short readsSep 5, 2023 Who is Hispanic? 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.
short readsOct 10, 2022 Black Lives Matter tops list of groups that Black Americans see as helping them most in recent years 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.
short readsDec 21, 2023 5 facts about Black Americans and health care 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.
short readsApr 22, 2024 A look at small businesses in the U.S. Among the roughly 6 million small business firms with employees, 49% have just one to four workers.
short readsDec 4, 2023 Most of Biden’s appointed judges to date are women, racial or ethnic minorities – a first for any president Nearly two-thirds of the federal judges President Joe Biden has appointed so far are women, and the same share are members of racial or ethnic minority groups.
short readsJan 9, 2023 U.S. Congress continues to grow in racial, ethnic diversity A quarter of voting members of the U.S. Congress identify their race or ethnicity as something other than non-Hispanic White.
short readsNov 15, 2022 Black Americans differ from other U.S. adults over whether individual or structural racism is a bigger problem 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.
short readsMar 8, 2023 Black Americans view capitalism more negatively than positively but express hope in Black businesses In an August 2022 survey, 54% of Black adults said they had a very or somewhat negative impression of capitalism, up from 40% in May 2019.
short readsJan 19, 2022 Recent surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths has hit Black men the hardest Black men are now on par with American Indian or Alaska Native men as the demographic groups most likely to die from overdoses.
short readsFeb 2, 2022 Black women account for a small fraction of the federal judges who have served to date Only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges as of Feb. 1, 2022, have been Black women.