Many more Black households than white ones experienced financial hardship even when relying on savings for their expenses

Share of U.S. households experiencing financial hardship while using savings to pay for current expenses, by race

Notes: Shares calculated for households that gave positive responses. Sample combines data from August 2020 to March 2021.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "Household Pulse Survey Public Use File (PUF), Phase 2 and 3 PUF Releases," available at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/household-pulse-survey/datasets.html (last accessed April 2021).
Figure: Center for American Progress