North Carolina Gazetteer
| Name | County | Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | City of Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 910,458 |
| 2. | City of Raleigh | Wake | 480,766 |
| 3. | City of Greensboro | Guilford | 303,787 |
| 4. | City of Durham | Durham | 296,031 |
| 5. | City of Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 253,749 |
| 6. | City of Fayetteville | Cumberland | 209,478 |
| 7. | Town of Cary | Wake | 181,124 |
| 8. | City of Wilmington | New Hanover | 119,306 |
| 9. | City of High Point | Guilford | 114,932 |
| 10. | City of Concord | Cabarrus | 110,240 |
| 11. | City of Asheville | Buncombe | 97,358 |
| 12. | City of Greenville | Pitt | 87,812 |
| 13. | City of Gastonia | Gaston | 81,325 |
| 14. | City of Jacksonville | Onslow | 73,477 |
| 15. | Town of Apex | Wake | 65,833 |
| 16. | Town of Huntersville | Mecklenburg | 64,508 |
| 17. | Town of Chapel Hill | Orange | 63,360 |
| 18. | City of Burlington | Alamance | 58,691 |
| 19. | City of Kannapolis | Cabarrus | 56,846 |
| 20. | City of Rocky Mount | Nash | 53,765 |
