Key facts about Black Americans | Pew Research Center
Jan 18, 2024 · The 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.
Facts About the U.S. Black Population | Pew Research Center
Jan 18, 2024 · 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.
The Growing Diversity of Black America | Pew Research Center
Mar 25, 2021 · Among those who self-identify as “Black or African American,” the share who say it is their only racial or ethnic identification has declined over the past two decades. In 2019, 40.7 million, or 87%, identified their race as Black alone and their ethnicity as non-Hispanic, while around 3.7 million, or 8%, indicated their race was Black and ...
2. Black Americans’ mistrust of the criminal justice system
Jun 15, 2024 · Racial discrimination continues to be a significant factor in how Black Americans assess their progress, or lack of it. Those who have experienced racial discrimination are more likely than those who haven’t to say the prison system (79% vs. 62%), judicial process (74% vs. 61%) and policing (73% vs. 55%) each was designed to hold Black people ...
Key facts about Black eligible voters in 2024 - Pew Research Center
Jan 10, 2024 · Black Americans are projected to account for 14.0% of eligible voters in the U.S. in November, according to Pew Research Center projections. The percentage of eligible voters who are Black has risen slowly in the past two decades. In 2012, for example, Black voters represented 13.2% of all eligible voters.
Discrimination shapes Black Americans' views of progress, …
Jun 15, 2024 · 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 ...
Black Americans' Views of Racial Inequality, Racism, Reparations …
Aug 30, 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 ...
Most Black Americans Say US Institutions Were ... - Pew Research …
Jun 15, 2024 · The goal of the current study is to explore how Black Americans think about U.S. institutions and the impact they have on their success. Specifically, we examine the extent to which Black Americans believe U.S. institutions intentionally or negligently harm Black people and how personal experiences of racial discrimination factor into these ...
Race and policing in America: 10 things we know - Pew Research …
Jun 3, 2020 · Majorities of both black and white Americans say black people are treated less fairly than whites in dealing with the police and by the criminal justice system as a whole. In a 2019 Center survey, 84% of black adults said that, in dealing with police, blacks are generally treated less fairly than whites; 63% of whites said the same. Similarly ...
2. Wealth gaps across racial and ethnic groups - Pew Research …
Dec 4, 2023 · The increase in the wealth of U.S. households from 2019 to 2021 was spread widely across racial and ethnic groups.