"One In Ten" What It Means

Note: The 2005 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters.

I felt that disclaimer of sorts was relevant in all fairness , to divulge that information about my source. In terms of a census, no source is without error. These numbers take that into consideration. For the purpose of my argument. I believe these numbers will more than suffice.


General Characteristics - show more >>
Estimate
Percent
Margin of Error

Total population
288,378,137

One race
282,820,953
98.1
+/-63,453

White
215,333,394
74.7
+/-115,546


Black or African American
34,962,569
12.1
+/-41,001


American Indian and Alaska Native
2,357,544
0.8
+/-22,280


Asian
12,471,815
4.3
+/-30,771


Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
397,030
0.1
+/-10,869

Some other race
17,298,601
6.0
+/-121,998


Two or more races
5,557,184
1.9
+/-63,453



Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
41,870,703
14.5
+/-10,385

After looking at the above numbers we see that Blacks only make up 12% of the American population. Even in the most liberal of estimates, Blacks make up 14% at best. When is the last time you saw a man sectioned off in quarters? So we won't deal with the partial people. We'll round it off for the sake of brevity. If we were bowling and the pins represented ethnicity percentage wise. Blacks would solidly represent one whole pin. Why do Blacks always look at themselves as being an extra? An extra has little resistance and counts for less even in a game like bowling. Why not come to the table and have your contributions counted, as opposed to focusing on what you were denied in the past. Just like everyone else in this country. Blacks have a stake in what has and will happen in this country. What happens to America, happens to Black Americans too.