MIAMI.- The African American population continues to increase in the United States due in large part to the arrival of new immigrants from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. In the last two decades, grew by 32%according to the latest analysis from the Pew Research Center.
From the year 2000 to 2022, the African American migrant population in the US increased from 36.2 million to 47.9 million, with a considerable contribution from immigrants. In 2022, there were 5.1 million immigrants of African descent compared to 2.4 million that were registered in 2000.
By the year 2000, immigrants represented 7% of the African-American population in the country, while by 2022 it reached 11%according to Census Bureau data, analyzed by the independent data center.
“The arrival of new immigrants from Africa, the Caribbean and other places has contributed significantly to the growth of the African American population” in the United States, says the Pew Research Center.
It estimates that by 2060, the population of immigrants of African descent would represent one third of the African-American population in the United States, with at least 9.5 million immigrants, equivalent to 16% of all African Americans in the country.
African American population by state
“The black population has grown most rapidly in states that historically have not had large numbers of black residents,” the report notes.
Utah It is the state that saw the fastest increase in its African American population between 2010 and 2022, with an increase of 86%. They follow him Hawaiwith a growth of 57%, and Nevadawith an increase of 56%.
While the states that experienced the largest numerical increases in residents of African descent between 2010 and 2022, according to the Pew Research Center, those with the largest African American populations overall.
Among them, Texaswhich saw an increase of one million African-American residents in that decade; Florida, whose African-American population grew to 745,000; and Georgiawith an increase of up to 595,000 residents of African descent.
“Each of these states now has a larger black population than New York, which ranked first in 2010,” the analytics company adds.
Only two states showed a decrease in their African-American population: the District of Columbia, with -2%; and Illinois, with -1%.
By cities
The city of NY It is the one with the largest number of African-American residents, with around 3.6 million living in the metropolitan area. It is followed by the city of Atlanta, not Georgiawith 2.2 million; Chicago, not Illinois, with 1.7 million; and Washingtonwith 1.6 million.
Atlanta is the city home to the highest percentage of African Americans. 36% of residents, almost four in ten, are of African descent. Washington follows, with 28%; Detroit, in Michigan, with 24%; and Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania, with 23%.
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Source: With information from the Pew Research Center
