Population of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (County)

Map of Population by County Subdivision in Mecklenburg County

Population Density Population by County Subdivision#1

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
390/mi²840/mi²1,290/mi²1,750/mi²2,200/mi²2,650/mi²

Population Population by County Subdivision#2

Total population:
0k160k330k490k650k810k
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Map of Population by Tract in Mecklenburg County

Population Density Population by Tract#3

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
0/mi²2,900/mi²5,900/mi²8,800/mi²11,700/mi²14,700/mi²

Population Population by Tract#4

Total population:
01,9003,8005,8007,7009,600
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Map of Population by Block Group in Mecklenburg County

Population Density Population by Block Group#5

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
0k/mi²6k/mi²11k/mi²17k/mi²23k/mi²29k/mi²

Population Population by Block Group#6

Total population:
01,1002,3003,4004,5005,700
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Population by Place in Mecklenburg County

There are 9 places that are fully or partially contained within Mecklenburg County (5 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 9 of those to each other.

Total Population by Place#7

Scope: population of selected places in Mecklenburg County
0k200k400k600k800k#CharlotteHuntersvilleMatthewsCorneliusMint HillStallingsDavidsonWeddingtonPineville808,834.000000808,834.000000808.83k151,701.00000051,701.00000051.70k230,054.00000030,054.00000030.05k327,426.00000027,426.00000027.43k425,024.00000025,024.00000025.02k514,759.00000014,759.00000014.76k612,076.00000012,076.00000012.08k710,254.00000010,254.00000010.25k88,244.0000008,244.0000008.24k9
# rank of place out of 9 by population

Population Density by Place#8

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of selected places in Mecklenburg County
05001,0001,5002,0002,500#CharlotteCorneliusDavidsonStallingsMatthewsHuntersvillePinevilleMint HillWeddington2,648.6316482,648.6316482,64912,371.2653792,371.2653792,37122,086.1490762,086.1490762,08631,855.7389941,855.7389941,85641,757.2078301,757.2078301,75751,278.9269011,278.9269011,27961,244.3730961,244.3730961,24471,033.7255751,033.7255751,0348586.162812586.1628125869
# rank of place out of 9 by population density

Population by County Subdivision in Mecklenburg County

There are 14 county subdivisions in Mecklenburg County. This section compares all 14 of those to each other.

Total Population by County Subdivision#9

Scope: population of selected county subdivisions in Mecklenburg County
0k200k400k600k800k#Township 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTownship 13:Morning Star13, Morning StarTownship 15:Huntersville15, HuntersvilleTownship 10:Lemley10, LemleyTownship 9:Deweese9, DeweeseTownship 6:Clear Creek6, Clear CrkTownship 11:Long Creek11, Long CrkTownship 5:Providence5, ProvidenceTownship 3:Steele Creek3, Steele CrkTownship 14:Pineville14, PinevilleTownship 12:Paw Creek12, Paw CrkTownship 8:Mallard Creek8, Mallard CrkTownship 7:Crab Orchard7, Crab OrchTownship 2:Berryhill2, Berryhill808,834.000000808,834.000000808.83k137,535.00000037,535.00000037.54k230,776.00000030,776.00000030.78k327,176.00000027,176.00000027.18k424,366.00000024,366.00000024.37k521,257.00000021,257.00000021.26k612,404.00000012,404.00000012.40k711,273.00000011,273.00000011.27k89,927.0000009,927.0000009.93k98,244.0000008,244.0000008.24k106,600.0000006,600.0000006.60k115,501.0000005,501.0000005.50k123,998.0000003,998.0000004.00k133,883.0000003,883.0000003.88k14
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by population

