<P> North Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States . According to the 2010 United States Census, North Carolina is the ninth most populous state with 7007100428020000000 ♠ 10,042,802 inhabitants but the 28th largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km) of land . North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 532 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages . While municipalities may use the name village, town, or city, there is no legal distinction between the names . </P> <P> Below is a list of the 50 largest municipalities in North Carolina according to the 2010 census . Also shown is the 2017 Census estimate . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Population (2017) </Th> <Th> Population (2010) </Th> <Th> Change </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> County </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charlotte † </Td> <Td> 859,035 </Td> <Td> 731,424 </Td> <Td> + 17.45% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Mecklenburg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Raleigh † † </Td> <Td> 464,758 </Td> <Td> 403,892 </Td> <Td> + 15.07% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Wake (seat), Durham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Greensboro † </Td> <Td> 290,222 </Td> <Td> 269,666 </Td> <Td> + 7.62% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Guilford </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Durham † </Td> <Td> 267,743 </Td> <Td> 228,330 </Td> <Td> + 17.26% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Durham (seat), Wake, Orange </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Winston - Salem † </Td> <Td> 244,605 </Td> <Td> 229,618 </Td> <Td> + 6.53% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Forsyth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Fayetteville † </Td> <Td> 209,899 </Td> <Td> 200,564 </Td> <Td> + 4.65% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Cumberland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Cary </Td> <Td> 165,904 </Td> <Td> 135,234 </Td> <Td> + 22.68% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Wake, Chatham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Wilmington † </Td> <Td> 119,045 </Td> <Td> 106,476 </Td> <Td> + 11.80% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> New Hanover </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> High Point </Td> <Td> 111,513 </Td> <Td> 104,371 </Td> <Td> + 6.84% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Greenville † </Td> <Td> 92,156 </Td> <Td> 84,554 </Td> <Td> + 8.99% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Pitt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Concord † </Td> <Td> 92,067 </Td> <Td> 79,066 </Td> <Td> + 16.44% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Cabarrus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Asheville † </Td> <Td> 91,902 </Td> <Td> 85,712 </Td> <Td> + 7.22% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Buncombe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Gastonia † </Td> <Td> 76,593 </Td> <Td> 71,741 </Td> <Td> + 6.76% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Gaston </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Jacksonville † </Td> <Td> 72,447 </Td> <Td> 70,145 </Td> <Td> + 3.28% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Onslow </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Chapel Hill </Td> <Td> 59,862 </Td> <Td> 57,233 </Td> <Td> + 4.59% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Orange, Durham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Huntersville </Td> <Td> 56,212 </Td> <Td> 46,773 </Td> <Td> + 20.18% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Mecklenburg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Rocky Mount </Td> <Td> 54,523 </Td> <Td> 57,477 </Td> <Td> 2999486055291681890 ♠ − 5.14% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Edgecombe, Nash </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Burlington </Td> <Td> 53,077 </Td> <Td> 49,963 </Td> <Td> + 6.23% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Alamance </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Apex </Td> <Td> 50,451 </Td> <Td> 37,476 </Td> <Td> + 34.62% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Wake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Wilson † </Td> <Td> 49,348 </Td> <Td> 49,167 </Td> <Td> + 0.37% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Wilson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Kannapolis </Td> <Td> 48,806 </Td> <Td> 42,625 </Td> <Td> + 14.50% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Cabarrus, Rowan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Wake Forest </Td> <Td> 42,269 </Td> <Td> 30,117 </Td> <Td> + 40.35% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Wake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Hickory </Td> <Td> 40,611 </Td> <Td> 40,010 </Td> <Td> + 1.50% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Catawba, Burke, Caldwell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Indian Trail </Td> <Td> 38,980 </Td> <Td> 33,518 </Td> <Td> + 16.30% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Union </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Mooresville </Td> <Td> 37,820 </Td> <Td> 32,711 </Td> <Td> + 15.62% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Iredell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Holly Springs </Td> <Td> 35,233 </Td> <Td> 24,661 </Td> <Td> + 42.87% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Wake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Goldsboro † </Td> <Td> 35,197 </Td> <Td> 36,437 </Td> <Td> 2999659686582320170 ♠ − 3.40% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Wayne </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Monroe † </Td> <Td> 35,065 </Td> <Td> 32,797 </Td> <Td> + 6.92% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Union </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Salisbury † </Td> <Td> 33,849 </Td> <Td> 33,622 </Td> <Td> + 0.68% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Rowan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Matthews </Td> <Td> 32,117 </Td> <Td> 27,198 </Td> <Td> + 18.09% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Mecklenburg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> New Bern † </Td> <Td> 29,590 </Td> <Td> 29,524 </Td> <Td> + 0.22% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Craven </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Sanford † </Td> <Td> 29,313 </Td> <Td> 28,094 </Td> <Td> + 4.34% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Lee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Cornelius </Td> <Td> 29,191 </Td> <Td> 24,866 </Td> <Td> + 17.39% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Mecklenburg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Garner </Td> <Td> 28,858 </Td> <Td> 25,745 </Td> <Td> + 12.09% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Wake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Fuquay - Varina </Td> <Td> 27,906 </Td> <Td> 17,937 </Td> <Td> + 55.58% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Wake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Mint Hill </Td> <Td> 26,748 </Td> <Td> 22,722 </Td> <Td> + 17.72% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Mecklenburg, Union </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Statesville † </Td> <Td> 26,657 </Td> <Td> 24,532 </Td> <Td> + 8.66% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Iredell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Thomasville </Td> <Td> 26,615 </Td> <Td> 26,757 </Td> <Td> 3000469297753858800 ♠ − 0.53% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Davidson, Randolph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Morrisville </Td> <Td> 26,461 </Td> <Td> 18,576 </Td> <Td> + 42.45% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Wake, Durham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Asheboro † </Td> <Td> 25,863 </Td> <Td> 25,012 </Td> <Td> + 3.40% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Randolph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Kernersville </Td> <Td> 24,386 </Td> <Td> 23,123 </Td> <Td> + 5.46% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Forsyth, Guilford </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Carrboro </Td> <Td> 21,544 </Td> <Td> 19,582 </Td> <Td> + 10.02% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Orange </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Clayton </Td> <Td> 20,260 </Td> <Td> 16,116 </Td> <Td> + 25.71% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Johnston, Wake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Lumberton † </Td> <Td> 21,040 </Td> <Td> 21,542 </Td> <Td> 2999766966855445180 ♠ − 2.33% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Robeson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Kinston † </Td> <Td> 20,509 </Td> <Td> 21,677 </Td> <Td> 2999461180052590300 ♠ − 5.39% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Lenoir </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Clemmons </Td> <Td> 20,420 </Td> <Td> 18,627 </Td> <Td> + 9.63% </Td> <Td> Village </Td> <Td> Forsyth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Shelby † </Td> <Td> 20,018 </Td> <Td> 20,323 </Td> <Td> 2999849923731732520 ♠ − 1.50% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Cleveland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> Havelock </Td> <Td> 20,008 </Td> <Td> 20,735 </Td> <Td> 2999649385097660960 ♠ − 3.51% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Craven </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Leland </Td> <Td> 19,976 </Td> <Td> 13,527 </Td> <Td> + 47.68% </Td> <Td> Town </Td> <Td> Brunswick </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Boone † </Td> <Td> 19,205 </Td> <Td> 17,119 </Td> <Td> + 12.19% </Td> <Td> City </Td> <Td> Watauga </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Population (2017) </Th> <Th> Population (2010) </Th> <Th> Change </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> County </Th> </Tr>

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