Texas ranks 2nd in U.S. Racial Progress

January 16, 2022
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Republished with permission from WalletHub

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the world to his dream of a society that focuses on character, not on complexion. America has certainly come closer to realizing Dr. King’s vision. However, segregation and discrimination continue to persist.

In 2021, conversations on race have remained prevalent, with high-profile police brutality cases going to trial, and protests continuing.

These discussions seem to be making an impact, too – according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, 50% of U.S. adults say “a lot” more needs to be done to ensure equal rights for all Americans, and only 15% believe “nothing” needs to be done.

As we think about future improvement, it’s important to recognize the racial harmony we’ve achieved — in our workplaces, in our schools and in our voting booths. To that end, WalletHub measured the gaps between black people and white people across 21 key indicators of equality and integration in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Our data set ranges from median annual household income to standardized-test scores to voter turnout.

Racial Integration Ranking

This ranking measures the current integration levels of white people and black people. We also have constructed a separate ranking of the states’ racial progress levels achieved over time.

 

Source: WalletHub

 

States with the Most Racial Integration

 

Overall Rank

State

Total Score

Employment & Wealth

Education

Social & Civic Engagement

Health
1 Arizona 75.16 5 9 5 17
2 Hawaii 74.48 2 13 1 44
3 Texas 74.08 6 4 18 13
4 Montana 73.95 4 5 4 50
5 Maryland 72.84 7 21 11 6
6 New Mexico 72.80 3 3 2 48
7 Wyoming 72.77 15 1 3 51
8 Alaska 72.46 1 15 6 47
9 Washington 72.43 13 14 15 5
10 Georgia 72.35 16 12 14 7
11 Kentucky 71.44 12 8 19 16
12 Delaware 71.28 8 11 7 37
13 Idaho 69.92 25 2 12 8
14 West Virginia 69.45 17 6 22 20
15 Virginia 69.19 10 27 13 23
16 Florida 69.08 9 29 27 10
17 Colorado 68.06 11 19 23 31
18 North Carolina 68.03 18 26 10 26
19 Tennessee 67.77 14 18 21 32
20 Nevada 67.71 24 17 24 9
21 Vermont 65.86 20 10 40 19
22 Rhode Island 65.80 29 40 35 2
23 Oklahoma 65.54 31 7 20 36
24 California 65.30 22 22 8 39
25 Indiana 64.37 40 20 16 15
26 Missouri 63.88 30 23 29 27
27 New Jersey 62.84 32 34 26 24
28 Alabama 62.72 26 24 30 38
29 Kansas 62.11 34 31 17 42
30 Connecticut 61.80 33 36 31 22
31 Utah 61.68 37 33 9 29
32 Arkansas 61.62 27 16 46 18
33 Massachusetts 61.24 23 42 47 3
34 Mississippi 60.55 38 25 36 25
35 Oregon 60.22 19 28 50 12
36 New Hampshire 59.95 28 30 41 46
37 South Carolina 59.88 21 44 33 40
38 New York 59.74 35 41 37 21
39 Maine 59.73 39 43 28 4
40 Ohio 57.66 45 37 32 28
41 North Dakota 55.99 44 32 43 14
42 Michigan 55.32 46 39 38 33
43 Nebraska 54.91 41 46 25 41
44 Pennsylvania 54.69 43 35 45 34
45 Louisiana 54.18 42 45 39 43
46 Illinois 53.13 47 38 34 35
47 South Dakota 52.00 36 49 48 1
48 Minnesota 49.84 49 47 44 11
49 Iowa 44.68 48 48 49 30
50 Wisconsin 33.01 50 50 51 45
51 District of Columbia 28.36 51 51 42 49

Note: *No. 1 = Most Integrated
With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that state, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.

Racial Progress Ranking

This ranking measures the levels of racial progress achieved over time. We also have constructed a separate ranking of the states’ current racial integration levels.

 

Source: WalletHub
 

States with the Most Racial Progress

 

Overall Rank

State

Total Score

Employment & Wealth

Education

Social & Civic Engagement

Health
1 Wyoming 73.23 6 1 2 N/A
2 Texas 66.11 15 4 7 2
3 Georgia 65.03 2 19 8 11
4 Mississippi 64.93 1 12 25 5
5 Florida 64.00 14 2 15 4
6 Idaho 62.32 25 5 1 3
7 New Mexico 62.01 17 6 5 44
8 Maryland 61.54 13 25 11 8
9 North Carolina 61.37 5 17 22 7
10 New Jersey 61.25 8 9 14 18
11 Connecticut 60.23 7 29 16 9
12 South Carolina 57.57 3 32 33 28
13 Arkansas 57.55 9 31 32 14
14 Delaware 57.33 12 16 12 39
15 Alabama 56.98 4 35 27 25
16 Virginia 56.98 20 30 20 15
17 Oregon 56.93 36 7 3 21
18 Rhode Island 56.24 19 26 24 24
19 California 56.14 23 3 35 35
20 Montana 55.87 28 20 6 N/A
21 Louisiana 55.85 10 36 29 19
22 Massachusetts 55.47 16 42 23 16
23 Arizona 55.16 24 14 21 40
24 Tennessee 54.23 18 34 31 26
25 New York 53.73 22 41 13 23
26 Utah 53.05 38 10 4 47
27 Washington 52.63 34 11 17 20
28 Illinois 52.55 29 33 34 13
29 Kansas 51.85 35 22 10 34
30 Oklahoma 51.50 30 18 18 37
31 Hawaii 51.14 21 43 19 42
32 Alaska 50.33 26 15 40 43
33 Missouri 50.12 27 28 36 36
34 Michigan 49.67 43 8 41 17
35 Pennsylvania 49.34 37 24 48 12
36 Nevada 48.81 44 13 9 30
37 Kentucky 48.69 32 38 26 29
38 North Dakota 47.71 11 50 51 1
39 Colorado 47.37 33 40 37 38
40 Indiana 46.45 46 27 38 22
41 New Hampshire 45.00 39 49 30 10
42 Ohio 44.69 42 37 45 31
43 Minnesota 42.88 49 21 42 27
44 District of Columbia 42.75 51 23 28 6
45 Maine 41.98 45 45 47 N/A
46 Nebraska 41.75 40 39 39 45
47 West Virginia 40.92 41 46 46 41
48 South Dakota 40.47 31 51 50 46
49 Wisconsin 40.26 47 47 43 33
50 Vermont 39.42 48 44 44 N/A
51 Iowa 33.32 50 48 49 32

Note: *No. 1 = Most Racial Progress Achieved
With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that state, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.

January 16, 2022
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