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The Black Population: 2010: 2010 Census Briefs
The Black Population: 2010: 2010 Census Briefs
INTRODUCTION
This report provides a portrait of
the Black population in the United
States and discusses its distribution at the national level and at
lower levels of geography.1, 2 It is
part of a series that analyzes population and housing data collected
from the 2010 Census. The data
for this report are based on the
2010 Census Redistricting Data
(Public Law 94-171) Summary File,
which was the first 2010 Census
data product released with data on
race and Hispanic origin and was
provided to each state for use in
drawing boundaries for legislative
districts.3
Figure 1.
UNDERSTANDING RACE
DATA FROM THE
2010 CENSUS
The 2010 Census used established
federal standards to collect and
present data on race.
For the 2010 Census, the question on
race was asked of individuals living in the
United States (see Figure 1). An individuals response to the race question was
based upon self-identification. The
U.S. Census Bureau collects information
on race following the guidance of the
U.S. Office of Management and Budgets
1
The terms Black and Black or African American
are used interchangeably in this report.
2
This report discusses data for the 50 states and
the District of Columbia, but not Puerto Rico.
3
Information on the 2010 Census Redistricting
Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File is available
online at <http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data
/redistricting-data.php>.
4
The 1997 Revisions to the Standards for the
Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity,
issued by OMB, is available at <www.whitehouse.gov
/omb/fedreg/1997standards.html>.
5
The OMB requires federal agencies to use a
minimum of two ethnicities: Hispanic or Latino and
Not Hispanic or Latino. Hispanic origin can be viewed
as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country
of birth of the person or the persons parents or
ancestors before their arrival in the United States.
People who identify their origin as Hispanic, Latino, or
Spanish may be of any race. Hispanic or Latino refers
to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or
Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin
regardless of race.
By
Sonya Rastogi,
Tallese D. Johnson,
Elizabeth M. Hoeffel,
and
Malcolm P. Drewery, Jr.
6
For information about comparability
of 2010 Census data on race and Hispanic
origin to data collected in previous censuses,
see the 2010 Census Redistricting Data
(Public Law 94-171) Summary FileTechnical
Documentation at <www.census.gov/prod
/cen2010/doc/pl94-171.pdf>.
7
The 2010 Census provides data on
the total population reporting more than
one race, as well as detailed race combinations (e.g., Black or African American and
White; Black or African American and Asian
and American Indian and Alaska Native). In
this report, the multiple-race categories are
denoted with the conjunction and in bold
and italicized print to indicate the separate
race groups that comprise the particular
combination.
Table 1.
2000
Race
Percent
of total
Number population
Total population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American alone or in combination . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American alone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American in combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American; White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American; Some Other Race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native . .
Black or African American; White; American Indian and
Alaska Native. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American; Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other combinations including Black or African American . . . . .
Not Black or African American alone or in combination . . . . . . . . . .
Change,
2000 to 2010
2010
Percent
of total
Number population
Number Percent
281,421,906
36,419,434
34,658,190
1,761,244
784,764
417,249
182,494
100.0 308,745,538
12.9 42,020,743
12.3 38,929,319
0.6
3,091,424
0.3
1,834,212
0.1
314,571
0.1
269,421
100.0 27,323,632
13.6 5,601,309
12.6 4,271,129
1.0 1,330,180
0.6 1,049,448
0.1
102,678
0.1
86,927
9.7
15.4
12.3
75.5
133.7
24.6
47.6
112,207
106,782
157,748
245,002,472
230,848
185,595
0.1
256,777
87.1 266,724,795
0.1
118,641
0.1
78,813
0.1
99,029
86.4 21,722,323
105.7
73.8
62.8
8.9
Table 2.
