In 1860, about 32% of Southern families owned slaves, but the total percentage of the population in the South that owned slaves was around 25%. This means that a significant portion of the Southern population did not own slaves.
Mississippi
In 1860, around 25% of the Southern population owned slaves.
In 1860, around 25% of Arkansas families owned slaves.
26%
26%
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.
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
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 from 1 to 10 slaves,300,000 owned from 11 to 20 slaves,200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.Read more: In_1860_only_25_percent_of_southern_white_families_owned_slaves
0.75%
There were thousands of people who owned slaves in the state of Alabama prior to the end of slavery. The slaves were used for manual labor on their farms.
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