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No longer majority African American
- Atlanta is the core city of the eighth most populous United States metropolitan area at 6,104,803 (est. 2020), with a combined statistical area of 6,930,423. [ 1 ][ 2 ] For the first time since the 1960 Census, the 2020 Census revealed Atlanta is no longer majority African American.
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The city long consisted overwhelmingly of non-Hispanic Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites; those groups made up 92.1% of the city in 1990, but by 2020 their proportion had shrunk to 85.3%. Atlanta's Hispanic population increased 11,268 from 2000 to 2020, and in 2020 the city was 6.0% Hispanic.
Aug 26, 2021 · An AJC analysis shows a 47% Black population in 2020. The new census data does show that African Americans are still the largest ethnic group in Atlanta, but they dropped below 50% in the...
Black Atlantans form a major population group in the Atlanta metropolitan area, encompassing both those of African-American ancestry as well as those of recent Caribbean or African origin. Atlanta has long been known as a center of black entrepreneurship, higher education, political power and culture; a cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. [3]
Aug 13, 2021 · The population in the city of Atlanta is now 47 percent Black - a plurality - because of an influx of roughly 37,000 white residents in the last decade.
Throughout the country, there are 342 cities with a population over 100,000. 19 of them had black (alone or in combination) majorities, and in 46 more cities, between 30% and 50% of the population identified as black. Out of the 19 majority-black cities, four were in Georgia and Louisiana and Alabama had three each.
Jan 23, 2020 · Between 2010 and 2019, metro Atlanta’s population grew by some 700,000. The growth was across all racial groups, but some grew more than others. Black: 352,000. Asian: 120,000. Hispanic: 104,000....
May 10, 2024 · This year’s 36-page report states that while there are some areas of progress, Black Atlanta residents face persistent barriers. The report also explores how the COVID-19 pandemic and racial unrest in 2020 revealed racial disparities in Atlanta.
