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Of the 71,511 citizens living in Apache County in 2019, 98.3 percent said they were only one race, while 1.7 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 american indian or alaskan native.

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	16,328	22.8%
African American	373	0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	52,755	73.8%
Asian	246	0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0%
Some Other Race	549	0.8%

Source: US Census Bureau