Faith Among Black Americans
Today, most Black adults say they rely on prayer to help make major decisions, and view opposing racism as essential to their religious faith.
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3. A growing share of Black immigrants have a college degree or higher
Overall, Black immigrants earn college degrees at a similar rate to U.S. immigrants overall. Indeed, 31% of Black immigrants ages 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or higher – slightly lower (33%) than the share of the immigrant population in the U.S. with a college degree. The share of Black immigrants with at least […]
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2. Over half of Black immigrants arrived in U.S. after 2000
Almost six-in-ten Black foreign-born people living in the United States (58%) immigrated to the U.S. in 2000 or later, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the 2019 American Community Survey. Roughly three-in-ten (31%) immigrated to the U.S. between 2010 and 2019, and a little over a quarter (27%) immigrated to the country from […]
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1. The Caribbean is the largest origin source of Black immigrants, but fastest growth is among African immigrants
The vast majority of Black immigrants are from two regions: the Caribbean and Africa. These two areas accounted for 88% of all Black foreign-born people in the United States in 2019. Black immigrants from Africa have been the primary driver for much of the overall recent growth in the Black immigrant population. Between 2000 and […]
