I’m guessing age is a significant confounder here – net worth typically changes a lot over the course of an individual’s life, and different ethnic groups have different average ages. Not that it explains all the effect, by any means, but it’s high on the list of things that should probably be controlled for to get a more accurate picture of what’s going on.
OctoMatter on
Good that this data isn’t sorted at all.
Level_Rip4773 on
This is not what you think. These are households and not individuals. Lots of Asian households have 4 or more working adults in general. This skews the data.
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revertothemiddle on
What does it look like for individual net worth, I wonder?
skydiveguy on
So you’re saying people are supposed to be mad at Asians now?
dlflannery on
Obviously whites are victimized here! /s
blackupsilon on
Unless you normalize this for education, profession and even area lived, these things don’t mean much.
Wow some degree holder who works in a California tech company earns more than Cletus from west Virginia! Totally unexpected right!?
![[OC] Wealth in the US by race and ethnicity](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ooolspnscs3g1-1024x553.png "[OC] Wealth in the US by race and ethnicity")
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Source: [US Census Bureau ](https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/wealth.html)
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I’m guessing age is a significant confounder here – net worth typically changes a lot over the course of an individual’s life, and different ethnic groups have different average ages. Not that it explains all the effect, by any means, but it’s high on the list of things that should probably be controlled for to get a more accurate picture of what’s going on.
Good that this data isn’t sorted at all.
This is not what you think. These are households and not individuals. Lots of Asian households have 4 or more working adults in general. This skews the data.
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What does it look like for individual net worth, I wonder?
So you’re saying people are supposed to be mad at Asians now?
Obviously whites are victimized here! /s
Unless you normalize this for education, profession and even area lived, these things don’t mean much.
Wow some degree holder who works in a California tech company earns more than Cletus from west Virginia! Totally unexpected right!?