What Percentage Of The US Population Is Black? Studies Reveal…

The United States is a racially and culturally pluralistic country – it’s made up of people from all sorts of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Some of that diversity comes from people from outside the country wanting to move in to enjoy its opportunities and possibilities.

But that’s not the whole story, especially in the case of its Black residents, many of whom are descendants of people who were unjustly kidnapped and sold into slavery here.

It’s hard to understand all the different dimensions of diversity in the United States, but one easy way to start doing that is to look at percentages.

So what percentage of the US popular is black?

12.4% of the US population identifies as Black or African American alone, though that number increases to 14.2% when including people who identify as both Black and another race. This is shown in the 2020 census.

But the story is a lot more complicated than percentages, even though those percentages are useful. Throughout this piece, we’ll discuss the number of Black people in the US, what the population trends are for Black people, where Black residents are concentrated, the history of Black people in the country, as well as other information.

We’ll wrap up with a chart showcasing demographic numbers from the past x years.