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 ranked by ethnicity and Native American tribal grouping (as of 2021) according to the United States Census. "Mixed race" (in combination with other races) and multi-ethnic categories are not listed separately.

Contents

For Per Capita Income (per person income) by Race and Ethnicity go to List of ethnic groups in the United States by per capita income. Household income refers to the total gross income received by all members of a household within a 12-month period. This includes the earnings of everyone aged 15 or older who lives in the same household, whether they are related or not.

By race and ethnicity

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 2021 1-year estimates. In this survey, the nationwide population was 331,893,745 in 2021. [2] The median household income in 2021 across the general population (all races and ethnicities included) was $69,717. [2]

S0201: ACS 1-Year Estimates Selected Population Profiles (2021) [2]
Race and EthnicityAloneAlone or in Combination with Other Races
CodePopulationMedian household income (US$)CodePopulationMedian household income (US$)
Asian Americans 01219,157,288100,57303123,545,23897,626
White002202,981,79174,932003241,836,15073,594
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 050612,44869,9730601,541,11872,131
United States (general population)001331,893,74569,717
Non-White Hispanic07023,902,78157,67107153,868,00261,042
American Indian and Alaska Native0063,158,69453,1480098,750,90456,990
Black American00440,194,30448,29700547,234,22747,597

By detailed races/ethnicities

Income by race and ethnicity and Asian American group 2023 (Household and Per Capita) Income by race and ethnicity 2023 (Household and Per Capita).png
Income by race and ethnicity and Asian American group 2023 (Household and Per Capita)

Asian Americans

In the 2022 American Community Survey, the following figures regarding detailed Asian ethnicities are reported. [4] The NRCC Asian American income is better understood when household size and cost of living is factored as many Asian American groups have larger households and disproportionally live in metropolitan areas where the cost of living is high. [5] For this reason, looking at List of ethnic groups in the United States by per capita income and personal earnings may be a more accurate representation of data.

S0201: ACS 1-Year Estimates Selected Population Profiles (2022)
Detailed NationalityAloneAlone or in Combination with Other Races
CodePopulationMedian household income (US$)CodePopulationMedian household income (US$)
Indian 0134,534,339152,3410324,946,306147,728
Taiwanese 018263,772122,951037310,503117,652
Filipino 0192,969,978109,0900384,466,918104,695
Pakistani 026560,494106,281045625,570105,311
Chinese 0174,258,198101,7280365,493,250101,534
Sri Lankan 02775,80896,64104686,69094,034
Nepalese 076247,63992,262084260,32392,779
Korean 0231,501,58791,2610422,051,57291,860
Hmong 020335,61288,572039362,24487,651
Japanese 022717,41387,7890411,587,04097,690
Indonesian 02184,07486,994040155,17387,552
Cambodian 015280,86286,653034376,09689,407
Thai 028197,15885,889047328,17688,770
Vietnamese 0291,887,55084,5720482,301,86886,025
Bangladeshi 014256,68180,288033272,33880,196
Laotian 024173,52478,551043245,22079,260
Burmese 073225,59169,281081244,08670,830

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

In the 2019 American Community Survey, the following figures regarding detailed Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander races are reported. [6]

S0201: ACS 1-Year Estimates Selected Population Profiles (2019)
Detailed RaceAloneAlone or in Combination with Other Races
CodePopulationMedian household income (US$)CodePopulationMedian household income (US$)
Guamanian or Chamorro 05678,32372,722066160,77370,792
Samoan 053112,84567,573063204,64066,558
Polynesian 051373,94565,968061865,15569,331
Micronesian 055173,59262,65906526764,379
Native Hawaiian 052198,73462,272062607,01069,642

American Indian and Alaska Native

In the 2014 American Community Survey, the following figures regarding 12 prominent American Indian and Alaska Native tribes are reported. [7]

Median Household Income Ranked By Native American Tribal Grouping (2014)
RankGroupIncome (US$)
1 Chickasaw 49,963
2 Choctaw 47,783
3 Alaska Natives 47,402
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

Hispanic and Latino Americans

Income by Race and Ethnicity and Hispanic origins 2023 (Household and Per Capita) Income by Race and Ethnicity and Hispanic origins 2023.png
Income by Race and Ethnicity and Hispanic origins 2023 (Household and Per Capita)

