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Large racial gaps in median income on city level
Last week: state-by-state gaps. This week: Whites, Asians in largest U.S. cities still have far higher incomes than African Americans, Latinos.
Racial disparities in median household income remain enormous in most states
American Community Survey data released this month show White, non-Latino household earnings at least 50 percent higher than that of African-Americans in 40 states.
Comparative income inequality, U.S. share of income for wealthiest (a work in progress)
Data viz tracks U.S. income inequality in relation to selected industrialized countries; shows increasing share of U.S. income going to topmost few.
