Table 1.
Distribution and percent illiteracy by race/nativity in the United States, 1930 (for the population 10 years old and over)
| Illiterate | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N | ||
| Native White | 1 103 134 (1.48) | 74 773 962 | |
| Foreign Born White | 1 304 084 (9.85) | 13 233 609 | |
| Black | 1 513 892 (16.27) | 9 302 988 | |
| Robinson's grouping | |||
| Nativity | |||
| Native (White and Black) | 2 617 026 (3.11) | 84 076 950 | |
| Foreign Born Whites | 1 304 084 (9.85) | 13 233 609 | |
| Race | |||
| White (Native and Foreign Born) | 2 407 218 (2.74) | 88 007 571 | |
| Black | 1 513 892 (16.27) | 9 302 988 |