In 2021, 37.9 percent of residents of the District of Columbia were white. A further 43.2 percent of the population were Black or African American, and 11.5 percent of D.C. residents were Hispanic or Latino in that same year.
Resident population distribution of the District of Columbia in 2021, by race and ethnicity
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US Census Bureau. (September 30, 2022). Resident population distribution of the District of Columbia in 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025520/district-of-columbia-population-distribution-ethnicity-race/
US Census Bureau. "Resident population distribution of the District of Columbia in 2021, by race and ethnicity." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025520/district-of-columbia-population-distribution-ethnicity-race/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Resident population distribution of the District of Columbia in 2021, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025520/district-of-columbia-population-distribution-ethnicity-race/
US Census Bureau. "Resident Population Distribution of The District of Columbia in 2021, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025520/district-of-columbia-population-distribution-ethnicity-race/
US Census Bureau, Resident population distribution of the District of Columbia in 2021, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025520/district-of-columbia-population-distribution-ethnicity-race/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Resident population distribution of the District of Columbia in 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025520/district-of-columbia-population-distribution-ethnicity-race/