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https://www.clasp.org/press-room/news-clips/americans-are-mistaken-about-who-gets-welfare/
Black population share: ~13-14% • Accurate. Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone is about 12.4-13.7% of the U.S. population (Census QuickFacts and estimates around 2023-2024). Including multiracial/Black in combination pushes it to ~14-15%. census.gov • Pew: ~48-49 million in recent years, or ~14.4%. pewresearch.org 2. Pay 6% of the taxes: Roughly plausible for federal income taxes, but not all taxes • Direct official breakdowns of total taxes paid by race are limited (IRS does not routinely collect race data on returns). However, Black Americans have lower average/median incomes, leading to a disproportionately lower share of federal individual income taxes (the most progressive part of the system). • Circulating estimates (e.g., from analyses referencing income distributions) put Black share of federal income taxes around 6-8%. White non-Hispanics (majority of population) pay the large majority (~70-75% in some breakdowns). facebook.com
- Collect 26% of the welfare: Close for specific programs like SNAP; ~23% overall for means-tested benefits • SNAP (food stamps): Black recipients are ~25.7% of participants (USDA 2023 data). Whites are the largest group at ~35.4%, Hispanics ~15.6%. facebook.com • Broader means-tested welfare (SNAP, TANF/cash assistance, Medicaid, housing subsidies, etc.): Black share is often ~23% of recipients in Urban Institute/Census analyses. yahoo.com • Participation rates are higher among Black Americans due to higher poverty rates (e.g., ~23-27% in older combined SNAP/TANF/housing data vs. lower for Whites). census.gov
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