Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carteret County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 66,700 population of Carteret County, North Carolina comprised of 2,273 people who identified as Hispanic (3.41%), and 64,427 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carteret County, North Carolina with a population of 60,333 (90.45%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,088 (6.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,225 (1.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carteret County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 58,367 (87.51%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,991 (5.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,966 (2.95%).

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

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Population By Race in Carteret , NC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,088 6.13%
White Alone 60,333 90.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 354 0.53%
Asian Alone 616 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 84 0.13%
Two Or More Races 1,225 1.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Carteret , NC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 97 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,966 2.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 65 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 21 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 111 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,991 5.98%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 58,367 87.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 289 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 603 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,114 1.67%