Children in families where the household head lacks a high school diploma by race and ethnicity in United States

Children in families where the household head lacks a high school diploma by race and ethnicity

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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.

Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Children under age 18 who live in families where the household head does not have a high school diploma or GED or higher by race and ethnicity.

Data Source

PRB analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Notes

S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.

N.A. - Data not available.

Beginning in 2020, any comparisons to prior estimates by race and ethnicity should be made with caution. Differences may be the result of demographic changes and/or differences in question wording, race reporting, or coding updates. For more information, visit the ACS Race User Note: Improvements to the Race Question.

A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at

Children in families where the household head lacks a high school diploma by race and ethnicity.

Last Updated

January 2024

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Children in families where the household head lacks a high school diploma by race and ethnicity in United States