In 1860, the South had a population of 8,000,000 of whites and free blacks (200,000) of which:
6,100,000 owned no slaves,
1,400,000 owned form 1 to 10 slaves,
300,000 owned from 11 to 20 slaves,
200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
Less than 1 percent.
Of all the slaves owned forty-nine percent owned fewer than 5 slaves. Only five percent of Southern whites lived in a home that owned slaves. Which equals out to twenty-five percent of whites owned slaves.
25% of southern white families owned slaves in 1860
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
25% of southern slaves owner owned slaves. They had more then 50 slaves
Less than 1 percent.
26%
About 25-30% of white southern families owned slaves on the eve of the Civil War.
Of all the slaves owned forty-nine percent owned fewer than 5 slaves. Only five percent of Southern whites lived in a home that owned slaves. Which equals out to twenty-five percent of whites owned slaves.
It was calculated that in the South in 1860, compared to a global population of about 8 million white and 200,000 free blacks, only 1,6 million where slave holders, of which: 1,4 million owned 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned 11 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned owned more than 20 slaves.
25% of southern white families owned slaves in 1860
Approximately 85%
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
25% of southern slaves owner owned slaves. They had more then 50 slaves
The majority of White families in the antebellum South owned enslaved African Americans. This system of slavery was a key foundation of the Southern economy, with enslaved individuals forced to provide labor on plantations and in households.
38 percent
the gypsies owned the plantations in the southern US.