In the first quarter of 2025, almost ********** of the total wealth in the United States was owned by the top 10 percent of earners. In comparison, the lowest ** percent of earners only owned *** 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 2024, *** 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 was the country with the most billionaires in the world in 2025. Elon Musk, with a net worth of *** billion U.S. dollars, was among the richest people in the United States in 2025. 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.

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In the first quarter of 2025, 51.4 percent of the total wealth in the United States was owned by members of the baby boomer generation. In comparison, millennials own around 10.3 percent of total wealth in the U.S. In terms of population distribution, there was almost an equal share of millennials and baby boomers in the United States in 2024.

In the third quarter of 2024, the top ten percent of earners in the United States held over ** percent of total wealth. This is fairly consistent with the second quarter of 2024. Comparatively, the wealth of the bottom ** percent of earners has been slowly increasing since the start of the *****, though remains low. Wealth distribution in the United States by generation can be found here.

In 2024, roughly 1.55 billion adults worldwide had a net worth of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars. By comparison, 60 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 2024, nearly 1,770 billionaires had a total wealth between one and two billion U.S. dollars. Wealth worldwide The United States had the highest number of billionaires in 2025, followed by China. That same year, New York had the most billionaires worldwide.

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The Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) is normally a triennial cross-sectional survey of U.S. families. The survey data include information on families' balance sheets, pensions, income, and demographic characteristics.

As of November 2022, a combined value of **** trillion U.S. dollars was held by billionaires living in the United States. While U.S. billionaire wealth has seen a drop over the last year, it is still more than *** times the amount it was at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The total financial assets of households and nonprofit organizations in the United States grew steadily since 2000, albeit with some fluctuations. The value of household financial assets increased from around 34.34 trillion U.S. dollars in 2000 to around 130.38 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024.

United States - Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth, Level was 184105614.00000 Bil. of $ in October of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth, Level reached a record high of 184105614.00000 in October of 2025 and a record low of 806.61600 in October of 1945. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth, Level - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.

United States - Total Assets Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) was 55829024.00000 Mil. of $ in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Total Assets Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) reached a record high of 55829024.00000 in July of 2025 and a record low of 4791338.00000 in July of 1989. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Total Assets Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on February of 2026.

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United States - Balance Sheet: Total Assets was 25113207.97100 Mil. of U.S. $ in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Balance Sheet: Total Assets reached a record high of 25113207.97100 in July of 2025 and a record low of 3373919.50700 in January of 1984. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Balance Sheet: Total Assets - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on February of 2026.

United States - Total Assets Held by the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles was 59539812.00000 Mil. of $ in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Total Assets Held by the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles reached a record high of 59539812.00000 in July of 2025 and a record low of 8849721.00000 in July of 1989. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Total Assets Held by the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.

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United States - Total Assets Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) was 10246860.00000 Mil. of $ in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Total Assets Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) reached a record high of 10246860.00000 in July of 2025 and a record low of 1704710.00000 in July of 1989. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Total Assets Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on February of 2026.

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