Black Population In Us 2024. The black population in the united states has grown by 11 million people in roughly two decades, according to the latest study from the pew research center. Currently, the u.s census estimates that the black or african american population comprises roughly 14.6% of the national total.

Its share of the total population would rise slightly, from. Between the years 1500 and 1820 more than 12.5 million african men, women, and children were loaded onto slave ships heading to the americas.