New: Fast Facts for MLK Birthday and African-American History Month

[gary price <gary@RESOURCESHELF.COM>]

Greetings from DC.

The Census Bureau is online today with another in their series of fact sheet=
s
about events and groups in the U.S.

Today's release is full of facts about African-Americans in the U.S.

Facts include:
+ 38.3 million
The estimated number of U.S. residents who were black or black in combinatio=
n
with one or more other races as of July 1, 2002. This race group then made u=
p
13.3 percent of the total population.


+ 1.1 million
Among blacks age 25 and over, the number who had an advanced degree in 2002
(e.g., master=92s Ph.D., M.D. or J.D.).

+ 2.6 million
Number of black military veterans in the United States in 2000.

+ 52 percent
The proportion of blacks who live in the central city of a metropolitan area=
.

+ 3.6 million
Estimated black population of New York on July 1, 2002, the highest of any
state. Four other states had black populations that surpassed 2 million:
Florida, California, Texas and Georgia.

Much more on the web page at:
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features=
/001645.html


Btw, the Census released a similar page of stats relating to the 2004
Presidential Election yesterday.

It's at:
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features=
/001643.html


cheers,
gary


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