Bermuda’s “increasing diversity due to Immigration and an increase of persons choosing mixed racial heritage” are contributory factors to the Island’s changing racial composition, according to Census 2010 preliminary results.“Eight percent of the population reported belonging to more than one race in 2010, up from seven percent in 2000,” the report states.Of all the mixed race response options, the black and white category was the most common, at 47 percent.“During the intercensal period, the black and white population increased its proportion from three percent in 2000 to four percent. In contrast, the proportion of black and other and white and other remained unchanged at two percent.”But 93 percent reported only one racial group the largest group being those who said they were black alone.This category declined slightly from 55 percent in 2000 to 54 percent in 2010.“Similarly the white alone population reduced its representation from 34 percent in 2000 to 31 percent of the total population in 2010,” the report states. “The remaining eight percent of the 2010 population who reported one race comprised of persons reporting only Asian, and only some reporting other race.“The proportions of each of these racial groups each doubled from two percent in 2000 to four percent in 2010.”