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Of the 42,973 citizens living in Whitney in 2019, 93 percent said they were only one race, while seven percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

Of those who said they were one race, the majority identified as white.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
American Indian or Alaskan Native	443	1%
Asian	5,384	12.5%
African American	4,788	11.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	538	1.3%
Some Other Race	8,962	20.9%
White	19,845	46.2%

Source: US Census Bureau