One-in-Ten Black People Living in the U.S. Are Immigrants
Immigrants – particularly those from African nations – are a growing share of the U.S. Black population.
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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 […]
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5. Household income, poverty status and home ownership among Black immigrants
Household income varies among Black immigrant origin groups In 2019, Black immigrant-headed households had a lower median income than U.S. immigrant-headed households overall, but a higher median income than households headed by members of the U.S.-born Black population. This pattern has persisted since 2000. That year, the overall immigrant household population’s median income was $58,600, […]
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4. Most Black immigrants live in Northeast, South; New York City has largest Black immigrant population by metro area
The South has the largest share of the Black foreign-born population The vast majority of Black immigrants in 2019 lived in either the Northeast or the South (79%). That year, the South was the region with the highest share of the country’s Black immigrant population, with 42% living there. The Northeast had the second-highest share […]
