Census Report On BlacksPOSTED: 5:16 am HST May 17,
2007 The black population increased by 1.3 percent, or 522,000, between 2005 and 2006.New York, with 3.5 million, had the largest black population in 2006, followed by Florida with 3 million and Texas with 2.9 million.Texas had the largest numerical increase -- 135,000 -- between 2005 and 2006, followed by Georgia with 101,000, and Florida with 86,000.In the District of Columbia, the black population comprised the highest percentage -- 57 percent. Mississippi, with 37 percent, and Louisiana, with 32 percent, were next.The black population in 2006 was younger, with a median age of 30.1, compared with the population as a whole at 36.4. About 31 percent of the black population was younger than 18, compared with 25 percent of the total population.Source: U.S. Census Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |







