40% of Black college grad couples' kids live in only 6 metro areas

[DrBanneker]

Everyone knows about the reverse Great Migration back South and how a few cities are the biggest beneficiaries.

What you might not be aware of is that migration is heavily biased towards the young and educated. The overall migrant population is more educated than the Black community at large and is acting as a brain drain on California, the Midwest, and Northeast.

So much so that educated Black family formation is being skewed towards the South (plus NYC).

Basically what data (CDC Wonder database 2018-2022) says on births to families where both parents are non-Hispanic Black and both have at least a bachelor degree is that 40% of such children are now born in six metros: DMV, Atlanta, NY/Newark, Houston, Dallas, Charlotte, and Raleigh-Durham. Meanwhile these same metros only account for 22% of all Black kids born.

Some big cities like Chicago and LA are left out but those two combined now account for only 5-6% of such births.

Another measure of the skew is how small southern cities are having as many of such kids being born as larger cities up north or out west. Black educated couples in Charlotte metro had the same number of kids as those in Chicago (Cook+DuPage) and Black educated couples in small Raleigh-Durham had only slightly less than similar couples in the Los Angeles metro (part of that effect though is LA having high IR rates for educated Blacks).

Not pointing this out for elitist or eugenics reasons but if you want to talk about education and wealth of the next generation, it is biased towards those with a leg up due to parental education and income.

Also, this might shock you but even though ~70% of Black children overall are born outside marriage, if both Black parents have a bachelor's degree or higher, 80% of their kids are born in wedlock. However, kids from such couples only account for about 12% of all Black births, hence the disparity.

I personally am fighting to preserve upward mobility in Black America and honestly, the cities listed above probably provide the best chances for uneducated Black families as well.

Granted lawmakers in the South are on some bullshyt now but if Black education and wealth has a concentrated arc from Maryland through the Carolinas and Georgia out to Texas, these are also places we may be able to put up the best fight and prevent being sidelined

@Suge Shot Me @get these nets @invalid @Uachet @HarlemHottie @Peachstate @staticshock @murksiderock @BaggerofTea

 

[Easy-E]

Only 0.02% of Black families are worth over a single million.

Only 22% of Black families earn over 100k a year.

So, this isn't too surprising.

 

[Roger king]

If you listen to thecoli everyone is high earning person which is just false, the average person relies on the paycheck to pay bills

 

[get these nets]

Interesting.

Black people forming families, having assets and resources is great to read about.
There is nothing elitist about people making constructive life decisions.
The alternative to Black people having control of resources, is us having to rely on the whims of whites, white institutions, and courts/lawmakers for access to resources. That's the dead end that the anti-Black capitalists eventually crash into.

I would have guessed the marriage rate to be 3 out of 4 for this group, pleasantly surprised that it's slightly higher. Also guess that the couples have fewer children, and have them later in life.
If it's expanded to men/women with licensed trades I think the numbers would stay the same. What they would all have in common are credentials that ideally makes migration less risky.

Interesting to see the entrepreneurial, political, and social changes that come about in these metro areas with this infusion of newcomers and 3rd, 4th generation returnees.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

I’m happy NYC is on this list I’ve been screaming from the mountain tops for years that this city and state gives you plenty of opportunities to get educated and get a degree. There’s a reason why CUNY’s dominate in social mobility rankings.

 

[REdefinition]

 

[I Really Mean It]

raise your children in a region where jim crow is being reinstated, college educated brehs and brehettes.

look at the date these statistics were compiled.

 

[tuckgod]

 

[Uachet]

I will give you the reasons why my wife and I stayed in Hampton Roads to raise our family.

