Population By Race and Ethnicity in Edgecombe County, NC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 53,281 population of Edgecombe County, North Carolina comprised of 2,310 people who identified as Hispanic (4.34%), and 50,971 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.66%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Edgecombe County, North Carolina with a population of 31,018 (58.22%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,014 (39.44%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 642 (1.21%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Edgecombe County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 30,734 (57.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,335 (36.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,679 (3.15%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 31,018 58.22%
White Alone 21,014 39.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 387 0.73%
Asian Alone 154 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 66 0.12%
Two Or More Races 642 1.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Edgecombe , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 284 0.53%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,679 3.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 203 0.38%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 30 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 95 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,734 57.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,335 36.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 184 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 124 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 547 1.03%