Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pitt County, NC in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 175,119 population of Pitt County, North Carolina comprised of 14,075 people who identified as Hispanic (8.04%), and 161,044 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pitt County, North Carolina with a population of 101,677 (58.06%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 63,837 (36.45%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,319 (2.47%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pitt County, North Carolina in 2023, with a population of 90,690 (51.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 62,191 (35.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,987 (6.27%).

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 2023

Total Population:175,119

Non Hispanic (91.96%)

Hispanic (8.04%)

Race in Pitt County, NC in 2023

Total Population:175,119

White Alone (58.06%)

Black or African American Alone (36.45%)

Two or more races (2.47%)

Asian Alone (2.24%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.63%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)

Ethnicity in Pitt County, NC in 2023

Total Population:175,119

Non-Hispanic White Alone (51.79%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (35.51%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.27%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.16%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.16%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.11%)

Population By Race in Pitt , NC in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	101,677	58.06%
Black or African American Alone	63,837	36.45%
Two Or More Races	4,319	2.47%
Asian Alone	3,927	2.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,098	0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	261	0.15%

Population By Ethnicity in Pitt , NC in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	90,690	51.79%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	62,191	35.51%
White Alone - Hispanic	10,987	6.27%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,776	2.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,700	2.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,646	0.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	563	0.32%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	543	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	535	0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	227	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	137	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	124	0.07%