Charlotte population growth outpaces Raleigh. But this Wake town is red hot.

Well, it looks like the folks in Charlotte win this round in the battle for North Carolina supremacy. The Queen City is outpacing Raleigh in terms ...

May 18, 2023
9:58 PM

Well, it looks like the folks in Charlotte win this round in the battle for North Carolina supremacy. The Queen City is outpacing Raleigh in terms of population growth since 2020, according to new U.S. Census numbers released Thursday looking at population estimates for cities with at least 50,000 people. Charlotte's growth rate between 2020 and 2022 was 2.6 percent while Raleigh's was just under 2 percent when using the baseline figure from the 2020 Census. Charlotte was boosted by adding more than 15,000 people between 2021 and 2022, the fifth-highest numerical gain in the country.

David Purtell