Winston-Salem Metro Area Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Winston-Salem metro area from 1950 to 2021. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Winston-Salem in 2021 is 519,000, a 1.96% increase from 2020.
- The metro area population of Winston-Salem in 2020 was 509,000, a 2.21% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Winston-Salem in 2019 was 498,000, a 2.05% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Winston-Salem in 2018 was 488,000, a 2.74% increase from 2017.
Other Cities in United States |
City Name |
Population |
New York City |
18,823,000 |
Los Angeles |
12,459,000 |
Chicago |
8,877,000 |
Houston |
6,491,000 |
Dallas-Fort Worth |
6,397,000 |
Miami |
6,167,000 |
Atlanta |
5,911,000 |
Philadelphia |
5,734,000 |
Washington DC |
5,378,000 |
Phoenix |
4,584,000 |
Boston |
4,315,000 |
Detroit |
3,530,000 |
Seattle |
3,461,000 |
San Francisco |
3,313,000 |
San Diego |
3,272,000 |
Minneapolis |
2,946,000 |
Tampa |
2,911,000 |
Denver |
2,862,000 |
Las Vegas |
2,772,000 |
Riverside-San Bernardino |
2,514,000 |
San Antonio |
2,368,000 |
Baltimore |
2,333,000 |
St. Louis |
2,216,000 |
Portland |
2,174,000 |
Sacramento |
2,155,000 |
Charlotte |
2,132,000 |
Austin |
2,117,000 |
Orlando |
2,002,000 |
Indianapolis |
1,833,000 |
San Jose |
1,799,000 |
Cleveland |
1,760,000 |
Cincinnati |
1,754,000 |
Pittsburgh |
1,700,000 |
Kansas City |
1,698,000 |
Columbus |
1,666,000 |
Raleigh |
1,498,000 |
Virginia Beach |
1,479,000 |
Milwaukee |
1,443,000 |
Jacksonville |
1,297,000 |
Nashville |
1,272,000 |
Providence |
1,200,000 |
Salt Lake City |
1,180,000 |
Memphis |
1,156,000 |
Richmond |
1,117,000 |
Louisville |
1,098,000 |
McAllen |
1,037,000 |
Hartford |
1,004,000 |
New Orleans |
998,000 |
Oklahoma City |
998,000 |
Tucson |
993,000 |
El Paso |
963,000 |
Bridgeport-Stamford |
955,000 |
Albuquerque |
929,000 |
Honolulu |
898,000 |
Temecula-Murrieta |
892,000 |
Buffalo |
886,000 |
Cape Coral |
882,000 |
Birmingham |
849,000 |
Omaha |
843,000 |
Provo-Orem |
793,000 |
Fresno |
777,000 |
Tulsa |
774,000 |
Allentown |
770,000 |
Knoxville |
756,000 |
Baton Rouge |
746,000 |
Rochester |
744,000 |
Sarasota-Bradenton |
743,000 |
Dayton |
741,000 |
Columbia, South Carolina |
730,000 |
Ogden-Layton |
725,000 |
Charleston-North Charleston |
721,000 |
Bakersfield |
705,000 |
Concord |
688,000 |
Colorado Springs |
677,000 |
Springfield |
672,000 |
Mission Viejo |
639,000 |
Albany |
632,000 |
The Woodlands |
609,000 |
Grand Rapids |
601,000 |
New Haven |
595,000 |
Akron |
564,000 |
Victorville-Hesperia-Apple Valley |
558,000 |
Des Moines |
552,000 |
Worcester |
552,000 |
Harrisburg |
550,000 |
Kissimmee |
549,000 |
Greenville |
540,000 |
Port St. Lucie |
533,000 |
Wichita |
531,000 |
Fayetteville-Springdale |
525,000 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne |
524,000 |
Little Rock |
521,000 |
Winston-Salem |
519,000 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh |
514,000 |
Reno |
514,000 |
Toledo |
509,000 |
Lancaster |
505,000 |
