The Black population in the United States numbered 32 million in March 1993, constituting 13 percent of the Nation’s total. This Brief uses data collected by the March 1993 Current Population Survey (CPS) and other sources to examine the state of Black Americans. It includes a special emphasis on children.

Many analytical studies now compare the conditions of Blacks with those of Whites who are not of Hispanic origin — that is, non-Hispanic Whites. Where 1993 data are available for non-Hispanic Whites, this Brief compares data for Blacks to them; otherwise, Blacks are compared with all Whites as has been customary in previous Bureau of the Census reports and Briefs.