Total Population in Mecklenburg County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mecklenburg County Compares
National Distribution
Where Mecklenburg County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.
■ Mecklenburg County: 1,154,681
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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 |
| #42 | Fairfax County, VA | 1,147,837 |
| #43 | Fulton County, GA | 1,076,561 |
| #44 | Montgomery County, MD | 1,065,949 |
Total Population in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina has a total population of 1,154,681, which ranks #41 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 99.7% below the national value of 330M.
Within North Carolina, Mecklenburg County ranks #2 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 99th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.