Men’s educational attainment is highly stratified by race and ethnicity, with American Indian and Alaska Native, Hispanic, and Black men most likely to be “working class”: Share of men age 25 and older with given level of educational attainment, by race and ethnicity, 2019
| Less than high school | High school | Some college | College | Advanced degree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 7.2% | 27.6% | 28.7% | 22.6% | 13.9% |
| Black | 14.1% | 35.6% | 30.6% | 12.9% | 6.8% |
| Hispanic | 30.6% | 29.9% | 23.5% | 10.9% | 5.1% |
| AAPI | 10.7% | 14.6% | 18.3% | 29.4% | 27.0% |
| AIAN | 19.6% | 34.2% | 31.7% | 9.4% | 5.1% |
Notes: AAPI refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander, AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaskan Native. All race categories are single race and do not distinguish Hispanic ethnicity from non-Hispanic ethnicity, except for white, which is exclusive of Hispanic ethnicity (i.e., non-Hispanic white alone, Black alone, AAPI alone, and AIAN alone). Hispanic can be of any race.
Sources: Economic Policy Institute analysis of U.S. Census Bureau 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Detailed Tables B15002H, B15002B, B15002I, B15002D, B15002E, and B15002C.
Sources: Economic Policy Institute analysis of U.S. Census Bureau. 2022. 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Detailed Tables B15002H Sex by Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Over (White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino); B15002B Sex by Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Over (Black of African American Alone); B15002I Sex by Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Over (Hispanic or Latino); B15002D Sex by Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Over (Asian Alone); B15002E Sex by Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Over (Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone); B15002C Sex by Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Over (American Indian and Alaska Native Alone). Note that Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander data were combined to furnish data for the AAPI category. Accessed February 2022.