NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH PROFILE

PITT COUNTY
The county health profile below offers a broad picture of health in Pitt County. The data is organized by topic and offers a comparison to the same
indicators at the state-level. Most of the data is available at the county level, although a few indicators are reported for multi-county regions based
on the methodology used by the data source. By compiling a diverse array of indicators, these profiles aim to be a resource to support efforts to
improve health across North Carolina.

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complete county health spreadsheet and view data notes. Links to the data sources can be found at the bottom of the profile.

Pitt County NC Data Year

Classification
Metropolitan or Nonmetropolitan Metro N/A 2013
USDA Economic Research Service Metro/Nonmetro
labels
Tier 2 N/A 2019
NC Department of Commerce economic well-being
designations

Demographics
Population 180,742 10,488,084 2019
Child Population 21.2% 21.9% 2019
% of population age < 18 years
Elderly Population 13.9% 16.7% 2019
% of population age 65+ years
White 54.1% 70.6% 2019
% of population non-Hispanic White
Hispanic/Latinx 6.5% 9.8% 2019
% of population Hispanic/Latinx
African American 35.9% 22.2% 2019
% of population non-Hispanic African American
Asian 2.1% 3.2% 2019
% of population Asian
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1% 2019
% of population Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
American Indian 0.5% 1.6% 2019
% of population American Indian/Alaskan Native
Two or More Races 2.2% 2.3% 2019
% of population Two or More Races

Education
College Graduation 30.9% 21.3% 2013-2017
% of population, age 25 years+, with a Bachelor's
degree or higher
High School Graduation 86.2% 87.6% 2019-2020
% of high school students who graduate on time
Reading Proficiency 52.8% 56.8% 2018-2019
% of third grade students reading at grade-level

Access to Care
Uninsured Adults 14.4% 15.5% 2018
% of adults age 18 to 64 years without health insurance
Uninsured Children 4.5% 5.4% 2018
% of children age 18 and under without health
insurance
Medicaid & CHIP Enrollees 26.6% 25.0% SFY 2019
% of population enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP
Health Care Workforce - Primary Care 11.1 8 2019
Physicians
Primary care physicians per 10,000 population
Health Care Workforce - Dentists 8.3 5 2019
Dentists per 10,000 population
Health Care Workforce - Psychiatrists & 4.8 3.6 2019
Psychologists
Psychologists, psychiatrists, addiction psychiatrists, and
pediatric psychiatrists per 10,000 population
Health Care Workforce - Birth Attendants 5.8 4.2 2018
OBGYNs/family medicine physicians/CNMs per 10,000
population

Healthy Eating, Active Living

Adult Obesity 36.1% 32.8% 2018
% of adults who have obesity
Overweight and Obese Adolescents N/A 30.7% 2018-2019
% of 10-17 years olds who are overweight or obese
Physical Acitivity* Region 9 & 10: 44.3% 45.2% 2019
% of adults who participated in 150 minutes of physical
activity per week
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption* Region 9 & 10: 7.9% 14.8% 2019
% of adults consuming fruits, vegetables, or beans five
or more times per day

Tobacco & Substance Use

Adult Smoking 17.0% 17.0% 2017
% of adults who are current smokers
Youth Tobacco Use* East: 26.7% 28.8% 2017
% of high school students reporting current use of any
tobacco product
Unintential Poisoning Deaths / Overdose 16.4 18.5 2014-2018
Deaths
Unintentional poisoning mortality rate per 100,000
population
Opiate Poisoning Deaths 11.1 11.8 2013-2017
Rate of opiate poisoning deaths per 100,000 population
Opioid Prescribing Rate 62.1 72 2018
Rate of retail opioid prescriptions dispensed per 100
persons

Mental Health
Mental Health Emergency Visits* 1880.9 1902.3 2017
Rate of substance abuse and mental health-related
visits to emergency departments per 100,000
population

Maternal & Child Health

Teen Birth Rate 16.4 22 2014-2018
Rate of births to females age 15-19 per 1,000
Low Birthweight 10.3% 9.1% 2014-2018
% of babies born with birthweight <2,500 grams
Infant Mortality Rate† 9.9 7 2015-2019
Resident infant death rates (per 1,000 live births)
Racial Disparity in Infant Mortality Rate White : Black White : Black 2017
Rate of infant deaths 6.9 : 15.8 5.3 : 12.7
Vaccines N/A 73.60% 2017
% of children age 19-35 months who receive combined
6-vaccine series vaccinations

Oral Health
Tooth Decay* Region 9 & 10: 50.8% 45.50% 2018
% of adults who have had permanent teeth removed
due to tooth decay or gum disease

Chronic Disease
Diabetes Prevalence 10.5% 10.1% 2017
% of adults with diagnosed diabetes
Cancer Prevalence 424.3 469.2 2015-2019
Cancer incidence rates per 100,000 population
Heart Disease 162.7 158.0 2014-2018
Age-adjusted rate of heart disease deaths per 100,000
population

