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Of the 1,422,094 citizens living in Hawaii in 2019, 76.1 percent said they were only one race, while 23.9 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 asian.

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
White	354,847	25%
African American	26,025	1.8%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,710	0.3%
Asian	537,355	37.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	142,997	10.1%
Some Other Race	17,433	1.2%

Source: US Census Bureau