This statistic shows the percentage of people in the United States that have lost their voting rights due to a felony conviction, by race. In 2016, 7.44 percent of the African American population in the United States was disenfranchised as a result of a felony conviction.
Percentage of people disenfranchised from felony convictions in the United States in 2016, by race
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The Sentencing Project. (June 22, 2018). Percentage of people disenfranchised from felony convictions in the United States in 2016, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/817995/felony-disenfranchisement-share-in-the-us-by-race/
The Sentencing Project. "Percentage of people disenfranchised from felony convictions in the United States in 2016, by race." Chart. June 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817995/felony-disenfranchisement-share-in-the-us-by-race/
The Sentencing Project. (2018). Percentage of people disenfranchised from felony convictions in the United States in 2016, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817995/felony-disenfranchisement-share-in-the-us-by-race/
The Sentencing Project. "Percentage of People Disenfranchised from Felony Convictions in The United States in 2016, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817995/felony-disenfranchisement-share-in-the-us-by-race/
The Sentencing Project, Percentage of people disenfranchised from felony convictions in the United States in 2016, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817995/felony-disenfranchisement-share-in-the-us-by-race/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Percentage of people disenfranchised from felony convictions in the United States in 2016, by race [Graph], The Sentencing Project, June 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/817995/felony-disenfranchisement-share-in-the-us-by-race/
