US Racial Demographics Debate
Commenters debate the racial and ethnic makeup of the US population (e.g., whites ~70%, blacks ~13%, Asians ~5%) versus observed proportions in a specific dataset like school student bodies or diagrams, arguing over under- or over-representation of groups.
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It might not be, but consider the demographics. Asian Americans make up 5.6% of the population (according to Wikipedia). In any of the countries listed, white/black people surely make up a much, much smaller percentage.
Sure, but I see three 200 responses and a 400 - not 1/4 white people as statistically expected.
White people make up 73% of the US population. According to your own statistics, they are then underrepresented.
The US is ~73% white, it's hardly that different.
Population size seems like a red herring. The real difference is that the U.S. has a significant number of non-white minorities.
Is this correct? I thought the Hispanic and the black are like 40~% already, the picture still give you the impression that non-white is something just like 5%Also, there are only two melting-pots, one in NY and one at CA, per the picture.
That's a distinction without a difference as white people still make up the majority.
70% are whiteAssuming these are American numbers, wouldn't you expect it? Wikipedia says 60% of Americans are White, and the number is higher if you include Hispanic people - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_AmericansSo it would make sense for white people to be the majority in any group, isn't it? Maybe there are exceptions, like certain sports.Just to
A quarter of US citizens are not white. Maybe POC isn't the best term to use here.
Would love to see the data split by race. My bet is that this is a white and asian people specific problem and not applicable to Hispanics and Blacks.