fact sheetJan 18, 2024 Facts About the U.S. Black Population Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.
reportMay 14, 2021 Black and Hispanic Americans See Their Origins as Central to Who They Are, Less So for White Adults About half of Americans see their identity reflected very well in the census’s race and ethnicity questions.
short readsAug 31, 2023 Black workers’ views and experiences in the U.S. labor force stand out in key ways Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
reportMar 25, 2021 The Growing Diversity of Black America The U.S. Black population is growing. At the same time, how Black people self-identify is changing, with increasing shares considering themselves multiracial or Hispanic.
data essaySep 23, 2020 The Changing Racial and Ethnic Composition of the U.S. Electorate In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
short readsMay 6, 2020 Black imprisonment rate in the U.S. has fallen by a third since 2006 There were 1,501 black prisoners for every 100,000 black adults in 2018, down sharply from 2,261 black inmates per 100,000 black adults in 2006.