Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pitt County, NC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 170,813 population of Pitt County, North Carolina comprised of 9,369 people who identified as Hispanic (5.49%), and 161,444 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pitt County, North Carolina with a population of 104,507 (61.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 59,111 (34.61%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,063 (1.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pitt County, North Carolina in 2011, with a population of 97,214 (56.91%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 58,054 (33.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,293 (4.27%).

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

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Population By Race in Pitt , NC in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 59,111 34.61%
White Alone 104,507 61.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 834 0.49%
Asian Alone 3,063 1.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 249 0.15%
Two Or More Races 3,049 1.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Pitt , NC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,057 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,293 4.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 350 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 173 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 140 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 356 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 58,054 33.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 97,214 56.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 484 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,890 1.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,693 1.58%