22 states have ever elected a Black woman to Congress
Overall, 57 Black women – among a total of 106 women of color – have ever been elected to the national legislature.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Overall, 57 Black women – among a total of 106 women of color – have ever been elected to the national legislature.
The number of Americans ages 100 and older is projected to more than quadruple over the next three decades.
A quarter of voting members of the U.S. Congress identify their race or ethnicity as something other than non-Hispanic White.
About half of Black adults (52%) say racism in U.S. laws is the bigger problem for Black people, while 43% cite racism by individuals.
The 118th Congress achieved a variety of demographic milestones when its members took office, though it still remains out of step with the U.S. population.
While the share of Black, Hispanic and Asian American teachers has increased, it hasn’t kept pace with the growth in the diversity of students.
The most common age was 11 for Hispanics, 27 for blacks and 29 for Asians as of last July. Multiracial Americans were by far the youngest racial or ethnic group.
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