Spotlight on Women of Color: Employment and Earnings Data
Data on Women’s Employment and Earnings by Race and Ethnicity, United States, 2013
Distribution of the Male and Female Workforce by Race and Ethnicity, Aged 16 and Older, United States, 2013
Distribution of Employed Women Across Broad Occupational Groups by Race and Ethnicity, Aged 16 and Older, United States, 2013
Unemployment Rates by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, Aged 16 and Older, United States, 2014
Data on Women’s Employment and Earnings by Detailed Racial and Ethnic Groups, United States, 2013
Data on Women’s Employment and Earnings by Race and Ethnicity, United States, 2013 |
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Median Annual Earnings for Women and Men Employed Full-Time, Year-Round
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Ratio of Women’s Earnings to Men’s of the Same Racial/ Ethnic Group
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Ratio of Women’s Earnings to White Men’s Earnings
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Percent of Women in the Labor Force
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Percent of All Women Employed in Managerial or Professional Occupations
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Women
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Men
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Percent
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Percent
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Percent
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Percent
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White
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$40,000
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$52,000
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76.9%
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76.9%
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57.7%
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44.0%
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Hispanic
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$28,000
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$30,900
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90.6%
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53.8%
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58.9%
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24.7%
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Black
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$34,000
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$37,500
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90.7%
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65.4%
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62.4%
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32.9%
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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$46,000
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$59,000
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78.0%
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88.5%
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58.7%
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47.7%
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Native American
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$31,000
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$37,000
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83.8%
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59.6%
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53.6%
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30.9%
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Other Race or Two or More Races
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$38,000
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$45,000
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84.4%
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73.1%
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62.3%
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38.8%
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Notes: Aged 16 and older. Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races.
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).
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Distribution of the Male and Female Workforce by Race and Ethnicity, Aged 16 and Older, United States, 2013 |
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Women
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Men
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White
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64.1%
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64.9%
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Hispanic
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14.7%
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17.3%
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Black
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13.2%
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10.2%
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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5.5%
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5.3%
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Native American
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0.6%
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0.5%
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Other Race or Two or More Races
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1.9%
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1.8%
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All Workers
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75,371,030
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84,217,865
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Note: Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races.
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).
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Distribution of Employed Women Across Broad Occupational Groups by Race and Ethnicity, Aged 16 and Older, United States, 2013 |
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Management, Business, and Financial
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Professional and Related
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Service
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Sales and Related
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Office and Administrative Support
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Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance
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Production, Transportation, and Material Moving
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Total Number of Women Workers
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White
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15.0%
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28.9%
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18.3%
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11.2%
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21.2%
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0.7%
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4.6%
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45,190,472
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Hispanic
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8.9%
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15.9%
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32.3%
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12.5%
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19.0%
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2.0%
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9.5%
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9,863,162
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Black
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11.1%
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21.8%
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28.2%
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11.1%
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20.1%
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0.6%
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7.0%
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8,590,191
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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15.8%
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32.0%
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20.6%
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10.1%
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14.4%
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0.4%
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6.7%
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3,851,339
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Native American
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10.1%
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20.8%
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27.5%
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11.0%
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22.5%
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1.7%
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6.5%
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375,834
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Other Race or Two or More Races
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13.2%
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25.8%
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23.6%
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13.3%
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18.7%
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1.0%
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4.5%
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1,294,923
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All Women
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13.7%
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26.3%
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21.8%
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11.4%
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20.3%
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0.9%
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5.7%
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69,165,921
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Note: Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races.
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).
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Unemployment Rates by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, Aged 16 and Older, United States, 2014 |
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Women
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Men
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White
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5.2%
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5.4%
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Hispanic
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8.2%
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6.8%
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Black
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10.5%
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12.2%
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Asian
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4.6%
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5.3%
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Total
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6.1%
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6.3%
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Notes: Includes the civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 16 and older. Hispanics or Latinos may be of any race and are classified by both ethnicity and race. Asians do not include Pacific Islanders. Data are not available for Native Americans or for those who identify with another race or two or more races.
