Graph and download economic data for Net Worth Held by the Top 0.1% (99.9th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBLTP1246) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

As of 2019, ** percent of millionaires in the United States had a net worth of between *********** and ********************** U.S. dollars. On the other end of the scale, **** percent of millionaires had a net worth of over *** million U.S. dollars.

In the first quarter of 2024, almost two-thirds percent of the total wealth in the United States was owned by the top 10 percent of earners. In comparison, the lowest 50 percent of earners only owned 2.5 percent of the total wealth. Income inequality in the U.S. Despite the idea that the United States is a country where hard work and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps will inevitably lead to success, this is often not the case. In 2023, 7.4 percent of U.S. households had an annual income under 15,000 U.S. dollars. With such a small percentage of people in the United States owning such a vast majority of the country’s wealth, the gap between the rich and poor in America remains stark. The top one percent The United States follows closely behind China as the country with the most billionaires in the world. Elon Musk alone held around 219 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. Over the past 50 years, the CEO-to-worker compensation ratio has exploded, causing the gap between rich and poor to grow, with some economists theorizing that this gap is the largest it has been since right before the Great Depression.

In 2023, roughly 1.49 billion adults worldwide had a net worth of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars. By comparison, 58 million adults had a net worth of more than one million U.S. dollars in the same year. Wealth distribution The distribution of wealth is an indicator of economic inequality. The United Nations says that wealth includes the sum of natural, human, and physical assets. Wealth is not synonymous with income, however, because having a large income can be depleted if one has significant expenses. In 2023, nearly 1,700 billionaires had a total wealth between one to two billion U.S. dollars. Wealth worldwide China had the highest number of billionaires in 2023, with the United States following behind. That same year, New York had the most billionaires worldwide.

In 2023, by far the highest number of individuals with net assets of at least ** million U.S. dollars worldwide were residing in North America, reaching over ******* people. Asia recorded the second highest number of UHNWIs in the world with over ******* individuals.A small share owns vast sums of wealthThe vast majority of global wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few people. Only *** percent of the global population owns assets worth more than *** million U.S. dollars. The richest people in the world are Elon Mask, Jeff Bezos, and Bernard Arnault. When it comes to women, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers led the ranking of the most affluent women worldwide. The wealth of over ** percent of UHNWIs was self-made. Where UHNWIs live and where they leave Unsurprisingly, as North America is the world region with the highest number of UHNWIs, the United States is the country with the highest UHNWI count. However, Hong Kong, special administrative (SAR) region in China, is the city with the highest number of UHNWIs. Nevertheless, China was the country that recorded the highest outflux of UHNWIs in 2022.

United States - Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth as a Percentage of Disposable Personal Income, Level was 760.04% in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth as a Percentage of Disposable Personal Income, Level reached a record high of 832.87 in January of 2022 and a record low of 455.44 in July of 1974. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth as a Percentage of Disposable Personal Income, Level - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth as a Percentage of Disposable Personal Income, Level (HNONWPDPI) from Q4 1946 to Q1 2025 about net worth, disposable, nonprofit organizations, personal income, Net, percent, personal, households, income, and USA.

The average net worth of families in the United States increased nearly twofold between 1989 and 2007, when it reached ******* U.S. dollars. Following the financial crisis of 2008, the average net worth of Americans families dropped to ******* U.S. in 2013. In the following years, American families' net worth started increasing again, reaching a value of nearly ******* U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Net Worth Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBSB50215) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

United States - Nonfinancial Corporate Business; Debt as a Percentage of Net Worth (Historical Cost), Level was 57.42% in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Nonfinancial Corporate Business; Debt as a Percentage of Net Worth (Historical Cost), Level reached a record high of 297.54 in October of 1961 and a record low of 42.04 in October of 1945. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Nonfinancial Corporate Business; Debt as a Percentage of Net Worth (Historical Cost), Level - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth, Percent Change in Index (BOGZ1PC152090005A) from 1946 to 2024 about net worth, nonprofit organizations, Net, households, and USA.

United States - Nonfinancial Corporate Business; Corporate Equities as a Percentage of Net Worth, Level was 215.10% in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Nonfinancial Corporate Business; Corporate Equities as a Percentage of Net Worth, Level reached a record high of 230.86 in October of 2024 and a record low of 31.06 in April of 1982. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Nonfinancial Corporate Business; Corporate Equities as a Percentage of Net Worth, Level - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Between 2017 and 2024, the number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in the United States increased steadily from nearly **** million to around **** million. After 2024, the number of HNWIs is expected to increase further, reaching over ** million in 2029.

United States - Nonfinancial Noncorporate Business; Debt as a Percentage of Net Worth, Level was 50.06% in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Nonfinancial Noncorporate Business; Debt as a Percentage of Net Worth, Level reached a record high of 68.58 in October of 2009 and a record low of 5.72 in October of 1945. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Nonfinancial Noncorporate Business; Debt as a Percentage of Net Worth, Level - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth as a Percentage of Disposable Personal Income, Level (BOGZ1FL152090006A) from 1946 to 2024 about net worth, disposable, nonprofit organizations, personal income, Net, percent, personal, households, income, and USA.

Over ** million individuals residing in the United States belonged to the global top one percent of ultra-high net worth individuals worldwide in 2022. China ranked second, with over **** million top one percent wealth holders globally. France followed in third.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Net Worth Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles (WFRBSN09161) from Q3 1989 to Q4 2024 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

United States - Net saving as a percentage of gross national income was 0.90% in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Net saving as a percentage of gross national income reached a record high of 16.00 in January of 1942 and a record low of -7.30 in January of 1932. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Net saving as a percentage of gross national income - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Households; Net Worth, Level (BOGZ1FL192090005Q) from Q4 1987 to Q1 2025 about net worth, Net, households, and USA.

Households Debt in the United States decreased to 69.20 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 70.50 percent of GDP in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - United States Households Debt To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.