Racism Is Built into American Economy, Government, and Education

% in the nation and the community types that agreed with the statement: “Racism is built into the American economy, government, and educational system.”

Chart: American Communities ProjectSource: American Communities Project/Ipsos 2025 Fragmentation Study, using a sample of 4,889 American adults aged 18 or older, with interviews taking place online. Survey fielded on the KnowledgePanel from August 18 – September 1, 2025. American Communities Project/Ipsos Fragmentation Study, June 7-23, 2023, using Ipsos’ probability-based KnowledgePanel® and from June 12-23, 2023, and July 7-10, 2023, using RDD Telephone. The poll is based on a sample of 5,093 Americans aged 18 or older, with 4,493 interviews taking place online and 600 interviews via telephone.Get the data Created with Datawrapper