The Numbers That Demand Action
The Estate Planning Crisis
These are not abstract statistics. They represent families losing homes, land, and generational wealth every day because estate planning remains inaccessible.
$124 Trillion
is transferring between generations over the next 25 years — the largest wealth transfer in human history. Families without an estate plan will lose a significant share to probate, taxes, and legal fees.
Source: Cerulli Associates / Fortune, 2025
55%
of American adults have no estate plan at all. Among Black families, trust ownership sits at roughly 8% compared to the national average of 11%.
Source: Caring.com 2025 Estate Planning Study; Trust & Will 2025 Report
$326 Billion
in Black-owned land wealth has been lost since Reconstruction — much of it through heir property, forced partition sales, and the absence of estate planning documents.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service; Federation of Southern Cooperatives
1.2M Acres
of Black-owned farmland and family property is classified as heir property — vulnerable to forced sale, tax lien exploitation, and generational loss.
Source: USDA; U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service
39% More Likely
Black and Hispanic families are 39% more likely than the national average to lack access to trustworthy legal and financial professionals for estate planning.
Source: Trust & Will 2025 Estate Planning Report
70%
of family wealth is lost by the second generation. 90% by the third. The primary cause is not poor investments — it is the absence of planning, communication, and trust structures.
Source: Williams & Preisser, "Preparing Heirs"