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Did the population of Wake County rise or fall from 2020 to 2021?

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There were 16,651 more people living in Wake County in 2021 compared to 2020, according to population estimates from the US Census Bureau.

This is a 1.5 percent rise in Wake County’s population, from 1,133,553 in 2020 to 1,150,204 in 2021.

Wake County had the largest population in North Carolina in 2021.

The US Census Bureau found more than 73 percent of counties in the US saw a natural decrease in population in 2021. This is up from a 55.5 percent increase in 2020.

The Midwest suffered the most sustained population decreases, with many counties along the US East Coast and through the Rocky Mountains seeing increases.

The US population continues to grow, though at a slower rate than before.

North Carolina Counties By Population Change from 2020 to 2021

County2020 Estimated Population2021 Estimated Population% Change in Population From Year to Year
Currituck County28,38529,6534.5%
Brunswick County138,084144,2154.4%
Camden County10,39810,8354.2%
Johnston County217,612226,5044.1%
Franklin County69,06071,7033.8%
Pender County60,56362,8153.7%
Lincoln County87,19089,6702.8%
Moore County100,168102,7632.6%
Iredell County187,630191,9682.3%
Dare County37,00137,8262.2%
Cabarrus County227,065231,2781.9%
Union County239,287243,6481.8%
Clay County11,11811,3091.7%
Hoke County52,22353,1141.7%
Davie County42,80643,5331.7%
Chatham County76,61177,8891.7%
Harnett County133,761135,9661.6%
Granville County61,04161,9861.5%
Yancey County18,47518,7571.5%
Wake County1,133,5531,150,2041.5%
Polk County19,37219,6561.5%
Macon County37,04937,5641.4%
Madison County21,20921,5021.4%
Alleghany County10,89911,0491.4%
New Hanover County226,060229,0181.3%
Carteret County67,65668,5411.3%
Stanly County62,60963,4251.3%
Lee County63,38764,1381.2%
Alamance County171,842173,8771.2%
Cherokee County28,83329,1671.2%
Gaston County228,269230,8561.1%
Jones County9,1569,2551.1%
Perquimans County12,99713,1301%
Pitt County170,570172,1690.9%
Davidson County169,131170,6370.9%
Warren County18,59818,7620.9%
Rowan County147,027148,1500.8%
Forsyth County382,733385,5230.7%
Buncombe County269,621271,5340.7%
Onslow County204,735206,1600.7%
Tyrrell County3,2323,2540.7%
Jackson County43,13443,4100.6%
Cleveland County99,725100,3590.6%
Catawba County160,747161,7230.6%
Alexander County36,43036,6440.6%
Randolph County144,334145,1720.6%
Haywood County62,13162,4760.6%
Mitchell County14,88114,9630.6%
Ashe County26,56926,7110.5%
Pamlico County12,28012,3440.5%
Transylvania County33,00933,1650.5%
Chowan County13,66613,7220.4%
McDowell County44,53644,7170.4%
Swain County14,08314,1360.4%
Avery County17,79817,8640.4%
Mecklenburg County1,118,3401,122,2760.4%
Scotland County34,11034,2270.3%
Cumberland County334,370335,5080.3%
Graham County8,0168,0430.3%
Montgomery County25,72025,7980.3%
Watauga County54,07254,2340.3%
Henderson County116,493116,8290.3%
Rutherford County64,42164,5860.3%
Rockingham County91,08091,2660.2%
Guilford County541,347542,4100.2%
Durham County325,602326,1260.2%
Nash County95,02795,1760.2%
Anson County22,03022,0600.1%
Craven County100,552100,6740.1%
Caswell County22,69422,7140.1%
Stokes County44,51744,5530.1%
Burke County87,54687,6110.1%
Orange County148,792148,8840.1%
Yadkin County37,18237,1920%
Robeson County116,361116,3280%
Person County39,14639,1270%
Sampson County59,02158,990-0.1%
Caldwell County80,51280,463-0.1%
Wilkes County65,87165,806-0.1%
Greene County20,44420,417-0.1%
Surry County71,25371,152-0.1%
Bladen County29,59929,525-0.3%
Duplin County48,67548,515-0.3%
Wayne County117,226116,835-0.3%
Beaufort County44,61844,468-0.3%
Richmond County42,87942,724-0.4%
Halifax County48,49548,272-0.5%
Lenoir County54,99554,706-0.5%
Wilson County78,81178,369-0.6%
Washington County10,95510,892-0.6%
Edgecombe County48,69748,359-0.7%
Hertford County21,45121,278-0.8%
Vance County42,52942,185-0.8%
Columbus County50,50550,092-0.8%
Gates County10,45210,366-0.8%
Martin County21,94921,754-0.9%
Hyde County4,5494,508-0.9%
Northampton County17,43817,129-1.8%
Bertie County17,85117,505-1.9%

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