Stacked bar chart shows dark blue columns for white median wealth and lighter blue columns for Black median wealth for years tracked by the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances between 1953 and 2019. The difference increased from about $47,000 in 1953 to $164,000 in 2019, adjusted for inflation.
Note: Figures refer to net worth for the median family, which the Federal Reserve defines similarly to the U.S. Census Bureau's "household." Data is missing for 1974, 1980 and 1986.