According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2023, the Black or African American alone population in the United States is 13.6%. The Office of Minority Health reports that in 2021, there were an estimated 47.2 million people who self-identified as Black, making up 14.2% of the countrys population. The Visual Capitalist reports that as of 2019, the Black population in the United States was 12.2%. Therefore, the percentage of the US population that is Black ranges from 12.2% to 14.2%, depending on the source.