Most Frequent Combinations of Black or African American Population With One or More
Other Races by Hispanic or Latino Origin: 2000 and 2010
(For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/pl94-171.pdf)
2000
Change,
2000 to 2010
2010
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
1,761,244
784,764
417,249
100.0
44.6
23.7
3,091,424
1,834,212
314,571
100.0
59.3
10.2
1,330,180
1,049,448
102,678
75.5
133.7
24.6
182,494
10.4
269,421
8.7
86,927
47.6
112,207
106,782
43,172
114,576
6.4
6.1
2.5
6.5
230,848
185,595
46,641
210,136
7.5
6.0
1.5
6.8
118,641
78,813
3,469
95,560
105.7
73.8
8.0
83.4
325,330
87,687
161,283
100.0
27.0
49.6
653,747
245,850
227,648
100.0
37.6
34.8
328,417
158,163
66,365
100.9
180.4
41.1
14,472
4.4
31,571
4.8
17,099
118.2
18,046
7,269
15,481
5.5
2.2
4.8
50,000
15,451
33,554
7.6
2.4
5.1
31,954
8,182
18,073
177.1
112.6
116.7
21,092
6.5
49,673
7.6
28,581
135.5
1,435,914
697,077
255,966
100.0
48.5
17.8
2,437,677
1,588,362
86,923
100.0
65.2
3.6
1,001,763
891,285
169,043
69.8
127.9
66.0
168,022
11.7
237,850
9.8
69,828
41.6
94,161
99,513
27,691
6.6
6.9
1.9
180,848
170,144
13,087
7.4
7.0
0.5
86,687
70,631
14,604
92.1
71.0
52.7
93,484
6.5
160,463
6.6
66,979
71.6
Note: In Census 2000, an error in data processing resulted in an overstatement of the Two or More Races population by about 1 million people (about 15
percent) nationally, which almost entirely affected race combinations involving Some Other Race. Therefore, data users should assess observed changes in the Two
or More Races population and race combinations involving Some Other Race between Census 2000 and the 2010 Census with caution. Changes in specific race
combinations not involving Some Other Race, such as Black or African American and White or Black or African American and Asian, generally should be
more comparable.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Tables PL1 and PL2; and 2010 Census Redistricting Data
(Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Tables P1 and P2.
15
Humes, K., N. Jones, and R. Ramirez.
2011. Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin:
2010, U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
Briefs, C2010BR-02, available at
<www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs
/c2010br-02.pdf>.
MULTIPLE-RACE REPORTING
AMONG THE BLACK
POPULATION
Blacks who reported more
than one race grew at a much
faster rate than the Black
alone population.
Table 3.
Alone or in combination
Total population . . .
Black or African American . . .
Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
Not Hispanic or Latino. . . . .
Alone
Percent
of Black
Percent of or African
total American
Number population population
308,745,538
42,020,743
1,897,218
40,123,525
100.0
13.6
0.6
13.0
(X)
100.0
4.5
95.5
In combination
Percent
of Black
Percent of or African
total American
Number population population
299,736,465
38,929,319
1,243,471
37,685,848
100.0
13.0
0.4
12.6
(X)
100.0
3.2
96.8
Percent
of Black
Percent of or African
total American
Number population population
9,009,073
3,091,424
653,747
2,437,677
100.0
34.3
7.3
27.1
(X)
100.0
21.1
78.9
Table 4.
Alone or in combination
Total population . . .
Black or African American . . .
Hispanic or Latino . . . . . . . .
Not Hispanic or Latino. . . . .
Alone
Percent
of Black
Percent of or African
total American
Number population population
281,421,906
36,419,434
1,035,683
35,383,751
100.0
12.9
0.4
12.6
(X)
100.0
2.8
97.2
In combination
Percent
of Black
Percent of or African
total American
Number population population
274,595,678
34,658,190
710,353
33,947,837
100.0
12.6
0.3
12.4
(X)
100.0
2.0
98.0
Percent
of Black
Percent of or African
total American
Number population population
6,826,228
1,761,244
325,330
1,435,914
100.0
25.8
4.8
21.0
(X)
100.0
18.5
81.5
THE GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION OF THE
BLACK POPULATION
Figure 2.
Northeast
Midwest
18.1
55.0
9.8 2010
18.0
18.8
53.6
9.6 2000
16.8
17.9
56.5
8.8 2010
17.6
18.8
54.8
8.9 2000
18.3
Black or African American
alone
18.4
Black or African American
in combination
14.4
20.6
25.9
20.8
19.2
35.6
31.0
23.0
2010
23.8
2000
West
17.1
18
The Northeast census region includes
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The Midwest census region includes Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,
South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South
census region includes Alabama, Arkansas,
Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West
Virginia. The West census region includes
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
South
Table 5.
Black or African American Population for the United States, Regions, and States, and for
Puerto Rico: 2000 and 2010
(For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/pl94-171.pdf)
United States . .
Percent
Percent
Percent
of total Percent
of total Percent
of total Percent
popula- change,
popula- change,
popula- change,
tion, 2000 to
tion, 2000 to
tion, 2000 to
2010
2000
2010
2010
2000
2010 20101
2010
2000
2010
20101
20101
36,419,434 42,020,743
13.6
15.4 34,658,190 38,929,319
12.6
12.3 1,761,244 3,091,424
1.0
75.5
REGION
Northeast . . . . . . . . .
