South Bay Leader

Of the 10,081,570 citizens living in Los Angeles County in 2019, 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 February.

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
White	5,168,443	51.3%
African American	820,478	8.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	73,393	0.7%
Asian	1,473,221	14.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	27,720	0.3%
Some Other Race	2,115,548	21%

Source: US Census Bureau