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. 2021 Mar 31;4(3):e213789. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.3789

Table 1. Workforce and Educational Pipeline Population Estimates Based on 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) Dataa.

Race/ethnicity Workforce Educational pipeline
Weighted count Weighted % (SE) [95% CI]b Weighted count Weighted % (SE) [95% CI]b
White 89 756 689 60.5 (0.06) [60.39-60.61] 38 995 242 54.5 (0.09) [54.29-54.63]
Black 17 916 227 12.1 (0.04) [11.99-12.16] 9 830 765 13.7 (0.07) [13.60-13.86]
Asian 9 319 708 6.3 (0.03) [6.23-6.33] 4 642 874 6.5 (0.04) [6.40-6.56]
AIAN 850 074 0.6 (0.01) [0.56-0.59] 505 207 0.7 (0.01) [0.68-0.73]
NHPI 258 330 0.2 (0.01) [0.16-0.18] 145 014 0.2 (0.01) [0.19-0.22]
Multiple race/other 3 303 576 2.2 (0.02) [2.19-2.26] 2 231 633 3.1 (0.03) [3.06-3.18]
Hispanic 26 953 648 18.2 (0.05) [18.08-18.26] 15 257 274 21.3 (0.07) [21.16-21.45]
Total 148 358 252 100 71 608 009 100

Abbreviations: AIAN, American Indian or Alaska Native; NHPI, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

a

All estimates came from the 2019 one-year ACS. General workforce estimates included individuals aged 20 to 65 years who were working or searching for work. Total educational pipeline estimates included individuals aged 20 to 35 years (the potential student population).

b

The SE is the linearized SE of the column percentage, and the 95% CI represents the lower and upper 95% confidence bound for the column percentage.