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Source: IWPR compilation of data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Data on Women’s Employment and Earnings by Detailed Racial and Ethnic Groups, United States, 2013 |
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Median Annual Earnings for Women and Men Employed Full-Time, Year-Round
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Ratio of Women’s Earnings to Men’s of the Same Racial/ Ethnic Group
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Ratio of Women’s Earnings to White Men’s Earnings
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Percent of Women in the Labor Force
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Percent of All Women Employed in Managerial or Professional Occupations
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Women
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Men
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Percent
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Percent
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Percent
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Percent
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Hispanic
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Mexican
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$26,381
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$30,034
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87.8%
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50.7%
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57.8%
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22.1%
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Spaniard
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$40,586
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$53,854
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75.4%
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78.1%
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60.2%
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42.0%
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Carribean
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Cuban
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$31,069
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$36,000
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86.3%
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59.7%
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55.9%
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35.1%
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Dominican
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$27,395
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$31,700
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86.4%
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52.7%
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62.8%
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20.1%
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Puerto Rican
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$35,212
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$40,000
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88.0%
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67.7%
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58.6%
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31.9%
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Central America
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Costa Rican
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$33,483
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$40,000
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83.7%
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64.4%
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60.5%
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36.4%
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Guatemalan
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$23,337
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$24,855
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93.9%
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44.9%
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61.8%
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14.6%
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Honduran
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$22,784
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$25,000
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91.1%
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43.8%
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65.4%
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13.0%
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Nicaraguan
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$29,000
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$31,069
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93.3%
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55.8%
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63.0%
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26.1%
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Panamanian
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$37,283
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$45,568
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81.8%
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71.7%
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64.6%
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33.4%
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Salvadoran
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$23,540
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$28,998
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81.2%
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45.3%
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65.7%
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13.8%
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Other Central American
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$31,454
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$30,439
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103.3%
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60.5%
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63.7%
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17.8%
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South America
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Argentinean
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$40,804
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$50,732
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80.4%
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78.5%
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63.5%
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48.8%
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Bolivian
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$36,248
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$41,000
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88.4%
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69.7%
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70.1%
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28.8%
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Chilean
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$36,248
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$44,533
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81.4%
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69.7%
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59.7%
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41.9%
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Colombian
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$32,875
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$40,586
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81.0%
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63.2%
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65.8%
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33.6%
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Ecuadorian
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$29,000
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$32,000
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90.6%
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55.8%
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62.2%
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24.8%
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Peruvian
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$30,439
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$38,252
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79.6%
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58.5%
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66.0%
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29.0%
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Uruguayan
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$31,069
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$38,837
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80.0%
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59.7%
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64.5%
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27.3%
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Venezuelan
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$36,000
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$50,000
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72.0%
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69.2%
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63.4%
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41.6%
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Other South American
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$31,069
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$40,586
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76.6%
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59.7%
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63.3%
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32.7%
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Other Hispanic
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$32,000
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$38,049
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84.1%
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61.5%
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57.6%
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31.1%
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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Eastern Asia
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Chinese
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$50,747
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$60,879
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83.4%
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97.6%
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57.9%
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52.9%
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Hmong
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$30,000
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$31,454
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95.4%
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57.7%
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63.0%
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24.6%
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Japanese
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$50,732
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$65,952
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76.9%
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97.6%
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48.5%
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53.3%
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Korean
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$41,426
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$51,782
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80.0%
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79.7%
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52.5%
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45.2%
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South Central Asia
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Bangladeshi
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$30,439
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$39,147
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77.8%
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58.5%
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44.3%
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33.3%
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Indian
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$60,879
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$81,172
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75.0%
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117.1%
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56.3%
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64.1%
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Pakistani
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$44,644
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$51,782
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86.2%
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85.9%
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41.8%
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52.0%
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Sri Lankan
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$48,000
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$53,854
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89.1%
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92.3%
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63.3%
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60.2%
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South Eastern Asia
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Cambodian
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$31,069
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$37,000
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84.0%
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59.7%
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61.0%
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22.3%
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Filipino
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$45,000
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$46,604
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96.6%
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86.5%
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68.2%
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46.8%
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Indonesian
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$37,745
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$41,426
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91.1%
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72.6%
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59.2%
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40.1%
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Laotian
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$32,000
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$36,248
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88.3%
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61.5%
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64.8%
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22.8%
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Thai
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$35,000
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$41,426
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84.5%
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67.3%
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60.1%
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35.2%
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Vietnamese
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$32,000
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$41,426
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77.2%
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61.5%
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62.2%
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28.8%
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Other Asian
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$32,000
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$35,716
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89.6%
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61.5%
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56.0%
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31.8%
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Pacific Islander
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Guamanian/Chamorro
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$37,283
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$40,586
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91.9%
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71.7%
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63.8%
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30.5%
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Hawaiian
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$35,000
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$41,426
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84.5%
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67.3%
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64.4%
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31.2%
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Samoan
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$31,069
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$40,500
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76.7%
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59.7%
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62.0%
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21.3%
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Other Pacific Islander
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$31,069
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$35,513
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87.5%
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59.7%
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61.7%
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21.8%
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Two or More Asian/Pacific Islander Races
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$42,615
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$51,782
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82.3%
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82.0%
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63.7%
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45.1%
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Native American
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Alaska Native
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$36,248
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$43,700
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82.9%
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69.7%
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56.6%
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26.5%
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Apache
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$28,500
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$31,000
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91.9%
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54.8%
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57.9%
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27.6%
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Cherokee
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$32,469
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$41,426
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78.4%
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62.4%
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53.9%
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35.6%
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Chickasaw
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$42,000
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$48,000
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87.5%
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80.8%
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55.1%
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42.9%
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Chippewa
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$31,454
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$40,000
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78.6%
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60.5%
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59.4%
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32.6%
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Choctaw
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$33,000
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$40,000
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82.5%
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63.5%
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58.3%
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39.3%
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Creek
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$34,000
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$34,498
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98.6%
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65.4%
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58.9%
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34.2%
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Iroquois
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$34,280
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$40,586
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84.5%
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65.9%
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56.5%
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36.6%
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Lumbee
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$28,791
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$36,000
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80.0%
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55.4%
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55.2%
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31.3%
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Navajo
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$28,998
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$32,000
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90.6%
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55.8%
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52.2%
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30.4%
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Pueblo
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$30,439
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$30,439
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100.0%
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58.5%
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59.0%
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33.0%
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Sioux
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$28,410
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$31,069
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91.4%
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54.6%
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54.4%
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29.6%
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Other American Indian Tribe
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$32,469
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$37,283
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87.1%
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62.4%
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54.1%
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32.2%
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Two or More American Indian and/or Alaska Native Tribes
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$34,000
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$38,049
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89.4%
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65.4%
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54.8%
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33.3%
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Notes: Data are three-year (2011–2013) averages. Aged 16 and older. Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races.
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).
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