This statistic shows the number of black families in the U.S. from 1990 to 2018. In 2018, there were about 9.77 million black families living in the United States.
You can get an overview on the total number of households in the U.S. here.
Number of black families in the United States from 1990 to 2018
(in 1,000s)
The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."
Black alone, - with and without children under 18 years.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 27, 2019). Number of black families in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205053/number-of-black-families-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of black families in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205053/number-of-black-families-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Number of black families in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205053/number-of-black-families-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Black Families in The United States from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205053/number-of-black-families-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of black families in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205053/number-of-black-families-in-the-us/ (last visited February 27, 2020)
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