Population By Race and Ethnicity in Beaufort County, NC in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 44,272 population of Beaufort County, North Carolina comprised of 3,765 people who identified as Hispanic (8.5%), and 40,507 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Beaufort County, North Carolina with a population of 32,087 (72.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,533 (23.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 823 (1.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Beaufort County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 29,303 (66.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,144 (22.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,784 (6.29%).

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

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Population By Race in Beaufort , NC in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10,533 23.79%
White Alone 32,087 72.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 515 1.16%
Asian Alone 274 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 40 0.09%
Two Or More Races 823 1.86%
Population By Ethnicity in Beaufort , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 389 0.88%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,784 6.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 345 0.78%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 58 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 29 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 160 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,144 22.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,303 66.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 170 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 216 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 663 1.5%