U.S. mean earnings by educational attainment and ethnicity/race 2023
In 2023, the mean income of Black Bachelor's degree holders was 71,390 U.S. dollars, compared to 91,430 U.S. dollars for White Americans with a Bachelor's degree.
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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 January 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184259/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment-and-ethnic-group/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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