In 2013, more than 7% of Minnesota’s black population was barred from voting as a result of felony convictions or imprisonment.--fta _____ Black Americans make about .62 cents for every dollar earned by white Americans. Black Americans are also twice as likely to be unemployed and considered more likely to live in Poverty.--MSN Money Were #2: 2. Minnesota > Pct. residents black: 5.4% > Black homeownership rate: 25.7% (5th lowest) > Black incarceration rate: 2,321 per 100,000 people (22nd lowest) > Black unemployment rate: 15.0% (tied-11th lowest) > Unemployment rate, all people: 4.9% (9th lowest) A typical black household in Minnesota earned less than half the median income of white households in 2013, well below the 62.3% nationwide. Low incomes among the black population are likely due in part to a high unemployment rate. While 15% of black workers in the state were unemployed in 2013, fewer than 5% of the total workforce did not have a job, a gap nearly twice as large as the national gap. High unemployment rates tend to lead to higher rates of people without health insurance, as a majority of Americans receive health insurance through their employers. While only 6.9% of white residents did not have health insurance in 2013, nearly 33% of blacks were uninsured. Additionally, black Minnesotan households were three times less likely than white households to own their homes, a rate nearly twice as high as the rest of the nation. Across the country, black Americans were also more likely to be disenfranchised as a result of the criminal justice system. In 2013, more than 7% of Minnesota’s black population was barred from voting as a result of felony convictions or imprisonment. ________ msn/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/the-5-worst-states-for-black-americans/ss-BBgFQSn?ocid=U142DHP
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