Midwest . . . . . . . . . .
South . . . . . . . . . . . .
West . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,556,909 7,187,488
6,838,669 7,594,486
19,528,231 23,105,082
3,495,625 4,133,687
13.0
11.3
20.2
5.7
11.8
10.4
19.2
4.8
7.4
6.9
15.9
11.2
457,028 637,271
338,936 643,617
546,539 1,099,649
418,741 710,887
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
39.4
89.9
101.2
69.8
STATE
Alabama . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . .
California . . . . . . . . .
Colorado . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . .
Delaware . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia. .
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,168,998
27,147
185,599
427,152
2,513,041
190,717
339,078
157,152
350,455
2,471,730
1,281,118
33,150
318,665
468,710
2,683,914
249,812
405,600
205,923
314,352
3,200,663
26.8
4.7
5.0
16.1
7.2
5.0
11.3
22.9
52.2
17.0
9.6
22.1
71.7
9.7
6.8
31.0
19.6
31.0
10.3
29.5
1,155,930
21,787
158,873
418,950
2,263,882
165,063
309,843
150,666
343,312
2,335,505
1,251,311
23,263
259,008
449,895
2,299,072
201,737
362,296
191,814
305,125
2,999,862
26.2
3.3
4.1
15.4
6.2
4.0
10.1
21.4
50.7
16.0
8.3
6.8
63.0
7.4
1.6
22.2
16.9
27.3
11.1
28.4
13,068
5,360
26,726
8,202
249,159
25,654
29,235
6,486
7,143
136,225
29,807
9,887
59,657
18,815
384,842
48,075
43,304
14,109
9,227
200,801
0.6
1.4
0.9
0.6
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.6
1.5
1.1
128.1
84.5
123.2
129.4
54.5
87.4
48.1
117.5
29.2
47.4
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . .
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . .
Maine . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,393,425
33,343
8,127
1,937,671
538,015
72,512
170,610
311,878
1,468,317
9,553
3,054,098
38,820
15,940
1,974,113
654,415
113,225
202,149
376,213
1,486,885
21,764
31.5
2.9
1.0
15.4
10.1
3.7
7.1
8.7
32.8
1.6
27.6
16.4
96.1
1.9
21.6
56.1
18.5
20.6
1.3
127.8
2,349,542
22,003
5,456
1,876,875
510,034
61,853
154,198
295,994
1,451,944
6,760
2,950,435
21,424
9,810
1,866,414
591,397
89,148
167,864
337,520
1,452,396
15,707
30.5
1.6
0.6
14.5
9.1
2.9
5.9
7.8
32.0
1.2
25.6
2.6
79.8
0.6
16.0
44.1
8.9
14.0
132.4
43,883
11,340
2,671
60,796
27,981
10,659
16,412
15,884
16,373
2,793
103,663
17,396
6,130
107,699
63,018
24,077
34,285
38,693
34,489
6,057
1.1
1.3
0.4
0.8
1.0
0.8
1.2
0.9
0.8
0.5
136.2
53.4
129.5
77.1
125.2
125.9
108.9
143.6
110.6
116.9
Maryland. . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts. . . . . .
Michigan . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi . . . . . . . .
Missouri . . . . . . . . . .
Montana . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . .
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire . . . .
1,525,036
398,479
1,474,613
202,972
1,041,708
655,377
4,441
75,833
150,508
12,218
1,783,899
508,413
1,505,514
327,548
1,115,801
747,474
7,917
98,959
254,452
21,736
30.9
7.8
15.2
6.2
37.6
12.5
0.8
5.4
9.4
1.7
17.0
27.6
2.1
61.4
7.1
14.1
78.3
30.5
69.1
77.9
1,477,411
343,454
1,412,742
171,731
1,033,809
629,391
2,692
68,541
135,477
9,035
1,700,298
434,398
1,400,362
274,412
1,098,385
693,391
4,027
82,885
218,626
15,035
29.4
6.6
14.2
5.2
37.0
11.6
0.4
4.5
8.1
1.1
15.1
26.5
0.9
59.8
6.2
10.2
49.6
20.9
61.4
66.4
47,625
55,025
61,871
31,241
7,899
25,986
1,749
7,292
15,031
3,183
83,601
74,015
105,152
53,136
17,416
54,083
3,890
16,074
35,826
6,701
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.6
0.9
0.4
0.9
1.3
0.5
75.5
34.5
70.0
70.1
120.5
108.1
122.4
120.4
138.3
110.5
New Jersey . . . . . . . .
