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Bookmark or Share- Facts About the U.S. Black Population | Pew Research CenterThe 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.
- Key facts about Black Americans | Pew Research CenterThe median age among single-race, non-Hispanic Black Americans was 34.9 in 2022, compared with 21.0 among Black Hispanics and 19.5 among multiracial, non-Hispanic Black Americans. Educational attainment among Black Americans is on the rise.
- Discrimination shapes Black Americans' views of progress, institutions ...Eight-in-ten Black Americans ages 65 and older say they experience racial discrimination, compared with smaller shares of Black adults under 30 (71%), ages 30 to 49 (76%) and 50 to 64 (75%). Black men 50 and older (82%) were most likely to say they experience racial discrimination when compared with men under 50 (73%) and Black women of any age ...
- Religious beliefs among Black Americans | Pew Research CenterAfrican 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 ...
- Black Americans' Views of Racial Inequality, Racism, Reparations and ...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 ...
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