Pitt County, North Carolina
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1790	8,270	—
1800	9,084	9.8%
1810	9,169	0.9%
1820	10,001	9.1%
1830	12,093	20.9%
1840	11,806	−2.4%
1850	13,397	13.5%
1860	16,080	20.0%
1870	17,276	7.4%
1880	21,794	26.2%
1890	25,519	17.1%
1900	30,889	21.0%
1910	36,340	17.6%
1920	45,569	25.4%
1930	54,466	19.5%
1940	61,244	12.4%
1950	63,789	4.2%
1960	69,942	9.6%
1970	73,900	5.7%
1980	90,146	22.0%
1990	107,924	19.7%
2000	133,798	24.0%
2010	168,148	25.7%
2016 (est.)	177,220	[4]	5.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7]
1990-2000[8] 2010-2013[1]

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