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African immigrants to the US are among the most educated groups in the United States. Some 48.9 percent of all African immigrants hold a college diploma. This is more than double the rate of native-born white Americans, and nearly four times the rate of native-born African Americans. [32]
One-in-ten Black people in the U.S. are immigrants. The number of Black immigrants living in the country reached 4.6 million in 2019, up from roughly 800,000 in 1980. This increase accounted for 19% of the growth in the overall Black population, which increased by 20 million during the same period. The Black immigrant population is projected to ...
One-in-Ten Black People Living in the U.S. Are Immigrants. 1. The Caribbean is the largest origin source of Black immigrants, but fastest growth is among African immigrants. 2. Over half of Black immigrants arrived in U.S. after 2000. 3. A growing share of Black immigrants have a college degree or higher. 4.
For example, over half of Black immigrants born in the Caribbean (56%), Central America or Mexico (59%) and South America (54%) have been in the U.S. 20 years or longer, while just a quarter of Black African immigrants have been in the country for the same time span.
The article focuses on the population of immigrants from the entire sub-Saharan African subregion, as well as those from the largest origin countries (of at least 70,000 immigrants to the United States): Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Somalia, and South Africa.
Just under three-quarters of African immigrants are black, while roughly one-fifth are white. The largest numbers of African immigrants are found in California, New York, Texas, Maryland, and Virginia. The top countries of origin for African immigrants are Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ghana, and Kenya.
Immigration from Africa to the United States has increased dramatically in the past three decades. This paper summarizes recent findings on the growth of African immigration to the United States in recent years.
These days, roughly 10% of Black people in America were born overseas — compared to just 3% in 1980 — and a total of 21% were either an immigrant or child of an immigrant.
A new Pew Research study finds that immigrants now account for about 1 in 10 Black persons in the United States. That 10% figure is up from 3% in 1980. And it's projected to increase more...
About 1 in 10 Black people are immigrants to the United States. That's several million people. NPR's Leah Donnella heard some of their stories in Tennessee. LEAH DONNELLA, BYLINE: Many...