African Americans (Blacks) made up almost one-fifth of the United States population in 1790, but following the US abolition of the slave trade in 1808, their percentage of the total U.S. population …

Resident population and percentage distribution, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1980–2008, and projections, selected years, 2010–2025

Feb 24, 1981 · In all, the number of blacks expanded from 22.6 million to 26.5 million between 1970 and 1980, meaning that the black proportion of the American population grew from 11.1 percent to 11.7 …

This working paper presents decennial census data on population totals by race (1790-1990) and by Hispanic origin (1970-1990) for the United States, regions, divisions, and states. This working paper …

Blacks numbered 26.5 million in 1980, 11.7% of the total population, with 85% residing in urban areas compared to 71% of whites. Some suburbanization is now occurring among blacks but the majority …

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the size of the black population in 1986 at 29-4 million, or 12.2 percent of the total population; the 26.8 million blacks counted in the 1980 Decennial Census …

Oct 14, 2025 · The Black or African American population numbered 26,495,025 people or 11.7 percent, concentrated primarily in southern states and major urban centers throughout the North and …

Jan 12, 2006 · These data files provide population counts for racial and ethnic groups living in all the jurisdictions of the states in the United States in 1980. These data were produced as part of the …

Jun 7, 1985 · The bureau said blacks constituted 11.8 percent of the population in 1980 and make up 12.1 percent now -- by far the largest minority group in the country.

The 1980 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4% over the 203,184,772 persons …