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Table 3. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more: poverty status by educational attainment, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2024 (Numbers in thousands)

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Table 3. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more: poverty status by educational attainment, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2024 (Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Total	Men	Women	Below poverty level			Rate(1)
	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
Total, 16 years and older	164,346	87,111	77,235	6,203	2,900	3,303	3.8	3.3	4.3
Less than a high school diploma	11,545	7,209	4,336	1,242	711	531	10.8	9.9	12.2
Less than 1 year of high school	3,623	2,432	1,191	440	274	166	12.2	11.3	14.0
1-3 years of high school	5,648	3,407	2,240	557	295	262	9.9	8.7	11.7
4 years of high school, no diploma	2,274	1,370	904	244	142	102	10.8	10.4	11.3
High school graduates, no college(2)	42,845	25,687	17,158	2,533	1,168	1,365	5.9	4.5	8.0
Some college or associate's degree	41,908	21,292	20,616	1,601	644	957	3.8	3.0	4.6
Some college, no degree	24,055	12,443	11,612	1,053	406	647	4.4	3.3	5.6
Associate's degree	17,853	8,849	9,004	548	237	311	3.1	2.7	3.4
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	68,049	32,923	35,126	827	378	450	1.2	1.1	1.3
White, 16 years and older	124,368	67,018	57,351	4,056	2,062	1,993	3.3	3.1	3.5
Less than a high school diploma	9,105	5,887	3,219	916	575	341	10.1	9.8	10.6
Less than 1 year of high school	3,007	2,101	906	370	240	130	12.3	11.4	14.3
1-3 years of high school	4,448	2,729	1,719	380	231	149	8.5	8.5	8.7
4 years of high school, no diploma	1,650	1,057	593	167	105	62	10.1	9.9	10.5
High school graduates, no college(2)	32,356	19,799	12,557	1,620	784	836	5.0	4.0	6.7
Some college or associate's degree	31,829	16,359	15,470	1,020	471	549	3.2	2.9	3.5
Some college, no degree	17,921	9,349	8,572	659	295	365	3.7	3.2	4.3
Associate's degree	13,908	7,010	6,898	361	176	185	2.6	2.5	2.7
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	51,078	24,972	26,106	498	232	267	1.0	0.9	1.0
Black or African American, 16 years and older	21,406	10,316	11,091	1,496	528	968	7.0	5.1	8.7
Less than a high school diploma	1,240	646	594	208	81	127	16.8	12.5	21.5
Less than 1 year of high school	206	89	116	29	9	21	14.3	9.9	17.7
1-3 years of high school	623	359	264	120	42	78	19.3	11.7	29.6
4 years of high school, no diploma	411	198	213	59	30	29	14.2	15.1	13.5
High school graduates, no college(2)	6,743	3,701	3,043	657	255	402	9.7	6.9	13.2
Some college or associate's degree	6,509	3,150	3,358	447	125	321	6.9	4.0	9.6
Some college, no degree	3,990	1,993	1,997	304	82	221	7.6	4.1	11.1
Associate's degree	2,519	1,157	1,362	143	43	100	5.7	3.7	7.3
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	6,914	2,819	4,096	184	67	117	2.7	2.4	2.8
Asian, 16 years and older	12,172	6,526	5,645	289	148	141	2.4	2.3	2.5
Less than a high school diploma	558	287	271	29	6	22	5.2	2.2	8.3
Less than 1 year of high school	234	127	107	11	3	8	4.7	2.5	7.2
1-3 years of high school	237	122	115	10	-	10	4.3	-	8.8
4 years of high school, no diploma	87	38	49	8	3	5	8.9	-	-
High school graduates, no college(2)	1,723	968	755	78	45	33	4.5	4.7	4.3
Some college or associate's degree	1,767	953	814	61	29	32	3.4	3.0	3.9
Some college, no degree	1,004	576	429	29	13	16	2.8	2.2	3.7
Associate's degree	762	377	385	32	16	16	4.2	4.2	4.2
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	8,124	4,318	3,806	122	68	54	1.5	1.6	1.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and older	32,752	18,290	14,462	2,044	1,069	975	6.2	5.8	6.7
Less than a high school diploma	6,129	4,111	2,018	730	456	273	11.9	11.1	13.5
Less than 1 year of high school	2,794	1,931	863	373	232	141	13.3	12.0	16.3
1-3 years of high school	2,293	1,493	800	221	132	89	9.6	8.8	11.2
4 years of high school, no diploma	1,041	686	355	136	93	43	13.1	13.6	12.1
High school graduates, no college(2)	11,146	6,783	4,364	830	412	418	7.4	6.1	9.6
Some college or associate's degree	7,580	3,738	3,842	324	128	196	4.3	3.4	5.1
Some college, no degree	4,545	2,207	2,339	200	80	121	4.4	3.6	5.2
Associate's degree	3,035	1,531	1,504	123	48	75	4.1	3.2	5.0
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	7,896	3,658	4,238	161	73	88	2.0	2.0	2.1
(1) Number below the poverty level as a percent of the total in the labor force for 27 weeks or more. (2) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent. (3) Includes people with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).