The Makeup Of Black People In America Is Starting To Look Different

Immigrants are making up a fast-growing share of Black Americans, after often being overlooked in the immigrant experience.

There's a shift happening with the Black population here in the U.S. — the makeup of Black people in America is looking different. 

After centuries where most Black Americans could trace their American roots back hundreds of years, immigrants are making up a fast-growing share of the Black population in the U.S.

The Pew Research Center estimates that the Black immigrant population in the U.S. has surged in recent decades, from about 800,000 in 1980 to 4.6 million now. By 2060, it’s expected to grow to 9.5 million. The study also found that 1 in 10 Black Americans were born outside the United States.