Black Americans donated a higher percentage of their income to religious congregations and secular causes in 2018 than all other racial groups, except for White Americans. The main findings of this report are based on the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy's Philanthropy Panel Study (PPS).
In 2021, households with a White householder made up 65.3% of all U.S. households and held 80.0% of all wealth.
For the sixth year in a row, the world's most generous country is Indonesia.
Attitudinal surveys have reported that African Americans are less willing to donate their own or a family member's organs. More specifically, 1 large Gallup survey found that 72% of whites were very or somewhat likely to donate their own organs, compared with 52% of African Americans.
38% Black or African American. 43% Hispanic or Latino. 34% Middle Eastern. 40% Multiracial.
The white demographic decline is largely attributable to its older age structure when compared to other race and ethnic groups. This leads to fewer births and more deaths relative to its population size.
Despite having died in 1904, Jamsetji Tata still retains the title of the world's most generous philanthropist.
Americans, we should not forget, are an incredibly generous people. There is a long tradition in this country of religious tithing. We donate in this country over half a trillion dollars a year to charitable giving, and that's not just philanthropies and that's not just corporations.
In the United States, the highest fertility rates (per 1,000 women ages 15-44) during 2021-2023 (average) were to Hispanic women (64.4), followed by Blacks (55.2), Whites (52.5), American Indian/Alaska Natives (49.3) and Asian/Pacific Islanders (48.1).
According to a study from 2015, Christians hold the largest amount of wealth (55% of the total world wealth), followed by Muslims (5.8%), Hindus (3.3%), and Jews (1.1%).
As of 2021, provisional data show that life expectancy was lowest for AIAN and Black people at 65.2 years and 70.8 years, respectively, compared to 76.4 years for White people and 77.7 years for Hispanic people. It was highest for Asian people at 83.5 years.
Black Americans donated a higher percentage of their income to religious congregations and secular causes in 2018 than all other racial groups, except for White Americans. The main findings of this report are based on the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy's Philanthropy Panel Study (PPS).
Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position. HELSINKI (AP) — Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday.
Mormons are the most generous Americans, both by participation level and by size of gifts. Evangelical Christians are next.
The five most generous philanthropists of 2023 were Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, and MacKenzie Scott.
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The top 10 countries with the richest cultural heritage in 2024 are: 1. Greece, 2. Italy, 3. Spain, 4.
The humble Number One: Finland. Given that most Finns won't blow their own horn – it's culturally de rigueur to downplay personal achievements – we're going to do some serious bragging. If there's one characteristic that applies to almost all Finns, it's extreme modesty.
According to the Federal Reserve, white households held more than 80% of the nation's assets in 2022.
Vermont had the highest White population share (99.9 percent) of its total population, followed by New Hampshire at 99.8 percent, and Maine 99.7 percent, while Mississippi had the lowest proportion of White population at 54.6 percent (Table 1).
We use the American Community Survey to determine the order of race and ethnic groups for this principle, and the order from rarest to most common is: Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, and White.