Lure town | 1,027 | 1,012 | -15 | -1.46% |
| Lake Park village | 2,093 | 2,955 | 862 | 41.18% |
| Lake Santeetlah town | 67 | 62 | -5 | -7.46% |
| Lake Waccamaw town | 1,411 | 1,445 | 34 | 2.41% |
| Landis town | 2,996 | 3,127 | 131 | 4.37% |
| Lansing town | 151 | 147 | -4 | -2.65% |
| Lasker town | 103 | 90 | -13 | -12.62% |
| Lattimore town | 419 | 419 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Laurel Park town | 1,835 | 2,161 | 326 | 17.77% |
| Laurinburg city | 15,874 | 15,548 | -326 | -2.05% |
| Lawndale town | 642 | 633 | -9 | -1.40% |
| Leggett town | 77 | 69 | -8 | -10.39% |
| Leland town | 1,938 | 5,094 | 3,156 | 162.85% |
| Lenoir city | 16,793 | 17,890 | 1,097 | 6.53% |
| Lewiston Woodville town | 613 | 563 | -50 | -8.16% |
| Lewisville town | 8,826 | 12,878 | 4,052 | 45.91% |
| Lexington city | 19,953 | 20,407 | 454 | 2.28% |
| Liberty town | 2,661 | 2,731 | 70 | 2.63% |
| Lilesville town | 459 | 424 | -35 | -7.63% |
| Lillington town | 2,915 | 3,283 | 368 | 12.62% |
| Lincolnton city | 9,965 | 10,859 | 894 | 8.97% |
| Linden town | 127 | 134 | 7 | 5.51% |
| Littleton town | 692 | 646 | -46 | -6.65% |
| Locust city | 2,416 | 2,637 | 221 | 9.15% |
| Long View town | 4,722 | 4,944 | 222 | 4.70% |
| Louisburg town | 3,111 | 3,785 | 674 | 21.67% |
| Love Valley town | 30 | 58 | 28 | 93.33% |
| Lowell city | 2,662 | 2,794 | 132 | 4.96% |
| Lucama town | 847 | 854 | 7 | 0.83% |
| Lumber Bridge town | 118 | 120 | 2 | 1.69% |
| Lumberton city | 20,795 | 22,006 | 1,211 | 5.82% |
| Macclesfield town | 458 | 408 | -50 | -10.92% |
| Macon town | 115 | 106 | -9 | -7.83% |
| Madison town | 2,262 | 2,255 | -7 | -0.31% |
| Maggie Valley town | 607 | 815 | 208 | 34.27% |
| Magnolia town | 932 | 989 | 57 | 6.12% |
| Maiden town | 3,282 | 3,501 | 219 | 6.67% |
| Manteo town | 1,052 | 1,301 | 249 | 23.67% |
| Marietta town | 164 | 169 | 5 | 3.05% |
| Marion city | 4,943 | 5,144 | 201 | 4.07% |
| Mars Hill town | 1,764 | 1,772 | 8 | 0.45% |
| Marshall town | 840 | 832 | -8 | -0.95% |
| Marshville town | 2,360 | 3,208 | 848 | 35.93% |
| Marvin village | 1,039 | 1,970 | 931 | 89.61% |
| Matthews town | 22,127 | 26,901 | 4,774 | 21.58% |
| Maxton town | 2,551 | 2,696 | 145 | 5.68% |
| Mayodan town | 2,417 | 2,581 | 164 | 6.79% |
| Maysville town | 1,002 | 959 | -43 | -4.29% |
| McAdenville town | 619 | 664 | 45 | 7.27% |
| McDonald town | 119 | 106 | -13 | -10.92% |
| McFarlan town | 89 | 83 | -6 | -6.74% |
| Mebane city | 7,284 | 10,624 | 3,340 | 45.85% |
| Mesic town | 257 | 238 | -19 | -7.39% |
| Micro town | 454 | 537 | 83 | 18.28% |
| Middleburg town | 162 | 160 | -2 | -1.23% |
| Middlesex town | 838 | 858 | 20 | 2.39% |
| Milton town | 132 | 124 | -8 | -6.06% |
| Mineral Springs town | 1,370 | 2,778 | 1,408 | 102.77% |
| Minnesott Beach town | 311 | 359 | 48 | 15.43% |
