FACTS

Facts

* Black residents make up 13.5 percent of the U.S. population.
(U.S. Census Bureau)
* The largest U.S. populations of Blacks are in Mississippi (38
percent) and in Louisiana (32 percent).
(U.S. Census Bureau)
* Blacks are the largest minority group in 23 states--Alabama,
Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West
Virginia and Wisconsin. They are also the largest in the District of
Columbia.
(U.S. Census Bureau)
* In 2007, 2.4 million Blacks were military veterans in the United
States--making them the largest minority among military veterans.
(U.S. Census Bureau)
* In the fall of 2006, 2.3 million college students were Black--an
increase of 1 million from 15 years prior.
(U.S. Census Bureau)
* Black-owned businesses totaled 1.2 million in 2002 and grossed 88.6
billion in revenue in 2002.
(U.S. Census Bureau)
* Twenty-seven percent of Blacks ages 16 and older work in management,
professional and related occupations: 49,730 black physicians and surgeons,
70,620 postsecondary teachers, 49,050 lawyers and 57,720 chief executives.
(U.S. Census Bureau)