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Historically, many African American communities did not seek counseling because religion was a part of the family values. [219] African American who have a faith background are more likely to seek prayer as a coping mechanism for mental issues rather than seeking professional mental health services. [218]
African Americans – There are an estimated 43 million people of black African descent in the United States. Afro-Latin Americans – An estimation from the Pew Research Center calculates about 100 million people of African descent living in Latin America. [111]
Since the late 1960s, various other terms for African Americans have been more widespread in popular usage. Aside from black American, these include Afro-American (in use from the late 1960s to 1990) and African American (used in the United States to refer to Black Americans, people often referred to in the past as American Negroes). [130]
This list of U.S. cities by black population covers all incorporated cities and Census-designated places with a population over 100,000 and a proportion of black residents over 30% in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and the population in each city that is black or African American.
2 African-American proportion of state and territory populations (1790–2020) Toggle African-American proportion of state and territory populations (1790–2020) subsection 2.1 Free blacks as a percentage out of the total black population by U.S. region and U.S. state between 1790 and 1860
According to the 2020 United States census, there were 39,940,338 Black and African Americans in the United States, representing 12.1% of the population. [77] [b] [78] Black and African Americans make up the third largest group in the United States, after White and European Americans, and Hispanic and Latino Americans. [79]
with lowest economic class based on the World Bank's international poverty lines of $2.15 and $3.65 a day Country Region World Bank Income group (2024) Extremely poor: Less than $2.15 a day Moderately poor: $2.15 to less than $3.65 a day Not extremely or moderately poor: $3.65 or above a day Afghanistan: South Asia Low income
The United States is the third most populous country in the world, and the most populous in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere. [19] The Census Bureau showed a population increase of 0.4% for the twelve-month period ending in July 2022, [20] below the world estimated annual rate of 1.03%, in 2021. [21]