Total Population in Wake County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
1,178,653
Rank #38/3,222 · #1 in NC
99th
Wake 1,178,653
NC 11M -89.0%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Wake County's total population of 1,178,653 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Wake County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #35 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 1,245,873 |
| #36 | Allegheny County, PA | 1,238,177 |
| #37 | Salt Lake County, UT | 1,196,523 |
| #38 | Wake County, NC | 1,178,653 |
| #39 | Contra Costa County, CA | 1,165,012 |
| #40 | Collin County, TX | 1,163,337 |
| #41 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 1,154,681 |
About Total Population
Wake County, North Carolina has a total population of 1,178,653, ranking #38 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.6% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #1 of 100. This places it in the 99th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.