There are 23 cities in Rowan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | 1 | 111,863 | 104,885 | 1.58% | 1,747 | 64.0 | City |
| Kannapolis | 2 | 60,660 | 55,302 | 2.26% | 1,755 | 34.6 | City |
| Mooresville | 3 | 54,779 | 50,547 | 1.97% | 2,011 | 27.2 | Town |
| Salisbury | 4 | 36,559 | 35,597 | 0.66% | 1,593 | 22.9 | City |
| Cornelius | 5 | 33,679 | 31,517 | 1.63% | 2,657 | 12.7 | Town |
| Albemarle | 6 | 17,121 | 16,379 | 1.09% | 951 | 18.0 | City |
| Davidson | 7 | 14,309 | 15,155 | -1.46% | 2,205 | 6.5 | Town |
| China Grove | 8 | 4,611 | 4,455 | 0.85% | 1,020 | 4.5 | Town |
| Troutman | 9 | 4,054 | 3,758 | 1.86% | 514 | 7.9 | Town |
| Landis | 10 | 3,836 | 3,704 | 0.87% | 1,128 | 3.4 | Town |
| Enochville | 11 | 3,533 | 3,358 | 1.26% | 885 | 4.0 | CDP |
| Spencer | 12 | 3,371 | 3,301 | 0.51% | 1,078 | 3.1 | Town |
| Granite Quarry | 13 | 3,094 | 2,990 | 0.85% | 1,051 | 2.9 | Town |
| Rockwell | 14 | 2,391 | 2,307 | 0.89% | 1,294 | 1.8 | Town |
| Badin | 15 | 1,807 | 2,034 | -3.06% | 997 | 1.8 | Town |
| East Spencer | 16 | 1,619 | 1,569 | 0.75% | 660 | 2.5 | Town |
| Cleveland | 17 | 888 | 852 | 1.02% | 579 | 1.5 | Town |
| Faith | 18 | 845 | 817 | 0.83% | 806 | 1.0 | Town |
| New London | 19 | 639 | 606 | 1.27% | 324 | 2.0 | Town |
| Richfield | 20 | 612 | 579 | 1.32% | 253 | 2.4 | Town |
| Misenheimer | 21 | 587 | 649 | -2.65% | 363 | 1.6 | Village |
| Millingport | 22 | 459 | 448 | -2.13% | 81 | 5.7 | CDP |
| Gold Hill | 23 | 386 | 308 | 7.52% | 155 | 2.5 | 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.
Concord is the largest city in Rowan County.
Gold Hill is the smallest city in Rowan County.
There are 23 cities in Rowan County, North Carolina.