U.S. mean earnings by educational attainment and ethnicity/race 2023
In 2023, the mean income of Black Bachelor's degree holders was ****** U.S. dollars, compared to ****** U.S. dollars for White Americans with a Bachelor's degree.
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Mean earnings in the United States in 2023, by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race
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US Census Bureau. (September 12, 2024). Mean earnings in the United States in 2023, by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184259/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment-and-ethnic-group/
US Census Bureau. "Mean earnings in the United States in 2023, by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race." Chart. September 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184259/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment-and-ethnic-group/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Mean earnings in the United States in 2023, by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184259/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment-and-ethnic-group/
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US Census Bureau, Mean earnings in the United States in 2023, by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184259/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment-and-ethnic-group/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Mean earnings in the United States in 2023, by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184259/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment-and-ethnic-group/
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