Wake County takes over as NC’s most populous

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – A state agency says Wake County has now
passed Mecklenburg County to be the most populated county in the
state.

But Mecklenburg County leaders told The Charlotte Observer that
the estimates from the N.C. Data Center may not be correct.

The state agency estimates Wake County’s population at 920,307
while Mecklenburg’s population is 909,493. The Charlotte Chamber of
Commerce has Mecklenburg County, which took the crown in 1950, is
still ahead by a few thousand people.

Wake County has several advantages. It is more than 300 square
miles bigger and weathered the latest recession better.

But it’s not all bad news for Mecklenburg County. Charlotte
remains North Carolina’s biggest city with a population estimated
at 683,541 compared to 377,353 in Raleigh.