Blacks in the United States

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Blacksin the United States

• For Presentation at the District of Columbia
• Public Library
• Black History Month Program
• February 28, 2008
• Washington, DC
• Claudette Bennett, Ph.D
• U.S. Census Bureau

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Goals

• Discuss the population size and growth of the
  Black population
• Review the geographic distribution of the Black
  population
• Discuss current socioeconomic characteristics of
  the Black population in the District of Columbia

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Black Alone Versus Black Alone or in Combination
With Another Race

• Respondents who reported their race as Black and
  no other races are included in the Black alone
  population.
• Respondents who reported their race as Black and
  one or more other races are referred to as the
  Black alone or in combination with one or more
  other races population.

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Blacks Population in the United States 1970 to
2050
Numbers in Millions
Projections
Census
Projected Population as of July 1
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Blacks as a Percent of Total Population in the
United States 1970 to 2050
Projections
Census
Projected Population as of July 1
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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE BLACK POPULATION
IN THE UNITED STATES 1990 TO 2005
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Percent of Population 1990
Black Population
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POPULATION TRENDS IN THE BLACK POPULATON SINCE
2000
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Black Population Since 2000
Population in millions
Population Estimates as of July 1
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Current Trends in the Black PopulationAs of July
1, 2006

• 299 million total population
• 38.3 million Blacks alone, 12.8 of total
  population
• 40.2 million Blacks alone or in combination with
  one or more other races, 13.4 of the total
  population
• Blacks alone accounted for about 14.7 of the
  change in the total population since 2000
• Black alone or in combination with one or more
  other races accounted for 17.5 of the change in
  the total population since 2000

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Percent Black and Their Contribution to Annual
Components of Change 2000-2006
Percent
Percent of total population
Population Estimates as of July 1
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Top Five States by Black Alone Population Size
2006
Population Estimates as of July 1
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Top Five States by Percent Black Alone 2006
Population Estimates as of July 1
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Black Alone Population by Region 2006
Population Estimates as of July 1
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Percent Black Alone Population by Region 2006
Population Estimates as of July 1
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Results From the 2006 American Community
Survey
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American Community Survey

• The American Community Survey (ACS) is a
  nationwide survey designed to provide reliable,
  timely information for local communities on how
  they are changing. It will replace the decennial
  census long form in future censuses and is a
  critical element in the Census Bureaus 2010
  Decennial Census Program.
• The ACS is the largest household survey in the
  United States, with a sample size of about 3
  million housing unit addresses throughout the
  country. The following are survey estimates and
  are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.

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Household Type 2006
Percent
No spouse present
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American
Community Survey
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Educational Attainment by Sex 2006
(Population 25 years and older)
Percent
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American
Community Survey
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Occupation of the Civilian Employed Male
Population 16 Years and Older 2006
(Percent Distribution)
21.2
Service
Farming, fishing, and forestry
Production, transportation, and material moving
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American
Community Survey
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Occupation of the Civilian Employed Female
Population 16 Years and Older 2006
(Percent Distribution)
30.6
Service
Farming, fishing, and forestry
Production, transportation, and material moving
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American
Community Survey
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Median Earnings by Sex in the Past 12 Months
2006(For employed, full-time, year-round workers
16 and older.In 2006 Inflation-Adjusted dollars)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American
Community Survey
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Poverty Rate in the Past 12 Months 2006
(Poverty status was determined for all
individuals except for unrelated individuals
under 15 years old.)
Percent
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American
Community Survey
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Results From the 2006 American Community
SurveyDistrict of Columbia
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Household Type 2006
Percent
No spouse present
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American
Community Survey
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Educational Attainment by Sex 2006
(Population 25 years and older)
Percent
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American
Community Survey
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Occupation of the Civilian Employed Male
Population 16 Years and Older 2006
(Percent Distribution)
19.9
Service
Farming, fishing, and forestry
Production, transportation, and material moving
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American
Community Survey
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Occupation of the Civilian Employed Female
Population 16 Years and Older 2006
(Percent Distribution)
44.0
Service
Farming, fishing, and forestry
Production, transportation, and material moving
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American
Community Survey
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Median Earnings by Sex in the Past 12 Months
2006(For employed, full-time, year-round workers
16 and older.In 2006 Inflation-Adjusted dollars)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American
Community Survey
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Additional Information

• Northeast Region Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
  Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
  Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
• South Region Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia,
  Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina,
  South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
  Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
  Texas, the District of Columbia
• Midwest Region North Dakota, South Dakota,
  Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota,
  Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio
• West Region Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
  Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado,
  Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii
• For information on methodology for the nation,
  see
• http//www.census.gov/popest/topics/methodology/v2
  005_nat_char_meth.html)
• For information on methodology for the region and
  state, see
• http//www.census.gov/popest/topics/methodology/20
  05_st_char_meth.html

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This presentation was created byClaudette E.
Bennett, Ph.D U.S. Census Bureau
For information on content please contact
Claudette E. Bennett, PhD Phone [phone]
e-mail Claudette.E.Bennett_at_census.gov
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For More Information

• For more information about the Black
  population of the United States visit the Census
  Bureaus website at

www.census.gov