Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce analysis of data from the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2009–23 (pooled).
Notes: STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Representation ratios are calculated by dividing the share of workers within a given racial/ethnic or gender group with a bachelor’s degree in a specified field of study by the share of workers in a given racial/ethnic or gender group with a bachelor’s degree in any field in the workforce at large. Ratio values below one indicate underrepresentation relative to the representation of the racial/ethnic or gender group within the same-age bachelor’s-degree-holding workforce overall, ratio values above one represent overrepresentation by this metric, and values equal to or close to one indicate equitable representation by this metric. Values associated with “early-career bachelor’s degree holders” reflect over- or underrepresentation among full-time, full-year workers ages 22–26 with bachelor’s degrees only. Values associated with “prime-age bachelor’s degree holders” reflect over- or underrepresentation among full-time, full-year workers ages 25–54 with bachelor’s degrees only. Analysis excludes workers with graduate degrees.