In 2021, the mean income of Black Bachelor's degree holders was 64,369 U.S. dollars, compared to 85,024 U.S. dollars for white Americans with a Bachelor's degree.
Mean earnings in the United States in 2021, by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race
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US Census Bureau. (August 17, 2022). Mean earnings in the United States in 2021, by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2023, 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 2021, by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race." Chart. August 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184259/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment-and-ethnic-group/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Mean earnings in the United States in 2021, by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184259/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment-and-ethnic-group/
US Census Bureau. "Mean Earnings in The United States in 2021, by Highest Educational Degree Earned and Ethnicity/Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184259/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment-and-ethnic-group/
US Census Bureau, Mean earnings in the United States in 2021, 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 September 30, 2023)
Mean earnings in the United States in 2021, by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race [Graph], US Census Bureau, August 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184259/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment-and-ethnic-group/