People of color report higher rates of dissatisfaction with their financial situation compared to White people
Published May 3, 2023 - Last update: August 23, 2023
The bar segments to the left of 0% show dissatisfaction in financial situation disaggregated by race and ethnicity.
Data are the percent distribution of self-reported financial satisfaction scores disaggregated by race and ethnicity. Data for people identifying as Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander were excluded from the reported data due to limited sample size and unstable estimates.
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