Figure A
Count and share of Black federal employees by cabinet-level agencies
| Black employee count | All other employees | |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 121,883 | 360,948 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 38,733 | 188,833 |
| Department of the Treasury | 33,232 | 80,760 |
| Department of the Army | 31,387 | 189,835 |
| Department of Defense | 31,069 | 127,829 |
| Department of the Navy | 28,533 | 192,239 |
| Department of the Air Force | 20,412 | 151,245 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 18,986 | 73,634 |
| Department of Justice | 18,133 | 98,996 |
| Department of Agriculture | 11,110 | 87,363 |
| Department of Commerce | 7,881 | 40,561 |
| Department of Transportation | 7,199 | 49,815 |
| Department of Labor | 3,255 | 11,323 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 3,198 | 5,645 |
| Department of the Interior | 3,191 | 66,176 |
| Department of the State | 3,180 | 11,413 |
| Department of Energy | 1,906 | 15,466 |
| Department of Education | 1,516 | 2,693 |
Notes: Black refers to Black, non-Hispanic individuals. The total length of each bar represents the total number of employees in each agency. The numbers in the chart are the Black employee count and Black employee share in each agency.
Source: Office of Personnel Management, FedScope - Federal Workforce Data, last updated September 2024.
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