793 cities found in North Carolina

Largest cities in North Carolina

Lexington High Point Salisbury Matthews Greensboro Mooresville Raleigh Wilmington Hickory Concord Cary Fayetteville Greenville Jacksonville Durham Asheville Chapel Hill Winston Salem Gastonia

Other cities in North Carolina

Mocksville Westfield Robbins Roanoke Rapids Bunn Enfield Haw River Swansboro Snow Hill Oak City Climax Pikeville Yadkinville Oakboro Hamptonville Alexis Cedar Mountain Boomer Hot Springs Lucama Horse Shoe Lawsonville Lewiston Woodville Salemburg Belews Creek Sparta Cofield Teachey Tillery Orrum Salvo Hobbsville Mount Pleasant Union Grove Carolina Beach Walstonburg Stokesdale Mount Olive Lynn Turkey Macclesfield Landis Snow Camp Angier High Shoals Knotts Island Shallotte Cherryville Ennice Robbinsville Writsvlle Bch Fairview Williamston Merritt Winton Lakeview Germanton Como East Bend Linwood Purlear Moravian Falls Troy Gates Lenoir Roxobel Marion Fontana Dam Eure Bald Head Island Barnardsville Franklin Franklinton Asheboro Elizabethtown Semora Whitsett Nebo Pantego Lilesville Hamilton Wadesboro Tryon Glade Valley White Oak Micro Surf City Clemmons Old Fort Glendon Collettsville Elon College Bakersville Lumber Bridge Saratoga Mayodan Yanceyville Bennett Navassa Shelby Statesville Sedalia Mebane Caroleen Emerald Isle Maple Oak Ridge Wingate Roanoke Rapid Toast Hazelwood Cedar Falls Pleasant Garden Ocracoke Elizabeth City Wade Ferguson Spruce Pine Hudson Mill Spring Traphill Kittrell Polkton Waynesville Siloam Williston Manson Linville Ridgecrest Ayden Sapphire Cooleemee Lake Santeetlah Flat Rock Maiden Stokes Mars Hill Delco Middlesex Ingold Pilot Mountain Norman Seven Lakes Spindale Merry Hill Clarendon Cullowhee Lumberton Wake Forest Dublin Mc Grady Vale Scotland Neck Boonville Supply Mineral Springs Millers Creek Sherrills Ford Hatteras Sharpsburg Newton Staley Denver Faith Kings Mountain Grifton Rich Square Tarboro Danbury Bolivia Tuckasegee Weldon Ararat Hildebran Creedmoor Polkville Bryson City Iron Station Sandy Ridge Lake Junaluska Mount Holly Peachland Todd Eagle Springs Wallburg Manns Harbor Chocowinity Stella Bridgeton Almond Lake Toxaway Penland Leland Barium Springs Thurmond Morissville Morehead City Farmville Sunset Beach Hobgood Knightdale Spring Lake Providence White Plains Ansonville Warsaw Severn Brunswick Dobson Castalia Gerton Ernul Wallace Jackson Cordova Rocky Mount Glendale Springs Aulander Naples Moyock Franklinville Maysville North Wilkesboro Saxapahaw Lowell Hallsboro Rougemont Henderson Kill Devil Hills Earl Smithfield Liberty Lattimore Arapahoe Carolina Shores Waxhaw Princeville Burlington Hampstead Buxton Whispering Pines Lewisville Littleton Lawndale New Bern McCutcheon Field Pembroke Wentworth Zirconia Marshall Stacy Middleburg Seven Springs Engelhard Seven Devils Swanquarter Hurdle Mills Currie Morganton Calabash Newell Ocean Isle Beach Spring Hope Hays Pendleton Rex Corapeake Saint Pauls Scotts Shiloh Bullock Moncure Wilsons Mills Grantsboro Glen Alpine Oxford Faison Mount Gilead Powellsville Rural Hall Bessemer City Laurel Springs Robersonville Watha Marble Laurinburg Atlantic Lowgap Jonesville Warrenton Pollocksville Lansing Clayton Shannon Connelly Springs Deep Run Smyrna Charlotte Fremont China Grove Trent Woods Cedar Point Penrose Badin Elkin Terrell Nakina Fort Bragg King Linville Falls Columbia Star Conetoe Autryville Advance South Mills Benson Hillsborough Mills River Stony Point Blowing Rock Pisgah Forest Pope Afb Paw Creek Harrellsville Milton Vaughan Alliance Burnsville East Spencer Rockingham Waves Bladenboro Linden Willow Spring Castle Hayne Garner Roper Whiteville Cumberland State Road Lincolnton Bolton Pinnacle Lasker Bynum Bayboro Fair Bluff Dillsboro Grassy Creek Gatesville Roaring Gap Mc Leansville Pittsboro Cumnock Sneads Ferry Shawboro Proctorville Everetts Madison Avon Murphy Hope Mills Aydlett Harrisburg Kure Beach Washington Stumpy Point Butner Raeford Cedar Grove Wilbar Fuquay Varina Whitakers Tar Heel Hamlet Maxton Brasstown Monroe Sims Green Mtn Fletcher Morrisville Saluda Southport Bear Creek Longwood Little Switzerland Mt Holly Ellenboro Kernersville Weaverville Belville New Hill Vandemere Deep Gap Catawba Jarvisburg Pinetown Gulf

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Ancestry

The Ancestry of North Carolina is the most distributed in the whole country. That is the reason why different families and races can find their roots from the state.

