Beaufort, North Carolina Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 44.65K population of Beaufort, NC residents comprised of 3.43K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (7.69%), and 41.22K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Beaufort, NC, with a population of 29.82K (66.78%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Beaufort, NC, with a population of 10.30K (23.07%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Beaufort, NC, with a population of 2.35K (5.27%). The smallest racial group in Beaufort, NC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 16 (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Beaufort, NC, with a population of 29.43K (65.91%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Beaufort, NC, with a population of 10.20K (22.83%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Beaufort, NC, with a population of 2.23K (4.99%). The smallest ethnic group in Beaufort, NC was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 0 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Beaufort, North Carolina from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina counties and also for the state of North Carolina.

Beaufort, NC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Beaufort, NC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Beaufort, NC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Beaufort, NC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 10303 23.07
White Alone 29817 66.78
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 168 0.38
Asian Alone 166 0.37
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 2352 5.27
Two Or More Races 1830 4.10
Beaufort, NC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 29431 65.91
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 10195 22.83
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 2230 4.99
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1201 2.69
Hispanic - Two or More Races 629 1.41
Hispanic - White Alone 386 0.86
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 164 0.37
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 122 0.27
Hispanic - Black Alone 108 0.24
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 90 0.20
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 78 0.18
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 16 0.04
Hispanic - Asian Alone 2 0.00
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 0 0.00