Population Density by County Subdivision#10

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of selected county subdivisions in Mecklenburg County
05001,0001,5002,0002,500#Township 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTownship 5:Providence5, ProvidenceTownship 13:Morning Star13, Morning StarTownship 10:Lemley10, LemleyTownship 14:Pineville14, PinevilleTownship 15:Huntersville15, HuntersvilleTownship 9:Deweese9, DeweeseTownship 6:Clear Creek6, Clear CrkTownship 7:Crab Orchard7, Crab OrchTownship 3:Steele Creek3, Steele CrkTownship 8:Mallard Creek8, Mallard CrkTownship 12:Paw Creek12, Paw CrkTownship 11:Long Creek11, Long CrkTownship 2:Berryhill2, Berryhill2,648.6316482,648.6316482,64912,163.0575722,163.0575722,16321,470.0645231,470.0645231,47031,443.9420491,443.9420491,44441,244.3730961,244.3730961,24451,226.6677151,226.6677151,22761,168.4005031,168.4005031,1687719.017277719.0172777198599.552232599.5522326009530.986393530.98639353110495.983165495.98316549611486.400832486.40083248612467.097716467.09771646713390.465012390.46501239014
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by population density

Population by County in the Charlotte Area

There are 10 counties in the Charlotte Area. This section compares Mecklenburg County to all of the counties in the Charlotte Area.

Total Population by County#11

Scope: population of Mecklenburg County and selected other counties in the Charlotte Area
0k200k400k600k800k1,000k#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgYork CountyYorkUnion CountyUnionGaston CountyGastonCabarrus CountyCabarrusIredell CountyIredellRowan CountyRowanLancaster CountyLancasterLincoln CountyLincolnChester CountyChester1,011,774.0000001,011,774.0000001,011.77k1245,606.000000245,606.000000245.61k2217,614.000000217,614.000000217.61k3211,753.000000211,753.000000211.75k4192,296.000000192,296.000000192.30k5167,493.000000167,493.000000167.49k6138,694.000000138,694.000000138.69k783,704.00000083,704.00000083.70k879,783.00000079,783.00000079.78k932,435.00000032,435.00000032.44k10
# rank of county out of 10 by population

Population Density by County#12

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County and selected other counties in the Charlotte Area
05001,0001,500#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgGaston CountyGastonCabarrus CountyCabarrusYork CountyYorkUnion CountyUnionIredell CountyIredellRowan CountyRowanLincoln CountyLincolnLancaster CountyLancasterChester CountyChester1,932.3437311,932.3437311,9321594.856366594.8563665952532.324291532.3242915323360.816066360.8160663614344.489514344.4895143445291.700735291.7007352926271.163142271.1631422717269.663372269.6633722708152.422241152.422241152955.85919155.8591915610
# rank of county out of 10 by population density

Population by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Mecklenburg County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Total Population by County#13

Scope: population of Mecklenburg County and selected other counties in North Carolina
0k200k400k600k800k1,000k#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgWake CountyWakeGuilford CountyGuilfordForsyth CountyForsythCumberland CountyCumberlandDurham CountyDurhamBuncombe CountyBuncombeUnion CountyUnionNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverGaston CountyGastonCabarrus CountyCabarrusOnslow CountyOnslowJohnston CountyJohnstonPitt CountyPittIredell CountyIredellDavidson CountyDavidsonAlamance CountyAlamanceCatawba CountyCatawbaRandolph CountyRandolphOrange CountyOrangeRowan CountyRowanRobeson CountyRobesonHarnett CountyHarnettWayne CountyWayneBrunswick CountyBrunswickHenderson CountyHendersonCraven CountyCravenCleveland CountyClevelandNash CountyNashMoore CountyMooreRockingham CountyRockinghamBurke CountyBurkeCaldwell CountyCaldwellWilson CountyWilsonLincoln CountyLincolnSurry CountySurryWilkes CountyWilkesChatham CountyChathamCarteret CountyCarteretRutherford CountyRutherfordSampson CountySampsonFranklin CountyFranklinStanly CountyStanlyHaywood CountyHaywoodLee CountyLeeDuplin CountyDuplinLenoir CountyLenoirGranville CountyGranvilleColumbus CountyColumbusPender CountyPender1,011,774.0000001,011,774.0000001,011.77k1998,576.000000998,576.000000998.58k2511,815.000000511,815.000000511.82k3364,691.000000364,691.000000364.69k4325,841.000000325,841.000000325.84k5294,618.000000294,618.000000294.62k6250,112.000000250,112.000000250.11k7217,614.000000217,614.000000217.61k8216,430.000000216,430.000000216.43k9211,753.000000211,753.000000211.75k10192,296.000000192,296.000000192.30k11185,755.000000185,755.000000185.76k12182,155.000000182,155.000000182.16k13175,150.000000175,150.000000175.15k14167,493.000000167,493.000000167.49k15164,058.000000164,058.000000164.06k16156,372.000000156,372.000000156.37k17155,461.000000155,461.000000155.46k18142,588.000000142,588.000000142.59k19139,807.000000139,807.000000139.81k20138,694.000000138,694.000000138.69k21134,576.000000134,576.000000134.58k22126,620.000000126,620.000000126.62k23124,447.000000124,447.000000124.45k24119,167.000000119,167.000000119.17k25110,905.000000110,905.000000110.91k26104,190.000000104,190.000000104.19k2797,113.00000097,113.00000097.11k2894,385.00000094,385.00000094.39k2993,070.00000093,070.00000093.07k3091,898.00000091,898.00000091.90k3189,082.00000089,082.00000089.08k3281,623.00000081,623.00000081.62k3381,617.00000081,617.00000081.62k3479,783.00000079,783.00000079.78k3572,767.00000072,767.00000072.77k3668,888.00000068,888.00000068.89k3768,778.00000068,778.00000068.78k3868,537.00000068,537.00000068.54k3966,701.00000066,701.00000066.70k4063,713.00000063,713.00000063.71k4162,989.00000062,989.00000062.99k4260,610.00000060,610.00000060.61k4359,577.00000059,577.00000059.58k4459,540.00000059,540.00000059.54k4559,121.00000059,121.00000059.12k4658,343.00000058,343.00000058.34k4758,341.00000058,341.00000058.34k4857,015.00000057,015.00000057.02k4956,358.00000056,358.00000056.36k50
# rank of county out of 50 by population

