Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pitt County, NC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 181,257 population of Pitt County, North Carolina comprised of 11,809 people who identified as Hispanic (6.52%), and 169,448 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pitt County, North Carolina with a population of 106,887 (58.97%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 65,354 (36.06%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,053 (2.24%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pitt County, North Carolina in 2019, with a population of 97,816 (53.97%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 63,937 (35.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,071 (5%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pitt County, NC in 2019

Total Population:181,257

Non Hispanic (93.49%)

Hispanic (6.52%)

Race in Pitt County, NC in 2019

Total Population:181,257

White Alone (58.97%)

Black or African American Alone (36.06%)

Two or more races (2.24%)

Asian Alone (2.06%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.52%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)

Ethnicity in Pitt County, NC in 2019

Total Population:181,257

Non-Hispanic White Alone (53.97%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (35.27%)

Hispanic White Alone (5%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.94%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.94%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.88%)

Population By Race in Pitt , NC in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	106,887	58.97%
Black or African American Alone	65,354	36.06%
Two Or More Races	4,053	2.24%
Asian Alone	3,736	2.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	948	0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	279	0.15%

Population By Ethnicity in Pitt , NC in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	97,816	53.97%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	63,937	35.27%
White Alone - Hispanic	9,071	5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,517	1.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,514	1.94%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,417	0.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	546	0.3%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	536	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	402	0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	222	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	161	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	118	0.07%