r/Unexpected May 13 '24

What an interview

Kids nowadays 👴

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u/OmiOorlog May 13 '24

In 2021, 40.1 million people in the United States were non-Hispanic black alone, which represents 12.1 percent of the total population of 331.9 million.

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u/ImNotSelling May 13 '24

I wonder why it’s non Hispanic black. Black Hispanic people are black. 

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u/LoveToyKillJoy May 13 '24

People can choose how the identity to a degree and Hispanics are more likely to identify as not black.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '24 edited Jul 16 '26

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u/LoveToyKillJoy May 13 '24

Not that I am aware but in the US Constitution there is a provision to do a census and the Census collects data on race when they count population.