[h=4]By race/ethnicity and family status, based on data from 2007[
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Among married couple families: 5.8% lived in poverty.[SUP][27][/SUP] This number varied by race and ethnicity as follows:
5.4% of all white persons (which includes white Hispanics),[SUP][29][/SUP]
9.7% of all black persons (which includes black Hispanics),[SUP][30][/SUP] and
14.9% of all Hispanic persons (of any race)[SUP][31][/SUP] living in poverty.
Among single parent (male or female) families: 26.6% lived in poverty.[SUP][27][/SUP] This number varied by race and ethnicity as follows"
22.5% of all white persons (which includes white Hispanics),[SUP][29][/SUP]
44.0% of all black persons (which includes black Hispanics),[SUP][30][/SUP] and
33.4% of all Hispanic persons (of any race)[SUP][31][/SUP] living in poverty.
Among unrelated individuals living alone: 19.1% lived in poverty.[SUP][27][/SUP] This number varied by race and ethnicity as follows:
18% of white persons (which includes white Hispanics)[SUP][32][/SUP]
27.9% of black persons (which includes black Hispanics)[SUP][31][/SUP] and
27% of Hispanic persons (of any race)[SUP][33][/SUP] living in poverty
[TABLE="class: wikitable"]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Race / Ethnicity[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Number[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"]Percentage of
U.S. population[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CCCCCC"]
[TD]
Americans[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]308,745,538[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]100.0 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
White or
European American[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]223,553,265[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]72.4 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Black or African American[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]38,929,319[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12.6 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Asian American[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14,674,252[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4.8 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
American Indian or Alaska Native[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2,932,248[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.9 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]540,013[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.2 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Some other race[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19,107,368[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6.2 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Two or more races[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9,009,073[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2.9 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CCCCCC"]
[TD]
Not Hispanic nor Latino[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]258,267,944[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]83.6 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Non-Hispanic White or European American[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]196,817,552[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]63.7 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Non-Hispanic Black or African American[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37,685,848[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12.2 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Non-Hispanic Asian[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14,465,124[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4.7 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2,247,098[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.7 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]481,576[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.2 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Non-Hispanic Some Other Race[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]604,265[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.2 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Non-Hispanic Two or more races[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5,966,481[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1.9 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CCCCCC"]
[TD]
Hispanic or Latino[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50,477,594[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]16.4 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
White or European American Hispanic[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26,735,713[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8.7 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Black or African American Hispanic[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,243,471[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.4 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
American Indian or Alaska Native Hispanic[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]685,150[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.2 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Asian Hispanic[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]209,128[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.1 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander Hispanic[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58,437[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.0 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Some Other Race Hispanic[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18,503,103[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6.0 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Two or more races Hispanic[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3,042,592[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1.0 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CCCCCC"]
[TD]
Total[/TD]
[TD]
308,745,538[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
100.0%
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
There's 6 times as many white people in the United states as blacks, but there's 5 times as many blacks in jail when 4-20% of blacks are poorer. Black people are more inclined to commit crimes.