Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pitt County, NC in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 170,390 population of Pitt County, North Carolina comprised of 12,907 people who identified as Hispanic (7.58%), and 157,483 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pitt County, North Carolina with a population of 100,254 (58.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 61,415 (36.04%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,967 (2.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pitt County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 90,232 (52.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 59,881 (35.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,022 (5.88%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 61,415 36.04%
White Alone 100,254 58.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 965 0.57%
Asian Alone 3,511 2.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 278 0.16%
Two Or More Races 3,967 2.33%
Population By Ethnicity in Pitt , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,534 0.9%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,022 5.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 437 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 222 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 159 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 533 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 59,881 35.14%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 90,232 52.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 528 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,289 1.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 119 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,434 2.02%