Why are blacks and hispanics poorer compared to whites?

In 2014, about a quarter (26%) of blacks were poor, compared with 10% of whites. The black-white poverty gap has narrowed somewhat since the mid-1970s, when 30% of blacks were living below the poverty line – a proportion nearly four times the share of whites living in poverty (8%). read more

I don't have immediate numbers on income, employment and education, even though I know those are important factors, but probably the biggest factor would have to be inherited wealth. read more

Stanford study finds blacks and Hispanics typically need higher incomes than whites to live in affluent neighborhoods. New research from Stanford Graduate School of Education shows that middle-class black and Hispanic households live in poorer neighborhoods than white and Asian families with comparable incomes. read more

A census report on poverty rates for various racial and ethnic groups found poverty widespread among American Indians, blacks and Hispanics. Nationwide, during 2007 and 2011, which encompasses the recession and the immediate aftermath, 43 million Americans — or slightly more than 14 percent — lived in poverty. read more