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Bookmark or Share- Key facts about Black Americans | Pew Research CenterThe Black population of the U.S. is relatively young. In 2022, the median age of Black Americans was 32.1 years, meaning half of the nation’s Black population was younger than that age and half was older. By comparison, the median age of the nation overall was 38.0 that year.
- Race Is Central to Identity for Black Americans and Affects How They ...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.
- Black Americans - Research and data from Pew Research Center40% of Black Americans say that the issues and events most important to them are often covered, and similar shares of Asian (38%) and Hispanic (37%) adults say the same. short reads Jan 18, 2024 Key facts about the nation’s 47.9 million Black Americans
- The Growing Diversity of Black America | Pew Research CenterCORRECTION (March 2, 2023): A previous version of the chart “Among the U.S. Black population, both multiracial and Hispanic numbers have grown since 2000” displayed incorrect estimates for the total Black and multiracial Black populations in the U.S. for 2010. None of the study findings or conclusions are affected.
- 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 ...
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