In the United States in 2022, Asian Americans spent an average of 19.8 minutes reading per day. White readers spent the most time with books each day, whereas Hispanic Americans read for just six minutes on average.
Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by ethnicity
(in hours)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 22, 2023). Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by ethnicity (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by ethnicity (in hours)." Chart. June 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by ethnicity (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Daily Time Spent Reading per Capita in The United States from 2018 to 2022, by Ethnicity (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by ethnicity (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited October 18, 2024)
Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by ethnicity (in hours) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/412471/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-ethnicity/