Lancaster-Palmdale |
504,000 |
Madison |
494,000 |
Daytona Beach-Port Orange |
487,000 |
Indio-Cathedral City-Palm Springs |
478,000 |
Boise City |
455,000 |
Denton-Lewisville |
452,000 |
Spokane |
452,000 |
Augusta-Richmond County |
448,000 |
Bonita Springs-Naples |
445,000 |
Stockton |
441,000 |
Jackson, Mississippi |
426,000 |
Durham |
424,000 |
Chattanooga |
423,000 |
Concord |
421,000 |
Syracuse |
420,000 |
Visalia |
420,000 |
Modesto |
414,000 |
Santa Clarita |
404,000 |
Oxnard |
399,000 |
Myrtle Beach |
393,000 |
Huntsville |
392,000 |
Round Lake Beach-McHenry-Grayslake |
377,000 |
Scranton |
375,000 |
Lafayette |
367,000 |
Greensboro |
365,000 |
Asheville |
360,000 |
Montgomery |
360,000 |
Antioch |
359,000 |
Pensacola |
356,000 |
Youngstown |
355,000 |
Springfield, Missouri |
353,000 |
Lakeland |
351,000 |
Fayetteville |
349,000 |
Corpus Christi |
348,000 |
Flint |
344,000 |
Fort Collins |
343,000 |
Fort Wayne |
341,000 |
Lexington-Fayette |
337,000 |
Mobile |
333,000 |
Santa Rosa |
333,000 |
Trenton |
331,000 |
Ann Arbor |
329,000 |
Savannah |
329,000 |
Lansing |
326,000 |
Rockford |
326,000 |
Shreveport |
323,000 |
Laredo |
322,000 |
Winston-Salem - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2021 |
519,000 |
1.96% |
2020 |
509,000 |
2.21% |
2019 |
498,000 |
2.05% |
2018 |
488,000 |
2.74% |
2017 |
475,000 |
2.81% |
2016 |
462,000 |
2.67% |
2015 |
450,000 |
2.74% |
2014 |
438,000 |
2.58% |
2013 |
427,000 |
2.89% |
2012 |
415,000 |
2.72% |
2011 |
404,000 |
2.54% |
2010 |
394,000 |
2.87% |
2009 |
383,000 |
2.68% |
2008 |
373,000 |
2.75% |
2007 |
363,000 |
2.54% |
2006 |
354,000 |
2.91% |
2005 |
344,000 |
2.69% |
2004 |
335,000 |
2.76% |
2003 |
326,000 |
2.52% |
2002 |
318,000 |
2.91% |
2001 |
309,000 |
2.66% |
2000 |
301,000 |
4.15% |
1999 |
289,000 |
5.09% |
1998 |
275,000 |
4.96% |
1997 |
262,000 |
4.80% |
1996 |
250,000 |
5.04% |
1995 |
238,000 |
4.85% |
1994 |
227,000 |
5.09% |
1993 |
216,000 |
4.85% |
1992 |
206,000 |
4.57% |
1991 |
197,000 |
5.35% |
1990 |
187,000 |
1.63% |
1989 |
184,000 |
0.55% |
1988 |
183,000 |
1.10% |
1987 |
181,000 |
0.56% |
1986 |
180,000 |
0.56% |
1985 |
179,000 |
1.13% |
1984 |
177,000 |
0.57% |
1983 |
176,000 |
0.57% |
1982 |
175,000 |
1.16% |
1981 |
173,000 |
0.58% |
1980 |
172,000 |
1.78% |
1979 |
169,000 |
1.81% |
1978 |
166,000 |
1.84% |
1977 |
163,000 |
1.88% |
1976 |
160,000 |
1.91% |
1975 |
157,000 |
1.95% |
1974 |
154,000 |
1.99% |
1973 |
151,000 |
1.34% |
1972 |
149,000 |
2.05% |
1971 |
146,000 |
2.10% |
1970 |
143,000 |
1.42% |
1969 |
141,000 |
0.71% |
1968 |
140,000 |
1.45% |
1967 |
138,000 |
0.73% |
1966 |
137,000 |
0.74% |
1965 |
136,000 |
1.49% |
1964 |
134,000 |
0.75% |
1963 |
133,000 |
1.53% |
1962 |
131,000 |
0.77% |
1961 |
130,000 |
0.78% |
1960 |
129,000 |
3.20% |
1959 |
125,000 |
3.31% |
1958 |
121,000 |
3.42% |
1957 |
117,000 |
3.54% |
1956 |
113,000 |
2.73% |
1955 |
110,000 |
3.77% |
1954 |
106,000 |
2.91% |
1953 |
103,000 |
3.00% |
1952 |
100,000 |
4.17% |
1951 |
96,000 |
3.23% |
1950 |
93,000 |
0.00% |