A look at Black-owned businesses in the U.S.
While Black-owned businesses have grown significantly in the U.S. in recent years, they still make up a small share of overall firms and revenue.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
While Black-owned businesses have grown significantly in the U.S. in recent years, they still make up a small share of overall firms and revenue.
40% of Black Americans say that the issues and events most important to them are often covered, and similar shares of Asian (38%) and Hispanic (37%) adults say the same.
76% of Black adults say they at least sometimes get news on TV, compared with 62% of both White and Hispanic adults and 52% of Asian adults.
Most Black adults (63%) say voting is an extremely or very effective strategy for Black progress; only 42% say the same of protesting.
Black Southerners diverge from other Black Americans – especially Northeasterners and Westerners – in other ways when it comes to religion.
32% of Black adults said they worried every day or almost every day that they might be threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity.
Immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa tend to be more religious than U.S.-born Black adults or immigrants from the Caribbean.
About half of Black Americans (51%) say they are very or extremely informed about the history of Black people in the U.S.
A new survey, along with a related series of focus groups, shows the many nuanced views Black Americans hold about science.
Majorities of Black adults say predominantly Black churches have done at least some to help Black Americans.
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