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Of the 21,308 citizens living in St. James Parish in 2019, 99.5 percent said they were only one race, while 0.5 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 african american.

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	10,366	48.6%
African American	10,565	49.6%
Asian	35	0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	43	0.2%
Some Other Race	182	0.9%

Source: US Census Bureau