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Of the 21,142 citizens living in St. James Parish in 2020, 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 March.

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 2021 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
White	10,382	49.1%
African American	10,440	49.4%
Asian	39	0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.2%
Some Other Race	135	0.6%

Source: US Census Bureau