For Black History Month, a look at what Black Americans say is needed to overcome racial inequality
Most Black adults (63%) say voting is an extremely or very effective strategy for Black progress; only 42% say the same of protesting.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Most Black adults (63%) say voting is an extremely or very effective strategy for Black progress; only 42% say the same of protesting.
An estimated 36.2 million Hispanics are eligible to vote this year, up from 32.3 million in 2020.
Overall, 30% of U.S. adults say descendants of people enslaved in the U.S. should be repaid in some way. 68% say they should not be repaid.
An estimated 990,000 Hispanics of Spanish origin – those who are immigrants from or trace their family ancestry to Spain – resided in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 240,000 Hispanics of Panamanian origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 450,000 Hispanics of Nicaraguan origin resided in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 37.2 million Hispanics of Mexican origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
An estimated 1.1 million Hispanics of Honduran origin lived in the United States in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
Nearly six-in-ten want organizations working for Black progress to address the distinct challenges facing Black LGBTQ people. Black Americans are more likely to know someone who is transgender or nonbinary than to identify as such themselves.
Fewer than half of Black adults say they have a three-month emergency fund, and some have taken multiple jobs to make ends meet.
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