Brigit Pierce
Belk Impact Fellow
Brigit Pierce is a junior at UNC Chapel Hill double-majoring in Economics and English and Comparative Literature. She is passionate about utilizing research and data analysis to inform social policy and reduce inequalities, with interests in housing and health.
Brigit works at Carolina Demography through the John M. Belk Impact Fellowship, which aims to develop leaders in social impact. During the summer of 2025, Brigit worked at Carolina Demography through the Carolina Population Center internship, where she contributed to projects such as the NC Community College Databooks and wrote a blog about housing affordability.
Originally from Falls Church, Virginia, Brigit grew up as a third culture kid, living in seven countries over four continents.
Earlier this month the Census Bureau released the 2025 city and town population estimates. These population estimates show how the city and town populations in North Carolina have changed between July 1st, 2024 and July 1st, 2025. North Carolina has…
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