Question

Numerically (the overall number of people, what is the race of the majority of the poor in the united states?

Answer 1

black:24.1% non-hispanics whites the lowest at 9%.

Answer 2

African Americans

Step-by-step explanation:

Numerically, the majority of poor people in the United States are African Americans. In 2017, the poverty rate of African Americans was 23.0% which is equivalent to 9.1 million people. African Americans are also more than twice as likely as whites or Asian Americans to live in poverty. African Americans are in this situation for a great variety of reasons, such as institutionalized racism and discrimination, a history of injustices, low educational attainment, high incarceration rates, etc.