Community Well-Being
Poverty 19.2% 13.60% 2019
% of individuals living in poverty (100% Federal Poverty
Level)
Housing Cost Burden 32.3% 25.6% 2013-2017
% of households spending 30% or more of household
income on housing costs
Unemployment 4.20% 3.90% 2019
Unemployment rate
High-Quality Child Care 60.0% 73% 2020
% of kids in 4/5 star child care
Food Insecurity 16.1% 14.00% 2018
% of population that is food insecure
Low Access to a Grocery Store 9.2% N/A 2015
% of population with low access to a grocery store
Transportation 7.8% 6.5% 2017
% of households without access to a vehicle
Violent Crime 366.0 407.7 2019
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
Life expectancy 78.4 78.1 2017-2019
Life expectancy (years) at birth - avg.
Racial Disparity in Life Expectancy White : Black White : Black 2017-2019
Life expectancy (years) at birth 80.6 : 75.2 78.4 : 75.5
Air Pollution 9.8 9.8 2014
Average daily density of fine particulate matter in
micrograms per cubic meter

Key:
– | Data suppressed
N/A | Data not available
* | Multi-County Data
For some indicators, data is not available at the county level and counties are aggregated into groups:
“Regions” refer to the 10 North Carolina Local Health Director Association Regions.
“West,” “Central,” and “East” categorizations are based on the regions reported for the North Carolina  Youth
Tobacco Survey. *Central region estimates are not representative of the total population due to a low response
rate.
Mental health emergency room visit rates are aggregated into the 7 LME/MCO regions.
† | Rates based on fewer than ten cases are unstable and should be interpreted with caution. Refer to the State Center
for Health Statistics Infant Mortality Report for the number of infant deaths by county.

Sources
Metro/Nonmetro: USDA Economic Research Service | Tier: NC Department of Commerce | Population: US Census – Population Estimates
Program | Child Population: US Census – Population Estimates Program | Elderly Population: US Census – Population Estimates Program |
White: US Census – Population Estimates Program | Hispanic/Latinx: US Census – Population Estimates Program | African American: US Census
– Population Estimates Program | Asian: US Census – Population Estimates Program | Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: US Census – Population
Estimates Program | American Indian: US Census – Population Estimates Program | Two or More Races: US Census – Population Estimates
Program | High School Graduation: NC Department of Instruction | Reading Proficiency: NC Department of Instruction | College
Graduation: U.S. Census – American Community Survey | Uninsured Adults: US Census – Small Area Health Insurance Estimates | Uninsured
Children: US Census – Small Area Health Insurance Estimates | Medicaid & CHIP Enrollees: NC Division of Medical Assistance | Health Care
Workforce – Primary Care Physicians: North Carolina Health Professions Data System – Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research |
Health Care Workforce – Dentists: North Carolina Health Preofessions Data System – Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research | Health
Care Workforce – Psychiatrists & Psychologists: North Carolina Health Preofessions Data System – Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services
Research | Health Care Workforce – Birth Attendants: North Carolina Health Preofessions Data System – Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services
Research | Adult Obesity: CDC | Overweight and Obese Adolescents: National Survey of Children’s Health | Physical Acitivity: CDC –
Behavioral Risk Factors Survey | Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: CDC – Behavioral Risk Factors Survey | Adult Smoking: County Health
Rankings | Youth Tobacco Use: NC Youth Tobacco Survey, Special data request from NC Division of Public Health, Tobacco Prevention and Control
Branch | Unintential Poisoning Deaths / Overdose Deaths: NC Division of Public Health | Opiate Poisoning Deaths: NC Division of Public Health
| Opioid Prescribing Rate: CDC | Mental Health Emergency Visits: NC Hospital Association, Special data request from NC Hospital Association |
Teen Birth Rate: NC State Center for Health Statistics | Low Birthweight: NC State Center for Health Statistics | Infant Mortality Rate: NC State
Center for Health Statistics | Racial Disparity in Infant Mortality Rate – White: NC State Center for Health Statistics | Racial Disparity in Infant
Mortality Rate – Black: NC State Center for Health Statistics | Vaccines: CDC | Tooth Decay: CDC – Behavioral Risk Factors Survey | Diabetes
Prevalence: CDC | Cancer Prevalence: NC State Center for Health Statistics | Heart Disease: NC State Center for Health Statistics | Poverty: US
Census – Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates  | Housing Cost Burden: U.S. Census – American Community Survey | Unemployment: U.S.
Department of Labor | High-Quality Child Care: NC Division of Child Development and Early Education, Special data request from NC Division of
Child Development and Early Education | Food Insecurity: Feeding America | Low Access to a Grocery Store: USDA Economic Research Service
| Transportation: US Census – American Community Survey | Violent Crime: State Bureau of Investigation | Life expectancy: NC State Center
for Health Statistics | Racial Disparity in Life Expectancy – Black: NC State Center for Health Statistics | Racial Disparity in Life Expectancy –
White: NC State Center for Health Statistics | Air Pollution: County Health Rankings

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