This statistic presents the distribution of Reddit users in the United States as of February 2016, sorted by ethnicity. As of the survey period, it was found that seven percent of adult Reddit news users were Black, compared to 12 percent of the total U.S. adult population.
Distribution of Reddit users in the United States as of February 2016, by ethnicity
Characteristic
White, non-Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other non-Hispanic
U.S. adults
65%
12%
15%
8%
Reddit users
70%
7%
12%
11%
Reddit news users
74%
8%
7%
10%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Pew Research Center. (February 25, 2016). Distribution of Reddit users in the United States as of February 2016, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/517229/reddit-user-distribution-usa-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Distribution of Reddit users in the United States as of February 2016, by ethnicity." Chart. February 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517229/reddit-user-distribution-usa-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Distribution of Reddit users in the United States as of February 2016, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517229/reddit-user-distribution-usa-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Distribution of Reddit Users in The United States as of February 2016, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/517229/reddit-user-distribution-usa-ethnicity/
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Distribution of Reddit users in the United States as of February 2016, by ethnicity [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 25, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/517229/reddit-user-distribution-usa-ethnicity/
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