African-Born Blacks, 2005
|
Washington, D.C.
Metro Area |
United States
|
Total number
|
114,101
|
870,744
|
Country of origin (%)
| ||
Ethiopia
|
19
|
12
|
Nigeria
|
12
|
18
|
Sierra Leone
|
12
|
3
|
Ghana
|
10
|
9
|
Cameroon
|
9
|
3
|
Liberia
|
4
|
7
|
Somalia
|
3
|
7
|
Guinea
|
3
|
1
|
Sudan
|
2
|
3
|
Eritrea
|
2
|
2
|
Educational attainment, ages 25+
| ||
Less than high school (%)
|
8
|
12
|
Bachelor’s degree or higher (%)
|
42
|
38
|
Limited English proficient (%)
|
38
|
38
|
Below poverty (%)
|
11
|
21
|
Median household income (2005)
|
$52,998
|
$36,691
|
Percent unemployed
|
7
|
9
|
Occupation, ages 16+ (%)
| ||
Management, professional
|
35
|
31
|
Service
|
25
|
27
|
Sales and office
|
23
|
22
|
Construction, extraction, maintenance
|
5
|
3
|
Production, transportation
|
11
|
16
|
Other
|
1
|
2
|
Source: Author's analysis of the 2005 American Community Survey. The Washington metropolitan area includes the District of Columbia, five counties in Maryland, 15 jurisdictions in Virginia, and one county in West Virginia. The population includes all those born in Africa to non-U.S. citizens who identified as black alone or black in combination with another race.
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