1. Cost of Living- It is low and manageable here
2. Central location - We are able to easily visit much of our families and entertainment events from our location, while also being far enough away that we are insulated from much of the troubles that come with being directly in the mix of those two.
3. Peaceful and Quiet Location - Our neighborhood has nice homes, all nice and accredited schools, low property taxes, and very low crime. It is also an added benefit that our neighborhood is very diverse with the highest ethnicity count being professional Black Americans, second being professional Black immigrants, and then the rest being somewhat evenly distributed. While this is not the case for the entire Hampton Roads area, it is the case for our small corner of the area.
4. The People, While they have a tendency to be a bit insular and cliquish, they are overall mostly good and respectful people. That is the case no matter their race and ethnicity. We all pretty much get along here, outside of some of the more low income areas that are apt to have high crime and high gang participation. Those areas are pretty easy to see, easy to avoid, and are mostly localized to themselves except for perhaps 2 of the 7 cities.

So overall while we could live somewhere more exciting with easier access to the arts, entertainment, and good food;we chose to stay here because our income level vs cost of living is favored to our benefit. We have always been able to take trips to those other areas and enjoy ourselves while having a nice quiet home and neighborhood to return to. Living in an area where neighbors are friendly, respect their and your property, and respect each others' privacy has been great for us. So we stayed here and raised our family.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Why do people keep saying the south when black people are going to mainly 3 or 4 states in the south. The south is huge. Also 2 of those places on the list aren’t in the south.

Stop saying the south and just say NC, TX and GA lol and maybe FL

 

[Samori Toure]

Why do people keep saying the south when black people are going to mainly 3 or 4 states in the south. The south is huge. Also 2 of those places on the list aren’t in the south.

Stop saying the south and just say NC, TX and GA lol and maybe FL

Why y'all dudes constantly write dumb shyt. Tennessee and Virginia are in the South too.

 

[Voice of Reason]

This is good and exactly what we need


We need to take over certain southern states.

 

[IrateMastermind]

Only 0.02% of Black families are worth over a single million.

Only 22% of Black families earn over 100k a year.

So, this isn't too surprising.

From what source?

 

[Voice of Reason]

Everyone knows about the reverse Great Migration back South and how a few cities are the biggest beneficiaries.

What you might not be aware of is that migration is heavily biased towards the young and educated. The overall migrant population is more educated than the Black community at large and is acting as a brain drain on California, the Midwest, and Northeast.

So much so that educated Black family formation is being skewed towards the South (plus NYC).

Basically what data (CDC Wonder database 2018-2022) says on births to families where both parents are non-Hispanic Black and both have at least a bachelor degree is that 40% of such children are now born in six metros: DMV, Atlanta, NY/Newark, Houston, Dallas, Charlotte, and Raleigh-Durham. Meanwhile these same metros only account for 22% of all Black kids born.

Some big cities like Chicago and LA are left out but those two combined now account for only 5-6% of such births.

Another measure of the skew is how small southern cities are having as many of such kids being born as larger cities up north or out west. Black educated couples in Charlotte metro had the same number of kids as those in Chicago (Cook+DuPage) and Black educated couples in small Raleigh-Durham had only slightly less than similar couples in the Los Angeles metro (part of that effect though is LA having high IR rates for educated Blacks).

Not pointing this out for elitist or eugenics reasons but if you want to talk about education and wealth of the next generation, it is biased towards those with a leg up due to parental education and income.

Also, this might shock you but even though ~70% of Black children overall are born outside marriage, if both Black parents have a bachelor's degree or higher, 80% of their kids are born in wedlock. However, kids from such couples only account for about 12% of all Black births, hence the disparity.

I personally am fighting to preserve upward mobility in Black America and honestly, the cities listed above probably provide the best chances for uneducated Black families as well.

Granted lawmakers in the South are on some bullshyt now but if Black education and wealth has a concentrated arc from Maryland through the Carolinas and Georgia out to Texas, these are also places we may be able to put up the best fight and prevent being sidelined

@Suge Shot Me @get these nets @invalid @Uachet @HarlemHottie @Peachstate @staticshock @murksiderock @BaggerofTea

Black folks should abandon Texas and Florida as well, but you are correct the South is our last stand in this country.

 

[Voice of Reason]

raise your children in a region where jim crow is being reinstated, college educated brehs and brehettes.

look at the date these statistics were compiled.

That's exactly where we need to trying wrestle control away from cacs.