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42%
42% -- population share for US people of color (2020)
People of color make up over 42% of the US total population.
- Source mentions 'and possibly more' due to undercounts in the 2020 Census
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42%
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2020
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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US Census Bureau
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US people of color: 42% population share. Source: US Census Bureau (2020). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/people-of-color-us-share-2020
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