Figure A
The overall financial well-being of Black adults deteriorated last year: Share of adults doing okay or living comfortably by race and ethnicity, 2015–2025
| Year | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 71% | 61% | 63% |
| 2016 | 72% | 64% | 64% |
| 2017 | 77% | 65% | 66% |
| 2018 | 78% | 66% | 67% |
| 2019 | 79% | 65% | 66% |
| 2020 | 80% | 64% | 64% |
| 2021 | 81% | 68% | 71% |
| 2022 | 77% | 64% | 64% |
| 2023 | 76% | 68% | 61% |
| 2024 | 77% | 65% | 63% |
| 2025 | 79% | 60% | 62% |
Note: Race and ethnicity are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, Hispanic any race). Data points have been rounded down to the nearest whole number.
Source: Author’s analysis of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (Washington: Board of Governors, 2016–2026).
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