This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population, aged 25 years and older, with a bachelor's degree or more as of 2010. The results are distinguished by ethnic groups. 49 percent of Asian-Americans aged 25 and older held a bachelor's degree as of 2010.
Percentage of U.S. population groups aged 25 and over with a bachelor's degree, by ethnicity 2010
Characteristic
Percentage with bachelor´s degree
Asian
49%
White
31%
U.S. population
28%
Black
18%
Hispanic
13%
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Total household income is based on the income of those aged 18 and over. Race or ethnicity of the household is determined by the ethnicity of the head of the household.
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Pew Research Center. (June 19, 2012). Percentage of U.S. population groups aged 25 and over with a bachelor's degree, by ethnicity 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/233729/percentage-of-us-population-with-a-bachelors-degree-by-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of U.S. population groups aged 25 and over with a bachelor's degree, by ethnicity 2010." Chart. June 19, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233729/percentage-of-us-population-with-a-bachelors-degree-by-ethnicity/
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