Key facts about U.S. Latinos with graduate degrees
In 2021, nearly 2.5 million Latinos in the United States held advanced degrees such as master’s degrees or doctorates.
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In 2021, nearly 2.5 million Latinos in the United States held advanced degrees such as master’s degrees or doctorates.
About one-in-four Asian Americans (24%) consider themselves extremely or very informed about the history of Asian people in the United States.
More Black Americans say health outcomes for Black people in the United States have improved over the past 20 years than say outcomes have worsened.
Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the United States over roughly the past two decades and since 2020.
Burmese (19%) and Hmong Americans (17%) were among the Asian origin groups with the highest poverty rates in 2022.
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Among all Asian origin groups in the U.S., Chinese American households had the highest income inequality in 2022.
In an August 2022 survey, 54% of Black adults said they had a very or somewhat negative impression of capitalism, up from 40% in May 2019.
The number of Black eligible voters in the United States is projected to reach 34.4 million in November 2024 after several years of modest growth.
The median wealth of immigrant households increased by 42% from December 2019 to December 2021.
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