Fastest Growing Cities in North Carolina.

Cities in North Carolina with the fastest population growth, April 2020 to July 2025.

92 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Population Growth
1	Wendell	13,064	+100.1%
2	Leland	29,607	+52.9%
3	Fuquay-Varina	40,485	+41.6%
4	Rolesville	10,766	+32.9%
5	Garner	34,473	+32.1%
6	Apex	70,630	+24.9%
7	Clayton	29,320	+24.0%
8	Mebane	19,538	+23.7%
9	Monroe	36,759	+23.1%
10	Holly Springs	45,248	+21.9%
11	Wake Forest	52,844	+21.1%
12	Knightdale	20,214	+18.6%
13	Graham	18,048	+17.3%
14	Kannapolis	57,890	+16.0%
15	Smithfield	12,116	+16.0%
16	Sanford	31,478	+13.1%
17	Statesville	29,894	+13.0%
18	Waxhaw	22,275	+12.6%
19	Lincolnton	11,783	+12.5%
20	Cornelius	32,783	+11.7%
21	Pineville	11,055	+11.7%
22	Huntersville	63,969	+11.6%
23	Matthews	30,577	+11.4%
24	Mint Hill	27,556	+11.4%
25	Southern Pines	16,420	+11.2%
26	Mooresville	52,381	+11.0%
27	New Bern	32,734	+10.9%
28	Charlotte	903,844	+10.3%
29	Indian Trail	42,036	+10.3%
30	Stallings	16,886	+10.2%
31	Weddington	13,805	+10.2%
32	Davidson	15,660	+10.0%
33	Kernersville	27,830	+9.9%
34	Wilmington	120,805	+9.8%
35	Belmont	15,546	+9.4%
36	Harrisburg	19,633	+9.1%
37	Concord	108,719	+8.8%
38	Morrisville	31,422	+8.8%
39	Waynesville	10,502	+8.6%
40	Raleigh	481,031	+8.2%
41	Gastonia	82,884	+8.2%
42	Greenville	92,857	+8.0%
43	Albemarle	16,762	+8.0%
44	Lewisville	13,828	+7.8%
45	Clemmons	21,871	+7.7%
46	Durham	291,467	+7.6%
47	Mount Holly	18,208	+7.6%
48	Kings Mountain	12,039	+7.5%
49	Burlington	59,610	+7.2%
50	Shelby	22,100	+6.5%
51	Pinehurst	18,256	+6.2%
52	High Point	116,245	+5.7%
53	Hickory	44,258	+5.4%
54	Elizabeth City	18,871	+5.3%
55	Newton	13,333	+5.3%
56	Cary	179,306	+5.0%
57	Winterville	10,725	+4.9%
58	Murraysville	16,339	+4.6%
59	Hendersonville	15,408	+4.5%
60	Boone	20,032	+4.2%
61	Havelock	17,691	+4.2%
62	Salisbury	35,825	+4.1%
63	Piney Green	14,078	+3.4%
64	Summerfield	11,116	+3.4%
65	Greensboro	301,198	+3.2%
66	Winston-Salem	252,037	+3.1%
67	Lexington	19,690	+3.1%
68	Archdale	12,087	+3.1%
69	Asheboro	27,580	+2.9%
70	Hope Mills	17,939	+2.5%
71	Tarboro	10,770	+2.5%
72	Thomasville	27,321	+2.4%
73	Wilson	48,370	+2.3%
74	Goldsboro	34,383	+2.3%
75	Morganton	17,646	+2.3%
76	Chapel Hill	61,607	+2.1%
77	Rocky Mount	54,297	+1.3%
78	Reidsville	14,585	+0.7%
79	Eden	15,356	+0.6%
80	Fayetteville	210,815	+0.3%
81	Elon	11,032	+0.2%
82	Mount Airy	10,633	+0.2%
83	Jacksonville	71,279	+0.1%
84	Lenoir	18,299	+0.1%
85	Kinston	19,505	-0.5%
86	Henderson	14,885	-0.9%
87	Asheville	94,535	-1.3%
88	Carrboro	21,204	-1.5%
89	Lumberton	18,859	-1.8%
90	Laurinburg	15,087	-2.6%
91	Spring Lake	11,573	-3.7%
92	Roanoke Rapids	14,856	-5.6%