Factsheets

Men of Color

Men of Color in Higher Education

CENSUS OVERVIEW

According to the Census’ American Community Survey, in 2022 18.5% of the total U.S. population
identified as a man of color. In total, 9.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino men, 5.7% were
Black men, 2.8% were Asian men, 0.3% were American Indian/Alaska Native men, and 0.1% were Native
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander men. Among men of color aged 25 or over, 26.7% had earned a bachelor’s
degree or higher. The rate for Asian men is 59.8%, for Black men it is 22%, for Hispanic or Latino men it is
18.5%, for Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander men it is 21.2%, and for American Indian/Alaska Native men it
is 14.1%. Bachelor’s degree or higher attainment is up from 19.7% in 2010 for men of color, with an
average increase of 5.1 percentage points for all included racial/ethnic groups. Despite this increase,
educational attainment for men of color in 2022 fell short of the national rate of 34.5% for all men.