With over 68% White community, North Carolina has a pretty distributed ancestry record. On the other hand, the African-American community has around 21.4% share in the history of this state.

You can also find some famous personalities like John Coltrane and Charlie Daniels. Thus, you can find links to these personalities and complete your family records without visiting any information center in North Carolina.

Races

North Carolina has a history of being a home for different races. That is one of the most beautiful things about this state. According to the Census of 2010, the White race makes up 68.5% of the total population. After that, there are 21.4% of the black race that makes them the two most popular races in North Carolina.

These are followed by Asians that constitute 2.2% of the total population of this state. Then, we have 1.3% native and 4.3% other races. With these figures, we can say that White and Black races make up around 90% of the population of North Carolina. The most interesting fact is that both these races have seen a decrease in their percentage in the population.

The white race has dropped from 75.6% to 68.5% and the Black race has dropped from 22.0% to 21.4% in the last 2 decades. It shows that other races like Asians have tripled their population in these years.

North Carolina racial population breakdown

Racial composition	1990	2000	2010
White	75.6%	72.1%	68.5%
Black	22.0%	21.6%	21.4%
Asian	0.8%	1.4%	2.2%
Native	1.2%	1.2%	1.3%
Other race	0.5%	2.3%	4.3%
Two or more races	–	1.3%	2.3%

Cities in North Carolina

This is a general list of cities in North Carolina. It contains big cities and small towns sorted alphabetically. Select a city to view information about it’s population, economics, and businesses.

Rank	Name	Population (2019)	Population (2010)	Change	Type	County
1	Charlotte †	885,708	731,424	+21.09%	City	Mecklenburg
2	Raleigh ††	474,069	403,892	+17.38%	City	Wake (seat), Durham
3	Greensboro †	296,710	269,666	+10.03%	City	Guilford
4	Durham †	278,993	228,330	+22.19%	City	Durham (seat), Wake, Orange
5	Winston-Salem †	247,945	229,618	+7.98%	City	Forsyth
6	Fayetteville †	211,657	200,564	+5.53%	City	Cumberland
7	Cary	170,282	135,234	+25.92%	Town	Wake, Chatham
8	Wilmington †	123,784	106,476	+16.26%	City	New Hanover
9	High Point	112,791	104,371	+8.07%	City	Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth
10	Concord †	96,341	79,066	+21.85%	City	Cabarrus
11	Greenville †	93,400	84,554	+10.46%	City	Pitt
12	Asheville †	92,870	83,393	+11.36%	City	Buncombe
13	Gastonia †	77,273	71,741	+7.71%	City	Gaston
14	Jacksonville †	72,436	70,145	+3.27%	City	Onslow
15	Chapel Hill	64,051	57,233	+11.91%	Town	Orange, Durham
16	Apex	59,300	37,476	+58.23%	Town	Wake
17	Huntersville	58,098	46,773	+24.21%	Town	Mecklenburg
18	Burlington	54,606	50,042	+9.12%	City	Alamance
19	Rocky Mount	53,922	57,477	−6.19%	City	Edgecombe, Nash
20	Kannapolis	50,841	42,625	+19.28%	City	Cabarrus, Rowan
21	Wilson †	49,459	49,167	+0.59%	City	Wilson
22	Wake Forest	45,629	30,117	+51.51%	Town	Wake
23	Hickory	41,171	40,010	+2.90%	City	Catawba, Burke, Caldwell
24	Indian Trail	40,252	33,518	+20.09%	Town	Union
25	Mooresville	39,132	32,711	+19.63%	Town	Iredell
26	Holly Springs	37,812	24,661	+53.33%	Town	Wake
27	Monroe †	35,540	32,797	+8.36%	City	Union
28	Goldsboro †	34,186	36,437	−6.18%	City	Wayne
29	Salisbury †	33,988	33,662	+0.97%	City	Rowan
30	Matthews	33,138	27,198	+21.84%	Town	Mecklenburg
31	Garner	31,407	25,745	+21.99%	Town	Wake
32	Fuquay-Varina	30,324	17,937	+69.06%	Town	Wake
33	Cornelius	30,257	24,866	+21.68%	Town	Mecklenburg
34	Sanford †	30,085	28,094	+7.09%	City	Lee
35	New Bern †	29,994	29,524	+1.59%	City	Craven
36	Morrisville	28,846	18,576	+55.29%	Town	Wake, Durham
37	Mint Hill	27,617	22,722	+21.54%	Town	Mecklenburg, Union
38	Statesville †	27,528	24,532	+12.21%	City	Iredell
39	Thomasville	26,649	26,757	−0.40%	City	Davidson, Randolph
40	Asheboro †	25,940	25,012	+3.71%	City	Randolph
41	Clayton	24,887	16,116	+54.42%	Town	Johnston, Wake
42	Kernersville	24,660	23,123	+6.65%	Town	Forsyth, Guilford
43	Leland	23,544	13,527	+74.05%	Town	Brunswick
44	Carrboro	21,190	19,582	+8.21%	Town	Orange
45	Clemmons	20,867	18,627	+12.03%	Village	Forsyth
46	Lumberton †	20,484	21,542	−4.91%	City	Robeson
47	Kinston †	20,041	21,677	−7.55%	City	Lenoir
48	Shelby †	20,026	20,323	−1.46%	City	Cleveland
49	Havelock	19,854	20,735	−4.25%	City	Craven
50	Boone †	19,667	17,119	+14.88%	Town	Watauga

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