WealthGap

  • The Racial Wealth Gap and Recovering from Income Shocks

    The Racial Wealth Gap and Recovering from Income Shocks

    The racial wealth gap in the United States is a legacy of nefarious actions and policies such as slavery, Jim Crow laws, and redlining. Based on data from the Survey of Consumer Finances in 2016, the median white family had a net worth of $188,200, nearly eight times that of…