Assets and Opportunities Scorecard

Posted by CFED on February 2, 2015

Assets and Opportunities Scorecard: PA and NJ

PA: http://scorecard.assetsandopportunity.org/latest/state/pa

NJ: http://scorecard.assetsandopportunity.org/latest/state/nj

Welcome to the 2015 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard, the leading source for data on household financial security and policy solutions. To view the data, click on a state above or an issue area below. To view overall and national rankings, visit the overall outcomes rankings or overall policy rankings pages.

Last month marked the official release of its 2015 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard, which looks at 135 different measures to paint a picture of how residents are doing in their quest to achieve financial security, and what states are doing to help get them there.

The 2015 Scorecard finds that millions of Americans are seeing little evidence of economic recovery, despite the fact that several indicators suggest the economy is improving. The research finds substantial disparities between low-income households and their wealthier counterparts, as well as between white households and households of color. For example, while 72% of white households own their home, only 46% of households of color can say the same.

Produced annually, the Assets & Opportunity Scorecard offers the most comprehensive look available at Americans’ ability to save and build wealth, stay out of poverty and create a more prosperous future. It is designed to be a powerful tool that advocates can use to educate policymakers and other community leaders about the need for strategies that help individuals and families get ahead.

Read more: http://cfed.org/blog/inclusiveeconomy/new_scorecard_data_shows_economic_recovery_bypassing_million_of_american_households/