According to the State of Working America:
> Among racial and ethnic groups, African Americans had the highest poverty rate, 27.4 percent, followed by Hispanics at 26.6 percent and whites at 9.9 percent. [0]
> Among racial and ethnic groups, African Americans had the highest poverty rate, 27.4 percent, followed by Hispanics at 26.6 percent and whites at 9.9 percent. [0]
People in poverty: African-Americans (27%) 10,8 million, White: (9,9%) 19,8 million. So there are twice as many poor white people as black people.
How can poverty explain that black people get dementia more often? There are twice as many white poor people as there are black.