Graingers is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 229.

The community is in northeastern Lenoir County, along North Carolina Highway 11. It is northeast of Kinston, the county seat, and the same distance southwest of Grifton. North Carolina Highway 148, the C.F. Harvey Parkway, has its eastern terminus at NC-11 in the northeastern end of Graingers. The parkway serves as a northern and western bypass of Kinston, reaching U.S. Route 70 in .

Demographics

2020 census +Graingers CDP, North Carolina – Demographic Profile (NH = Non-Hispanic)Race / EthnicityPop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)12855.90%Black or African American alone (NH)7834.06%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Pacific Islander alone (NH)10.44%Some Other Race alone (NH)20.87%Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)52.18%Hispanic or Latino (any race)156.55%Total229100.00% Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

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