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.
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 ...
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.
Faith and Religion Among Black Americans - Pew Research Center
Feb 16, 2021 · African immigrants are less likely to identify as Protestant than are U.S.-born Black Americans, and more likely to identify as Catholic or with non-Christian faiths. African immigrants also are more likely than other Black Americans to say religion is very important in their lives, to report that they attend religious services regularly, and ...
Black Americans - Research and data from Pew Research Center
Feb 16, 2024 · Black Americans We explore the diverse views and experiences of Black people in America with in-depth surveys and other research. Our work focuses on three themes: Black identity, the economic and social mobility of Black people in America, and Black representation in American political and social life.
Religious beliefs among Black Americans | Pew Research Center
Feb 16, 2021 · 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 ...
Race Is Central to Identity for Black Americans and Affects How …
Apr 14, 2022 · 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' mistrust of health care and medical research
Jun 15, 2024 · Black Americans, Black political leaders and mistrust of the U.S. political system; 4. Black Americans’ mistrust of the U.S. economic system and big businesses. Black Americans believe the economic system was designed to hold them back; Mistrust of big businesses; 5. Black Americans’ mistrust of the U.S. news media
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 ...