| Mint Hill town | 14,922 | 20,369 | 5,447 | 36.50% |
| Mocksville town | 4,178 | 4,641 | 463 | 11.08% |
| Momeyer town | 291 | 303 | 12 | 4.12% |
| Monroe city | 26,228 | 32,543 | 6,315 | 24.08% |
| Montreat town | 630 | 696 | 66 | 10.48% |
| Mooresboro town | 314 | 331 | 17 | 5.41% |
| Mooresville town | 18,823 | 21,954 | 3,131 | 16.63% |
| Morehead City town | 7,691 | 9,513 | 1,822 | 23.69% |
| Morganton city | 17,310 | 17,194 | -116 | -0.67% |
| Morrisville town | 5,208 | 13,699 | 8,491 | 163.04% |
| Morven town | 579 | 541 | -38 | -6.56% |
| Mount Airy city | 8,484 | 9,501 | 1,017 | 11.99% |
| Mount Gilead town | 1,389 | 1,396 | 7 | 0.50% |
| Mount Holly city | 9,618 | 10,081 | 463 | 4.81% |
| Mount Olive town | 4,567 | 4,389 | -178 | -3.90% |
| Mount Pleasant town | 1,259 | 1,632 | 373 | 29.63% |
| Murfreesboro town | 2,045 | 2,380 | 335 | 16.38% |
| Murphy town | 1,568 | 1,559 | -9 | -0.57% |
| Nags Head town | 2,700 | 3,016 | 316 | 11.70% |
| Nashville town | 4,309 | 4,538 | 229 | 5.31% |
| Navassa town | 479 | 1,847 | 1,368 | 285.59% |
| New Bern city | 23,128 | 28,586 | 5,458 | 23.60% |
| New London town | 326 | 612 | 286 | 87.73% |
| Newland town | 704 | 655 | -49 | -6.96% |
| Newport town | 3,349 | 4,298 | 949 | 28.34% |
| Newton city | 12,560 | 13,372 | 812 | 6.46% |
| Newton Grove town | 606 | 630 | 24 | 3.96% |
| Norlina town | 1,107 | 1,019 | -88 | -7.95% |
| Norman town | 72 | 82 | 10 | 13.89% |
| North Topsail Beach town | 843 | 955 | 112 | 13.29% |
| North Wilkesboro town | 4,116 | 4,158 | 42 | 1.02% |
| Northwest city | 671 | 944 | 273 | 40.69% |
| Norwood town | 2,216 | 2,415 | 199 | 8.98% |
| Oak City town | 339 | 337 | -2 | -0.59% |
| Oak Island town | 6,571 | 8,180 | 1,609 | 24.49% |
| Oak Ridge town | 3,988 | 4,587 | 599 | 15.02% |
| Oakboro town | 1,198 | 1,168 | -30 | -2.50% |
| Ocean Isle Beach town | 426 | 528 | 102 | 23.94% |
| Old Fort town | 963 | 959 | -4 | -0.42% |
| Oriental town | 875 | 815 | -60 | -6.86% |
| Orrum town | 79 | 102 | 23 | 29.11% |
| Oxford city | 8,338 | 8,641 | 303 | 3.63% |
| Pantego town | 170 | 167 | -3 | -1.76% |
| Parkton town | 428 | 433 | 5 | 1.17% |
| Parmele town | 290 | 262 | -28 | -9.66% |
| Patterson Springs town | 620 | 613 | -7 | -1.13% |
| Peachland town | 554 | 529 | -25 | -4.51% |
| Peletier town | 487 | 522 | 35 | 7.19% |
| Pembroke town | 2,399 | 2,757 | 358 | 14.92% |
| Pikeville town | 719 | 704 | -15 | -2.09% |
| Pilot Mountain town | 1,281 | 1,272 | -9 | -0.70% |
| Pine Knoll Shores town | 1,524 | 1,547 | 23 | 1.51% |
| Pine Level town | 1,313 | 1,774 | 461 | 35.11% |
| Pinebluff town | 1,109 | 1,391 | 282 | 25.43% |
| Pinehurst village | 9,706 | 12,331 | 2,625 | 27.05% |
| Pinetops town | 1,419 | 1,266 | -153 | -10.78% |
| Pineville town | 3,449 | 6,791 | 3,342 | 96.90% |
| Pink Hill town | 521 | 529 | 8 | 1.54% |
