A Quick Glance

Most data describing characteristics of members of the black community in the US is not segrageated by place of birth, i.e., African-born vs US-born, thus making it difficult to assess the progress and quality of life of foreign born blacks, especially, recently arrived refugees. Information herein attempts to assess the number African immigrants and refugees as a subpopulation of blacks in America. Data is from Census 2000 database from the US Census Bureau.

• Subsaharan Africans constitute about 0.6% of the US population and about 0.5% in the State of Washington.

• Within the State of Washington, King county has the highest percentage of Sub-Saharan Africans, 1.1%.

• The city of Seattle has the largest population of African born blacks.
  

If we compare the counts of Sub-Saharan Africans to black population, we get the following

1:21 One Sub-Saharan African for every 21 blacks in USA

1:8   One Sub-Saharan African for every 8 Blacks in Washington State

1:6   One Sub-Saharan African for every 6 Blacks in King County

1:6   One Sub-Saharan African for every 6 Blacks in Seattle

The majority of Sub-Saharan Africans live in King County, followed by Pierce and Snohomish counties

65.2% King County

13.0% Pierce County

  7.2% Snohomish County

14.6% Other counties

The majority of Sub-Saharan Africans live in Seattle, followed by Tacoma, Federal Way, and Kent (Table not shown)

34.8% Seattle (That is, 34.8% of all Sub-Saharan Africans in Washington live in Seattle)

  6.3% Tacoma

  3.6% Federal Way

  3.5 % Kent

Cities with higher ratio of Sub-Saharans to Blacks (using city’s population count, Table not shown)

1:3   Seatac (One Sub-Saharan Black for every 3 Blacks)

1:4   White Center

1:4   Shoreline

1:5   Bellevue