As of 2020, the majority of employees in the United States (U.S.) had started saving for retirement. However, female employees lagged behind. For instance, only ** percent of women of Asian ethnicity in the United States started saving for their retirement in 2020, ** percent less than men with the same origin.
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Empower Retirement. (January 15, 2021). Share of employees that started saving for retirement in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221383/retirement-savings-by-gender-and-ethnicity-us/
Empower Retirement. "Share of employees that started saving for retirement in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and gender." Chart. January 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221383/retirement-savings-by-gender-and-ethnicity-us/
Empower Retirement. (2021). Share of employees that started saving for retirement in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221383/retirement-savings-by-gender-and-ethnicity-us/
Empower Retirement. "Share of Employees That Started Saving for Retirement in The United States in 2020, by Ethnicity and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221383/retirement-savings-by-gender-and-ethnicity-us/
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Share of employees that started saving for retirement in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and gender [Graph], Empower Retirement, January 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221383/retirement-savings-by-gender-and-ethnicity-us/