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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 69,380 population of Carteret County, North Carolina comprised of 3,236 people who identified as Hispanic (4.66%), and 66,144 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carteret County, North Carolina with a population of 62,742 (90.43%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,632 (5.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,572 (2.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carteret County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 60,105 (86.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,417 (4.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,637 (3.8%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,632 5.24%
White Alone 62,742 90.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 481 0.69%
Asian Alone 806 1.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 147 0.21%
Two Or More Races 1,572 2.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Carteret , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 215 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,637 3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 146 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 56 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 37 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 145 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,417 4.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 60,105 86.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 335 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 750 1.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 110 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,427 2.06%