Martin Luther King Jr. Day Report: Hawaii Is 2025’s 2nd Most Racially Integrated State

from Wallet Hub, January, 2025

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 today released its report on the States That Have Made the Most Racial Progress, along with expert commentary, to highlight where we’ve made the biggest strides toward equality over the past several decades.

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 Integration in Hawaii (1=Most Integrated, 25=Avg.):

Note: All of the following comparisons refer to the gaps between white people and black people, according to the most recent available data:

Overall rank for Hawaii: 2nd

• 1st – Median Annual Household Income Gap
• 11th – Labor-Force Participation Rate Gap
• 16th – Homeownership Rate Gap
• 1st – Poverty Rate Gap
• 6th – High School Graduation Rate Gap
• 30th – Bachelor’s Degree Attainment Gap
• 4th – Standardized-Test Scores Gap
• 21st - Health Gap

LINK: Full Report

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