Facts About the U.S. Black Population
Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.
About half of Americans see their identity reflected very well in the census’s race and ethnicity questions.
Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
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.
From 2016 through 2019, lawmaker mentions of Asian Americans on social media – either of the population at large or of smaller subgroups – followed a relatively predictable pattern.
124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
Those who have not responded to the census so far are likely to be from groups the census previously has struggled to count accurately.
Some 6.2 million U.S. adults – or 2.4% of the country’s adult population – report being two or more races.
More than half of foreign-born Latinos describe themselves using the name of their origin country, versus 39% among U.S.-born adult children of immigrants.
In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
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