Ninety percent of the Bahamian population identifies as being primarily of African ancestry. About two-thirds of the population lives on New Providence Island (the location of Nassau), and about half of the remaining one-third lives on Grand Bahama (the location of Freeport).

What percentage of the Bahamas is white?

12% Bahamas People and Population StatisticsPopulation:305,655 (July 2007 est.)Total fertility rate:2.15 children born/woman (2007 est.)Nationality:noun: Bahamian(s) adjective: BahamianEthnic groups:black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%11 more rows

What are the largest ethnic groups in the Bahamas?

Ethnic Background: The largest ethnic groups in The Bahamas are African, European, Asian and Hispanic. Eighty-five percent of the Bahamian population is of African heritage. Many ancestors arrived in The Bahamas when the islands served as a staging area for the slave trade in the early 1800s.

What percent of people in the Bahamas are black?

85% The population of the Bahamas is 85% African, 12% European and 3% Asian and 3% Latin Americans.

Why were slaves treated better in the Bahamas?

Visitors to The Bahamas agreed that slaves were treated far better than elsewhere in the West Indies. There were various reasons for this. Large plantations were very rare and only a handful of owners possessed more than 100 slaves. Most farmers, therefore, supervised their own slaves.

What is the religion in the Bahamas?

According to the 2010 census, more than 90 percent of the population professes a religion. Of those, 70 percent is Protestant (includes Baptist 35 percent, Anglican 14 percent, Pentecostal 9 percent, Seventh-day Adventist 4 percent, Methodist 4 percent, Church of God 2 percent, and Brethren 2 percent).

Where were slaves sold in the Bahamas?

Vendue House Enslaved Africans and other commodities were sold at Vendue House during the 18th and 19th centuries. Pompey became a museum in 1992.