The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-02
NegrO'S Race
On the Wane,
Census Shows

beau would indicate thAt the race
question I'm the United states may.
iu the course OF time. settle Itself.
For the negro Ia not increasing In
numbers as rapidly as the white
man. lt may take great many
wears. at tho present ratio OF inT
crease, To reduce the proportion OF
negroes to the point whore race
prejudice Is forgotten. hut the
ratio w changing. and the distrihu
jtou al tho negroes is changing, and
the situation De- quite different from
what it was a few years ago.
Tho Increase In tho negro popu-
lation OF the United states during
the 10 years from 1910 TO 1890 Ia
by far the lowest on record, on the
authority OF the United states con-
sus bureau Tho increase In the
white population ~ tho entire coun-
try was l6 per cont between 1910
and 1920, while the increase In tho
negro population during tho same
period was but G.5 per cent. The
actual increase In the white popu-
.a:.S" .'.s ;5,Sss.Sos, uuu in the
negroes 636,36S. Tho increase In
the negro population between 1900
and 1910 was ii,2 per cent, com
pared with GO per cent between
1910 and 1890.
Death Rate Stationary.
Tho wide difference between the
rate OF Increase In the white and the
negro populations IL not accidental.
or temporary in its nature. Such
data as In available. says the census
bureau, In regard To birth and death
rates among the negroes indicate
that the birth rate has decreased
considerably since 1910, while the
death rate has not changed greatly.
This would indicate that the negroes
would continue to Increase In NUM-
bors moro slowly than the white
population, and that the ratio of
negroes To whites will steadily de-
crease
Dividing the north from the south
Icy line following the northern
boundaries OF Delaware. Maryland,
West virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas
and Oklahoma, and counting the
west as all that part OF the country
west OF the eastern boundaries OF
Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and
Now Mexico, the negroes increased
| IN population but 10 per cent In the
south, 43,3 per cent In the north
/ ana bA.l per cent In tho west.
! Negroes Gain Ia West.
The total numerical increase In
the negro population In the decade
from 1910 10 1920 was 635,36s, or
/ which 472.56i. or nearly three
/ tDuitnH, TOOK piiNo III NHt N'ots
/ while only i62,s0f, or about one
! fourth. was reported for the south,
| despite tho fact that about SO per
/ cent OF the total negro population
Is still found In the south. In fact,
several southern states reported a
considerable Increase in the num-
ber OF negroes among their popula-
lion.
without exception, tho northern
The south reported greater rates OF
increase In negro population than
the average rate for the country,
and in several OF these states the
rate was very large. For example.
IN Illinois the Increase In negroes
was GIL per cent; In Ohio 67.1 per
cent and In Pennsylvania 46.7 per
cent. The greatest ratio OF growth
In negro population reported by any
state having n,ore than 10000 negro
In habtants was In Michigan, where
an Increase of 25l per cent Is re-
ported. Tho negro population OF
Ihis state was l7.ti5 In 1910 and
60,0s2 In 1920.
Pennsylvania, with 2s4.56s ne
groes. has larger number than
Maryland. Kentucky West Virginia
I or Oklahoma, OF the southern
! states, and more than New York.
! OHiut lilinNlbs VI my bAAi'i
I'm or western state. The number
/ OF negroes In Pennsylvania in 1910
was l39,9i9, which had increased
TO 2S4,568 by 1920.
Thirteen states, including SOW
eral In the south, showed n smaller
number of negroes In 1920 than in
1910. They were Maine, Vermont
Delaware, Kentucky, Tennessee,
! Alabama, Mississippi Louisiana,
. AENl.TfN IA
Colorado and Nevada
Georgia Has the Most.
Georgia has The lhrgoi negro
population Of any Of 'ho states, but
Inc number there Increased COM
parauvely little In tho decade GOV,
cred by the census. our or a toiai
population OF 2,s95,S32, Georgia
had 100000 negroes, Or ho' lhr
short OF 90 per cent. more than
half the people IN Mississippi are
negroes. although there were fewer
i'm 1920 than In 1910. out OF a
total population of l7S0,6lb IN
Mississippi In 1890 there were ESQ.,
I 1874 negroes and Sa3,9B2 WhiteS.
south Carolina also had more me-
rrocs than whites with SB4,7l9 ne~
grocs and 8GS53S whites In 1920.
Tho states having the largest
number OF negroes are Georgia,
Mississippi, Alabama. South Caro-
ltna, N0rth Carolina, Texas and
Louisiana, In that order.
The city Of Washington, which 10
contiguous with the District OF Co
/ lumbia, has more negroes than any
/ other city in the world. The CEN
| sus bureau shows that 1t has more
| than any other city in the United
| States. and as there is no city in
/ the world outside the United States
[ WHICH has large negro population,
| Washington holds the world distlnc-
tion as to the number Of negroes.
The proportion OF negroes 10 whites
In Washington Is not so large as In
some OF the southern cities, only
about e-fouTth OF the population
OF Washington being negroes
whereas the proportion Is larger In
some OF the other cities. But the
total number is larger here than
anywhere else. being i09.966,
Nevada has but 3l5 negroes
North Dakota 467, Vermont b72'
, New Hampshire 62t. South Dakota
sag and Idaho $50. Georgia mas
. /. 2O6.365. Mississippi s35,lSi and
! Alabama 90O,6b2.
5 Most Indians Here.