Population Density by County#14

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County and selected other counties in North Carolina
05001,0001,500#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgWake CountyWakeNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverDurham CountyDurhamForsyth CountyForsythGuilford CountyGuilfordGaston CountyGastonCabarrus CountyCabarrusCumberland CountyCumberlandCatawba CountyCatawbaBuncombe CountyBuncombeAlamance CountyAlamanceOrange CountyOrangeUnion CountyUnionHenderson CountyHendersonDavidson CountyDavidsonIredell CountyIredellRowan CountyRowanLincoln CountyLincolnPitt CountyPittOnslow CountyOnslowLee CountyLeeJohnston CountyJohnstonWayne CountyWayneWilson CountyWilsonHarnett CountyHarnettCleveland CountyClevelandRandolph CountyRandolphBurke CountyBurkeNash CountyNashCaldwell CountyCaldwellRockingham CountyRockinghamStanly CountyStanlyCraven CountyCravenLenoir CountyLenoirRobeson CountyRobesonBrunswick CountyBrunswickSurry CountySurryCarteret CountyCarteretMoore CountyMooreFranklin CountyFranklinRutherford CountyRutherfordGranville CountyGranvilleHaywood CountyHaywoodChatham CountyChathamWilkes CountyWilkesDuplin CountyDuplinSampson CountySampsonPender CountyPenderColumbus CountyColumbus1,932.3437311,932.3437311,93211,196.1706231,196.1706231,19621,127.9028351,127.9028351,12831,028.7399121,028.7399121,0294894.360464894.3604648945792.566861792.5668617936594.856366594.8563665957532.324291532.3242915328499.361276499.3612764999387.324016387.32401638710381.042397381.04239738111369.306560369.30656036912351.686758351.68675835213344.489514344.48951434414297.280857297.28085729715296.579456296.57945629716291.700735291.70073529217271.163142271.16314227118269.663372269.66337227019268.484417268.48441726820243.754363243.75436324421233.443040233.44304023322230.213250230.21325023023224.670318224.67031822524222.042678222.04267822225212.801960212.80196021326209.251464209.25146420927182.265285182.26528518228175.965945175.96594517629174.643918174.64391817530172.969968172.96996817331162.470232162.47023216232153.394285153.39428515333147.432488147.43248814734146.191261146.19126114635141.956230141.95623014236140.259062140.25906214037136.327834136.32783413638135.014331135.01433113539133.400818133.40081813340128.091001128.09100112841117.973508117.97350811842109.665485109.66548511043107.623340107.62334010844100.925202100.9252021014591.29800491.298004914672.56447872.564478734767.37110367.371103674864.68298664.682986654960.81546660.8154666150
# rank of county out of 50 by population density