New Mexico . . . . . . .
New York . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina . . . . .
North Dakota . . . . . .
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . .
Oregon . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . .
1,211,750
42,412
3,234,165
1,776,283
5,372
1,372,501
284,766
72,647
1,289,123
58,051
1,300,363
57,040
3,334,550
2,151,456
11,086
1,541,771
327,621
98,479
1,507,965
77,754
14.8
2.8
17.2
22.6
1.6
13.4
8.7
2.6
11.9
7.4
7.3
34.5
3.1
21.1
106.4
12.3
15.0
35.6
17.0
33.9
1,141,821
34,343
3,014,385
1,737,545
3,916
1,301,307
260,968
55,662
1,224,612
46,908
1,204,826
42,550
3,073,800
2,048,628
7,960
1,407,681
277,644
69,206
1,377,689
60,189
13.7
2.1
15.9
21.5
1.2
12.2
7.4
1.8
10.8
5.7
5.5
23.9
2.0
17.9
103.3
8.2
6.4
24.3
12.5
28.3
69,929
8,069
219,780
38,738
1,456
71,194
23,798
16,985
64,511
11,143
95,537
14,490
260,750
102,828
3,126
134,090
49,977
29,273
130,276
17,565
1.1
0.7
1.3
1.1
0.5
1.2
1.3
0.8
1.0
1.7
36.6
79.6
18.6
165.4
114.7
88.3
110.0
72.3
101.9
57.6
South Carolina . . . . .
South Dakota . . . . . .
Tennessee . . . . . . . .
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vermont . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . .
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming . . . . . . . . . .
1,200,901
6,687
953,349
2,493,057
24,382
4,492
1,441,207
238,398
62,817
326,506
4,863
1,332,188
14,705
1,107,178
3,168,469
43,209
9,343
1,653,563
325,004
76,945
403,527
7,285
28.8
1.8
17.4
12.6
1.6
1.5
20.7
4.8
4.2
7.1
1.3
10.9
119.9
16.1
27.1
77.2
108.0
14.7
36.3
22.5
23.6
49.8
1,185,216
4,685
932,809
2,404,566
17,657
3,063
1,390,293
190,267
57,232
304,460
3,722
1,290,684
10,207
1,057,315
2,979,598
29,287
6,277
1,551,399
240,042
63,124
359,148
4,748
27.9
1.3
16.7
11.8
1.1
1.0
19.4
3.6
3.4
6.3
0.8
8.9
117.9
13.3
23.9
65.9
104.9
11.6
26.2
10.3
18.0
27.6
15,685
2,002
20,540
88,491
6,725
1,429
50,914
48,131
5,585
22,046
1,141
41,504
4,498
49,863
188,871
13,922
3,066
102,164
84,962
13,821
44,379
2,537
0.9
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.5
1.3
1.3
0.7
0.8
0.5
164.6
124.7
142.8
113.4
107.0
114.6
100.7
76.5
147.5
101.3
122.3
Puerto Rico . . . . . . .
416,296
550,259
14.8
32.2
302,933
461,498
12.4
52.3
113,363
88,761
2.4
21.7
Figure 3.
Black or African
American alone
Black or African
American in
combination
NY
7.9
FL TX
7.6 7.5
GA CA
7.3 6.4
NY
7.9
FL TX
7.7 7.7
GA CA
7.6 5.9
CA
12.4
NY FL TX OH
8.4 6.5 6.1 4.3
California (see Figure 3). The pattern for the Black alone population
was similar, where 8 percent of the
Black alone population lived in New
York, Florida, Texas, and Georgia
and 6 percent lived in California.
The pattern was slightly different
for respondents who identified
as Black in combination with one
or more additional races. Among
multiple-race Blacks, 12 percent
lived in California, 8 percent in New
York, 6 percent lived in both Florida
and Texas, and 4 percent in Ohio.
The Black population was
highly concentrated in
counties in the South.
The Black alone-or-in-combination
population was highly concentrated
in 2010: 62 percent (1,941 counties) of all counties in the United
States had less than 5 percent of
the population identified as Black
alone-or-in-combination, but in 106
counties, the Black alone-or-in-combination population comprised 50
percent or more of the total county
population. All of these counties
were located in the South except
for the city of St. Louis, MO, which
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Figure 4.
