Rank
|
Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
2020 Population[1]
|
1
|
Charlotte
|
2,660,329
|
2
|
Raleigh
|
1,413,982
|
3
|
Greensboro
|
776,566
|
4
|
Winston-Salem
|
675,966
|
5
|
Durham
|
649,903
|
6
|
Fayetteville
|
520,378
|
7
|
Asheville
|
469,015
|
8
|
Hickory
|
365,276
|
9
|
Wilmington
|
285,905
|
10
|
Jacksonville
|
204,576
|
11
|
Greenville
|
170,243
|
12
|
Burlington
|
171,415
|
13
|
Rocky Mount
|
143,870
|
14
|
New Bern
|
122,168
|
15
|
Goldsboro
|
117,333
|
|
|
8,746,925
|
Rank
|
Combined Statistical Area
|
Population 2012 Population[2]
|
1
|
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
|
2,386,401
|
2
|
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
|
2,079,687
|
3
|
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point
|
1,689,151
|
4
|
Fayetteville-Lumberton-Laurinburg
|
854,826
|
5
|
Asheville-Brevard
|
542,821
|
6
|
Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids
|
297,064
|
7
|
Greenville-New Bern
|
283,685
|
8
|
New Bern
|
193,757
|
9
|
Kill Devil Hills
|
138,917
|