In 2016, around 15.2 percent of all White families in the United States had a net worth of one million U.S. dollars or more. This compares to only 1.9 percent of Black families.
Share of families in the United States who are millionaires in 2016, by ethnicity
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Demographics
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Washington Post. (October 4, 2017). Share of families in the United States who are millionaires in 2016, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125808/us-families-millionaire-share-ethnicity/
Washington Post. "Share of families in the United States who are millionaires in 2016, by ethnicity." Chart. October 4, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125808/us-families-millionaire-share-ethnicity/
Washington Post. (2017). Share of families in the United States who are millionaires in 2016, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125808/us-families-millionaire-share-ethnicity/
Washington Post. "Share of Families in The United States Who Are Millionaires in 2016, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125808/us-families-millionaire-share-ethnicity/
Washington Post, Share of families in the United States who are millionaires in 2016, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125808/us-families-millionaire-share-ethnicity/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of families in the United States who are millionaires in 2016, by ethnicity [Graph], Washington Post, October 4, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125808/us-families-millionaire-share-ethnicity/