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For every $1 earned by the median white household in 2019, the median Black household only earned 61 cents and the median Hispanic household, 74 cents

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Wilson, Valerie and Jhacova Williams. 2019. “Racial and Ethnic Income Gaps Persist Amid Uneven Growth in Household Incomes.” Economic Policy Institute. https://www.epi.org/blog/racial-disparities-in-income-and-poverty-remain-largely-unchanged-amid-strong-income-growth-in-2019/. Calculations by the Children’s Defense Fund.

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