Population By Race and Ethnicity in Edgecombe County, NC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 52,015 population of Edgecombe County, North Carolina comprised of 2,512 people who identified as Hispanic (4.83%), and 49,503 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.17%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Edgecombe County, North Carolina with a population of 30,136 (57.94%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,596 (39.6%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 672 (1.29%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Edgecombe County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 29,817 (57.32%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,765 (36.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,831 (3.52%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 30,136 57.94%
White Alone 20,596 39.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 385 0.74%
Asian Alone 161 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 65 0.13%
Two Or More Races 672 1.29%
Population By Ethnicity in Edgecombe , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 319 0.61%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,831 3.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 204 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 29 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 110 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,817 57.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,765 36.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 181 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 132 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 46 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 562 1.08%