re: Which US State Is the Biggest Federal Mooch?

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There are PLENTY of poor whites that mooch off of the government.

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Sure and overall whites are the largest welfare drain but they are also the largest % of the population.

But...

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An appendix to the report includes some startling information on welfare use by race and ethnicity. In 2012, the most recent year for which figures are available, the percentages of each group that used at least one welfare program were as follow:

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One in three food stamp households is headed by an African American. More than a third of food stamp benefits — over $10 billion per year — are issued to African-Americans. (According to Census data, African Americans make up about 12 percent of the U.S. population.)

Nearly 9 million African Americans receive food stamps each month. This represents a quarter of the African American population.

African Americans who qualify for food stamps are more likely to participate than other groups (73 percent participation rate, compared to 60 percent overall). Nonetheless, according to USDA, almost 3 million African Americans who are eligible for food stamps are missing out on benefits.

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So again....states with the larger minority population will use more federal dollars because minorities are more likely to use welfare more than any other race.