Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pitt County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 176,178 population of Pitt County, North Carolina comprised of 10,501 people who identified as Hispanic (5.96%), and 165,677 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pitt County, North Carolina with a population of 105,847 (60.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 62,122 (35.26%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,554 (2.02%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pitt County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 97,780 (55.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 60,900 (34.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,067 (4.58%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 62,122 35.26%
White Alone 105,847 60.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 910 0.52%
Asian Alone 3,487 1.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 258 0.15%
Two Or More Races 3,554 2.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Pitt , NC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,222 0.69%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,067 4.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 419 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 197 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 157 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 439 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 60,900 34.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 97,780 55.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 491 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,290 1.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,115 1.77%