2020 Census Results

The U.S. Census Bureau announced that the 2020 Census shows the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2020, was 331,449,281.

For North Carolina we now know: 

• North Carolina gained a 14th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
• North Carolina’s official population in the 2020 Census was 10,453,948. This is an increase of 903,905 or 9.5% since 2010. 
• Wake County has the largest population, with a total of 1,129,410 residents.
• North Carolina had the 6th largest increase among the states and was the 15th fastest-growing state.

You can query data and see visualizations on the Census Bureau's website, including this table of population results, which was released in the fall of 2021.