Equitable development strengthens economies by creating inclusive, resilient, and vibrant communities. From closing gaps and increasing access, to sharing and deploying resources after a natural disaster, equitable development is an essential tool for every lower-income community. Explore the latest equitable development articles and research from Fed experts.

How are households coping with higher prices?
By Amanda Blanco

New Evidence on Where Payday Lenders Locate Their Storefronts
By Tori Healey, Nathan Anderson, and Jonathan Lanning

Community Conditions Survey, created by the Kansas City Fed, goes national
By Steven Howland

Federal Funding: How Small Municipalities and Nonprofits Are Making Sense of Big-Dollar Shifts
By Emily Garr Pacetti

Moving up, falling back or staying still: How income mobility in Texas differs by race, ethnicity
By Anna Crockett

Digital Equity in the U.S. Northeast, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
By Ambika Nair and Belicia Rodriguez

How Nonprofits Drive Economic Activity in New York’s North Country
By Jack Gutt, Tony Davis, and Andrea Grenadier

Understanding Immigration in the Fifth District: Where Did International Migrants Settle?
By Surekha Carpenter and Adam Scavette

High and Dry: Banking Deserts Increased in the Fifth District During the Pandemic
By Surekha Carpenter, Disha Dureja and Avani Pradhan

The State of U.S. Wealth Inequality
By Ana Hernández Kent and Lowell R. Ricketts

Expanding America’s Bandwidth: Gaps in Rural and Underserved Communities
By Federal Reserve System Colleagues

Small-Dollar Loans in the U.S.: Evidence from Credit Bureau Data
By Jessica N. Flagg and Simona M. Hannon