Percent
50.0 or more
25.0 to 49.9
10.0 to 24.9
5.0 to 9.9
Less then 5.0
U.S. percent 12.6
Percent
50.0 or more
25.0 to 49.9
10.0 to 24.9
5.0 to 9.9
Less then 5.0
U.S. percent 13.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table P1.
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Figure 5.
Percent change
25.0 or more
10.0 to 24.9
0.0 to 9.9
10.0 to 0.1
Less then 10.0
Fewer than 1,000
Black alone
Not comparable
U.S. change 12.3
Percent change
25.0 or more
10.0 to 24.9
0.0 to 9.9
10.0 to 0.1
Less then 10.0
Fewer than 1,000 Black
alone or in combination
Not comparable
U.S. change 15.4
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table PL1; and
2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table P1.
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Figure 6.
200 Miles
Number of people
Percent Ch
90,000 or more
30,000 to 89,999
20,000 to 29,999
10,000 to 19,999
5,000 to 9,999
1,000 to 4,999
100 Miles
100 Miles
100 Miles
50 Miles
25.0 or
10.0 to
0.0 to 9
-10.0 to
Less th
Fewer t
Black a
Not com
U.S. Chang
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Table 6.
Ten Places With the Largest Number of Blacks or African Americans: 2010
(For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/pl94-171.pdf)
Place1
Total
population
Rank
Number
Rank
Number
Rank
Number
8,175,133
2,695,598
1,526,006
713,777
2,099,451
646,889
620,961
3,792,621
601,723
1,197,816
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2,228,145
913,009
686,870
601,988
514,217
414,928
403,998
402,448
314,352
308,087
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2,088,510
887,608
661,839
590,226
498,466
409,687
395,781
365,118
305,125
298,993
1
3
4
13
8
58
29
2
22
23
139,635
25,401
25,031
11,762
15,751
5,241
8,217
37,330
9,227
9,094
Columbus, OH. . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Diego, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phoenix, AZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indianapolis, IN. . . . . . . . . . . .
Boston, MA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
787,033
1,307,402
1,445,632
829,718
617,594
15
40
37
14
21
237,077
104,374
109,544
240,789
163,629
16
43
40
15
23
220,241
87,949
93,608
226,671
150,437
5
6
7
9
10
16,836
16,425
15,936
14,118
13,192
1
Places of 100,000 or more total population. The 2010 Census showed 282 places in the United States with 100,000 or more population. They included 273
incorporated places (including 5 city-county consolidations) and 9 census designated places (CDPs) that were not legally incorporated.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table P1.
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Table 7.
Ten Places With the Highest Percentage of Blacks or African Americans: 2010
(For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/pl94-171.pdf)
713,777
173,514
107,167
212,237
620,961
646,889
343,829
102,434
205,764
136,286
Lansing, MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tacoma, WA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Killeen, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syracuse, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Providence, RI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fairfield, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rochester, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fayetteville, NC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vallejo, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
114,297
198,397
127,921
145,170
178,042
105,321
210,565
200,564
115,942
Rank
Percent of
total
population
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
84.3
80.1
77.9
74.0
65.1
64.1
61.2
59.5
57.4
56.7
69
132
40
51
109
111
29
31
81
27.8
15.0
37.9
33.1
19.4
19.0
44.9
44.8
24.9
Rank
Percent of
total
population
Rank
Percent of
total
population
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
8
10
82.7
79.4
76.3
73.4
63.7
63.3
60.2
56.6
56.6
55.4
83
242
91
257
134
225
184
9
231
139
1.6
0.7
1.6
0.6
1.3
0.8
1.0
2.9
0.8
1.3
78
145
46
57
114
118
33
32
83
23.7
11.2
34.1
29.5
16.0
15.7
41.7
41.9
22.1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
4.1
3.8
3.8
3.6
3.3
3.3
3.2
2.9
2.9
1
Places of 100,000 or more total population. The 2010 Census showed 282 places in the United States with 100,000 or more population. They included 273
incorporated places (including 5 city-county consolidations) and 9 census designated places (CDPs) that were not legally incorporated.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table P1.
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Figure 7.
Proportion of Race and Ethnic Groups Living Inside the Largest Principal City of the 20 Largest Metropolitan
Statistical Areas: 2010
(For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/pl94-171.pdf)
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Atlanta
Tampa
Miami
Houston
Dallas
Baltimore
Washington
Atlanta
Tampa
Miami
Houston
Dallas
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Minneapolis
Phoenix
San Diego
Riverside
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Phoenix
San Diego
Riverside
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
10
20
Hispanic
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Atlanta
Tampa
Miami
Houston
Dallas
Baltimore
Washington
Atlanta
Tampa
Miami
Houston
Dallas
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Minneapolis
Phoenix
San Diego
Riverside
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Phoenix
San Diego
Riverside
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
30
40
Other
10
20
30
50
60
70
50
60
70
40
1
For this figure, the other race category refers to the non-Hispanic Asian alone, non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native alone, non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone, and non-Hispanic Some Other Race alone populations, as well as non-Hispanics who reported multiple races.
