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Choose a topic below. We show who published each number, when it applies, what area it covers, and any important limits.
Black-owned businesses
684,413 recordsDownload the national business directory, read its limits, and verify each file hash.
- Each record covers
- Business and place
- What is included
- Business type, evidence label, source, and geography
People + housing
876 placesPopulation, household income, renting, homeownership, rent, and home value.
- Each record covers
- Area
- What is included
- 14 published numbers and margins of error
Work + pay
22 occupationsNational estimates for employment and pay by job.
- Each record covers
- Job
- What is included
- 5 published or clearly calculated facts
Home loan activity
11 areasHome loan applications, loans made, and denials, including records reported for Black applicants and borrowers.
- Each record covers
- Country or metro area
- What is included
- 6 measures with clear filters
Businesses with employees
21 categoriesBlack-owned businesses, sales, exports, employees, and payroll. Missing and uncertain numbers stay marked.
- Each record covers
- National business-size group
- What is included
- 5 measures with uncertainty notes
Historically Black colleges
102 institutionsActive historically Black colleges and universities, with enrollment and degree information.
- Each record covers
- College or university
- What is included
- School details, enrollment, and awards
All sources
14 entriesLinks to the original publisher, the date of the data, what is included, and what the data cannot show.
- Each record covers
- Source
- What is included
- Source links and plain explanations
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See the limits.
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Open the original source. We link to the federal agency that published each set of numbers.
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Compare the same kind of area. A city, metro area, national estimate, and college are different things.
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Notice missing numbers. We clearly mark information that is missing or hidden by the publisher.
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The order is not a rating. A record shown first is not our recommendation.