Payment status of student loan debt in 2019, divided by race/ethnicity

According to the Federal Reserve Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2019 - May 2020, only 7% of white Americans under 40 with student loan debt were behind on their student loan payments, while 26% of Black Americans under 40 with student loan debt were behind on their student loan payments. Hispanic Americans fell closer to Black Americans , with 19% behind on their student loan payments.

Data is current as of May 2020, according to the Federal Reserve. Race/ethnicity numbers and nomenclature from Federal Reserve Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2019 - May 2020.
Chart: Laina S. Miller Source: U.S. Federal Reserve System Get the data