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Of the 75,557 citizens living in Lauderdale County in 2020, 99 percent said they were only one race, while one 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	40,482	53.6%
African American	33,113	43.8%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	114	0.2%
Asian	538	0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	0%
Some Other Race	506	0.7%

Source: US Census Bureau