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African Immigrants in the United States: A Socio-Demographic Profile in Comparison to Native Blacks
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Using data from the 1980 and 1990 U.S. censuses (5% Public Use Microdata Samples), this paper provides the socio-demographic profile of African immigrants in comparison to native blacks. The results show that the number of Africans living in the United States has increased by 6% per year between 1980 and 1990, but the growth has been greater for blacks ( 11 %) than for whites (4%). This racial differences in growth changed the composition of the African immigrant population from predominantly white (60%) in 1980, to predominantly black (47%) in 1990; other races counted only for 11 % in 1980 and 9% in 1990. Compared to native blacks, black and white African immigrants are more educated, less likely to be on welfare, more heavily concentrated in some states, more likely to be married, and more employable. These characteristics are key determinants of the future conditions of native blacks and African immigrants in the United States.
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Mohammed, Z. (2025) · Genealogy · doi:10.3390/genealogy9040127
“The differences in economic and social achievements highlighted in works such as Dodoo (1997) and Djamba (1999) partly stem from this external construction lens.”
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- Authors
- Djamba, Y. K.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Corresponding author
- Djamba, Y. K.
- ORCID
- Djamba, Y. K.
- Venue
- Journal of Asian and African Studies
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1999-01-01
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 210-215
- ISSN
- 0021-9096 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2035657305
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 1.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Asian and African Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Keywords
- African immigrants, African Americans, immigrant population growth, welfare dependency, marital status, employment, immigrant assimilation, United States
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