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Of the 71,427 citizens living in Creek County in 2019, 94 percent said they were only one race, while six 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	56,527	79.1%
African American	1,533	2.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	8,281	11.6%
Asian	310	0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	0%
Some Other Race	477	0.7%

Source: US Census Bureau