Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carteret County, NC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 67,432 population of Carteret County, North Carolina comprised of 2,454 people who identified as Hispanic (3.64%), and 64,978 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carteret County, North Carolina with a population of 60,827 (90.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,169 (6.18%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,274 (1.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carteret County, North Carolina in 2011, with a population of 58,760 (87.14%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,042 (5.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,067 (3.07%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,169 6.18%
White Alone 60,827 90.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 393 0.58%
Asian Alone 676 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 93 0.14%
Two Or More Races 1,274 1.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Carteret , NC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 127 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,067 3.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 93 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 25 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 24 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 118 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,042 5.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 58,760 87.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 300 0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 651 0.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,156 1.71%