Map 1 | Black and Latino/a Chicago ZIP codes paid exorbitant amounts of payday and installment payday loan interest each year (2019)
Total Loans
Total Estimated Interest
60%+ Black, Non-Latino/a
$49 million
$119 million
60%+ Latino/a, All Races
$16 million
$39 million
A map of Chicago ZIP codes showing dark green areas indicating ZIP codes where the 95 percent of residents are Black have the highest payday loans, in addition to some middle green colors on some other majority Black and Latino ZIP codes, indicating higher rates of payday lending. A large section of the North side of Chicago is all light blue showing much lower payday loans.