North Carolina Gazetteer
| Name | County | Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | City of Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 930,043 |
| 2. | City of Raleigh | Wake | 489,761 |
| 3. | City of Greensboro | Guilford | 305,047 |
| 4. | City of Durham | Durham | 303,467 |
| 5. | City of Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 257,371 |
| 6. | City of Fayetteville | Cumberland | 211,377 |
| 7. | Town of Cary | Wake | 184,120 |
| 8. | City of Wilmington | New Hanover | 124,504 |
| 9. | City of High Point | Guilford | 116,366 |
| 10. | City of Concord | Cabarrus | 115,063 |
| 11. | City of Asheville | Buncombe | 97,789 |
| 12. | City of Greenville | Pitt | 89,565 |
| 13. | City of Gastonia | Gaston | 83,639 |
| 14. | Town of Apex | Wake | 74,677 |
| 15. | City of Jacksonville | Onslow | 71,303 |
| 16. | Town of Huntersville | Mecklenburg | 66,033 |
| 17. | Town of Chapel Hill | Orange | 63,576 |
| 18. | City of Burlington | Alamance | 61,673 |
| 19. | City of Kannapolis | Cabarrus | 59,889 |
| 20. | Town of Mooresville | Iredell | 58,467 |
