Lima Reporter

Of the 40,884 citizens living in Mercer County in 2019, 99.3 percent said they were only one race, while 0.7 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 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	39,658	97%
African American	335	0.8%
Asian	228	0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	236	0.6%
Some Other Race	135	0.3%

Source: US Census Bureau