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For African American women, the marriage rate increases with age compared to White Americans who follow the same trends but marry at younger ages than African Americans. [71] One study found that the average age of marriage for black women with a high school degree was 21.8 years compared to 20.8 years for white women. [71]
Meanwhile, Black and Asian women saw the number of births decline by 2.4% and 2.5%, respectively, over the same period, while American Indian/Alaskan Native women saw their numbers fall by 3.2%. [62] It also marks the first rise in births since 2014. Prior to this report, the total number of births had been decreasing by an average of 2% per ...
Life expectancy for Black women was 77.5 years in 2008. [195] In 1900, when information on Black life expectancy started being collated, a Black man could expect to live to 32.5 years and a Black woman 33.5 years. [195] In 1900, White men lived an average of 46.3 years and White women lived an average of 48.3 years. [195]
Black women, particularly those who live in the U.S., have to contend with both the gender wealth gap and racial wealth gap. For every $1 the average white man in America earns, the average Black ...
39% of Black-owned businesses were owned by Black women in 2021, while men owned 53%. In the 2023 fiscal year, the SBA backed 4,781 loans to Black-owned businesses, totaling $1.45 billion.
The lack of reproductive health is a contributing factor in higher rates of maternal mortality in the United States among minority women, especially among Black women. Black women are 3.3 times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy-related causes. [204]
Race/ethnicity. Average total education loan debt. Median household net worth. Source: Federal Reserve Black. $53,430. $44,100. Hispanic. $26,460. $62,100. White ...
The NWLC found that full time Black women workers are getting paid 60 cents for every dollar a white male is getting paid. It is important to mention that Black women make up about 10% of the low-wage workforce. On average, while a Black full time working women in a high paying job makes about $70,000 yearly, a white male makes $100,000. [40]