Figure 2.
The chart presents 2024 C C B C diversity statistics for primary characters or subjects, showing proportions by race, ethnicity, disability, L G B T Q, and religion. Percentages include 28 percent white, 19 percent animal, 14 percent object or no primary character, 13 percent Black or African, 11 percent Asian, 7 percent B I P O C unspecified, 6 percent Latine, 6 percent diverse group of characters, 5 percent L G B T Q, 5 percent disability, 5 percent minority non-Christian religion, 2 percent Indigenous, 0.7 percent Arab, and 0.2 percent Pacific Islander. It notes that 37 percent of 3,619 books have at least one B I P O C primary character, with definitions and clarifications for categories provided.2024 CCBS diversity statistics
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