This statistic illustrates the share of young Americans who are optimistic about their future in 2020, by ethnicity. During the survey, 25 percent of African American respondents said that they were very optimistic about their future, compared to eight percent of Asian Americans, 13 percent of Latinxs, and 18 percent of Whites.
Share of young Americans who are optimistic about their future in 2020, by ethnicity
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GenForward Survey. (April 30, 2020). Share of young Americans who are optimistic about their future in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017766/share-young-americans-optimistic-about-future-ethnicity/
GenForward Survey. "Share of young Americans who are optimistic about their future in 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. April 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017766/share-young-americans-optimistic-about-future-ethnicity/
GenForward Survey. (2020). Share of young Americans who are optimistic about their future in 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017766/share-young-americans-optimistic-about-future-ethnicity/
GenForward Survey. "Share of Young Americans Who Are Optimistic about Their Future in 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017766/share-young-americans-optimistic-about-future-ethnicity/
GenForward Survey, Share of young Americans who are optimistic about their future in 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017766/share-young-americans-optimistic-about-future-ethnicity/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Share of young Americans who are optimistic about their future in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], GenForward Survey, April 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1017766/share-young-americans-optimistic-about-future-ethnicity/