WELFARE
Demographic breakdown of America
Whites (not counting hispanics) are currently at 63.7% of the US population.
African-Americans: 12.6% of the US population.
Hispanics are at 16.3% of the US population.
Source: wikipedia, which has its own sources at the bottom.
Taking the current population of the US (2014 estimate is 317 493 212), that would give us:
White people: 202 243 176
African Americanas: 40 004 144
Hispanics: 51 751 393
Now, the number of people who receive food stamps (in 2012, according to US department of Agriculture): 46 609 000
Now, according to SNAP (snaptohealth.org/snap/snap-frequently-asked-questions/) the percentages are as follow
(percentage of the total number of people on food stamps)
43% white people
33% african-americans
19% hispanic
Now, in terms of numbers that is:
White: 20,041,870
Blacks: 15,380,970
Hispanic: 8,855,710
So far so good, right?
Let's see what PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE PER RACE are on food stamps:
Whites: 20,041,870 on food stamps out of 202,243,176 people. Gives 9.91%
Blacks: 15,380,970 on food stamps out of 40,004,114 people. Gives 38.45%
Hispanics: 8,855,710 on food stamps out of 51,751,393 people. Gives 17.11%
Give or take 2-3% due to SNAP statistics being about 2012 and US population estimate for 2014.
But the conclusion is pretty much:
9.91% OF WHITE(NON-HISPANIC) PEOPLE ARE ON FOOD STAMPS
17.11% OF HISPANICS ARE ON FOOD STAMPS.
38.45% OF BLACKS ARE ON FOOD STAMPS
38.45%? Thats more than 1 in 3 blacks vs whites at 1 in 10. More than 3 times more likey to be on stamps than whites.