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Welfare Statistics




Total number of Americans on welfare

4,300,000



Total number of Americans on food stamps

46,700,000



Total number of Americans on unemployment insurance

5,600,000



Percent of the US population on welfare

4.1 %



Total government spending on welfare annually (not including food stamps or unemployment)

$131.9 billion


Percent of recipients who are white

38.8 %



Percent of recipients who are black

39.8 %



Percent of recipients who are Hispanic

15.7 %



Percent of recipients who are Asian

2.4 %



Percent of recipients who are Other

3.3 %



Welfare Statistics
Total Number of U.S. States where Welfare pays more than an $8 per hour job

40

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