Kauai Sun

Of the 9,036 citizens living in Lihue in 2020, 71.7 percent said they were only one race, while 28.3 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 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 2021 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
White	1,465	16.2%
African American	116	1.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	45	0.5%
Asian	4,465	49.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	351	3.9%
Some Other Race	34	0.4%

Source: US Census Bureau