Population By Race and Ethnicity in Edgecombe County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 52,793 population of Edgecombe County, North Carolina comprised of 2,450 people who identified as Hispanic (4.64%), and 50,343 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.36%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Edgecombe County, North Carolina with a population of 30,624 (58.01%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,914 (39.62%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 651 (1.23%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Edgecombe County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 30,315 (57.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,132 (36.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,782 (3.38%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 30,624 58.01%
White Alone 20,914 39.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 392 0.74%
Asian Alone 147 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 65 0.12%
Two Or More Races 651 1.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Edgecombe , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 309 0.59%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,782 3.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 212 0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 29 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 99 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,315 57.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,132 36.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 180 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 118 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 46 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 552 1.05%