Race relations in the United States

Statistics report about race relations in the United States

Race relations in the United States

This report presents statistics and facts on race relations in the United States. The report begins with an overview of the discrimination faced by racial minorities in the United States, with further detail provided on income, employment, housing, and health inequalities. The report also includes information on the role of race in education and in law enforcement, crime, and punishment, followed by a concluding section divulging opinions of the American public.

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Racial discrimination in the U.S.

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  • Premium Statistic Share of Americans who feel they belong and are accepted U.S. 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Americans' beliefs on why they feel they do not belong/are not accepted 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Share of Black adults who experienced discrimination U.S. 2021, by party
  • Premium Statistic Share of Hispanics discrimination experiences in the U.S. 2021, by skin tone
  • Premium Statistic Share of LGBTQ+ adults who reported discrimination in the past year U.S 2022, by race
  • Premium Statistic Share of Black Americans who reported unfair treatment in select situations 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of adults who experienced racial discrimination or violence U.S. 2020, by race
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who faced negative experiences due to race or ethnicity 2020
  • Premium Statistic Perceived opportunities for advancement among higher ed employees U.S. 2021, by race
  • Premium Statistic U.S beliefs on why Asian Americans are less likely to be in high-level positions 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of Black adults who believe institutional overhauls are necessary U.S. 2021

Income and employment inequalities

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. employment rate in 2023, by race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. unemployment rate disabled persons 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of high income households in the U.S. 2002-2021, by race
  • Basic Statistic U.S. median household income 1967-2022, by race and ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic U.S. mean earnings by educational attainment and ethnicity/race 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. wage and salary workers: weekly earnings by gender and ethnicity 2023
  • Basic Statistic Hourly wages of different races compared to housing wages in the U.S. 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic U.S. median weekly earnings 2023, by union affiliation and race
  • Premium Statistic Share of Black adults who say they need more income U.S. 2023, by education level
  • Premium Statistic Share of food secure and insecure individuals in the U.S. 2021, by race and ethnicity

Disparities in housing, health, and medical care

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. home ownership rate 2022, by race
  • Premium Statistic Median mortgage rate in the U.S. 2019-2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Denial rates for mortgages in the U.S. 2019-2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Share of renters experiencing housing insecurity in the US 2017-2020, by race
  • Basic Statistic Life expectancy at birth, by race, Hispanic origin and sex U.S. 2019-2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of senior citizens who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by race
  • Premium Statistic Unmet health care needs due to discrimination in the U.S. in 2022, by sexuality
  • Basic Statistic COVID-19 and Long COVID death rates in the U.S. in 2021-2022, by race and ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Healthcare coverage share among U.S. elderly population in 2021, by race and coverage
  • Premium Statistic Stroke death rates among Black and White men in the U.S. 2015-2021
  • Basic Statistic Stroke death rates among Black and White women in the U.S. 2015-2021

Race and education

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  • Premium Statistic Number of high school students enrolled in four-year colleges U.S. 2019-2029, by race
  • Premium Statistic Share of bachelor's students as caregivers or full-time employees U.S. 2022, by race
  • Premium Statistic Black students who feel discriminated in higher education U.S. 2022, by program
  • Premium Statistic Share of US adults who approve of colleges considering race to improve diversity 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of Americans who believe college admissions should consider race U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Asian Americans' beliefs on affirmative action U.S. 2023, by party
  • Premium Statistic US views on including the Asian American experience in U.S. history 2023, by party
  • Premium Statistic Parents with select beliefs on how slavery is taught in school U.S. 2022, by party
  • Premium Statistic U.S. preferences for race-related curricula in K-12 schools 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Share of K-12 students who feel their school respects who they are U.S. 2023, by race

Law enforcement, crime, and punishment

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  • Premium Statistic Incarceration rate in the U.S. 2021, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Jail incarceration rate U.S. 2021, by race
  • Basic Statistic United States: number of arrests 1933-1970, by race
  • Basic Statistic People shot to death by U.S. police 2017-2024, by race
  • Basic Statistic Rate of fatal police shootings U.S. 2015-2024, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Share of police killings while victim was fleeing U.S. 2015-2022, by race
  • Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - racial distribution of death row inmates 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of hate crime incidents U.S. 2022, by bias motivation
  • Premium Statistic Number of hate crime victims U.S. 2022, by bias motivation
  • Premium Statistic Number of known race-based hate crime offenders U.S. 2021, by motivation
  • Premium Statistic Share of Black adults who believe prison system requires major changes U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. views on the impact of widely shared videos of police violence 2023, by party

U.S. opinion

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  • Premium Statistic Share of Americans who worry about race relations U.S. 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. views on whether race relations have declined over the last five years 2023
  • Premium Statistic Americans' views on the future of race relations in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. views on the impact of race or ethnicity on a person's ability to get ahead 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. views on the treatment of Black people and White people in society 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. beliefs on whether slavery affects Black people today 2021, by party
  • Premium Statistic Share of adults who see more discrimination against select groups U.S. 2022, by party
  • Premium Statistic Share of people who feel white people are discriminated against by age U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic American attitudes towards racial minorities U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of adults who support the Black Lives Matter movement U.S. 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults' beliefs on increasing diversity at work 2023, by race

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