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Educational Attainment by Race/Ethnicity

Educational attainment varies by race/ethnicity

In 2023, a sizable proportion of Lincoln’s adult population had received some education after high school, with at least some college or an associate degree.

This includes:

• 77.4% of residents identifying as White
• 69.9% of residents identifying as Asian
• 63.1% of residents identifying as Two or More races
• 58.7% of residents identifying as Black or African American
• 51.4% of residents identifying as Latino/a or Hispanic

Over the next 10 years, jobs requiring more postsecondary education are expected to grow faster than jobs requiring only some college, a high school diploma, or less.³⁰ Meanwhile, there may be financial or other barriers encountered by some racial and ethnic groups in obtaining at least a four-year college degree; disparities in education received increase for higher levels of education.

Lincoln residents attaining at least a four-year college degree include:

• 48.7% of residents identifying as Asian
• 44.6% of residents identifying as White
• 37.4% of residents identifying as Two or More races
• 23.6% of residents identifying as Black or African American
• 21.8% of residents identifying as Latino/a or Hispanic

Notes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-year estimates, B15002 Series.

Educational attainment refers to the highest level of education completed in terms of the highest degree, or the highest level of schooling completed. This data is available for the population of people 25 years of age and over.

Chart includes only racial/ethnic groups that make up more than 1% of the population.

Estimates unavailable in 2019 for Black/African American population and in 2020 for all groups.

Footnotes

30. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program, Table 5.2 Employment, wages, and projected change in employment by typical entry-level education (Employment in thousands). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor.