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 and the median household income was US$ 61,937 in 2018.[2]
| Race and Ethnicity | Alone | Alone or in Combination with Other Races | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Population | Median household income (US$) | Code | Population | Median household income (US$) | ||
| White Americans | 002 | 236,173,020 | 65,902 | 003 | 245,860,228 | 65,777 | [3] |
| Black or African American | 004 | 41,617,764 | 41,511 | 005 | 46,261,485 | 41,911 | [4] |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 006 | 2,801,587 | 44,772 | 009 | 5,710,410 | 48,370 | [5] |
| Asian Americans | 012 | 18,415,198 | 87,243 | 031 | 22,137,269 | 85,897 | [6] |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 050 | 626,054 | 61,911 | 060 | 1,468,239 | 64,865 | [7] |
| Some other race | 070 | 16,253,785 | 48,983 | 071 | 18,146,776 | 49,805 | [8] |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | — | — | — | 400 | 59,763,631 | 51,404 | [9] |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | — | — | — | 450 | 267,403,808 | 64,025 | [9] |
By detailed races[edit]
Asian Americans[edit]
In the 2018 American Community Survey, the following figures regarding detailed Asian races are reported.[10] Other Asian races with code but not reported include: 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 | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Population | Median household income (US$) | Code | Population | Median household income (US$) | ||
| Indian Americans | 013 | 4,161,088 | 123,453 | 032 | 4,506,308 | 116,793 | |
| Bangladeshi Americans | 014 | 203,845 | 55,826 | 033 | 213,372 | 55,880 | |
| Cambodian Americans | 015 | 240,379 | 67,766 | 034 | 300,360 | 66,391 | |
| Chinese Americans (including Taiwanese) | 016 | 4,395,912 | 81,487 | 035 | 5,357,756 | 81,906 | [11] |
| Chinese Americans (excluding Taiwanese) | 017 | 4,217,892 | 80,944 | 036 | 5,156,833 | 81,510 | [12] |
| Taiwanese Americans | 018 | 178,020 | 95,736 | 037 | 213,774 | 93,358 | [13] |
| Filipino Americans | 019 | 2,920,160 | 82,328 | 038 | 4,089,570 | 79,936 | |
| Hmong Americans | 020 | 305,323 | 67,372 | 039 | 320,164 | 66,968 | |
| Indonesian Americans | 021 | 70,851 | 74,497 | 040 | 116,869 | 72,191 | |
| Japanese Americans | 022 | 782,776 | 80,036 | 041 | 1,542,195 | 82,321 | |
| Korean Americans | 023 | 1,468,279 | 72,074 | 042 | 1,894,131 | 73,498 | |
| Laotian Americans | 024 | 203,494 | 65,958 | 043 | 262,229 | 65,568 | |
| Pakistani Americans | 026 | 487,937 | 77,516 | 045 | 526,956 | 77,156 | |
| Thai Americans | 028 | 218,514 | 65,357 | 047 | 329,343 | 68,762 | |
| Vietnamese Americans | 029 | 1,862,395 | 67,331 | 048 | 2,162,610 | 68,979 | |
| Burmese Americans | 073 | 178,490 | 45,348 | 081 | 189,250 | 45,800 | |
| Nepalese Americans | 076 | 167,468 | 57,635 | 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.[14]
| 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 |
By detailed ancestry[edit]
- Indian American (2019): $135,453[15]
- Taiwanese Americans (2018): $102,328[10]
- Australian American (2019): $100,850[15]
- South African American (2017): $90,517[15]
- Filipino American (2019): $89,109[16]
- Austrian American (2016): $86,499[15]
- Chinese Americans (2018): $80,944[10]
- Japanese American (2018): $80,036[10]
- Singaporean American (2016) $79,852[15]
- Norwegian American (2019): $79,783[15]
- Scottish American (2019): $79,544[15]
- English American (2019): $78,078[15]
- Welsh American (2019): $77,944[15]
- Finnish American (2019): $77,356[15]
- Russian American (2016): $77,841[15]
- Pakistani American (2018): $77,074[10]
- Bulgarian American (2016): $76,862[15]
- Lithuanian American (2016): $76,694[15]
- Israeli American (2016): $76,584[15]
- Irish American (2019): $76,036[15]
- Slovene American (2016): $75,940[15]
- Iranian American (2017): $75,905[15]
- Basque American (2016): $75,864[15]
- German American (2019): $75,586[15]
- Lebanese American (2016): $75,337[15]
- Croatian American (2016): $73,991[15]
- Sri Lankan American: $73,856[15]
- Scandinavian American (2016): $73,797[15]
- Belgian American (2016): $73,443[15]
- Swiss American (2016): $72,823[15]
- Scotch-Irish American (2019): $72,745[15]
- Italian American (2016): $72,586[15]
- Ukrainian American (2016): $72,449[15]
- Romanian American (2016): $72,381[15]
- Greek American (2016): $72,291[15]
- Polish American (2016): $71,172[15]
- Danish American (2016): $71,550[15]
- Swedish American (2016): $71,217[15]
- Slavic American (2016): $71,163[15]
- Indonesian American: $70,851[10]
- Canadian American (2016): $70,809[15]
- Czech American (2016): $70,454[15]
- Korean American (2018): $72,074[10]
- Serbian American (2016): $70,028[15]
- French Canadian American (2016): $68,075[15]
- Hungarian American (2016): $69,515[15]
- Portuguese American (2016): $67,807[15]
- Cambodian American: $67,766[10]
- Slovak American (2016): $67,471[15]
- Armenian American (2016): $67,450[15]
- Hmong American (2018) $67,372[10]
- Vietnamese American (2018): $67,331[10]
- German American (2019): $75,586[15]
- Irish American (2016): $76,036[15]
- Ghanaian American (2016): $66,571[15]
- Turkish American (2016): $66,566[15]
- Laotian American (2018): $65,958[10]
- Thai Americans (2018): $65,357[10]
- Palestinian American (2016): $65,170[15]
- Egyptian American (2016): $64,728[15]
- Dutch American (2016): $63,597[15]
- French American (2016): $63,471[15]
- Median American Household Income (2018): $63,179[10]
- Syrian American (2016): $63,096[15]
- Nepalese American: $62,848[17]
- Albanian American (2016): $62,624[15]
- Polynesian American (2018): $61,654[10]
- Guyanese American (2016): $60,968[15]
- Nigerian American (2016): $60,732[15]
- British West Indian American (2016): $60,407[15]
- American Americans (2016): $58,601[15]
- Cuban American: $57,000[18]
- West Indian American: $56,998[15]
- Brazilian American (2016): $56,151[15]
- Barbadian American: $56,078[15]
- Argentine American (2014): $55,000[19]
- Jamaican American (2016): $52,669[15]
- Trinbagonian Americans: $55,303[15]
- Cajun American: $52,886[15]
- Moroccan American (2016): $52,436[15]
- Peruvian Americans: $52,000[15]
- Jordanian American (2016): $51,552[15]
- Pennsylvania German American (2016): $48,955[15]
- Ecuadorian American: $48,600[15]
- Colombian American (2014): $48,000[19]
- Haitian American (2016): $47,990[15]
- Cape Verdean American (2016): $47,281[15]
- Bangladeshi American: $47,252[15]
- Burmese American (2018): $45,348[10]
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac American (2016): $44,733[15]
- Afghan American: (2016)$46,838[15]
- Bahamian American: $42,000[15]
- African American: (2018) $41,511[15]
- Ethiopian American (2016): $41,357[15]
- Mexican American (2014): $38,000[19]
- Puerto Rican American (2014): $36,000[19]
- Iraqi American (2016): $32,818[15]
- Dominican American (2014): $32,300[19]
- Somali American (2019): $20,600[20]
By Native American tribal grouping[edit]
- Chickasaw (2014): $49,963[21]
- Choctaw (2014): $47,783[21]
- Alaska Natives (2014): $47,401[21]
- Creek (2014): $41,897[21]
- Iroquois (2014): $40,471[21]
- Cherokee (2014): $37,730[21]
- Blackfeet (2014): $37,033[21]
- Chippewa (2014): $34,463[21]
- Lumbee (2014): $33,863[21]
- Navajo : $31,057[21]
- Sioux (2014): $29,079[21]
- Apache (2014): $28,745[21]
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: White (002, 003)".
- ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Black or African American (004, 005)".
- ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: American Indian and Alaska Native (006, 009)".
- ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Asian (012, 031)".
- ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (050, 060)".
- ^ "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Some other race (070, 071)".
- ^ a b "ACS 2018 1-Year S0201: Hispanic or Latino (400, 450)".
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Note: All available detailed Asian races alone selected (17)
- ^ American Community Survey (2018). "S0201: Selected Population Profile in the United States". American Community Survey 2018. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
Note: Income and Poverty, Populations and People, Chinese alone (016) or in combination (035) selected
- ^ American Community Survey (2018). "S0201: Selected Population Profile in the United States". American Community Survey 2018. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
Note: Income and Poverty, Populations and People, Chinese (except Taiwanese) alone (017) or in combination (036) selected
- ^ American Community Survey (2018). "S0201: Selected Population Profile in the United States". American Community Survey 2018. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
Note: Income and Poverty, Populations and People, Taiwanese alone (018) or in combination (037) selected
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Note: All available detailed Asian races alone selected (17)
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