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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 48,389 population of Edgecombe County, North Carolina comprised of 2,920 people who identified as Hispanic (6.03%), and 45,469 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.97%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Edgecombe County, North Carolina with a population of 27,749 (57.35%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 19,145 (39.57%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 786 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Edgecombe County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 27,350 (56.52%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,072 (35.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,073 (4.28%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 27,749 57.35%
White Alone 19,145 39.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 402 0.83%
Asian Alone 229 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 78 0.16%
Two Or More Races 786 1.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Edgecombe , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 399 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,073 4.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 218 0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 73 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 33 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 124 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 27,350 56.52%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,072 35.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 184 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 156 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 662 1.37%