Note: Principal cities within regions are organized based on proximity to each other. Boston, New York, and Philadelphia are located in the Northeast census region. Baltimore,
Washington, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, Houston, and Dallas are located in the South census region. St. Louis, Detroit, Chicago, and Minneapolis are located in the Midwest census region.
Phoenix, San Diego, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle are located in the West census region.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census special tabulation.
Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL (6
percent); Riverside-San BernardinoOntario, CA (7 percent); AtlantaSandy Springs-Marietta, GA (13
percent); San Francisco-OaklandFremont, CA (13 percent); and
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV (21 percent).
The proportion of the
non-Hispanic Black alone
population living inside
the largest principal city
surpassed 40 percent in all
of the northeastern metro
areas shown.
Across the northeastern metro
areas shown, at least 40 percent of
the non-Hispanic Black alone population lived inside their respective
largest principal cityNew York
(61 percent), Philadelphia (53 percent), and Boston (46 percent) (see
Figure 7).22
In the South, 2 out of the 7 metro
areas shown had at least 40
percent of the non-Hispanic Black
alone population living inside their
respective largest principal city
Baltimore (51 percent) and Houston
(49 percent). In the Midwest, this
was the case for 2 out of the 4
metro areas shownChicago (54
percent) and Detroit (60 percent).
In the West, half of the metro areas
shown had at least 40 percent of
the non-Hispanic Black alone population living inside their largest
respective principal citySan Diego
(56 percent), Phoenix (45 percent),
and Los Angeles (40 percent).
22
The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington,
PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area contains counties
that are also part of the South region as
defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Figure 8.
Percentage-Point Difference of Race and Ethnic Groups Living Inside the Largest Principal City of the 20 Largest
Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2000 to 2010
(For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/pl94-171.pdf)
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Seattle
San Francisco
Seattle
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Riverside
Phoenix
San Diego
Phoenix
Chicago
Minneapolis
Riverside
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Dallas
Miami
Houston
Atlanta
Tampa
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
San Francisco
Seattle
Los Angeles
Riverside
San Diego
Phoenix
Minneapolis
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Dallas
Miami
Houston
Tampa
16
Atlanta
14
16
Washington
12
14
Baltimore
12
Philadelphia
10
New York
10
Boston
Other 1
Hispanic
2
St. Louis
Detroit
Houston
Dallas
Miami
Atlanta
Tampa
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Seattle
San Francisco
Riverside
Los Angeles
Phoenix
San Diego
Minneapolis
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Dallas
Miami
Houston
Atlanta
16
Tampa
14
16
Washington
12
14
Baltimore
12
Philadelphia
10
New York
10
Boston
1
For this figure, the other race category refers to the non-Hispanic Asian alone, non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native alone, non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone, and non-Hispanic Some Other Race alone populations, as well as non-Hispanics who reported multiple races.
Note: Principal cities within regions are organized based on proximity to each other. Boston, New York, and Philadelphia are located in the Northeast census region. Baltimore,
Washington, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, Houston, and Dallas are located in the South census region. St. Louis, Detroit, Chicago, and Minneapolis are located in the Midwest census region.
Phoenix, San Diego, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle are located in the West census region.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census special tabulation.
SUMMARY
This report provided a portrait of
the Black population in the
United States and contributes
to our understanding of the
nations changing racial and
ethnic diversity.
While both the Black alone population and the Black alone-or-incombination population grew from
2000 to 2010 (by 12 percent and
15 percent, respectively), the Black
in combination population experienced the most growth, increasing
by 76 percent. Within this population, the Black and White population more than doubled.
Additional notable trends were
presented in this report. The Black
population continued to be concentrated in the South and the proportion increased from 2000 to 2010.
Additionally, the Black population
that lived outside of the South
tended to be more concentrated in
metro areas.
Other interesting geographic patterns include, for the largest 20
metro areas, the non-Hispanic Black
alone population was more likely
to live in a largest principal city
relative to the non-Hispanic White
alone, Hispanic, and other race
group populations in 2010. The
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