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Aug 26, 2021 · In 2019, the U.S. Census reported that 51% of Atlanta’s residents were Black. However, the new data shows that number dropped to 47% in 2020. That shift has taken place as historically...
Once the nation's 4th largest black-majority city, Atlanta fell below 50% non-Hispanic African American in the 2020 census. The non-Hispanic African-American population has the largest percentage decline in the city since the 2000 census. [14] The strongest growth of African Americans in the Atlanta area is now in the surrounding suburbs. [15]
Sep 16, 2022 · And while the face of Atlanta politics remains Black, like many cities around the country, the ATL is no longer majority Black. Its Black middle-class population is migrating to the...
In Metro Atlanta, black Americans are the largest racial minority at 32.4% of the population, up from 28.9% in 2000. From 2000 to 2010, the geographic distribution of blacks in Metro Atlanta changed significantly.
Apr 15, 2015 · Overview. Few metropolitan areas better represent recent national demographic trends and the challenges of neighborhood- and school-based segregation than the Atlanta metro region. This article examines Atlanta's population shifts, suburbanization patterns, and school performance.
Aug 12, 2021 · Clayton County, which includes parts of southeast Atlanta, had one of the country’s largest percentage decreases in white population — a 29 percent drop to 26,000 in 2020 from 36,000 in 2010.
Mar 17, 2023 · Georgia's Black population sits at 32%, while the State Department of Corrections reports 50% of inmates admitted in 2021 were Black. Redistricting in the state of Georgia weakens the political strength of Black Georgians. The report focuses on six major urban areas across Georgia: Albany, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon and Savannah.
