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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups (lemmy.world)

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Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

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[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 167 points 2 days ago (19 children)

WTH, Americans think that 30% of the country lives in NYC?

[–] brian@lemmy.ca 58 points 2 days ago (7 children)

By the looks of it, it's 30% to NYC, 30% to Texas, and 30% to California. So 10% for literally everywhere else in the US. That's gotta be close, right?

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago

Sitcoms fucked us up

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