[Pollster1]

Black women account for 30 percent of abortions but are only 12 percent of the population.

Blacks account for 12% of the population. Black women (in the sense of all black females of any age) should be about 6% of the population. I wish modern journalists could write clearly and precisely.

[JDW11235]

You are of course, correct. I would, though, add that since only women can have abortions, maybe they mean the abortion capable population (of women), as in say 12% of population being black, would be about 12% of women being black, etc.

That’s not to say that it wasn’t written poorly. Nor do I attempt to defend the overwhelming amount of proof that the ability of journalists to write clearly, concisely, objectively, or intelligently has been lost. (”If you can’t read this, thank a [public educational system] teacher.”)

[xhrist]

Black women account for 30 percent of abortions but are only 12 percent of the population.

Blacks account for 12% of the population. Black women (in the sense of all black females of any age) should be about 6% of the population.

I'm not defending their's or your calculations eitherway...
but the number of abortions calculation should probably not take into account any of the male population...

that said, wouldn't black women end up making up somewhere around 12% of the total USA women population?