All North Carolina Cities by Population 2022
| Rank | City | 2022 Pop. | 2020 Census | Change (Since 2010) | Density (mi) | Area (mi) |
| 1 | 903,211 | 874,579 | 3.27% | 2,939.785 | 307.237 | |
| 2 | 480,419 | 467,665 | 2.73% | 3,293.119 | 145.886 | |
| 3 | 304,909 | 299,035 | 1.96% | 2,362.405 | 129.067 | |
| 4 | 294,542 | 283,506 | 3.89% | 2,624.682 | 112.22 | |
| 5 | 210,089 | 208,501 | 0.76% | 1,420.992 | 147.847 | |
| 6 | 182,619 | 174,721 | 4.52% | 3,109.727 | 58.725 | |
| 7 | 117,247 | 115,451 | 1.56% | 2,280.933 | 51.403 | |
| 8 | 115,997 | 114,059 | 1.7% | 2,071.975 | 55.984 | |
| 9 | 110,474 | 105,240 | 4.97% | 1,739.716 | 63.501 | |
| 10 | 96,829 | 94,589 | 2.37% | 2,124.756 | 45.572 | |
| 11 | 88,115 | 87,521 | 0.68% | 2,473.097 | 35.629 | |
| 12 | 82,145 | 80,411 | 2.16% | 1,590.505 | 51.647 | |
| 13 | 73,239 | 72,723 | 0.71% | 1,505.385 | 48.651 | |
| 14 | 64,296 | 61,376 | 4.76% | 1,578.661 | 40.728 | |
| 15 | 63,040 | 58,780 | 7.25% | 3,030.207 | 20.804 | |
| 16 | 62,906 | 61,960 | 1.53% | 2,922.161 | 21.527 | |
| 17 | 58,771 | 57,303 | 2.56% | 1,972.345 | 29.798 | |
| 18 | 55,212 | 53,114 | 3.95% | 1,693.299 | 32.606 | |
| 19 | 53,713 | 54,341 | -1.16% | 1,215.46 | 44.192 | |
| 20 | 53,689 | 50,193 | 6.97% | 2,181.449 | 24.612 | |
| 21 | 51,097 | 47,601 | 7.34% | 2,898.711 | 17.627 | |
| 22 | 47,587 | 47,851 | -0.55% | 1,529.455 | 31.114 | |
| 23 | 44,555 | 41,239 | 8.04% | 2,614.76 | 17.04 | |
| 24 | 44,186 | 43,490 | 1.6% | 1,490.777 | 29.64 | |
| 25 | 41,293 | 39,997 | 3.24% | 1,879.858 | 21.966 | |
| 26 | 35,916 | 35,540 | 1.06% | 1,611.398 | 22.289 | |
| 27 | 34,914 | 34,562 | 1.02% | 1,151.401 | 30.323 | |
| 28 | 33,101 | 33,657 | -1.65% | 1,159.59 | 28.545 | |
| 29 | 32,722 | 31,412 | 4.17% | 2,541.122 | 12.877 | |
| 30 | 32,241 | 31,159 | 3.47% | 2,028.086 | 15.897 | |
| 31 | 31,840 | 29,630 | 7.46% | 3,652.702 | 8.717 | |
| 32 | 31,645 | 31,291 | 1.13% | 1,118.918 | 28.282 | |
| 33 | 30,695 | 30,261 | 1.43% | 1,056.239 | 29.061 | |
| 34 | 29,883 | 29,435 | 1.52% | 1,746.065 | 17.114 | |
| 35 | 29,197 | 28,419 | 2.74% | 1,180.041 | 24.742 | |
| 36 | 28,345 | 26,307 | 7.75% | 1,872.026 | 15.141 | |
| 37 | 27,584 | 27,156 | 1.58% | 1,463.546 | 18.847 | |
| 38 | 27,269 | 27,183 | 0.32% | 1,625.819 | 16.772 | |
| 39 | 27,196 | 26,450 | 2.82% | 1,125.684 | 24.16 | |
| 40 | 27,115 | 26,449 | 2.52% | 1,525.21 | 17.778 | |
| 41 | 24,784 | 22,908 | 8.19% | 1,251.893 | 19.797 | |
| 42 | 22,670 | 20,534 | 10.4% | 1,896.146 | 11.956 | |
| 43 | 22,238 | 21,918 | 1.46% | 996.68 | 22.312 | |
| 44 | 21,671 | 21,163 | 2.4% | 1,823.974 | 11.881 | |
| 45 | 21,637 | 21,295 | 1.61% | 3,341.432 | 6.475 | |
| 46 | 21,041 | 19,435 | 8.26% | 2,821.663 | 7.457 | |
| 47 | 20,455 | 18,967 | 7.85% | 1,813.815 | 11.277 | |
| 48 | 19,772 | 19,632 | 0.71% | 1,099.747 | 17.979 | |
