List of ethnic groups in the United States by household income

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This is a list of median household income in the United States by ethnicity and Native American tribal grouping (as of 2015) according to the United States Census. "Mixed race" and multi-ethnic categories are not listed.

By race and ethnicity[edit]

The United States Census has race and ethnicity as defined by the Office of Management and Budget in 1997.[1] The following median household income data are retrieved from American Community Survey 2018 1-year estimates. In this survey, the nationwide population was 327,167,439 in 2018.[2]

S0201: ACS 1-Year Estimates Selected Population Profiles (2018)
Race and Ethnicity Alone Alone or in Combination with Other Races Ref
Code Population Median household income (US$) Code Population Median household income (US$)
Asian Americans 012 18,415,198 87,243 031 22,137,269 85,897 [3]
White Americans 002 236,173,020 65,902 003 245,860,228 65,777 [4]
African Americans 004 41,617,764 43,892 005 46,261,485 43,892 [5]




Some other race 070 16,253,785 48,983 071 18,146,776 49,805 [6]
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) — — — 400 59,763,631 51,404 [7]
Not Hispanic or Latino — — — 450 267,403,808 64,025 [7]

By detailed races[edit]

Asian Americans[edit]

In the 2019 American Community Survey, the following figures regarding detailed Asian races are reported.[8] Other Asian races with code but not reported include: Chinese and Taiwanese (016, 035), Malaysian (025, 044), Sri Lankan (027, 046), Bhutanese (072, 080), Maldivian (074, 082), Mongolian (075, 083), Okinawan (077, 085), Singaporean (078, 086).

S0201: ACS 1-Year Estimates Selected Population Profiles (2019)
Detailed Race Alone Alone or in Combination with Other Races
Code Population Median household income (US$) Code Population Median household income (US$)
Indian Americans 013 4,240,466 135,809 032 4,506,308 116,793
Bangladeshi Americans 014 198,628 67,944 033 213,372 55,880
Cambodian Americans 015 258,052 72,038 034 300,360 66,391
Chinese Americans 017 4,216,922 85,424 036 5,156,833 81,510
Taiwanese Americans 018 187,756 102,405 037 213,774 93,358
Filipino Americans 019 2,983,596 100,273 038 4,089,570 79,936
Hmong Americans 020 308,803 73,373 039 320,164 66,968
Indonesian Americans 021 81,269 93,501 040 116,869 72,191
Japanese Americans 022 755,672 85,007 041 1,542,195 82,321
Korean Americans 023 1,461,843 76,674 042 1,894,131 73,498
Laotian Americans 024 192,689 84,117 043 262,229 83,544
Pakistani Americans 026 506,193 87,509 045 526,956 77,156
Thai Americans 028 224,463 66,763 047 329,343 68,762
Vietnamese Americans 029 1,873,707 102,161 048 2,162,610 68,979
Burmese Americans 073 173,586 45,903 081 189,250 45,800
Nepalese Americans 076 189,399 63,619 084 175,005 56,705

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander[edit]

In the 2018 American Community Survey, the following figures regarding detailed Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander races are reported.[9]

S0201: ACS 1-Year Estimates Selected Population Profiles (2018)
Detailed Race Alone Alone or in Combination with Other Races
Code Population Median household income (US$) Code Population Median household income (US$)
Polynesian 051 357,532 61,654 061 887,467 65,611
Native Hawaiian 052 186,996 60,436 062 626,457 66,254
Samoan 053 110,606 64,941 063 213,439 64,592
Micronesian 055 188,142 61,309 065 284,452 64,981
Guamanian or Chamorro 056 104,219 76,199 066 182,584 75,788

Detailed ancestry[edit]

