---
"title": "African immigrant population in U.S. steadily climbs"
"description": "African immigrants make up a small share of the U.S. immigrant population, but their numbers are growing – roughly doubling every decade since 1970."
"date": "2015-11-02"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Michael Suh"
    "job_title": "Guest Contributor"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/race-and-ethnicity/2015/11/02/african-immigrant-population-in-u-s-steadily-climbs/"
"categories":
  - "Black Americans"
  - "Immigrant Populations"
  - "Immigration Trends"
---

# African immigrant population in U.S. steadily climbs