Blacks In Delaware

(This site is in the process of being updated and it should be up by early fall 2006)

Delaware is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered by the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. There are three counties in Delaware: Kent, New Castle, and Sussex. Dover is the capital city. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 783,600 people residing in Delaware in 2000. The were 150,66 Blacks living in Delaware in when 2000 census was taken, and this was up from 112,125 in 1990. In 2000, Blacks were 19.2 percent of the state's total population, Whites were 74.6 percent, Asian/Pacific Islanders were 2.1 percent, and Native American were .3 percent of the population. Four-point-eight percent of Delaware's population identified themselves as Hispanic.

	BLACKS IN DELAWARE (This site is in the process of being updated and it should be up by early fall 2006) Delaware is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered by the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. There are three counties in Delaware: Kent, New Castle, and Sussex. Dover is the capital city. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 783,600 people residing in Delaware in 2000. The were 150,66 Blacks living in Delaware in when 2000 census was taken, and this was up from 112,125 in 1990. In 2000, Blacks were 19.2 percent of the state's total population, Whites were 74.6 percent, Asian/Pacific Islanders were 2.1 percent, and Native American were .3 percent of the population. Four-point-eight percent of Delaware's population identified themselves as Hispanic. Blacks and Delaware Politics Demographic Data Socioeconomic Characteristics: A racial comparison Suggested Readings Commentary on issues important to Blacks in Delaware
Source for image of Delaware was the Delaware Economic Development Office webpage