Survey conducted by the United States Census
Bureau. It is the first study of a Jewish community
in the United States to use address-based sampling
rather than landlines.

The study found households that include a Jew
of color are significantly more likely to be making
under $50,000 per year than households that consist
only of white, non-Hispanic Jews (54% versus 21%).

Households that include a Jew of color are nearly
four times as likely to be living in poverty (46%
versus 12%).

Twenty-nine percent of households with a Jew
of color are receiving some form of public benefits,
including Supplemental Security Income Program
or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
versus 13% of households that do not include a Jew
of color.

Households with a Jew of color are also more
than four times as likely to be at risk for food inse-
curity (41% versus 9%) and twice as likely to be
without health insurance than households without
a Jew of color (16% versus 8%).

The study addressed Jewish identity and engage-
ment and found that Jews of color are significantly
less likely to identify as Jewish by religion (41%
versus 69%). However, they are nearly twice as
likely to identify as Jewish by culture, ethnicity or
heritage (56% versus 27%).

Results showed that Jews of color also tend to
engage with Judaism and Jewish community differ-
ently than white, non-Hispanic Jews.

“What we found is that there are some engage-
ments that households with Jews of color are more
likely to participate in than white non-Hispanic
households. So they’re more likely to participate
in non traditional activity, like a Shabbat hike
or Jewish meditation, and they’re more likely to
participate in prayer or attend a class or lecture,
but they’re less likely than white non Hispanic
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