Dupage Policy Journal

Of the 926,005 citizens living in Dupage County in 2020, 95.5 percent said they were only one race, while 4.5 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	690,385	74.6%
African American	45,544	4.9%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,638	0.2%
Asian	112,867	12.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	394	0%
Some Other Race	33,054	3.6%

Source: US Census Bureau