Mercer Times

Of the 368,085 citizens living in Mercer County in 2020, 96 percent said they were only one race, while four 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	219,896	59.7%
African American	75,292	20.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	928	0.3%
Asian	42,301	11.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	275	0.1%
Some Other Race	14,688	4%

Source: US Census Bureau