US states by black population(2017 Census)

[staticshock]

Texas finally seized the number 1 spot.



Their black pop. has been rising for a while.

but only %12 percentage wise..thats the better stat to go by.
DC, Mississippi, Louisiana, GA

 

[Oceanicpuppy]

Georgia is the best state for Black people.

• Black mayor of Atlanta
• Black governor of the state of Georgia (likely)
• HBCUs of all flavors
• A big public HBCU called Georgia State, which is churning out Black grads
• There's a world-class tech school called Georgia Tech where you can pay pennies to get a degree if you are a resident
• Opportunities in film, music, etc.
• A two-hour flight to just about any other Black hub--DMV, Charlotte, Memphis, NYC, Philly, etc.
• Black-oriented music festivals, etc.

Georgia State isn’t an HBCU. It’s just has a lot black people and black grads.

 

[Chip Skylark]

Texas finally seized the number 1 spot.



Their black pop. has been rising for a while.

Literally everyone i know has been moving to Dallas and Houston

 

[boskey]

Louisiana 3rd in %. Strength in numbers.

Death in numbers. Louisiana sounds like hell

Louisiana is the world's prison capital
Louisiana is the world's prison capital. The state imprisons more of its people, per head, than any of its U.S. counterparts. First among Americans means first in the world. Louisiana's incarceration rate is nearly five times Iran's, 13 times China's and 20 times Germany's.

 

[The Mad Titan]

Death in numbers. Louisiana sounds like hell

Louisiana is the world's prison capital
Louisiana is the world's prison capital. The state imprisons more of its people, per head, than any of its U.S. counterparts. First among Americans means first in the world. Louisiana's incarceration rate is nearly five times Iran's, 13 times China's and 20 times Germany's.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Georgia is the best state for Black people.

• Black mayor of Atlanta
• Black governor of the state of Georgia (likely)
• HBCUs of all flavors
• A big public HBCU called Georgia State, which is churning out Black grads
• There's a world-class tech school called Georgia Tech where you can pay pennies to get a degree if you are a resident
• Opportunities in film, music, etc.
• A two-hour flight to just about any other Black hub--DMV, Charlotte, Memphis, NYC, Philly, etc.
• Black-oriented music festivals, etc.

And this is why if I had to move to another state this would be my top option

GA still ain’t seeing MD tho

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

In the top 10 in both

 

[Spade]

I can def see, Georgia and Texas be 1 or 2 next time these r done

These two might hit 4 million each next time

Cannot forget Florida here.

 

[intruder]

10. Louisiana: 1,528,167

16. Alabama: 1,308,214

14. South Carolina: 1,372,547

17. Tennessee: 1,148,218

18. Mississippi: 1,126,498
19. Missouri: 723,029

Really??? That;s it?
Edit: Disregard. Looking at the percentages makes much more sense.

02. Florida: 3,547,464
03. New York: 3,510,933

I'd guess 3/10th of those are Caribbean and other foreign born and their descendants.

 

[intruder]

01. District of Columbia: 47.10%
02. Mississippi: 37.80%
03. Louisiana: 32.60%
04. Georgia: 32.20%
05. Maryland: 30.80%
06. South Carolina: 27.30%
07. Alabama: 26.80%
08. Delaware: 22.80%
09. North Carolina: 22.20%
10. Virginia: 19.80%
11. New York: 17.70%
12. Tennessee: 17.10%
13. Florida: 16.90%
14. Arkansas: 15.70%
15. New Jersey: 15.00%
16. Illinois: 14.60%
17. Michigan: 14.10%
18. Ohio: 12.90%
19. Texas: 12.70%
20. Connecticut: 11.90%

The top 20 by percentage makes much more sense. I dont know why I always expected California to be in it and for Ohio to be much higher in the rankings.
I guess i made certain assumptions about US demographics based on other information i'd seen and things i heard. I have never been to Ohio except for Cincinnati once but I was always under the impression that it was as black if not even blacker than Georgia.

THis breh who used to be my barber always swore that the U.S. "was more than 50% black" and i just have to take his word for it. I told his ass okay i wanna believe that too but breh you gotta give me some hard evidence or anything to base my argument on before i go look like a fool arguing your point with other intelligent people.
I cant just tell them "because my barber says black people dont fill out the census"

 

[Spade]

Mexicans are going to dominate Texas in 10 years.

Black people need to head East to Georgia, North Carolina, etc.

nah. Black people will still excel in Texas. In Houston, for example, Mexicans have the numbers, but by per capita, influence, and politics, blacks are still overwhelmingly the majority in that area. Same with many East Texas towns.Texas also has the 4th largest black Hispanic population in the country.

Texas, Florida, and New York percentage isn't a shock. These states are far more diverse than Georgia, Louisiana, and Alabama. In this country, if your economy is strong, you're not going to escape this.

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

Interesting to see Washington State and Arizona crack the top 30. Must be from the migration of black ppl from California. Interesting to see Minnesota crack the top 30 also.

I saw so many black people when I was in the seattle metro area visiting family. even got a tattoo from a black tattoo shop in this lil town south of seattle

 

[Bawon Samedi]

True but yall used to be number 1. It's only going to get lower from here on out

Welcome bacc.

 

[Spade]

but only %12 percentage wise..thats the better stat to go by.
DC, Mississippi, Louisiana, GA

Like Cali, it's a low percentage because it's way more diverse. But you cannot discount nearly 3.6 million people because of that percentage. It will likely be the first state to pass 4 million, so they say. That's a shytload of people.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Surprised NY isn't #1. I assume because Black people are leaving to go to places like GA and Texas.