With Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the corner and large gaps still existing between the incomes and employment rates of white and black Americans, the personal-finance website WalletHub has released its report on 2024’s States with the Most Racial Progress.
WalletHub measured the gaps between black people and white people across 22 key indicators of equality in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The data set ranges from median annual household income to standardized-test scores to voter turnout.
Racial Progress in Mississippi (1=Most Progress, 25=Avg.):
Note: All of the following comparisons refer to the gaps between white people and black people over time:
Overall rank for Mississippi: 3rd
9th – Change in Median Annual Household Income Gap
13th – Change in Labor-Force Participation Rate Gap
15th – Change in Unemployment Rate Gap
8th – Change in Homeownership Rate Gap
1st – Change in Poverty Rate Gap
1st – Change in Gap in percentage of Adults* with at Least a High School Diploma
16th – Change in Gap in percentage of Adults* with at Least a Bachelor’s Degree
3rd – Change in Standardized-Test Scores Gap
3rd – Change in Voter-Turnout Gap (2020 Presidential Election)
*“Adults” include the population aged 25 and older.
