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Prisons & Drug Offenders - Tables

(2010 - race & prison - black males in prison) "An estimated 7.3% of black males ages 30-34 were in state or federal prison [in 2010]."

(2010 - race & prison - U.S. population by race) "In the 2010 Census, 97 percent of all respondents (299.7 million) reported only one race (see Table 1).¹⁰ The largest group reported White alone (223.6 million), accounting for 72 percent of all people living in the United States.¹¹ The Black or African-American alone population was 38.9 million and represented 13 percent of the total population.¹² There were 2.9 million respondents who indicated American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.9 percent).

(2010 - race & prison - Hispanic population) "In 2010, there were 50.5 million Hispanics in the United States, composing 16 percent of the total population .... Between 2000 and 2010, the Hispanic population grew by 43 percent—rising from 35.3 million in 2000, when this group made up 13 percent of the total population.9 The Hispanic population increased by 15.2 million between 2000 and 2010, accounting for over half of the 27.3 million increase in the total population of the United States."

(2010 - drug usage - dependence by race) "In 2010, among persons aged 12 or older, rates of substance dependence or abuse were lower among Asians (4.1 percent) and Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders (5.6 percent) than among other racial/ethnic groups. The rates for the other racial/ethnic groups were 16.0 percent for American Indians or Alaska Natives, 9.7 percent for persons reporting two or more races, 9.7 percent for Hispanics, 8.9 percent for whites, and 8.2 percent for blacks."

(2010 - alcohol - use by race) "Among persons aged 12 or older, whites in 2010 were more likely than other racial/ethnic groups to report current use of alcohol (56.7 percent) ... The rates were 45.2 percent for persons reporting two or more races, 42.8 percent for blacks, 41.8 percent for Hispanics, 38.4 percent for Asians, and 36.6 percent for American Indians or Alaska Natives."

(2010 - marijuana - daily users) "In 2010, an estimated 15.7 percent of past year marijuana users aged 12 or older used marijuana on 300 or more days within the past 12 months. This translates into 4.6 million persons using marijuana on a daily or almost daily basis over a 12-month period."

(families - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) "The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program was reauthorized under the Deficit Reduction Act in February 2006. The TANF block grant is funded at $16.6 billion each year and is currently authorized under a continuing resolution. The program includes specific definitions of work, work verification requirements, and penalties if states do not meet the requirements."

Prisons - State and Local

(2010 - prisons & jails - over capacity) "The Federal Bureau of Prisons operated at 36% above reported capacity at yearend 2010."