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From 2013 - 2016, the median net worth of Black families increased by 29%.   

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Florida has the highest number of Black-owned businesses.

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In 2019, 26.3% of Black individuals have earned a Bachelor's degree or higher.

Education

In 2022, Black individuals have the highest unemployment rates of any race/ethnicity group.

Employment

From 2018-2021, the median property value of Black households increased from $285,000 to $355,000.

Homeownership

Texas is home to the largest population of Black people in the United States with 3.4 million.

Population Demographics

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In a recent episode of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Follow the Data podcast, Garnesha Ezediaro, who leads the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, sits down with Natalie Evans Harris, executive director of the Black Wealth Data Center, and Gary Cunningham, president and CEO of Prosperity Now. They discuss how the Black Wealth Data Center will help leaders understand where and how to invest to disrupt systemic inequities and generate real, sustained Black wealth accumulation.

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The Black Wealth Indicators bring together a dozen county-level measures of wealth from our Racial Wealth Equity Database. Search for one county to examine how an individual county measures up nationally or compare two counties. The tool paints a holistic picture of the variations that exist among communities and fuels  a data-driven discussion on racial wealth equity in the United States.