Mid Coast Times

Of the 53,521 citizens living in Albany in 2019, 95 percent said they were only one race, while five 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	46,339	86.6%
African American	285	0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	605	1.1%
Asian	852	1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	84	0.2%
Some Other Race	2,692	5%

Source: US Census Bureau