Immigrants are rapidly diversifying the Black population in the U.S. – and in Georgia.
Around 10% of all Black people living in the U.S. were born abroad, up from 3% in 1980, according to a Pew Research Center report released Thursday. The foreign-born Black population, currently estimated at roughly 4.6 million, is projected to double in size by 206
Many Black immigrants call Georgia’s capital home. Out of all U.S. metro areas, Atlanta holds the fourth largest Black immigrant population, with roughly 190,000 Black immigrants in 2019. That puts metro Atlanta ahead of Boston (180,000 Black immigrants) and behind Washington, D.C. (260,000). New York City leads the country with roughly 1.1 million Black immigrants in 2019. Since 2010, the Black immigrant population in Atlanta grew by 165%, according to the Pew report.
Lovette Kargbo Thompson is an Atlanta organizer with the Black Alliance for Just Immigration. She says she welcomes initiatives that highlight the size and influence of Black immigrants as a group.
“When we talk about immigration, it is important that we include everyone. This is not an issue that only impacts one particular race,” she said. “Black immigrants’ story can often be left out of the narrative ... If we don’t center Blackness in the immigration world, then we’re going to be forgotten.”
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