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Social Security Is Important to African Americans

Social Security is neutral with respect to race or ethnicity – individuals with identical
earnings histories are treated the same in terms of benefits. This Fact Sheet is provided by
the Social Security Administration to highlight how African Americans benefit from the
Social Security program and how certain demographic characteristics of Afrian Americans compare
with the entire population. Out of 36.4 million beneficiaries aged 5 and older in 2012, 3.1 million
(or 8.5 percent) were African Americans...Read More

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