Median Household Income by detailed ancestry (2021 American Community Survey)[10]
Rank Group Income (US$)
1 Indian Americans 146,705
2 Taiwanese Americans 102,405
3 Australian Americans 100,856
4 Bangladeshi Americans 99,898
5 South African Americans 98,212
6 Colombian Americans 94,091
7 Norwegian Americans 93,501
8 Macedonian Americans 87,803
9 Egypt Americans 87,509
10 Iranian Americans 87,288
11 Lebanese Americans 87,099
12 Austrian Americans 86,499
13 Russian Americans 85,989
14 Turkish Americans 85,812
15 Chinese Americans 85,424
16 Japanese Americans 85,007
17 Pakistani Americans 83,375
18 Swiss Americans 82,974
19 Slovene Americans 82,728
20 Italian Americans 82,106
21 Greek Americans 82,036
22 Israeli Americans 81,901
23 Romanian Americans 81,878
24 Ukrainian Americans 81,603
25 Serbian Americans 81,452
26 Croatian Americans 80,683
27 Slovak Americans 80,388
28 Swedish Americans 80,228
29 Czech Americans 80,142
30 Bulgarian Americans 80,626
31 Norwegian Americans 79,783
32 Scottish Americans 79,544
33 Polish Americans 79,503
34 Danish Americans 79,500
35 Portuguese Americans 79,050
36 Belgian Americans 78,355
37 English Americans 78,078
38 Welsh Americans 77,949
39 Hungarian Americans 77,611
40 Finnish Americans 77,356
41 Armenian Americans 77,110
42 Korean Americans 76,674
43 Canadian Americans 76,665
44 German Americans 76,036
45 French Canadian Americans 75,949
46 Irish Americans 75,583
47 Syrian Americans 74,047
48 Hmong Americans 73,373
49 Vietnamese Americans 72,161
50 Albanian Americans 72,043
51 Cambodian Americans 72,038
52 Spanish Americans 71,903
53 French Americans 71,407
54 Dutch Americans 70,872
55 Ghanaian Americans 69,021
56 Nigerian Americans 68,658
57 Bangladeshi Americans 67,944
58 Guyanese Americans 67,772
59 Egyptian Americans 67,187
60 Palestinian Americans 67,157
61 Thai Americans 66,763
62 Laotian Americans 66,117
Median White American Household Income ($65,902)
64 West Indian Americans 65,258
65 Samoan Americans 64,941
66 Barbadian Americans 64,588
67 Nepalese Americans 63,619
68 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac Americans 63,301
Median American Household Income ($63,179)
69 Trinidadian and Tobagonian Americans 62,120
70 Jamaican Americans 62,044
71 Polynesian Americans 61,654
72 Micronesian Americans 61,309
73 American Americans 58,601
74 Haitian Americans 57,451
75 Brazilian Americans 56,151
76 Cuban Americans 56,005
77 Argentine Americans 55,000
79 Cajun Americans 52,886
79 Moroccan Americans 52,436
80 Peruvian Americans 52,000
81 Jordanian Americans 51,552
82 Pennsylvania Dutch 48,955
83 Ecuadorian Americans 48,600
84 Colombian Americans 48,000
85 Cape Verdean Americans 47,281
86 Burmese Americans 45,903
87 Afghan Americans 46,838
87 African Americans 46,073
89 Bahamian Americans 42,000
90 Appalachian Americans 38,593
91 Mexican Americans 38,000
92 Puerto Rican Americans 36,000
93 Iraqi Americans 32,818
94 Dominican Americans 32,300

Native American tribal grouping[edit]

Median Household Income By Native American tribal grouping (2014)[11]
Rank Group Income (US$)
1 Chickasaw 49,963
2 Choctaw 47,783
3 Alaska Natives 47,401
4 Creek 41,897
5 Iroquois 40,471
6 Cherokee 37,730
7 Blackfeet 37,033
8 Chippewa 34,463
9 Lumbee 33,863
10 Navajo 31,057
11 Sioux 29,079
12 Apache 28,745

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Office of Management and Budget (1997). "About Race and Ethnicity". United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  2. ^ American Community Survey (2018). "S0201: Selected Population Profile in the United States". American Community Survey 2018. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Asian (012, 031)".
  4. ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: White (002, 003)".
  5. ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Black or African American (004, 005)".
  6. ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Some other race (070, 071)".
  7. ^ a b "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Hispanic or Latino (400, 450)".
  8. ^ American Community Survey (2019). "S0201: Selected Population Profile in the United States". American Community Survey 2019. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  9. ^ American Community Survey (2018). "S0201: Selected Population Profile in the United States". American Community Survey 2018. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020. Note: All available detailed Asian races alone selected (17)
  10. ^ "Selected Population Profile In The United States". U.S. Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  11. ^ "Median household income in 2014 (dollars) [1]". American Community Survey. United States Census Bureau. 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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