Gateway Reporter

Of the 22,032 citizens living in Chester in 2019, 96.3 percent said they were only one race, while 3.7 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	15,020	68.2%
African American	4,960	22.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	86	0.4%
Asian	213	1%
Some Other Race	937	4.3%

Source: US Census Bureau