List of ethnic groups in the United States by household income
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]
| 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]
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| 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).
| 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]
| 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]
Native American tribal grouping[edit]
| 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]
- List of ethnic groups in the United States by per capita income
- Racial wage gap in the United States
References[edit]
- ^ Office of Management and Budget (1997). "About Race and Ethnicity". United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ American Community Survey (2018). "S0201: Selected Population Profile in the United States". American Community Survey 2018. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Asian (012, 031)".
- ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: White (002, 003)".
- ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Black or African American (004, 005)".
- ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Some other race (070, 071)".
- ^ a b "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Hispanic or Latino (400, 450)".
- ^ American Community Survey (2019). "S0201: Selected Population Profile in the United States". American Community Survey 2019. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Selected Population Profile In The United States". U.S. Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ "Median household income in 2014 (dollars) [1]". American Community Survey. United States Census Bureau. 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2015.