Most people who depend on welfare are White and live in suburbs or rural areas, a recent study shows. The findings are contrary to the popular belief that most welfare recipients are unemployed, inner-city minorities whose families have gotten public assistance for generations.

The majority of Americans who receive welfare checks are not Black. The majority of those who receive welfare checks are White people http://kathmanduk2.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/black-history-month-welfare-in-black-and-white/