A Rising Share of the U.S. Black Population Is Foreign Born — 9 Percent Are Immigrants; and While Most Are from the Caribbean, Africans Drive Recent Growth

A new report of the Pew Research Center finds that A record 3.8 million black immigrants live in the United States today, more than four times the number in 1980. Black immigrants now account for 8.7% of the nation’s black population, nearly triple their share in 1980.

Rapid growth in the black immigrant population is expected to continue. The Census Bureau projects that by 2060, 16.5% of U.S. blacks will be immigrants.1 In certain metropolitan areas, foreign-born blacks make up a significant share of the overall black population.

The finding of the report contrasts with the fact that the percentage of Hispanics who are immigrants is declining.  For a NY Times report on this study, click here.

KJ

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