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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Population By Race in Pitt , NC in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 65,354 36.06%
White Alone 106,887 58.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 948 0.52%
Asian Alone 3,736 2.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 279 0.15%
Two Or More Races 4,053 2.24%
Population By Ethnicity in Pitt , NC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,417 0.78%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,071 5%
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%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 536 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 63,937 35.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 97,816 53.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 546 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,514 1.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 118 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,517 1.94%