North Carolina Gazetteer
| Name | County | Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | City of Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 944,711 |
| 2. | City of Raleigh | Wake | 489,422 |
| 3. | City of Greensboro | Guilford | 306,764 |
| 4. | City of Durham | Durham | 305,099 |
| 5. | City of Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 258,100 |
| 6. | City of Fayetteville | Cumberland | 210,837 |
| 7. | Town of Cary | Wake | 184,267 |
| 8. | City of Wilmington | New Hanover | 126,562 |
| 9. | City of Concord | Cabarrus | 117,194 |
| 10. | City of High Point | Guilford | 116,435 |
| 11. | City of Asheville | Buncombe | 99,396 |
| 12. | City of Greenville | Pitt | 89,849 |
| 13. | City of Gastonia | Gaston | 83,917 |
| 14. | Town of Apex | Wake | 76,959 |
| 15. | City of Jacksonville | Onslow | 73,342 |
| 16. | Town of Huntersville | Mecklenburg | 66,362 |
| 17. | Town of Chapel Hill | Orange | 63,949 |
| 18. | City of Burlington | Alamance | 62,277 |
| 19. | City of Kannapolis | Cabarrus | 60,858 |
| 20. | Town of Wake Forest | Wake | 58,916 |
