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A new data tool allows users to explore thousands of social safety statistics 2013-2019 and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of recipients.
Whites made up the largest share – 43 percent of all recipients – while Hispanics accounted for 30 percent. For the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, Bennett was correct that the largest share of its 2.8 million recipients in FY 2016 – 36.9 percent – were Hispanic.
Fifty-nine percent of Americans say either that most welfare recipients are black, or that welfare recipiency is about the same among black and white people. HuffPost. The numbers reflect a significant overestimation of the number of black Americans benefiting from the largest programs.
Non-Hispanic White people accounted for 44.6% of adult SNAP recipients and 31.5% of child recipients in 2020. About 27% of both adult and child recipients were Black. Hispanic people, who can be of any race, accounted for 21.9% of adult recipients and 35.8% of child recipients.
An estimated $131.9 billion is spent by the government on welfare each year. Welfare Demographics. The following percentages are recipients of welfare based on race. • White – 38.8% • Black – 39.8% • Hispanic – 15.7% • Asian – 2.4% • Other – 3.3%. Average Duration Spent on Welfare
The majority of recipients were white (43 percent), followed by Hispanic (26 percent), and Black (23 percent). These figures fall in line with population demographics and debunk the misconception that welfare programs are predominantly associated with the Black community.
We have found little evidence for an important role for differences in social norms, cultural attitudes, or differences in the stigma of welfare receipt across race-ethnic groups in explaining differentials in welfare dependency.
U.S. welfare policy is, arguably, as much a reflection of its economic policies as it is of the nation’s troublesome history of racism. In the words of President Obama, racism is a part of ...
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Projected Profile of Beneficiaries by Race & Ethnicity. Email. Save/Print. Excel. Table user guide | Projection methodology | Related fact sheet | Profile of taxpayers | Related research. Projected Social Security Benefit Distribution in 2024 POPULATION: Current-law beneficiaries aged 60 or older (characteristics) Characteristic.