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  1. Players in the NFL in 2023, by ethnicity

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Players in the NFL in 2023, by ethnicity [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167935/racial-diversity-nfl-players/
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    Jun 23, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, the greatest share of players by ethnic group in the National Football League (NFL) were black or African American athletes, constituting just over ** percent of players within the NFL. Despite the large population of Hispanic or Latino people within the United States, there is a substantial underrepresentation within the NFL, with only *** percent of players identifying as such. National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that was established in 1920 and now consists of 32 clubs divided into two conferences, the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The league culminates in the Super Bowl, the NFL's annual championship game. As the league’s championship game, the Super Bowl has grown into one of the world's largest single-day sporting events, attracting high television ratings and generating billions of dollars in consumer spending. NFL revenues The NFL is one of the most profitable sports leagues in the world, generating a staggering **** billion U.S. dollars in 2022. This total revenue of all ** NFL teams has constantly increased over the past 15 years and, although this figure dropped significantly in 2020, this was largely as a result of the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures. This significant drop in revenue demonstrates one of the primary impacts of COVID-19 on professional sports leagues. NFL franchises As a result of this profitability in non-pandemic times, the franchises of the NFL are attributed extremely high market values. The Dallas Cowboys were by far the most valuable franchise in the NFL, with a market value of **** billion US dollars in 2023. The high value of NFL franchises can be seen clearly when compared to those of the NBA, MLB, and NHL. Franchises within the NFL had an average market value of approximately *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023.

  2. African American representation in the NFL in 2023

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    Updated Jun 24, 2025
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    Statista (2025). African American representation in the NFL in 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154691/nfl-racial-diversity/
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    Jun 24, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    North America
    Description

    Of the big four professional sports leagues in North America, the NFL and the NBA have the highest percentage of African American players. In 2024, around **** percent of NFL players were African American, as well as around **** percent of assistant coaches.

  3. Share of African Americans in pro sports in North America in 2023, by sport

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    Updated Jun 24, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Share of African Americans in pro sports in North America in 2023, by sport [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168461/african-american-sport-leagues/
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    Jun 24, 2025
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    Area covered
    North America
    Description

    Professional sports leagues in North America have traditionally been home to athletes from many backgrounds and ethnicities. In the 2023 season, over ** percent of the players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) were African American. In comparison, **** percent of NBA athletes were white and *** percent were Hispanic.

  4. NCAA male athletes in the U.S. 2022, by ethnicity

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    Updated Jun 24, 2025
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    Statista (2025). NCAA male athletes in the U.S. 2022, by ethnicity [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168373/male-student-athletes-ethnicity/
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    Jun 24, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    College sports are very popular in the United States and the championships are organized in divisions around different sports sanctioned mainly by the NCAA, the largest college sports organization. In 2022, an estimated **** percent of male student athletes in United States were white, while **** percent were African American.

  5. Share of NBA players 2010-2023, by ethnicity

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    Updated Jun 25, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Share of NBA players 2010-2023, by ethnicity [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167867/nba-players-ethnicity/
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    Jun 25, 2025
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The National Basketball Association has one of the highest percentages of African American players from the big four professional sports leagues in North America. In 2023, approximately **** percent of NBA players were African American. Meanwhile, ethnically white players constituted a **** percent share of all NBA players that year. After the WNBA and NBA, the National Football League had the largest share of African Americans in a professional sports league in North America. How do other roles in the NBA compare? When it comes to African American representation in the NBA, no other role in the NBA is as well represented by African Americans as players. Meanwhile, on the opposite end of the scale, less than **** percent of team governors in the NBA were African American in 2023. During the 2022/23 season, the role with the second-highest share of African Americans was head coach, with a share of ** percent. That season, the number of African American head coaches in the NBA exceeded the number of white head coaches for the first time. African Americans in the NFL In 2022, the greatest share of players by ethnicity in the NFL were African American, with more than half of all NFL players falling within this group. The representation of African Americans in American Football extended beyond the playing field, with **** percent of NFL assistant coaches being African American in 2022 as well. However, positions such as vice presidents and head coaches were less representative of the African American population, as less than ** percent of the individuals fulfilling these roles in 2022 were African American.

  6. Number of college scholarships by sport and gender 2021

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    Updated Jun 24, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Number of college scholarships by sport and gender 2021 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119899/college-sport-scholarship-number/
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    Jun 24, 2025
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    United States
    Description

    College sports scholarships are available to students at the top of their respective sports and can help them with college tuition fees, which otherwise run into the tens of thousands of U.S. dollars. Overall, there were almost ********sports scholarships available to students in 2020/21, with over ***** more scholarships available to male athletes than female athletes. Football alone accounted for over ****** scholarships in this year.,

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Dataset updated
Jun 23, 2025
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Time period covered
2023
Area covered
United States
Description

In 2023, the greatest share of players by ethnic group in the National Football League (NFL) were black or African American athletes, constituting just over ** percent of players within the NFL. Despite the large population of Hispanic or Latino people within the United States, there is a substantial underrepresentation within the NFL, with only *** percent of players identifying as such. National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that was established in 1920 and now consists of 32 clubs divided into two conferences, the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The league culminates in the Super Bowl, the NFL's annual championship game. As the league’s championship game, the Super Bowl has grown into one of the world's largest single-day sporting events, attracting high television ratings and generating billions of dollars in consumer spending. NFL revenues The NFL is one of the most profitable sports leagues in the world, generating a staggering **** billion U.S. dollars in 2022. This total revenue of all ** NFL teams has constantly increased over the past 15 years and, although this figure dropped significantly in 2020, this was largely as a result of the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures. This significant drop in revenue demonstrates one of the primary impacts of COVID-19 on professional sports leagues. NFL franchises As a result of this profitability in non-pandemic times, the franchises of the NFL are attributed extremely high market values. The Dallas Cowboys were by far the most valuable franchise in the NFL, with a market value of **** billion US dollars in 2023. The high value of NFL franchises can be seen clearly when compared to those of the NBA, MLB, and NHL. Franchises within the NFL had an average market value of approximately *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023.

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