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    July 11, 2018
    Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Rising Most Rapidly Among Asians

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    Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Rising Most Rapidly Among Asians

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    From lowest to highest: Income inequality in U.S. increased most among Asians from 1970 to 2016
    Most Asian adults in the U.S. are foreign born
    Incomes increased most for higher-income Asians, least for lower-income Asians
    Asians have the highest earnings, except among lower-income adults
    Inequality in the U.S. is highest among G-7 countries
    Nationally, incomes near the top are rising at twice the rate of incomes near the bottom
    Income growth was greatest near top for whites and blacks, but middle- and lower-income whites lagged behind more than middle- and lower-income blacks did
    Hispanic incomes increased less than for most other groups; Asians at the top saw their income increase the most of any group, the least near the bottom
    Income growth slowed this century for all income tiers
    The slowdown in income growth this century affected all racial and ethnic groups
    Income inequality is highest among Asians
    Income inequality is rising most rapidly among Asians
    Whites and Asians out-earn blacks and Hispanics at all rungs of the income ladder
    Incomes of blacks edge closer to incomes of whites, Hispanics fall behind more; Asians see mixed results
    Black, Hispanic and Asian incomes, relative to whites, changed differently across the income distribution

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