There are 23 cities in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 1 | 300,100 | 284,444 | 1.32% | 2,570 | 116.8 | City |
| Cary | 2 | 181,754 | 174,778 | 0.97% | 3,023 | 60.1 | Town |
| Apex | 3 | 74,599 | 65,101 | 3.29% | 2,902 | 25.7 | Town |
| Chapel Hill | 4 | 63,764 | 56,878 | 2.77% | 2,944 | 21.7 | Town |
| Holly Springs | 5 | 47,836 | 41,576 | 3.38% | 2,524 | 19.0 | Town |
| Fuquay-Varina | 6 | 46,907 | 34,547 | 7.05% | 2,458 | 19.1 | Town |
| Sanford | 7 | 32,663 | 30,267 | 1.87% | 1,035 | 31.6 | City |
| Morrisville | 8 | 32,306 | 29,892 | 1.9% | 3,523 | 9.2 | Town |
| Carrboro | 9 | 21,044 | 21,278 | -0.28% | 3,250 | 6.5 | Town |
| Siler City | 10 | 8,139 | 7,755 | 1.19% | 1,346 | 6.0 | Town |
| Briar Chapel | 11 | 6,221 | 3,617 | 7.7% | 2,977 | 2.1 | CDP |
| Pittsboro | 12 | 4,930 | 4,564 | 1.88% | 898 | 5.5 | Town |
| Liberty | 13 | 2,718 | 2,660 | 0.52% | 868 | 3.1 | Town |
| Fearrington Village | 14 | 2,622 | 2,692 | 0.77% | 1,468 | 1.8 | CDP |
| Governors Village | 15 | 2,350 | 1,738 | 7.7% | 5,281 | 0.4 | CDP |
| Governors Club | 16 | 2,165 | 1,512 | 7.66% | 919 | 2.4 | CDP |
| Ramseur | 17 | 1,790 | 1,770 | 0.28% | 895 | 2.0 | Town |
| Moncure | 18 | 786 | 798 | 0.77% | 166 | 4.7 | CDP |
| Carolina Meadows | 19 | 672 | 611 | 7.69% | 1,706 | 0.4 | CDP |
| Staley | 20 | 409 | 395 | 0.74% | 353 | 1.2 | Town |
| Goldston | 21 | 254 | 236 | 1.6% | 306 | 0.8 | Town |
| Bennett | 22 | 219 | 355 | -2.23% | 68 | 3.2 | CDP |
| Gulf | 23 | 184 | 0 | 1.66% | 203 | 0.9 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Durham is the largest city in Chatham County.
Gulf is the smallest city in Chatham County.
There are 23 cities in Chatham County, North Carolina.