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The Department of Veteran Affairs has the highest number of Black federal workers compared to all other cabinet level agencies: Sum of Black federal workers in cabinet level agencies, 2024
| Agency | Sum of Black federal employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 121,883 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 38,733 |
| Department of the Treasury | 33,232 |
| Department of the Army | 31,387 |
| Department of Defense | 31,069 |
| Department of the Navy | 28,533 |
| Department of the Air Force | 20,412 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 18,986 |
| Department of Justice | 18,133 |
| Department of Agriculture | 11,110 |
| Department of Commerce | 7,881 |
| Department of Transportation | 7,199 |
| Department of Labor | 3,255 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 3,198 |
| Department of the Interior | 3,191 |
| Department of State | 3,180 |
| Department of Energy | 1,906 |
| Department of Education | 1,516 |
Note: Sum include Black alone, non-Hispanic employees only.
Source: Office of Personnel Management, FedScope - Federal Workforce Data, last updated September 2024. FedScope does not include the U.S. Postal Service in its data and therefore estimates the federal workforce at 2.3 million workers.