High Country Times

Of the 54,925 citizens living in Watauga County in 2019, 98.6 percent said they were only one race, while 1.4 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	51,539	93.8%
African American	967	1.8%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	383	0.7%
Asian	651	1.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	53	0.1%
Some Other Race	539	1%

Source: US Census Bureau