During a survey conducted in 2020, 55 percent of people who made 100,000 U.S. dollars or more said that they do not think there is a lot of discrimination against white people in the United States. However, 37 percent of respondents in the same income bracket believed there was a lot of discrimination against white people - the most out of any income group.
Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in the United States in 2020, by income
Characteristic
Yes, there is a lot discrimination
No, not a lot of discrimination
Not sure
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Total sample size was 1,000 respondents.
Original question: Just your impression, in the United States today, is there a lot of discrimination against white people, or not?
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The Huffington Post. (October 7, 2020). Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in the United States in 2020, by income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987534/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-income-us/
The Huffington Post. "Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in the United States in 2020, by income." Chart. October 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987534/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-income-us/
The Huffington Post. (2020). Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in the United States in 2020, by income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987534/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-income-us/
The Huffington Post. "Share of Americans Who Feel There Is Discrimination against White People in The United States in 2020, by Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987534/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-income-us/
The Huffington Post, Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in the United States in 2020, by income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987534/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-income-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of Americans who feel there is discrimination against white people in the United States in 2020, by income [Graph], The Huffington Post, October 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987534/share-people-feel-discrimination-against-white-people-income-us/