Population By Race and Ethnicity in Edgecombe County, NC in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 54,860 population of Edgecombe County, North Carolina comprised of 2,250 people who identified as Hispanic (4.1%), and 52,610 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.9%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Edgecombe County, North Carolina with a population of 31,912 (58.17%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,769 (39.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 583 (1.06%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Edgecombe County, North Carolina in 2014, with a population of 31,621 (57.64%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,143 (36.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,626 (2.96%).

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

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Population By Race in Edgecombe , NC in 2014
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 31,912 58.17%
White Alone 21,769 39.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 380 0.69%
Asian Alone 149 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 67 0.12%
Two Or More Races 583 1.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Edgecombe , NC in 2014
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 291 0.53%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,626 2.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 193 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 23 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 98 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 31,621 57.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,143 36.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 187 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 126 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 485 0.88%