Welcome to Your New Home in North Carolina Charlotte is a big city with a small-town feel. With nearly one million residents, it’s the largest city in North Carolina and one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. As a financial center and transportation hub, it attracts residents from throughout the country and is well-known to NASCAR and PGA golf fans everywhere. The metropolitan Charlotte area, which includes Charlotte and 15 other counties within N.C. and S.C., is also home to UNC Cha...