U.S. women in computing-related occupations by ethnicity 2020

In 2020, women of color accounted for approximately 12 percent of the computing and mathematical workforce in the United States. Women in total made up about 25 percent of persons employed in these occupations.

Percentage of employed women in computing-related occupations in the United States from 2007 to 2020, by ethnicity

Characteristic	White	African American/Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latina/Hispanic	Total Women
2007	17.1%	2.4%	4.4%	1.2%	25.1%
2008	18%	2.6%	3.9%	1.3%	24.3%
2009	18.3%	2.3%	4.1%	1.4%	24.6%
2010	19.8%	2.6%	4.2%	1.2%	26.5%
2011	17.4%	2.7%	3.8%	1.1%	25.2%
2012	17.8%	2.7%	3.2%	1.4%	26.1%
2013	17.1%	3%	5.1%	1.6%	25.2%
2014	17.7%	2.9%	4.7%	1.4%	25.9%
2015	16.3%	3%	5%	1.7%	24.2%
2016	16.9%	2.7%	5.5%	1.6%	26.5%
2017	16.3%	3.3%	5.1%	1.4%	25.7%
2018	15.8%	3.2%	6%	2%	25.6%
2019	15.3%	3.1%	6.6%	2.2%	27.3%
2020	13%	3%	7%	2%	25%

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2007 to 2020

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

Computer and mathematical occupations include computer and mathematical occupations, computer systems analyst, information security analysts, computer programmers, software developers for applications and systems software, web developers, computer support specialists, database administrators, network and computer systems administrators, computer network architects, actuaries, mathematicians, operations research analysts, statisticians and miscellaneous mathematical science and computer occupations.

In 2007, data is taken from Table Four. From 2008 to 2010, data is taken from Table Five. From 2011 to 2017, data is taken from Table Seven. Racial ethnic categories do not add to the total because people who identify as Hispanic/Latino can be of any race. Therefore, all individuals represented in the Hispanic/Latina category above are also counted as white, Black, or Asian/Pacific Islander.

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