I was wondering if anyone knows what percentage of the United States is made uo of African Americans?

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I was wondering if anyone knows what percentage of the United States is made uo of African Americans?

With that answer I was also wondering what percentage of African Americans make up the total prison population in the United States?

2006-06-15 10:11:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)

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African-Americans comprise 12.9 % of the total population of the US.

African-Americans comprise 44% of the total prison population in the US.

2006-06-15 21:49:16 · answer #1 · answered by X 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

There are merely about 12% blacks contained in the USA. this information comes from the US census. i do not comprehend the share of blacks in reformatory yet i comprehend it truly is quite severe - properly over 40% - in some states.

2016-11-14 19:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