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Of the 13,058 citizens living in Wayne County in 2020, 97 percent said they were only one race, while three percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

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 2021 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
White	12,433	95.2%
African American	79	0.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	27	0.2%
Asian	89	0.7%
Some Other Race	35	0.3%

Source: US Census Bureau