Metropolitan Areas

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 115,000
• Wilmington: New Hanover County - population 106,476