This Ain’t Right: Wealth Inequality by the Numbers

  • 26 billionaires have more wealth than 3.8 billion people in the world
  • 400 richest Americans have more wealth then 64% of the country 208 million people
  • The rich are accumulating more while working class income is declining.
  • Louisiana has one of the highest income inequality rates in the country. The poorest 368,000 households (20%) have an average income of $16,900
  • Orleans Parish is the most unequal parish in the state
  • Income inequality in New Orleans between Black and white is the 2nd highest in the country