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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 179,673 population of Pitt County, North Carolina comprised of 11,493 people who identified as Hispanic (6.4%), and 168,180 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.6%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pitt County, North Carolina with a population of 106,192 (59.1%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 64,632 (35.97%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,915 (2.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pitt County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 97,355 (54.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 63,264 (35.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,837 (4.92%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 64,632 35.97%
White Alone 106,192 59.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 921 0.51%
Asian Alone 3,734 2.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 279 0.16%
Two Or More Races 3,915 2.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Pitt , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,368 0.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,837 4.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 395 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 230 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 166 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 497 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 63,264 35.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 97,355 54.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 526 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,504 1.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 113 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,418 1.9%