Population of the USA is 302,546,000 est. Race makeup is 75% white, 12.3% Black and the other Hispanic, Asian etc. Blacks comprise only 12 percent of the nation, but, according to government statistic figures, they comprise 37 percent of the welfare rolls. Children living in households headed by single women receiving assistance: ~white children 11.8% ~black children 39% White children in families headed by single women: 35.8% Black children in families headed by single women: 56.1% Look at the percentages, do the math. My calculator wont go that high.