Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pitt County, NC in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 172,273 population of Pitt County, North Carolina comprised of 11,901 people who identified as Hispanic (6.91%), and 160,372 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pitt County, North Carolina with a population of 100,714 (58.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 62,628 (36.35%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,085 (2.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pitt County, North Carolina in 2021, with a population of 91,576 (53.16%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 61,196 (35.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,138 (5.3%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 62,628 36.35%
White Alone 100,714 58.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 982 0.57%
Asian Alone 3,603 2.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 261 0.15%
Two Or More Races 4,085 2.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Pitt , NC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,432 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,138 5.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 450 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 219 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 140 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 522 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 61,196 35.52%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 91,576 53.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 532 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,384 1.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 121 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,563 2.07%