Share of African Americans who used illicit drugs in the past year U.S. 2020

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John Elflein,
Nov 30, 2022
In 2020, around 1.2 percent of African Americans reported using cocaine in the past year. The statistic displays the percentage of African Americans in the U.S. who had used illicit drug use within the past year in 2020, by type of drug.

Percentage of African Americans in the U.S. who had used illicit drugs within the past year in 2020, by type of drug

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Release date

July 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

36,284 respondents

Age group

12 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview, online survey

Supplementary notes

Sample size is for all respondents not just African Americans.

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