Census Overview
According to the Census’ American Community Survey, in 2023 18.7% of the total U.S. population identifi ed as a man of color. In total, 9.8% 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, 27% had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. The rate for Asian men is 59.5%, for Black men it is 22.8%, for Hispanic or Latino men it is 18.9%, for Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander men it is 17.3%, and for American Indian/Alaska Native men it is 13.6%. Bachelor’s degree or higher attainment is up from 20.7% in 2013 for men of color, with an average increase of 2.9 percentage points for all included racial/ethnic groups. American Indian/Alaska Native men were the only population whose attainment decreased from 2013 to 2023, decreasing by 1.9 percentage points. Despite the overall increase, educational attainment for men of color in 2023 fell short of the national rate of 34.9% for all men.
