Facts About the U.S. Black Population
Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.
The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 47.9 million in 2022, up about a third (32%) since 2000.
About one-in-four Black households and one-in-seven Hispanic households had no wealth or were in debt in 2021, compared with about one-in-ten U.S. households overall.
Black adults in upper-income families are about twice as likely as those in lower-income families to say they are extremely or very happy.
While Black adults define personal and financial success in different ways, most see these measures of success as major sources of pressure in their lives.
The U.S. population grew by 24.5 million from 2010 to 2022, and Hispanics accounted for 53% of this increase.
Those who experienced racial discrimination are more likely to say these institutions intentionally or negligently harm Black people.
The Census Bureau estimates there were roughly 63.7 million Hispanics in the U.S. as of 2022, a new high. They made up 19% of the nation’s population.
Around four-in-ten Black adults in the United States (39%) say Black Lives Matter has done the most to help Black people in recent years.
More Black Americans say health outcomes for Black people in the United States have improved over the past 20 years than say outcomes have worsened.
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