Asheville Reporter

Of the 256,886 citizens living in Buncombe County in 2019, 98 percent said they were only one race, while two 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	228,237	88.8%
African American	16,101	6.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,069	0.4%
Asian	3,249	1.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	354	0.1%
Some Other Race	2,846	1.1%

Source: US Census Bureau