| 49 | 19,544 | 19,900 | -1.79% | 1,062.917 | 18.387 | |
| 50 | 19,486 | 19,092 | 2.06% | 3,089.116 | 6.308 | |
| 51 | 19,077 | 17,797 | 7.19% | 1,957.561 | 9.745 | |
| 52 | 18,521 | 19,025 | -2.65% | 1,044.916 | 17.725 | |
| 53 | 18,513 | 17,703 | 4.58% | 1,705.296 | 10.856 | |
| 54 | 18,473 | 17,581 | 5.07% | 1,106.795 | 16.691 | |
| 55 | 18,376 | 18,352 | 0.13% | 889.5 | 20.659 | |
| 56 | 18,334 | 17,808 | 2.95% | 2,475.707 | 7.406 | |
| 57 | 17,757 | 17,157 | 3.5% | 1,817.653 | 9.769 | |
| 58 | 17,586 | 17,474 | 0.64% | 913.846 | 19.244 | |
| 59 | 16,538 | 16,432 | 0.65% | 948.942 | 17.428 | |
| 60 | 16,187 | 15,545 | 4.13% | 949.369 | 17.05 | |
| 61 | 15,996 | 15,010 | 6.57% | 1,321.01 | 12.109 | |
| 62 | 15,938 | 15,106 | 5.51% | 2,670.787 | 5.968 | |
| 63 | 15,799 | 16,621 | -4.95% | 925.197 | 17.076 | |
| 64 | 15,537 | 15,137 | 2.64% | 2,135.2 | 7.277 | |
| 65 | 15,399 | 15,421 | -0.14% | 1,084.696 | 14.197 | |
| 66 | 15,125 | 15,229 | -0.68% | 1,525.778 | 9.913 | |
| 67 | 14,998 | 15,060 | -0.41% | 1,761.958 | 8.512 | |
| 68 | 14,782 | 14,978 | -1.31% | 1,180.136 | 12.526 | |
| 69 | 14,595 | 14,583 | 0.08% | 993.677 | 14.688 | |
| 70 | 13,529 | 13,381 | 1.11% | 940.831 | 14.38 | |
| 71 | 13,184 | 13,148 | 0.27% | 957.103 | 13.775 | |
| 72 | 12,005 | 11,907 | 0.82% | 1,369.51 | 8.766 | |
| 73 | 11,720 | 11,336 | 3.39% | 2,949.129 | 3.974 | |
| 74 | 11,600 | 11,660 | -0.51% | 492.941 | 23.532 | |
| 75 | 11,358 | 11,292 | 0.58% | 952.92 | 11.919 | |
| 76 | 11,312 | 11,142 | 1.53% | 842.645 | 13.424 | |
| 77 | 11,226 | 10,602 | 5.89% | 1,690.427 | 6.641 | |
| 78 | 11,211 | 11,091 | 1.08% | 1,295.803 | 8.652 | |
| 79 | 11,095 | 10,951 | 1.31% | 420.383 | 26.393 | |
| 80 | 10,734 | 10,676 | 0.54% | 918.539 | 11.686 | |
| 81 | 10,700 | 10,462 | 2.27% | 2,311.227 | 4.63 | |
| 82 | 10,613 | 9,475 | 12.01% | 2,179.209 | 4.87 | |
| 83 | 10,583 | 9,793 | 8.07% | 1,920.394 | 5.511 | |
| 84 | 10,583 | 10,721 | -1.29% | 915.524 | 11.559 | |
| 85 | 10,374 | 9,660 | 7.39% | 1,846.821 | 5.617 | |
| 86 | 10,194 | 10,140 | 0.53% | 1,154.63 | 8.829 | |
| 87 | 9,901 | 9,875 | 0.26% | 1,208.919 | 8.19 | |
| 88 | 9,736 | 9,556 | 1.88% | 1,323.84 | 7.354 | |
| 89 | 9,422 | 8,920 | 5.63% | 2,607.123 | 3.614 | |
| 90 | 9,179 | 9,243 | -0.69% | 1,200.985 | 7.643 | |
| 91 | 8,950 | 8,516 | 5.1% | 882.952 | 10.136 | |
| 92 | 8,718 | 8,396 | 3.84% | 467.46 | 18.65 | |
| 93 | 8,662 | 8,628 | 0.39% | 1,389.913 | 6.232 | |
| 94 | 8,559 | 8,397 | 1.93% | 610.223 | 14.026 | |
| 95 | 8,542 | 8,426 | 1.38% | 1,276.382 | 6.692 | |
| 96 | 8,473 | 8,421 | 0.62% | 768.385 | 11.027 | |
| 97 | 8,331 | 8,383 | -0.62% | 1,097.628 | 7.59 | |
| 98 | 8,282 | 8,446 | -1.94% | 1,211.612 | 6.836 | |
| 99 | 8,147 | 7,987 | 2% | 1,274.945 | 6.39 | |
| 100 | 8,088 | 8,134 | -0.57% | 1,150.372 | 7.031 |