Key+Questions

Key Questions:


 * What are some of the percentages of different races and the education they receive?


 * What is the ethnic breakdown for the United States? (percentages)


 * What is the economic status for different races?


 * What is the ethnic breakdown in the United States


 * What is the population of prisoners broken down by race in the United States? (percentages)


 * What is the fastest growing immigrant race in the United States?

In the the state of Illinois in the United States, the population estimate as of 2009 was 12,910,409 people, and the total United States population had about a total of 307,006,550 people. Of these people in Illinois and the US the following population percentages are: (Population for Illinois is on the left, population for US is on the right)
 * White- 79.0%, 79.6%
 * Black/African-American- 14.9%, 12.9%
 * American Indian/ Alaskan Native- 0.4%, 1.0%
 * Asian- 4.4%, 4.6%
 * Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander- 0.1%, 0.2%
 * Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin- 15.2%, 15.8%
 * Persons Reporting Two or More Races- 1.3%, 1.7%
 * White Persons, Not Hispanic- 64.6%, 65.1%

The population of prisoners in the United States is very high. For every 100,000 people in the United States, 751 people are in prison. The ethnic breakdown of people in prison as of 2007 is as follows: (Keep in mind that these numbers continue to adjust and change as the years go by!)
 * 39% of the federal prison population is African-American (this is a percentage that is almost three times the US African-American population)
 * 58% of the federal prison poulation is White
 * 31% of the fedaral prison population is Hispanic/Latino
 * 2% of the federal prison population is American Indian or Alaskan Native
 * 2% of the federal prison population is Asian

Below is a chart displaying the ancestry of the population as of 2000



In each of the categories provided the amount of people belonging to the White race are the ones who have attained the education provided. As you can see, the categories provided are:

- <High School - High School Grad - Some College

In each of these categories, the white race has the highest percentage of people who have attained the education represented.