how many white southerners owned slaves before the civil war. what was the percentage of population.?

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2007-03-20 08:33:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

Only 10% of the Southern population owned slaves. The rest were farmers, workers, and merchants.

2007-03-20 08:41:22 · answer #1 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Owning 50 or more slaves 2.5%
Owning 5-50 slaves 15.5%
Owning 5 or fewer slaves 18%
Nonslaveholding 64%

2007-03-20 15:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by CanProf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