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Black–white wage gaps widen across multiple measures: Black–white wages gaps at different points in the 10th wage distribution, 1980, 2000, 2007, and 2019
| 1980 | 2000 | 2007 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 3.7% | 6.2% | 8.7% | 15.2% |
| 50th percentile | 17.3% | 20.8% | 22.3% | 22.5% |
| 95th percentile | 20.4% | 28.0% | 28.3% | 44.5% |
Notes: Sample based on all workers ages 16 and older. The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more. ‘2019’ refers to the 12 months from March 2019 to February 2020.
Source: Economic Policy Institute Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.15, (2021), https://microdata.epi.org.
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