Americans and affirmative action: How the public sees the consideration of race in college admissions, hiring
Here’s a closer look at what recent surveys have found about Americans’ views of affirmative action.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Here’s a closer look at what recent surveys have found about Americans’ views of affirmative action.
Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.
Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
Most Americans say Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the country, with 47% saying he has had a very positive impact. 52% say the country has made a great deal or a fair amount of progress on racial equality in the past six decades.
In 2021, there were 2,590 gun deaths among U.S. children and teens under the age of 18, up from 1,732 in 2019.
About half of Americans see their identity reflected very well in the census’s race and ethnicity questions.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
The U.S. Black population is growing. At the same time, how Black people self-identify is changing, with increasing shares considering themselves multiracial or Hispanic.
Some 6.2 million U.S. adults – or 2.4% of the country’s adult population – report being two or more races.
124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
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