Black Americans

The charts below allow for comparisons between racial or ethnic groups over time on a range of measures including educational attainment, household income, life expectancy and others. You may select any two groups at a time for comparison.

The number of Black registered voters in Georgia increased the most among all major racial and ethnic groups between 2016 and 2020.

These platforms have served as venues for political engagement and social activism for many years, especially for Black Americans.

The share of Black and Latino adults who say they feel angry about the state of the country is now sharply lower than in June.

More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.

The share of social media users who say they have changed their views on an issue has increased since we last asked this question in 2018.

More Black adults now say the country has work to do to address racial inequality; attitudes of White adults have changed little since 2019.

In 2019, 40% of Americans identified as a race and ethnicity other than non-Hispanic White. Their combined share is predicted to increase to over 50% by 2044.

In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.

55% of U.S. adults now express at least some support for the Black Lives Matter movement, down from 67% in June.