Census Bureau: 32.8% of people in Kapaau identified as multi-racial in 2019

Of the 1,801 citizens living in Kapaau in 2019, 67.2 percent said they were only one race, while 32.8 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 asian.

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	421	23.4%
African American	15	0.8%
Asian	513	28.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	261	14.5%

Source: US Census Bureau