Ranking of Wake County, NC Cities and Places By Population in 2021

Updated on August 17, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Wake County, NC cities and places, Raleigh city (pt.) had the highest population (469.27K), followed by Balance of Wake County (198.60K), and Cary town (pt.) (173.08K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Wake cities and places.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina counties. You can also see the ranking of all cities and places in North Carolina.

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Ranking of Wake County, NC Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Raleigh city (pt.)
Balance of Wake County
Cary town (pt.)
Apex town (pt.)
Wake Forest town (pt.)
Holly Springs town
Fuquay-Varina town (pt.)
Garner town
Morrisville town (pt.)
Knightdale town
Ranking of Wake County, NC Cities and Places By Population in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Raleigh city (pt.) 469268
2 Balance of Wake County 198597
3 Cary town (pt.) 173080
4 Apex town (pt.) 68146
5 Wake Forest town (pt.) 49434
6 Holly Springs town 43485
7 Fuquay-Varina town (pt.) 36769
8 Garner town 31925
9 Morrisville town (pt.) 31019
10 Knightdale town 19570
11 Wendell town 11577
12 Rolesville town 10204
13 Zebulon town (pt.) 7965
14 Angier town (pt.) 988
15 Durham city (pt.) 274
16 Clayton town (pt.) 0