Monroe NY News

Of the 206,357 citizens living in Rochester in 2020, 93.8 percent said they were only one race, while 6.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

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 2021 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
White	93,671	45.4%
African American	81,231	39.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,467	0.7%
Asian	6,793	3.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	341	0.2%
Some Other Race	10,118	4.9%

Source: US Census Bureau