North Carolina

According to the 2017 Census Bureau the state of North Carolina has the 6th largest Black population in the United States with 2,415,824 African Americans making up 24% of the state total

State Data	Black	Total State
Median household income	$38,320	$52,752
Bachelor’s degree or higher	21.2%	31.3%
Family poverty rate	18.5%	10.6%
Percentage households Married-couple families	29.7%	48.2%
Homeowner rate	46.3%	65.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

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