One in three Americans have tattoos: study

Tattoos have become widespread in the United States, with the body markings evidently popular across most demographics.

32% of Americans indicated they have tattoos in a recent Pew Research Center survey, with 38% of women and 27% of men sporting at least one.

Such markings are most popular with black Americans, of whom 39% have tattoos. 35% of Hispanics have tattoos while 32% of white Americans do. Asian Americans are the least likely to sport tattoos, doing so at a rate of 14%.

The LGBT community, is evidently a majority-inked demographic, with 51% having at least one. Straight individuals meanwhile are significantly less likely to have tattoos. 31% of that bloc have them.

In terms of class, lower income individuals are decidedly more likely to get tattoos. 43% of such individuals have them, while 31% of "middle income" Americans do, compared to 21% of "higher income" Americans.

Overall, most respondents indicated that the country has become more accepting of people with tattoos over the past 20 years. 80% of respondents said the country had become more accepting, compared to 7% who said it had become less so. 12% felt American toleration for the practice had remained the same.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.