The median wealth of the highest income Black households is a fraction of the wealth held by white households in the same income group.

Median wealth by income quintiles and race
Chart: Adapted from "Still Running Up the Down Escalator" by Hicks et al., 2021Source: Addo, Fenaba and Darity, William Jr. analysis of the Federal Reserve Board, 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances. Download imageCreated with Datawrapper