Wake and Mecklenburg Counties reach top 10 lists for growth
Wake and Mecklenburg Counties are growing fast, according to the most recent stats from the Census Bureau. Wake County added 38,841 people in the 12 months ending July 1, 2007, the Census Bureau announced last week - placing it No. 7 among every county in the country in terms of numerical population growth. The 4.9 percent growth, to 832,970 people, put Wake among the top 50 counties in the country by that metric.
Mecklenburg County added 31,739 people, bringing its population to 867,067 and putting it at 10th in the country; its growth rate of 3.8 percent put it No. 82 among all counties.
Rapid growth in North Carolina's two largest metropolitan areas fits in with national trends, the Census Bureau says. Of the 100 fastest-growing counties by percentage growth, 70 were in the South.
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