| Pittsboro town | 2,226 | 2,624 | 398 | 17.88% |
| Pleasant Garden town | 4,714 | 5,229 | 515 | 10.92% |
| Plymouth town | 4,107 | 3,863 | -244 | -5.94% |
| Polkton town | 1,195 | 2,871 | 1,676 | 140.25% |
| Polkville city | 535 | 535 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pollocksville town | 269 | 256 | -13 | -4.83% |
| Powellsville town | 259 | 236 | -23 | -8.88% |
| Princeton town | 1,066 | 1,287 | 221 | 20.73% |
| Princeville town | 940 | 1,668 | 728 | 77.45% |
| Proctorville town | 133 | 131 | -2 | -1.50% |
| Raeford city | 3,386 | 3,517 | 131 | 3.87% |
| Raleigh city | 276,093 | 392,552 | 116,459 | 42.18% |
| Ramseur town | 1,588 | 1,755 | 167 | 10.52% |
| Randleman city | 3,557 | 3,686 | 129 | 3.63% |
| Ranlo town | 2,198 | 2,344 | 146 | 6.64% |
| Raynham town | 67 | 74 | 7 | 10.45% |
| Red Oak town | 2,723 | 2,923 | 200 | 7.34% |
| Red Springs town | 3,493 | 3,525 | 32 | 0.92% |
| Reidsville city | 14,485 | 14,871 | 386 | 2.66% |
| Rennert town | 283 | 318 | 35 | 12.37% |
| Rhodhiss town | 366 | 902 | 536 | 146.45% |
| Rich Square town | 931 | 871 | -60 | -6.44% |
| Richfield town | 515 | 514 | -1 | -0.19% |
| Richlands town | 928 | 938 | 10 | 1.08% |
| River Bend town | 2,923 | 3,125 | 202 | 6.91% |
| Roanoke Rapids city | 16,957 | 16,403 | -554 | -3.27% |
| Robbins city | 1,195 | 1,225 | 30 | 2.51% |
| Robbinsville town | 747 | 695 | -52 | -6.96% |
| Robersonville town | 1,731 | 1,553 | -178 | -10.28% |
| Rockingham city | 9,672 | 8,880 | -792 | -8.19% |
| Rockwell town | 1,971 | 2,012 | 41 | 2.08% |
| Rocky Mount city | 55,893 | 57,010 | 1,117 | 2.00% |
| Rolesville town | 907 | 2,844 | 1,937 | 213.56% |
| Ronda town | 460 | 456 | -4 | -0.87% |
| Roper town | 613 | 571 | -42 | -6.85% |
| Rose Hill town | 1,330 | 1,409 | 79 | 5.94% |
| Roseboro town | 1,267 | 1,309 | 42 | 3.31% |
| Rosman town | 490 | 558 | 68 | 13.88% |
| Rowland town | 1,146 | 1,158 | 12 | 1.05% |
| Roxboro city | 8,696 | 8,667 | -29 | -0.33% |
| Roxobel town | 263 | 241 | -22 | -8.37% |
| Rural Hall town | 2,464 | 2,706 | 242 | 9.82% |
| Ruth town | 329 | 321 | -8 | -2.43% |
| Rutherford College town | 1,293 | 1,275 | -18 | -1.39% |
| Rutherfordton town | 4,131 | 4,040 | -91 | -2.20% |
| Salemburg town | 469 | 485 | 16 | 3.41% |
| Salisbury city | 26,462 | 28,972 | 2,510 | 9.49% |
| Saluda city | 575 | 581 | 6 | 1.04% |
| Sandy Creek town | 246 | 308 | 62 | 25.20% |
| Sandyfield town | 340 | 333 | -7 | -2.06% |
| Sanford city | 23,220 | 29,284 | 6,064 | 26.12% |
| Saratoga town | 379 | 369 | -10 | -2.64% |
| Sawmills town | 4,921 | 4,931 | 10 | 0.20% |
| Scotland Neck town | 2,362 | 2,170 | -192 | -8.13% |
| Seaboard town | 695 | 620 | -75 | -10.79% |
| Seagrove town | 246 | 259 | 13 | 5.28% |
| Sedalia town | 618 | 682 | 64 | 10.36% |
| Selma town | 5,914 | 6,948 | 1,034 | 17.48% |
| Seven Devils town | 129 | 169 | 40 | 31.01% |
