Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The multiracial non-Hispanic Black population is the second-largest subgroup among Black Americans, with 5.4 million people – accounting for 11% of the overall Black population in 2022. It has grown from 1.5 million in 2000, a 254% increase. Additionally, 430,000 members of the multiracial Black population (8%) are foreign born as of 2022.
More than a year after the murder of George Floyd and the national protests, debate and political promises that ensued, 65% of Black Americans say the increased national attention on racial inequality has not led to changes that improved their lives. 1 And 44% say equality for Black people in the United States is not likely to be achieved, according to newly released findings from an October ...
The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 47.9 million in 2022, up about a third (32%) since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data. This group is diverse, with a growing number and share born outside the U.S. and an increasing number saying they are of two or more races.
Between 2020 and 2024, that number has grown by an estimated 7.1%, a slower rate than among Asian eligible voters (15.3%) or Hispanic eligible voters (12.1%). As of 2022, about half of Black eligible voters live in one of eight states. Texas has the largest number, with 2.9 million, followed by Georgia and Florida (2.6 million each).
This study is Pew Research Center’s most comprehensive, in-depth attempt to explore religion among Black Americans. Its centerpiece is a nationally representative survey of 8,660 Black adults (ages 18 and older), featuring questions designed to examine Black religious experiences. The sample consists of a wide range of adults who identify as ...
African immigrants are more likely than U.S.-born Black adults to believe that God is guiding their life, judges all people and controls world events. Just over half of Black Americans say belief in God is necessary for morality. Among Black Americans, 54% say that belief in God is required in order for a person “to be moral and have good ...
Relatively few Black Americans (14%) say they have everything or most things in common with Black people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ). However, a larger share of Black Americans (25%) say they have at least some things in common with Black people who identify as LGBTQ.
About four-in-ten Black Americans (41%) rate their community as an excellent or very good place to live, according to the new survey. About one-third (34%) rate their community as a good place to live, while about a quarter (24%) rate their community as fair or poor.
Key facts about the nation’s 47.9 million Black Americans. The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 47.9 million in 2022, up about a third (32%) since 2000. fact sheetJan 18, 2024.
Black Americans believe the criminal justice system was designed to hold them back. About three-quarters (74%) of Black adults say the prison system was designed to hold Black people back a great deal or a fair amount. Similar shares say the same about the courts and judicial process (70%) and policing (68%).