North Carolina Gazetteer
| Name | County | Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | City of Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 880,019 |
| 2. | City of Raleigh | Wake | 476,639 |
| 3. | City of Greensboro | Guilford | 295,160 |
| 4. | City of Durham | Durham | 280,657 |
| 5. | City of Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 253,459 |
| 6. | City of Fayetteville | Cumberland | 212,578 |
| 7. | Town of Cary | Wake | 175,023 |
| 8. | City of Wilmington | New Hanover | 126,681 |
| 9. | City of High Point | Guilford | 113,324 |
| 10. | City of Concord | Cabarrus | 105,350 |
| 11. | City of Asheville | Buncombe | 96,846 |
| 12. | City of Greenville | Pitt | 95,022 |
| 13. | City of Gastonia | Gaston | 80,823 |
| 14. | City of Jacksonville | Onslow | 77,734 |
| 15. | Town of Chapel Hill | Orange | 63,926 |
| 16. | Town of Huntersville | Mecklenburg | 60,648 |
| 17. | City of Burlington | Alamance | 59,321 |
| 18. | Town of Apex | Wake | 57,604 |
| 19. | City of Rocky Mount | Nash | 56,282 |
| 20. | City of Kannapolis | Cabarrus | 53,205 |
