Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/284088 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. WP 2024-03
Publisher: 
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Abstract: 
Every three years, the Federal Reserve System conducts the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF)-one of the most detailed examinations of household wealth in the U.S. The two most recent surveys were conducted in 2019 and 2022, thus providing a valuable resource to researchers exploring wealth changes during the Covid-19 pandemic and recovery. This working paper draws from the SCF and other important sources to present data on the racial wealth gap and socioeconomic factors that impact the racial disparity in net worth between households by race and ethnicity. We demonstrate that the racial wealth gap continues to worsen, despite increased educational attainment, business formation, and homeownership.
JEL: 
D31
D63
E24
I24
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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