Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pitt County, NC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 173,021 population of Pitt County, North Carolina comprised of 9,745 people who identified as Hispanic (5.63%), and 163,276 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pitt County, North Carolina with a population of 105,531 (60.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 59,998 (34.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,221 (1.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pitt County, North Carolina in 2012, with a population of 97,962 (56.62%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 58,895 (34.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,569 (4.38%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 59,998 34.68%
White Alone 105,531 60.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 867 0.5%
Asian Alone 3,154 1.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 250 0.14%
Two Or More Races 3,221 1.86%
Population By Ethnicity in Pitt , NC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,103 0.64%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,569 4.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 371 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 174 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 145 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 383 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 58,895 34.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 97,962 56.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 496 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,980 1.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 105 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,838 1.64%