| Seven Springs town | 86 | 85 | -1 | -1.16% |
| Severn town | 263 | 238 | -25 | -9.51% |
| Shallotte town | 1,381 | 2,169 | 788 | 57.06% |
| Sharpsburg town | 2,421 | 2,405 | -16 | -0.66% |
| Shelby city | 19,477 | 21,449 | 1,972 | 10.12% |
| Siler City town | 6,966 | 8,564 | 1,598 | 22.94% |
| Simpson village | 464 | 463 | -1 | -0.22% |
| Sims town | 128 | 124 | -4 | -3.12% |
| Smithfield town | 11,510 | 12,965 | 1,455 | 12.64% |
| Snow Hill town | 1,514 | 1,564 | 50 | 3.30% |
| Southern Pines town | 10,918 | 12,675 | 1,757 | 16.09% |
| Southern Shores town | 2,201 | 2,587 | 386 | 17.54% |
| Southport city | 2,351 | 3,080 | 729 | 31.01% |
| Sparta town | 1,817 | 1,775 | -42 | -2.31% |
| Speed town | 70 | 66 | -4 | -5.71% |
| Spencer Mountain town | 51 | 68 | 17 | 33.33% |
| Spencer town | 3,355 | 3,390 | 35 | 1.04% |
| Spindale town | 4,022 | 3,878 | -144 | -3.58% |
| Spring Hope town | 1,261 | 1,288 | 27 | 2.14% |
| Spring Lake town | 8,098 | 8,133 | 35 | 0.43% |
| Spruce Pine town | 2,030 | 1,981 | -49 | -2.41% |
| St. Helena village | 395 | 512 | 117 | 29.62% |
| St. James town | 804 | 1,061 | 257 | 31.97% |
| St. Pauls town | 2,137 | 2,041 | -96 | -4.49% |
| Staley town | 347 | 366 | 19 | 5.48% |
| Stallings town | 3,189 | 8,970 | 5,781 | 181.28% |
| Stanfield town | 1,113 | 1,112 | -1 | -0.09% |
| Stanley town | 3,053 | 3,186 | 133 | 4.36% |
| Stantonsburg town | 726 | 707 | -19 | -2.62% |
| Star town | 807 | 792 | -15 | -1.86% |
| Statesville city | 23,320 | 26,414 | 3,094 | 13.27% |
| Stedman town | 664 | 676 | 12 | 1.81% |
| Stem town | 229 | 278 | 49 | 21.40% |
| Stokesdale town | 3,267 | 3,783 | 516 | 15.79% |
| Stoneville town | 1,002 | 974 | -28 | -2.79% |
| Stonewall town | 285 | 265 | -20 | -7.02% |
| Stovall town | 376 | 393 | 17 | 4.52% |
| Sugar Mountain village | 226 | 212 | -14 | -6.19% |
| Summerfield town | 7,018 | 7,693 | 675 | 9.62% |
| Sunset Beach town | 1,824 | 2,602 | 778 | 42.65% |
| Surf City town | 1,393 | 2,057 | 664 | 47.67% |
| Swansboro town | 1,426 | 1,962 | 536 | 37.59% |
| Swepsonville town | 922 | 1,053 | 131 | 14.21% |
| Sylva town | 2,435 | 2,437 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Tabor City town | 2,509 | 2,740 | 231 | 9.21% |
| Tar Heel town | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Tarboro town | 11,138 | 10,257 | -881 | -7.91% |
| Taylorsville town | 1,799 | 1,854 | 55 | 3.06% |
| Taylortown town | 845 | 883 | 38 | 4.50% |
| Teachey town | 245 | 261 | 16 | 6.53% |
| Thomasville city | 19,788 | 26,526 | 6,738 | 34.05% |
| Tobaccoville village | 2,209 | 2,657 | 448 | 20.28% |
| Topsail Beach town | 471 | 581 | 110 | 23.35% |
| Trent Woods town | 4,192 | 3,986 | -206 | -4.91% |
| Trenton town | 206 | 246 | 40 | 19.42% |
| Trinity city | 6,690 | 6,977 | 287 | 4.29% |
| Troutman town | 1,592 | 1,815 | 223 | 14.01% |
