In 2023, over ** percent of players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) were black or African American. Meanwhile, just *** percent of players in the league identified as Asian.

In a survey conducted in January 2025 in the United States, it was found that **** percent of individuals who watch or attend WNBA games were Caucasian. Meanwhile, **** percent were African American. Additionally, when it came to the WNBA fans by gender, the WNBA was found to be more popular among males than females.

According to a January 2025 survey, **** percent of WNBA fans in the United States were female. Meanwhile, the same survey revealed that the largest ethnic group among the WNBA's fanbase was *********.

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.

College women's basketball in the United States is seen as the final step up before the WNBA. The college basketball season culminates in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament held every March, also known as March Madness. In a survey conducted in March 2023, ** percent of Hispanic respondents stated that they were avid fans of college women's basketball in the United States.