If you use those who are supported by Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)--best described as a federal largess to indigent families with dependent children--as stated by the Dept. of Health the data suggests 1.7% of the total population that derive over 50% of their income from Welfare supports.
The number stated that receive any portion of their support from from welfare assistance--including food stamps--it is 29,900,000 or roughly 800% of the total population in the United States.
This breaks down to:
39% white 11,661,000 of 29,900,000 recipients
38% black 11,362,000 of 29,900,000
17% Hispanic 5,083,000 of 29,900,000
The strictest sense of the term though would be those getting income directly from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services which is about 8% of the total population that receives some form of assistance and 1.7% that receive most of their income (50% or more) from these programs.
Programs like unemployment insurance or social security payments can technically be counted as "welfare" in some instances though they are differentiated from federal programs like TANF or food stamps.
what percent of us population receive welfare benefits
5,123%
Many thought Mexican Americans were taking jobs and welfare money from white Americans.
About 20% of the population.
75%
9.3 percent
it is if u come from only native americans
Under 1% of americans are on welfare compared to all americans.
According to studies, white Americans receive the largest share of government assistance programs like welfare in the US. This is due to the fact that white Americans make up the largest racial group in the country.
As of 2019, about 12% of Kentucky's population received welfare benefits. This includes programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Medicaid.
9 percent
PUBES
1 percent
As of 2021, about 34% of the population in Detroit received some form of public assistance, which includes programs like welfare. This percentage may vary depending on the source and the specific criteria used to define "welfare."
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15-20 percent depresiion affected what percent of americans.
27.3 percent of the island is on welfare. That is nto bad for such a small country.
lower and middle Americans need help and require 40 hours of week for welfare recipitants
Alaskan Demographics:German-Americans form the largest ethnic group at 16.6 percent of the population. American Indians and Alaskan Natives are second with 15.6 percent.Irish Americans ranked third at 10.8 percent of the population.English Americans make up 9.6 percent of the population.Hispanics and Latin Americans 5.5 percent of the population.Norwegian Americans make up 4.2 percent of the population.Asian Americans make up 4.0 percent of the population.African Americans make up 3.8 percent of the population.French Americans make up 3.2 percent of the population.Native Hawaians and Pacific Islanders represent 0.5 percent of the population.