| Troy town | 3,430 | 3,415 | -15 | -0.44% |
| Tryon town | 1,760 | 1,708 | -52 | -2.95% |
| Turkey town | 262 | 272 | 10 | 3.82% |
| Unionville town | 4,797 | 7,899 | 3,102 | 64.67% |
| Valdese town | 4,485 | 4,557 | 72 | 1.61% |
| Vanceboro town | 898 | 849 | -49 | -5.46% |
| Vandemere town | 289 | 268 | -21 | -7.27% |
| Varnamtown town | 481 | 593 | 112 | 23.28% |
| Vass town | 750 | 800 | 50 | 6.67% |
| Waco town | 328 | 327 | -1 | -0.30% |
| Wade town | 480 | 535 | 55 | 11.46% |
| Wadesboro town | 3,552 | 5,066 | 1,514 | 42.62% |
| Wagram town | 801 | 775 | -26 | -3.25% |
| Wake Forest town | 12,588 | 27,068 | 14,480 | 115.03% |
| Walkertown town | 4,009 | 4,547 | 538 | 13.42% |
| Wallace town | 3,344 | 3,591 | 247 | 7.39% |
| Walnut Cove town | 1,465 | 1,596 | 131 | 8.94% |
| Walnut Creek village | 859 | 855 | -4 | -0.47% |
| Walstonburg town | 224 | 227 | 3 | 1.34% |
| Warrenton town | 811 | 840 | 29 | 3.58% |
| Warsaw town | 3,051 | 3,173 | 122 | 4.00% |
| Washington city | 9,583 | 10,112 | 529 | 5.52% |
| Washington Park town | 440 | 453 | 13 | 2.95% |
| Watha town | 151 | 230 | 79 | 52.32% |
| Waxhaw town | 2,625 | 3,672 | 1,047 | 39.89% |
| Waynesville town | 9,232 | 9,877 | 645 | 6.99% |
| Weaverville town | 2,416 | 3,084 | 668 | 27.65% |
| Webster town | 486 | 451 | -35 | -7.20% |
| Weddington town | 6,696 | 9,882 | 3,186 | 47.58% |
| Weldon town | 1,374 | 1,669 | 295 | 21.47% |
| Wendell town | 4,247 | 5,300 | 1,053 | 24.79% |
| Wentworth town | 2,779 | 2,756 | -23 | -0.83% |
| Wesley Chapel village | 2,549 | 3,985 | 1,436 | 56.34% |
| West Jefferson town | 1,081 | 1,121 | 40 | 3.70% |
| Whispering Pines village | 2,090 | 2,149 | 59 | 2.82% |
| Whitakers town | 799 | 773 | -26 | -3.25% |
| White Lake town | 529 | 516 | -13 | -2.46% |
| Whiteville city | 5,148 | 5,233 | 85 | 1.65% |
| Whitsett town | 686 | 726 | 40 | 5.83% |
| Wilkesboro town | 3,159 | 3,140 | -19 | -0.60% |
| Williamston town | 5,843 | 5,382 | -461 | -7.89% |
| Wilmington city | 75,838 | 100,192 | 24,354 | 32.11% |
| Wilson city | 44,405 | 48,433 | 4,028 | 9.07% |
| Wilson's Mills town | 1,291 | 1,598 | 307 | 23.78% |
| Windsor town | 2,283 | 2,987 | 704 | 30.84% |
| Winfall town | 554 | 589 | 35 | 6.32% |
| Wingate town | 2,406 | 3,879 | 1,473 | 61.22% |
| Winston-Salem city | 185,776 | 217,600 | 31,824 | 17.13% |
| Winterville town | 4,791 | 4,813 | 22 | 0.46% |
| Winton town | 956 | 896 | -60 | -6.28% |
| Woodfin town | 3,162 | 5,731 | 2,569 | 81.25% |
| Woodland town | 833 | 768 | -65 | -7.80% |
| Wrightsville Beach town | 2,593 | 2,648 | 55 | 2.12% |
| Yadkinville town | 2,818 | 2,863 | 45 | 1.60% |
| Yanceyville town | 2,091 | 2,186 | 95 | 4.54% |
| Youngsville town | 651 | 775 | 124 | 19.05% |
| Zebulon town | 4,046 | 4,732 | 686 | 16.96% |
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau