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Assume a hypothetical demographic chart shows the population, in millions, for each region by ethnic group for a nation in 2020. To the nearest percent, what percent of the total Black population lived in the Southern region?
\[\begin{tabular}[t]{c|ccccc}
& NE & MW & Central & South & West \\ 
\hline 
White & 50 & 60 & 40 & 70 & 45 \\ 
Black & 6 & 7 & 3 & 23 & 5 \\ 
Asian & 2 & 2 & 1 & 2 & 6 \\ 
Other & 2 & 2 & 1 & 4 & 5 \\
\end{tabular}\]
A) 45%
B) 52%
C) 60%
D) 70%

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