Sixty-four percent of African Americans were online users as of December 2008, up from 56 percent in the same period one year ago, according to the the latest Pew Internet & American Life Project, eMarketer reported.

In comparison, Web users accounted for 74 percent of the total U.S. population in December 2008, slightly down one percent year-over-year.

The African-American online population boosted by 22 percent from December 2000 to December 2008, versus 21 percent growth for the overall U.S. population.

Based on the data from Harris Interactive, African-Americans made up 11 percent of all U.S. Internet users as of November 2008. Hispanics accounted for 12 percent and non-Hispanic whites made up 74 percent, eMarketer reported.