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Notable numbers: Clinton emails, common ages and race relations

61 The percentage of black Americans who say race relations are generally bad in the country

45 The percentage of whites who say that

64 The percentage of black adults who say blacks are treated less fairly than whites in the workplace

22 The percentage of whites who say blacks are treated less fairly

84 The percentage of blacks who say blacks are treated less fairly by police

50 The percentage of whites who say that

49 The percentage of blacks who say blacks are treated less fairly in stores or restaurants

21 The percentage of whites who say that

566 The number of people shot and killed by police in the United States this year as of Thursday

1 Where New Mexico ranks in the number of deaths per capita

27 Where North Carolina ranks in the number of police deaths per capita

18 The number of people killed by the police in North Carolina so far this year

58 The number of U.S. police officers who have died in the line of duty this year

26 The number of those deaths that were due to gunfire

30,000 The number of Hillary Clinton’s emails released

8 The number of email chains that included “top secret” information

36 The number that included “secret” information

8 The number that included “confidential” information

61 The percentage of likely voters for Hillary Clinton who say they are voting FOR Clinton

39 The percentage of those voters who say they are voting against Donald Trump

58 The percentage of likely voters for Trump who say they are voting FOR Trump

41 The percentage of those voters who say they are voting against Clinton

45 The percentage of likely voters for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson who say they are voting FOR Johnson

35 The percentage of those voters who say they are voting against Clinton

15 The percentage of those voters who are voting against Trump

40 The percentage of likely voters for Green Party candidate Jill Stein who say they are voting FOR Stein

43 The percentage of those voters who say they are voting against Clinton

7 The percentage who say they are voting against Trump

55 The most common age for whites in the United States in 2015

33 The most common age for Asians in the United States

24 The most common age for blacks

8 The most common age for Hispanics

24 The most common age for all Americans

This story was originally published July 10, 2016 at 5:10 PM with the headline "Notable numbers: Clinton emails, common ages and race relations."

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