Population by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Mecklenburg County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Total Population by County#15

Scope: population of Mecklenburg County and selected other counties in the United States
0M2M4M6M8M10M#Los Angeles CountyLos AngelesCook CountyCookHarris CountyHarrisMaricopa CountyMaricopaSan Diego CountySan DiegoOrange CountyOrangeMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeKings CountyKingsDallas CountyDallasRiverside CountyRiversideQueens CountyQueensSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKing CountyKingClark CountyClarkTarrant CountyTarrantSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraBroward CountyBrowardBexar CountyBexarWayne CountyWayneNew York CountyNew YorkAlameda CountyAlamedaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSuffolk CountySuffolkSacramento CountySacramentoBronx CountyBronxPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachNassau CountyNassauHillsborough CountyHillsboroughCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaOrange CountyOrangeOakland CountyOaklandFranklin CountyFranklinAllegheny CountyAlleghenyHennepin CountyHennepinTravis CountyTravisFairfax CountyFairfaxContra Costa CountyContra CostaSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgPima CountyPimaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonHonolulu CountyHonoluluWestchester CountyWestchesterFresno CountyFresnoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFairfield CountyFairfield10,057,155.00000010,057,155.00000010.06M15,227,575.0000005,227,575.0000005.23M24,434,257.0000004,434,257.0000004.43M34,088,549.0000004,088,549.0000004.09M43,253,356.0000003,253,356.0000003.25M53,132,211.0000003,132,211.0000003.13M62,664,418.0000002,664,418.0000002.66M72,606,852.0000002,606,852.0000002.61M82,513,054.0000002,513,054.0000002.51M92,323,892.0000002,323,892.0000002.32M102,310,011.0000002,310,011.0000002.31M112,106,754.0000002,106,754.0000002.11M122,079,550.0000002,079,550.0000002.08M132,070,153.0000002,070,153.0000002.07M141,947,529.0000001,947,529.0000001.95M151,885,056.0000001,885,056.0000001.89M161,863,780.0000001,863,780.0000001.86M171,858,699.0000001,858,699.0000001.86M181,767,593.0000001,767,593.0000001.77M191,634,989.0000001,634,989.0000001.63M201,605,217.0000001,605,217.0000001.61M211,567,610.0000001,567,610.0000001.57M221,559,938.0000001,559,938.0000001.56M231,498,130.0000001,498,130.0000001.50M241,479,300.0000001,479,300.0000001.48M251,436,785.0000001,436,785.0000001.44M261,398,757.0000001,398,757.0000001.40M271,356,801.0000001,356,801.0000001.36M281,323,059.0000001,323,059.0000001.32M291,258,710.0000001,258,710.0000001.26M301,256,055.0000001,256,055.0000001.26M311,235,215.0000001,235,215.0000001.24M321,232,118.0000001,232,118.0000001.23M331,230,360.0000001,230,360.0000001.23M341,209,265.0000001,209,265.0000001.21M351,148,176.0000001,148,176.0000001.15M361,132,887.0000001,132,887.0000001.13M371,107,925.0000001,107,925.0000001.11M381,092,518.0000001,092,518.0000001.09M391,026,371.0000001,026,371.0000001.03M401,011,774.0000001,011,774.0000001.01M411,003,338.0000001,003,338.0000001.00M421,000,560.0000001,000,560.0000001.00M43998,576.000000998,576.0000001.00M44996,757.000000996,757.0000001.00M45986,999.000000986,999.0000000.99M46969,229.000000969,229.0000000.97M47963,160.000000963,160.0000000.96M48955,306.000000955,306.0000000.96M49941,618.000000941,618.0000000.94M50
# rank of county out of 50 by population

