Population By Race and Ethnicity in Carteret County, NC in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 68,718 population of Carteret County, North Carolina comprised of 3,222 people who identified as Hispanic (4.69%), and 65,496 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carteret County, North Carolina with a population of 62,091 (90.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,673 (5.35%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,522 (2.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carteret County, North Carolina in 2021, with a population of 59,462 (86.53%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,465 (5.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,629 (3.83%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,673 5.35%
White Alone 62,091 90.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 481 0.7%
Asian Alone 817 1.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 134 0.2%
Two Or More Races 1,522 2.22%
Population By Ethnicity in Carteret , NC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 208 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,629 3.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 148 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 51 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 33 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 153 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,465 5.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 59,462 86.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 333 0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 766 1.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,369 1.99%