A new, sourced statistic about African American life — every single day. Ten themes on rotation, built for saveable, shareable infographics. Every number carries its citation, because an educational brand lives or dies on its receipts.
Stat of the day
Black-owned businesses in the U.S.
The number of Black-owned businesses continues to climb — one of the fastest-growing segments of new-business formation in the country over the last several years.
Why it matters: Ownership builds generational wealth that wages alone can’t. Every one of these is a piece of the record being written right now.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Business Survey · Replace with the live figure & link from your AAStats sheet.
Display area: This page mirrors your AAStats system. Each day’s build produces a themed set of sourced stats — paste the headline number, label, description, comparison, and source URL into the tiles below (or embed your infographic image).
Today’s theme
Share of Black adults 25+ holding at least a bachelor’s — up substantially over two decades.
Enrollment has roughly doubled since the 1990s, though gaps in completion persist.
HBCUs punch far above their size in producing Black professionals and graduates.
Black students as a share of total undergraduate enrollment nationwide.
A living network founded when Black students were barred elsewhere.
Your daily build produces 10–15 sourced stats per theme. Add tiles as needed.
How this page stays fresh
Each day picks one of ten themes — demographics, wealth, education, health, business, justice, housing, politics, tech, culture.
Live search of authoritative sources — Census, BLS, CDC, NCES, Pew, DOJ, FDIC — for current, citable figures.
Numbers become infographics for the feed and tiles here. No stat without a real source and link.
Use these freely
Every stat here is classroom-ready and cited. Bundled, printable stat packs live on the Educators page.