Chart: Social Security is important to all racial and ethnic groups, while pensions make biggest difference for blacks: Mean annual income of people age 65 and older by race and ethnicity, 2014 | Economic Policy Institute

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Social Security is important to all racial and ethnic groups, while pensions make biggest difference for blacks: Mean annual income of people age 65 and older by race and ethnicity, 2014

Race/ Ethnicity	Earnings	Social Security	Public pensions	Private pensions	401(k)s, IRAs, etc.	Asset income	Other	Total
All	$10,119	$12,232	$2,840	$3,131	$966	$4,019	$1,590	$34,897
Hispanic	$7,146	$8,937	$1,321	$1,281	$281	$1,491	$1,496	$21,954
Black non-Hispanic	$6,594	$10,552	$2,732	$2,622	$136	$1,424	$1,919	$25,978
White non-Hispanic	$10,816	$12,958	$3,065	$3,457	$1,162	$4,653	$1,549	$37,659

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Note: See box in text defining income sources.

Source: EPI analysis of U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata

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