The Census 1860-2010

Year Census

U.S. Population

African-American Population

% African-American

1860

31,443,790

4,441,790

14.1

1870

39,818,449

4,880,009

12.7

1880

50,155,783

6,580,793

13.1

1890

62,947,714

7,486,676

11.9

1900

75,994,575

8,833,994

11.6

1910

93,402,151

9,827,763

10.7

1920

105,710,620

10,463,131

9.9

1930

122,775,046

11,891,143

9.7

1940

130,962,661

12,865,518

9.8

1950

149,895,183

15,042,286

10

1960

178,554,916

18,871,831

10.5

1970

203,302,031

22,539,362

11.1

1980

226,545,805

26,495,025

11.7

1990

248,709,873

29,986,060

12.1

2000

281,421,906

34,658,190

12.3

2010

308,745,538

38,929,319

12.6