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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]
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
In 1900, when the U.S. population was 76 million, there were 66.8 million white Americans in the United States, representing 88% of the total population, [124] 8.8 million Black Americans, with about 90% of them still living in Southern states, [125] and slightly more than 500,000 Hispanics. [126]
According to the 2010 US census, this number increased to 42 million when including multiracial African Americans, [81] making up 13% of the total US population. [e] [84] African Americans make up the second largest group in the United States, but the third largest group after White Americans and Hispanic or Latino Americans of any race. [85]
The list below displays each majority-Black county (or county-equivalent) in the fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It includes the county's total population, the number of Black people in the county, and the percentage of people in the county who are Black as of the 2020 Census. The table is initially sorted by the ...
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.
By 1490, more than 3,000 slaves a year were transported to Portugal and Spain from Africa [1] African Americans made up almost one-fifth of the United States population in 1790, but their percentage of the total U.S. population declined in almost every U.S. census until 1930. [5]
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]