Pitt County is a rapidly growing, well-diversified employment and service center for eastern North Carolina. As one of the fastest growing centers in the state, the population increased by 23.3% between 1990 (108,480) and 2000 (133,798). Pitt County now ranks as the 13th most populous county in North Carolina. The Greenville MSA, which encompasses all of Pitt County as well as Greene County, was the fourth fastest growing MSA in NC during the 1990's.
