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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system.

Federal Reserve's Work Related to Economic Disparities

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Data Products

Survey of Consumer Finances – The Survey of Consumer Finances is normally a triennial cross-sectional survey of U.S. families. The survey data include information on families’ balance sheets, pensions, income, and demographic characteristics.
- FEDS Note: Greater Wealth, Greater Uncertainty: Changes in Racial Inequality in the Survey of Consumer Finances
  October 2023
- FEDS Note: U.S. Families’ Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
  October 2023
- FEDS Note: Improving the Measurement of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Survey of Consumer Finances
  June 2021
- FEDS Note: Improving the Measurement of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Survey of Consumer Finances
  June 2021
- FEDS Paper 2020-093: Financial Profiles of Workers Most Vulnerable to Coronavirus-Related Earnings Loss in the Spring of 2020
  November 2020
- Bulletin Article: Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2016 to 2019: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
  September 2020
- FEDS Note: Wealth and Income Concentration in the SCF: 1989–2019
  September 2020
- FEDS Note: Disparities in Wealth by Race and Ethnicity in the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances
  September 2020
- Bulletin Article: Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2013 to 2016: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
  September 2017
- FEDS Note: Recent Trends in Wealth-Holding by Race and Ethnicity: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
  September 2017
- FEDS Paper 2015-076: Exploring the Racial Wealth Gap Using the Survey of Consumer Finances
  September 2015
Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking – The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking measures the economic well-being of U.S. households and identifies potential risks to their finances. The survey includes modules on a range of topics of current relevance to financial well-being, including credit access and behaviors, savings, retirement, economic fragility, and education and student loans.
Distributional Financial Accounts – The Distributional Financial Accounts provide quarterly estimates of the distribution of wealth, assets, and debt by race and ethnicity with interactive graphics.
- FEDS Note: Updating the Distributional Financial Accounts
  November 2020
- FEDS Note: The Distributional Financial Accounts
  August 2019
- FEDS Paper 2019-017: Introducing the Distributional Financial Accounts of the United States
  March 2019
Enhanced Financial Accounts county-level debt-to-income data – This data illustrates the evolution of the median household debt-to-income ratio by county over time.
- FEDS Note: Household Debt-to-Income Ratios in the Enhanced Financial Accounts
  January 2018

Last Update: May 21, 2024