Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Roughly seven-in-ten Americans (72%) say the increased focus on race and racial inequality after Floyd’s killing did not lead to changes that improved the lives of Black people. And 54% say the relationship between Black people and police is about the same as before Floyd was killed.
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40% of Black Americans say that the issues and events most important to them are often covered, and similar shares of Asian (38%) and Hispanic (37%) adults say the same.
Across more than 20 countries surveyed, a median of 91% say being able to speak their country’s most common language is important for being considered a true national. And 81% say sharing their country’s customs and traditions is important for true belonging.
Although especially common in California and Texas, Mexican restaurants are found in a large majority of counties in the U.S.
An estimated 36.2 million Hispanics are eligible to vote this year, up from 32.3 million in 2020.
The number of Black eligible voters in the United States is projected to reach 34.4 million in November 2024 after several years of modest growth.
Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the United States over roughly the past two decades and since 2020.
About four-in-ten Black Americans (39%) say they extremely or fairly often see or hear news coverage about Black people that is racist or racially insensitive.
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.
Here’s a look back at 2023 through some of our most striking research findings.
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.