Population Density by County#16

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County and selected other counties in the United States
0k10k20k30k40k50k60k70k#New York CountyNew YorkKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaCook CountyCookNassau CountyNassauOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFairfax CountyFairfaxWayne CountyWayneDallas CountyDallasCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHarris CountyHarrisLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesFranklin CountyFranklinTarrant CountyTarrantWestchester CountyWestchesterHennepin CountyHennepinAlameda CountyAlamedaMontgomery CountyMontgomerySt. Louis CountySt. LouisMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFulton CountyFultonAllegheny CountyAlleghenyHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkBroward CountyBrowardSacramento CountySacramentoContra Costa CountyContra CostaFairfield CountyFairfieldBexar CountyBexarSalt Lake CountySalt LakeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraOakland CountyOaklandMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughWake CountyWakeTravis CountyTravisKing CountyKingSan Diego CountySan DiegoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachMaricopa CountyMaricopaRiverside CountyRiversideClark CountyClarkFresno CountyFresnoPima CountyPimaSan Bernardino CountySan Bernardino72,167.60597972,167.60597972.17k137,340.67621837,340.67621837.34k234,167.96880134,167.96880134.17k321,237.94747821,237.94747821.24k411,625.88366911,625.88366911.63k55,531.8762675,531.8762675.53k64,763.9163794,763.9163794.76k73,961.7034453,961.7034453.96k83,953.6841943,953.6841943.95k92,898.4456972,898.4456972.90k102,888.1522602,888.1522602.89k112,878.4220552,878.4220552.88k122,753.3818582,753.3818582.75k132,600.9540812,600.9540812.60k142,478.2396272,478.2396272.48k152,314.3614822,314.3614822.31k162,254.9978792,254.9978792.25k172,251.3192932,251.3192932.25k182,184.2050692,184.2050692.18k192,171.8733742,171.8733742.17k202,081.8544912,081.8544912.08k211,970.4926601,970.4926601.97k221,932.3437311,932.3437311.93k231,917.0752881,917.0752881.92k241,892.4081641,892.4081641.89k251,685.2478291,685.2478291.69k261,643.3391511,643.3391511.64k271,643.1276081,643.1276081.64k281,544.1986571,544.1986571.54k291,533.0483871,533.0483871.53k301,532.9159351,532.9159351.53k311,506.6615071,506.6615071.51k321,499.0984171,499.0984171.50k331,472.2923611,472.2923611.47k341,459.9180661,459.9180661.46k351,423.9503141,423.9503141.42k361,403.3126861,403.3126861.40k371,390.4953151,390.4953151.39k381,296.7175361,296.7175361.30k391,196.1706231,196.1706231.20k401,157.6775431,157.6775431.16k41982.963629982.9636290.98k42773.385727773.3857270.77k43710.067520710.0675200.71k44444.446561444.4465610.44k45322.481032322.4810320.32k46262.321925262.3219250.26k47161.637031161.6370310.16k48109.210256109.2102560.11k49105.036867105.0368670.11k50
# rank of county out of 50 by population density

Definitions

This page reports on the population distribution in Mecklenburg County, both in terms of raw head counts, and in terms of population density per square mile.

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  • Population Density: population divided by the total land area of the entity (i.e., excluding water areas contained in the entity)

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Principal City:
Charlotte
Cities:
Charlotte
Towns:
Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, Pineville, Stallings, Weddington
Townships:
1, Charlotte, 2, Berryhill, 3, Steele Creek, 5, Providence, 6, Clear Creek, 7, Crab Orchard, 8, Mallard Creek, 9, Deweese, 10, Lemley, 11, Long Creek, 12, Paw Creek, 13, Morning Star, 14, Pineville, 15, Huntersville
ZIP Codes:
28031, 28036, 28078, 28104, 28105, 28107, 28115, 28134, 28202, 28203, 28204, 28205, 28206, 28207, 28208, 28209, 28210, 28211, 28212, 28213, 28214, 28215, 28216, 28217, 28226, 28227, 28244, 28262, 28269, 28270, 28273, 28277, 28278, 28280, 28282
Unified School District:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Congressional Districts:
NC-8, NC-9, NC-12, NC-13
State Senate Districts:
NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41
State House Districts:
NC-88, NC-92, NC-98, NC-99, NC-100, NC-101, NC-102, NC-103, NC-104, NC-105, NC-106, NC-107
Neighboring Counties:
Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lancaster, Lincoln, Union, York
Nearby Counties:
Alexander, Anson, Catawba, Cherokee, Chester, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Rowan, Stanly