The United States is known around the world for the diversity of its population. The Census recognizes six different racial and ethnic categories: White American, Native American and Alaska Native, Asian American, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are classified as a racially diverse ethnicity.
The largest part of the population, about 61.3 percent, is composed of White Americans. The largest minority in the country are Hispanics with a share of 17.8 percent of the population, followed by Black or African Americans with 13.3 percent.
Life in the U.S. and ethnicity
However, life in the United States seems to be rather different depending on the race or ethnicity that you belong to. For instance: In 2019, native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders had the highest birth rate of 58 per 1,000 women, while the birth rae of white alone, non Hispanic women was 49 children per 1,000 women.
The Black population living in the United States has the highest poverty rate with of all Census races and ethnicities in the United States. About 19.5 percent of the Black population was living with an income lower than the 2020 poverty threshold. The Asian population has the smallest poverty rate in the United States, with about 8.1 percent living in poverty.
The median annual family income in the United States in 2020 earned by Black families was about 57,476 U.S. dollars, while the average family income earned by the Asian population was about 109,448 U.S. dollars. This is more than 25,000 U.S. dollars higher than the U.S. average family income, which was 84,008 U.S. dollars.
Distribution of active-duty enlisted women and men in the United States military in 2019, by race and ethnicity
Hispanics can be of any race. All racial groups represent their Hispanic and non
Hispanic components combined.
*Unlike the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force, the Army does not report data on the number of active personnel in the two or more category.
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CNA Corporation. (November 9, 2021). Distribution of active-duty enlisted women and men in the United States military in 2019, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/214869/share-of-active-duty-enlisted-women-and-men-in-the-us-military/
CNA Corporation. "Distribution of active-duty enlisted women and men in the United States military in 2019, by race and ethnicity." Chart. November 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214869/share-of-active-duty-enlisted-women-and-men-in-the-us-military/
CNA Corporation. (2021). Distribution of active-duty enlisted women and men in the United States military in 2019, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214869/share-of-active-duty-enlisted-women-and-men-in-the-us-military/
CNA Corporation. "Distribution of Active-duty Enlisted Women and Men in The United States Military in 2019, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214869/share-of-active-duty-enlisted-women-and-men-in-the-us-military/
CNA Corporation, Distribution of active-duty enlisted women and men in the United States military in 2019, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214869/share-of-active-duty-enlisted-women-and-men-in-the-us-military/ (last visited December 06, 2024)
Distribution of active-duty enlisted women and men in the United States military in 2019, by race and ethnicity [Graph], CNA Corporation, November 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/214869/share-of-active-duty-enlisted-women-and-men-in-the-us-military/