A lot.
2.5%
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
Less than 5%, only the elite could afford them.
26%
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.
2.5%
About 25-30% of white southern families owned slaves on the eve of the Civil War.
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
few or no enslaved people at all
Less than 5%, only the elite could afford them.
In 1860, approximately 25% of white households in the southern United States owned slaves. This means that not all white southerners owned slaves, but a significant portion did.
26%
Around 75% of southern whites owned fewer than five slaves. The majority of white southerners owned no slaves at all, as slaves were primarily held by a small percentage of wealthy plantation owners.
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.
fewer than 4%
798
It divided the white Southerners into two groups. The group of people who owned slaves, and those who didn't.