August 25, 2020 - A Demographic Profile of Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Page 18

The share of Arlington’s population
with a bachelor’s degree is LOWER
than the U.S. across all racial and
ethnic groups except for black
residents, while the unemployment
rate for those college-educated black
residents is three times higher than
the white population.
Unemployment Rate by Race, Ethnicity
& Educational Attainment, 2017
Percent of Population with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, 2017
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
36.6%
31.8%
27.2%
21.4%
36.6%
55.1%
White Black Asian or Pacific
Islander
Arlington
34.4%
31.4%
More than One
Race
U.S.
20.3%
15.5%
Latino (U.S.-
Born)
11.5%
7.3%
Latino
(Immigrant)
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
2.2%
6.1%
4.6% 4.5%
3.8%
1.7%
5.4%
3.2%
1.0%
0.0%
White
People of color
Less than Highschool High School Degree Some College Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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