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  2. Race and ethnicity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The non-Hispanic White percentage of the 50 states and District of Columbia (60.1% in 2019) has been decreasing since the mid-20th century as a result of changes made in immigration policy, most notably the Hart–Celler Act of 1965. If current trends continue, non-Hispanic Whites will drop below 50% of the overall U.S. population by 2043.

  3. Demographics of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) found that more than half (51 percent) of live hospital births in 2008 and 2011 were male. [87] Per U.S. federal government data released in March 2011, births fell 4% from 2007 to 2009, the largest drop in the U.S. for any two-year period since the 1970s. [88]

  4. Wealth inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The top 20% of Americans owned 86% of the country's wealth and the bottom 80% of the population owned 14%. In 2011, financial inequality was greater than inequality in total wealth, with the top 1% of the population owning 43%, the next 19% of Americans owning 50%, and the bottom 80% owning 7%. [15]

  5. List of U.S. states and territories by African-American ...

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    Considering only those who marked "black" and no other race in combination, as in the first table, the percentage was 12.4% in 2020, down from 12.6% in 2010. Considering those who marked "black" and any other race in combination, as in the second table, the percentage increased from 13.6% to 14.2%.

  6. List of highest-paid film actors - Wikipedia

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    Highest annual earnings. Sylvester Stallone was the highest-paid actor in 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1995. Dwayne Johnson was the highest-paid actor in 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Julia Roberts was the highest-paid actress in 1998, 1999, and 2000. Forbes publishes yearly lists of the highest-paid actors and actresses based on total earnings from 1 ...

  7. Homeownership in the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The homeownership rate in the United States [1] [2] is the percentage of homes that are owned by their occupants. [3] In 2009, it remained similar to that in some other post-industrial nations [4] with 67.4% of all occupied housing units being occupied by the unit's owner. Homeownership rates vary depending on demographic characteristics ...

  8. List of wealthiest families - Wikipedia

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    Note: The list includes families who, according to reliable sources, have a combined net worth of 5 billion US dollars and above. Jacob Wallenberg, Peter Junior Wallenberg, Marcus Wallenberg, Raoul Wallenberg. André Oscar Wallenberg, Knut Agathon Wallenberg . Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, Bennett Dorrance, John Dorrance, III.

  9. Population proportion - Wikipedia

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    In statistics, a population proportion, generally denoted by or the Greek letter , [1] is a parameter that describes a percentage value associated with a population. For example, the 2010 United States Census showed that 83.7% of the American population was identified as not being Hispanic or Latino; the value of .837 is a population proportion.