The disproportionate impact of the recession on Illinois minorities is evidenced in how steeply median family income fell for

minority families compared to white families from 2007 to 2011.

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White, n on-Latin

-30%

30%

Income Change, 2007-2011

Social IMPACT Research Centers analysis of the U.S. Census Bureaus 2007 and 2011 American Community Survey 1-year estimates program. 2007 data updated to 2011 dollars using the CPI-U-RS.