According to an online survey conducted in the United States in May 2023, over half of all Black respondents reported having ever shared or posted something on social media in support of Black Lives Matter. Overall, 24 percent of Hispanic respondents reported having done the same. In addition, 18 percent of white respondents and 22 percent of Asian respondents said they had also posted in support of Black Lives Matter on social media.
Share of social media users in the United States who have ever posted or shared Black Lives Matter posts as of May 2023, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Black
Hispanic
Asian*
White
Posted or shared things on social media in support of Black Lives Matter
52%
24%
22%
18%
Posted or shared things on social media in opposition of Black Lives Matter
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Pew Research Center. (June 29, 2023). Share of social media users in the United States who have ever posted or shared Black Lives Matter posts as of May 2023, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402930/us-adults-black-lives-matter-posts-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of social media users in the United States who have ever posted or shared Black Lives Matter posts as of May 2023, by ethnicity." Chart. June 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402930/us-adults-black-lives-matter-posts-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of social media users in the United States who have ever posted or shared Black Lives Matter posts as of May 2023, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402930/us-adults-black-lives-matter-posts-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Social Media Users in The United States Who Have Ever Posted or Shared Black Lives Matter Posts as of May 2023, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402930/us-adults-black-lives-matter-posts-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center, Share of social media users in the United States who have ever posted or shared Black Lives Matter posts as of May 2023, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402930/us-adults-black-lives-matter-posts-ethnicity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of social media users in the United States who have ever posted or shared Black Lives Matter posts as of May 2023, by ethnicity [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402930/us-adults-black-lives-matter-posts-ethnicity/
