First 100

The National Society of Black CPAs was founded to focus on increasing the number of Black CPAs licensed in the United States. The Black CPA has always been the most underrepresented group within the CPA profession, representing less than 1% of all CPAs licensed in the United States for many years. As you can see from the below list of the first 100 Black CPAs licensed throughout the United States, it took us 44 years just to get the first 100 Black CPAs licensed. Out of the first 100 Black CPAs 28 were licensed in the state of Illinois, which is why the National Society of Black CPAs was formed in the State of Illinois. We will be doing more to showcase the history of the Black CPA in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.