Income Disparity By Race By State
The typical black family s income is about half that of the average white family in the u s but the level of inequality varies by state.
Income disparity by race by state. The wealth gap in america has been growing since at least the 1970s as income levels stagnated for lower and middle class households while continuing to grow for households at the top of the spectrum. After analyzing census bureau american community survey data from 2011 through 2016 five u s. Montana california rhode island and maine are experiencing the fastest changes in income inequality in the u s. Median black white income gaps vary considerably but in all states white median household income is greater than black median household income.
In this state black residents earn a median income of 17 813. Wisconsin is the worst state for black americans according to the above metrics. By cody fenwick patch staff aug 24 2017 12 37 p m et. Alaska 4174 utah 4261 wyoming 4279 new hampshire 4344 hawaii 4369 despite these states being the least unequal in the u s their gini coefficients are still higher than many countries around the world.
Combine that with dismal home ownership rates and a staggering income gap and it s easy to see wisconsin has some ground to make up. Maine earns the dubious distinction of having the second highest racial income gap in the country with a disparity of 53 2 percent. Here the 10 states where income inequality is growing at the fastest rate. The five states with the least income inequality are.
In the badger state black imprisonment is more than 10 times that of white imprisonment. States in particular display unsettling levels of income inequality and worse its continuing rapid. Racial poverty gaps and poverty rates fluctuated widely e g puerto rico had a black white gap of 6 percentage points but high poverty while maryland had a gap of 7 percentage points but fairly low. Alaska is about as unequal as russia.
Zippia also analyzed how quickly inequality expanded in each state between 2010 and 2016.