Rockland Reporter

Of the 10,945 citizens living in Suffern in 2020, 96.2 percent said they were only one race, while 3.8 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	7,869	71.9%
African American	1,170	10.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	62	0.6%
Asian	808	7.4%
Some Other Race	622	5.7%

Source: US Census Bureau