In the 2021 American Community Survey, the following figures regarding detailed Hispanic and Latino ethnicities are reported. [4]

S0201: ACS 1-Year Estimates Selected Population Profiles (2021)
Detailed RaceAloneAlone or in Combination with Other Races
CodePopulationMedian household income (US$)CodePopulationMedian household income (US$)
Argentine 286,34693,798
Bolivian 116,64687,192
Chilean 172,06284,719
Uruguayan 60,01382,003
Costa Rican 154,78481,088
Peruvian 720,62677,024
Nicaraguan 429,50173,790
Colombian 2,601,72073,556
Brazilian 1,905,00073,285
Ecuadorian 870,96572,163
Panamanian 206,21969,864
Venezuelan 814,08069,830
Paraguayan 25,02269,470
Salvadoran 2,473,947

69,319

Mexican 37,414,77266,481
Cuban 2,435,57366,241
Haitian 1,084,05566,069
Guatemalan 1,524,74361,103
Puerto Rican 5,905,17859,268
Dominican 2,393,71856,758
Honduran 1,083,54055,380


Detailed ancestry

The list below provides median household incomes by ethnicity but does not include all ethnic groups as tracked by the United States Census according to the 2023: ACS 1-Year Estimates. [9]

RankReported AncestoryIncome (US$)
1Australian$116,649
2South African$107,595
3Iranian$104,993
4Latvian$104,240
4Serbian$101,546
5Austrian$101,561
6European$100,615
7Russian$100,458
8 Lebanese $100,406
9Romanian$99,485
10Basque$98,879
11Greek$97,457
12Swiss$96,472
13Lithuanian$96,471
14Croatian$96,070

The list below provides median household incomes by ethnicity but does not include all ethnic groups as tracked by the United States Census according to the 2022: ACS 1-Year Estimates.

Median Household Income by detailed ancestry [10]
AncestryIncome (US$)
Latvian 109,733
Iranian 99,678
Australian 95,923
South African 94,159
Lebanese 92,697
European 91,857
Macedonian 91,852
Russian 90,296
Austrian 89,459
Croatian 88,325
Turkish 87,648
Lithuanian 87,433
Greek 87,428
British 87,288
Swiss 85,543
Albanian 85,092
Serbian 84,607
Danish 84,520
Scandinavian 84,518
Bulgarian 84,437
Italian 84,416
Slovene 84,261
Ghanaian 84,323
Czech 83,823
Armenian 83,756
Slovak 83,755
Ukrainian 83,723
Guyanese 83,412
Scottish 83,342
Portuguese 82,925
Polish 82,846
Swedish 82,731
Syrian 82,532
Belgian 82,469
Israeli 82,436
Romanian 81,768
Canadian 81,576
English 81,200
Norwegian 81,168
Nigerian 80,711
Hungarian 80,684
Finnish 79,215
German 78,960
Irish 78,949
Yugoslav 78,560
Welsh 78,025
Scotch-Irish 77,802
Trinidadian and Tobagonian 77,539
French Canadian 76,292
French 75,783
Palestinian 75,521
Czechoslovakian 75,453
Egyptian 74,848
Dutch 74,717
Jamaican 72,972
Arab [a] 72,943
West Indian 72,657
Ethiopian 72,438
Barbadian 72,053
Haitian 71,777
Brazilian 70,904
Assyrian 70,692
All Sub-Saharan 83,823
Cajun 66,476
Jordanian 65,607
Belizean 63,785
Pennsylvania Dutch 62,436
Moroccan 61,773
American 59,995
Iraqi 57,067
Appalachian 49,747
  1. ↑ All groups

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 American Community Survey (2021). "S0201: Selected Population Profile in the United States". American Community Survey 2021. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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  4. 1 2 American Community Survey (2021). "S0201: Selected Population Profile in the United States". American Community Survey 2021. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ Asante-Muhammad, Dedrick; Sim, Sally (2020-05-14). "Racial Wealth Snapshot: Asian Americans and the Racial Wealth Divide » NCRC" . Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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