Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carteret County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 68,766 population of Carteret County, North Carolina comprised of 2,950 people who identified as Hispanic (4.29%), and 65,816 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carteret County, North Carolina with a population of 61,835 (89.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,043 (5.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,517 (2.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carteret County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 59,413 (86.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,871 (5.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,422 (3.52%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Carteret County, NC in 2015

Total Population:68,766

Non Hispanic (95.71%)

Hispanic (4.29%)

Race in Carteret County, NC in 2015

Total Population:68,766

White Alone (89.92%)

Black or African American Alone (5.88%)

Two or more races (2.21%)

Asian Alone (1.2%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.63%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.17%)

Ethnicity in Carteret County, NC in 2015

Total Population:68,766

Non-Hispanic White Alone (86.4%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.63%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.52%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.98%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.34%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.13%)

Population By Race in Carteret , NC in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	61,835	89.92%
Black or African American Alone	4,043	5.88%
Two Or More Races	1,517	2.21%
Asian Alone	822	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	435	0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	114	0.17%

Population By Ethnicity in Carteret , NC in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	59,413	86.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	3,871	5.63%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,422	3.52%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,361	1.98%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	779	1.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	306	0.45%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	172	0.25%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	156	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	129	0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	86	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	43	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	28	0.04%