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Of the 25,675 citizens living in Mercer Island in 2019, 96.2 percent said they were only one race, while 3.8 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	22	0.1%
Asian	4,979	19.4%
African American	295	1.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	0.1%
Some Other Race	315	1.2%
White	19,055	74.2%

Source: US Census Bureau