INTERESTING AFRICAN AMERICAN STATISTICS

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Interesting Statistics about the African American Population

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According to a recent study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in February 2011, “Although blacks make up only 13.6 percent of the U.S. population, they account for 50.3 percent of all diagnosed cases of HIV.  Additionally, the rate of HIV diagnosis among black men is eight times that of whites and two times that of Hispanics, and the rate for black women is 19 times that of whites and four times that of Hispanics.

According to a recent study conducted by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University, “The wealth disparity between white and black households has more than quadrupled, regardless of income bracket.”  Predicated on economic data from 1984 to 2007, the IASP study indicated that the average white family in the sample group held around $95,000 more in assets than the average black family.  Additionally, the study found that middle-income white families have more assets (stocks, bonds, business interests, real estate other than primary residence) than do high-income black families. 

According to the most recent government figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “72 percent of black mothers are unwed which eclipses that of most other groups: 17 percent of Asians, 29 percent of whites, 53 percent of Hispanics and 66 percent of Native Americans.”  To be sure, these statistics do not imply that babies born to unwed mothers will be unsuccessful or devoid of opportunities.  However, the data does bespeak of the need for more fathers in the home who are involved in their child’s life.

According to the US Department of Education, “Nearly half of the nation’s African American students attend high schools in low-income areas with dropout rates that hover in the 40-50% range.”  “Dropout factories” (i.e., high schools that routinely have senior classes with 60% fewer students than their entering freshmen classes) are estimated to produce 73% of African American, 66% of Latino, and 34% of White dropouts, respectively.

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According to a relatively recent graduation rate report from the Education Sector, an independent think tank, “Fewer than half of the black students who enroll in college graduate from four-year institutions within six years.   Nationally, the average six-year graduation rate for all students is 57 percent.”

Moreover, a 2009 Associated Press analysis of government data on the 83 federally designated four-year HBCUs indicated that only 37 percent of their black students finish a degree within six years, which is 4 percentage points lower than the national college graduation rate for black students.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, “The racial composition of the US prison and jail population as of 2008 was 60.21% (African American (non-Hispanic), 20.29% Hispanic, 13.44% White American (non-Hispanic) , and 6.06% Other (American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander American, and Multiracial American).”Relative to black on black crime, the most recent government statistics indicated that “43% of all murder victims in 2007 were African Americans, 93.1% of whom were killed were African Americans. 

According to recent US Census Bureau data, “24.7% of all African-American live in poverty in comparison to 8.6% of all non-Hispanic White, 11.8% of all Asian-American and 23.2% of all Hispanic.”  The Labor Department statistics still show the current unemployment rate among blacks hovering around 16 percent, although the economy as a whole has shown some improvement. 

According to the US Centers for Disease Control Health Disparities and Inequalities Report (Jan. 2011), “Black women and men have much higher coronary heart disease (CHD) death rates in the 45–74 age group than women and men of other races.  A higher percentage of black women (37.9%) than white women (19.4%) died before age 75 as a result of CHD, as did black men (61.5%) compared with white men (41.5%).  And, a higher percentage of black women (39%) died of stroke before age 75 compared with white women (17.3%) as did black men (60.7%) compared to white men (31.1%). 

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Information Based On:

The 2012 Statistical Abstract - U.S. Census Bureau

African American Statistics	Data
Number of African Americans in the US in 2000	36,400,000
Number of black households there are in the US	12,000,000
African American region concentration	Percent of Black Population
South	54.8 %
Midwest	18.8 %
Northeast	17.6 %
West	8.9 %
Number of African Americans who live in suburban neighborhoods	14,000,000
African American Education Levels	Percent
High School Graduates	77.6 %
Bachelor’s degree or higher	14.6 %
Advanced degree	4.3 %
Afican American Financial Statistics	Data
Average income of African Americans	$32,436
Annual spending power for African Americans	$1.2 Trillion
Percent of African American households with incomes of $50,000 or more	27.4 %
Percent of African Americans living in poverty	23.5 %
Percent of African Americans that are homeowners	49 %
African American Business Statistics
Number of African American owned businesses	800,000
Revenue generated by African American owned businesses	$71,200,000,000
Number of African American fortune 500 CEOs	3
Top Five Expenditures of African-American consumers	Spending
Housing	$121.6 billion
Food	$59.2 billion
Cars	$32.1 billion
Clothing	$27.7 billion
Health Care	$17.8 billion
Activity Statistics
Percent of African Americans that say it is important to keep up with the latest technolog	71 %
Percent of African Americans that need to keep up on the latest trends in movies, music and TV	48 %
Percent of African Americans that like to buy brands that let others know they have “made it”	37 %
Number of hours per week spent viewing television in African American households	74 hours / Week
Number of the African-American Internet users	18,000,000
Average time spent on the web each month by African-American Internet users	44 hours / Month
African American Voter Statistics	Data
Percent of African American population that are registered voters	59.6 %
Percent of African American voted in the last presidential election	49.5 %
African American Health Statistics
Percent of HIV/AIDS cases African Americans account for	47 %
Percent of African-Americans that use employer-sponsored health insurance	49 %
Percent of African Americans 18+ that are considered obese	39.1 %
*(Persons are considered obese if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater)

Rank	States With The Highest Percent of Black Population	Black Population	Percent of Population
1	Mississippi	1,074,200	37.3 %
2	Louisiana	1,452,396	31.98 %
3	Georgia	2,950,435	30 %
4	Maryland	1,700,298	29.44 %
5	South Carolina	1,290,684	28.4 %
6	Alabama	1,251,311	26.38 %
7	North Carolina	2,048,628	21.6 %
8	Delaware	191,814	20.95 %
9	Virginia	1,551,399	19.91 %
10	Tennessee	1,055,689	16.78 %
Rank	States With The Lowest Percent of Black Population	Black Population	Percent of Population
50	Montana	4,027	0.67 %
49	Vermont	6,277	0.87 %
48	Idaho	9,810	0.95 %
47	Maine	15,707	1.03 %
46	North Dakota	7,960	1.08 %
45	South Dakota	10,207	1.14 %
44	New Hampshire	15,035	1.22 %
43	Utah	29,287	1.27 %
42	Wyoming	4,748	1.29 %
41	Oregon	69,206	2.01 %
40	Iowa	89,148	2.68 %