Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County is a county in North Carolina with an estimated population of 1,190,275 in 2023. 12 cities, towns and Census places in it are indexed here.
Largest places in Wake County
Raleigh 482,295Cary 180,010Apex 72,225Wake Forest 54,337Holly Springs 46,271Fuquay-Varina 43,817Garner 35,265Morrisville 31,703Knightdale 20,275Wendell 14,400Rolesville 11,297Zebulon 9,401
About Wake County
Wake County is one of the counties of North Carolina. County governments in North Carolina handle local services such as courts, property records and elections; cities and towns inside the county run their own municipal services. Population figures come from the Census Bureau's Vintage 2023 estimates, which are updated annually.