Metropolitan Areas
North Carolina has three major Metropolitan Combined Statistical Areas with populations of more than 1 million (U.S. Census Bureau 2010 estimates):
- The Metrolina: Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, North Carolina-South Carolina - population 2,402,623
- The Triangle: Raleigh-Durham-Cary-Chapel Hill, North Carolina - population 1,749,525
- The Piedmont Triad: Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point, North Carolina - population 1,589.200
North Carolina has nine municipalities with populations of more than 100,000, with 16 municipalities with populations over 50,000 (U.S. Census Bureau 2010 figures):
- Charlotte: Mecklenburg County - population 731,424
- Raleigh: Wake County - population 403,892
- Greensboro: Guilford County - population 269,666
- Winston-Salem: Forsyth County - population 229,617
- Durham: Durham County - population 228,330
- Fayetteville: Cumberland County - population 200,564
- Cary: Wake County - population 135,234
- High Point: Guilford County - population 104,371
- Wilmington: New Hanover County - population 106,456
Officially, as drawn from verified US Census Department Statistics, the 16 largest cities in North Carolina are:
1 Charlotte: Mecklenburg County - population 731,424
2 Raleigh: Wake County - population 403,892
3 Greensboro: Guilford County - population 269,666
4 Winston-Salem: Forsyth County - population 229,617
5 Durham: Durham County - population 228,330
6 Fayetteville: Cumberland County - population 200,564
7 Cary: Wake County - population 135,234
8 Wilmington: New Hanover County - population 106,476
9 High Point: Guilford County - population 104,371
10 Greenville: Pitt County - population 84,557
11 Asheville: Buncombe County - population 83,393
12 Concord: Cabarrus County - population 79,066
13 Gastonia: Gaston County - population 71,059
14 Jacksonville: Onslow County - population 70,145
15 Rocky Mount: Edgecombe and Nash Counties - population 57,477
These figures may have been invalidated by local estimates, chamber of commerce estimates, or other unofficial sources.
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of North Carolina, Center of Population
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