BLACK HISTORY Interesting stat: Historically Black non-Catholic slightly edge the mostly White Southern Baptist Convention in bachelor’s degrees (24% vs 23%) , even though both have about 12.7 million members. 🧵 1/3 ⬇

Black women’s unemployment rose through 2025, topping 8%, while Black men’s stayed persistently high. Both remained far above White counterparts into 2026. BlackDemographics.com | Black Data Since 2007

A College Degree Doesn’t Shield Everyone Equally. 2024 gap among Black & White grads: < 1 point. 2025: nearly doubled. White grads barely moved. Black grads hit 6.0% mid-year. When conditions tighten, disparities widen. blackdemographics.com | Black Data Since 2007

Confidence in Trump’s ethics has declined across several religious groups. White evangelicals, White Catholics, Hispanics, and the religiously unaffiliated all show notable drops. Black Protestants stand out for consistency Source: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Trump's agenda approval is down across most religious groups compared with a year ago. One pattern stands out: Black Protestants (Black non-Catholics) remain the least supportive and the most stable over time. Source: Pew Research Center www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Opening graphic from The Georgia Negro (1900). A data-driven study by W. E. B. Du Bois using charts and maps to document Black life in Georgia as a case study of the United States.

Nearly 2 million acres of land were owned by Black Georgians by 1900, just one generation after slavery. Then came Jim Crow and discriminatory policies which systematically dismantled that progress. This map was created by W. E. B. Du Bois for the Paris Exposition.

History of the Black Population in the United States since 1790 More: blackdemographics.com/population/

A majority of Black households rent, and most are rent-burdened (spending 30%+ of income on housing). blackdemographics.com/households/h...

Big contrast in U.S. population change (2020–2024): • Black gain: +1.72M (60% net immigration, 40% births–deaths) • White loss: −2.15M (births–deaths −3.27M, net immigration +1.13M cushioning the decline)

The majority (62%) of first-time Black mothers were married or living with a partner (cohabiting) when they gave birth.

The unemployment gap between Black and White women surged 153% since January 2025 as the job market tightened around Black women. December numbers drop Friday. Watching closely. blackdemographics.com/black-unempl...

Since Jan 2025, the Black–White men unemployment gap expanded ~22%. That’s not improvement — it’s widening inequality. December jobs report out Friday. blackdemographics.com/black-unempl...

How did an African prince end up on a slave ship to New Orleans? And, how did the ancestors of Black Americans get caught in war, betrayal, and trade? The story of Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, a Fulani prince who brought captives to the coast  Until he became one. 🧵 A Thread

BLK’s 2025 top cities for Black singles: 1) Houston 2) Chicago 3) New York 4) Charlotte 5) DC 6) Baltimore 7) Atlanta 8) Detroit 9) Philadelphia 10) Dallas Cincinnati landed at the bottom Full Article w/details via ESSENCE: www.essence.com/lifestyle/ci...

New: The jobless gap for Black women widened in 2025. Unemployment Rate: Jan→Aug: Black women 5.4% → 7.5% White women 3.7% → 3.5% Gap: 1.7 → 4.0 percentage points Read: blackdemographics.com/2025-jobless...

🧵The Second Middle Passage Between 1808–1860, over 1 million enslaved people were relocated from the Upper South to the Deep South through the domestic slave trade. Auction posters document how this trade was organized and advertised. (1/6)

Top states by total Black federal employees (% Veterans) Virginia: 36,621 - (20.6%) Washington DC: 35,211 - (32.7%) Georgia: 33,253 – (53.2%) Maryland: 32,653 – (26.8%) Texas: 28,653 – (25.0%) Florida: 18,911 – (19.3%) California: 14,262 – (12.3%) www.epi.org/publication/...

The rate of high blood pressure among Black adults in the United States is among the highest in the world. About 58% of Black adults have high blood pressure, and it can develop earlier in life. www.heart.org/en/health-to...

Black males accounted for 26% of students at HBCUs — a nearly 32% decline from 1976 where the demographic made up 38% of enrollment. At Howard, Black males are about 19% compared to 21% at the University of the District of Columbia and 30% at Bowie State U. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/h...

Are Black DC and White DC different cities? Income: Whites make $75,815 more. Unemployment: 9.9% vs 2.4%. College degrees: 38% vs 94%. Renters cost-burdened: 54% vs 34%. Map + tables ⬇️ blackdemographics.com/are-there-tw...

What happened in these 9 months was truly a blessing. Praise God!

The U.S. Census Bureau released its official estimates for 2024 showing a 5% increase in the Black population since 2020. SEE MORE: blackdemographics.com/black-popula...

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Charlotte leads the nation. In 2023, 27% of Black workers in the Charlotte metro area were working from home, the highest rate in the country, according to new Census data. BlackDemographics.com Publishing Black data since 2007.

How Foreign-Born Is Your City’s Black Population? Find Out Here: blackdemographics.com/which-u-s-ci...

Majority Black Milwaukee Public school district requested CDC help with toxic lead levels. CDC refused on April 3, citing the firing of their lead experts by the Trump administration. Three schools were forced to close on March 17. www.wisn.com/article/cdc-...

In Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley,” where 53% of residents are Black and cancer risk is 50x the national avg, a $2.4M EPA grant for air monitoring was frozen. Locals say the rollback wiped out decades of hard-fought gains. youtu.be/dgE_a4UVmMM 3/15

Did the Trump administration dismantle environmental protections in Black communities? Yes! In 2025, the EPA canceled over 400 environmental justice grants—over $1.7B in support for polluted and underserved communities. Full story: blackdemographics.com/did-trump-gu... 1/15 - A THREAD

Black men account for only 26 percent of the students at H.B.C.U.s There are now about as many non-Black students attending H.B.C.U.s as there are Black men. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...

The answer is Yes! MBDA, created to promote the growth of minority-owned businesses, was shut down completely. In 2020 alone, it helped Black-owned businesses secure $5.27 billion in capital and contracts, representing 66% of the total. But that's not all... blackdemographics.com/is-trump-dis...

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Black men put in the most hours weekly among full-time male workers. Data from BLS. 📊

This poll was in 2016. This is why we are where we are in 2025.

This was me 16 years ago

This is the Federal Government’s new HR lawyer…

Salary Distribution for Black Millennial Men and Women by Marital Status (Ages 27-42) What do you notice here? from BlackDemographics.com -publishing Black data since 2007

NEW: Black Millennial women have a slightly higher marriage rate than Black women in general, and only a slightly lower rate than Black Millennial men. However, both groups trail significantly behind the marriage rates of all Millennials, more than half of whom are married.

Homeownership Rates by Race, Ethnicity, or Ancestry in the U.S. Blackdemographics.com -publishing Black data since 2007

What stands out most in this graph is how the income gap between Black households and all American households stayed unchanged for 23 YEARS during the ENTIRE 1970s and 80s, only starting to narrow again in the 90s. blackdemographics.com/households/a...

Black Household Income BlackDemographics.com - Publishing Black Data since 2007

Black Workforce Participation BlackDemographics.com - Publishing Black Data since 2007

24% of the Black population is under age 18 Compared to 18% of White and 29% of Hispanic populations BlackDemographics.com - Est 2007

58% of Black renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

Paying More While Earning Less ---- Black Americans are more likely to be in the workforce than Whites, yet Black households earn $30K less and spend significantly more of their income on rent and mortgages.

Updated blackdemographics.com/households/m...