Most black and Hispanic families have no retirement account savings: Share of families age 32–61 with retirement account savings by race, 1989–2016

White non-Hispanic Black  Hispanic 
1989 57% 26% 22%
1992 57% 31% 26%
1995 60% 37% 40%
1998 65% 44% 29%
2001 67%  47%  39% 
2004 66% 39% 33%
2007 67%  47%  38% 
2010 65% 39% 31%
2013 65% 41% 26%
2016 68%  41%  35% 

Note: Retirement account savings include funds in 401(k)-style defined contribution plans and in IRAs.

Source: EPI analysis of Survey of Consumer Finance data, 2016.

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