Graph and download economic data for Net Worth Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBLT01026) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Financial Assets Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBST01112) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about wealth, percentile, financial, assets, and USA.

The total financial assets of households and nonprofit organizations in the United States grew steadily since 2000, except for a drop in 2018. The value of household financial assets increased from around 34.46 trillion U.S. dollars in 2000, up to around 118.34 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023.

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.

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

Graph and download economic data for Share of Total Assets Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBSB50189) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about wealth, percentile, assets, and USA.

In the first quarter of 2024, 51.8 percent of the total wealth in the United States was owned by members of the baby boomer generation. In comparison, millennials own around 9.4 percent of total wealth in the U.S. In terms of population distribution, there is almost an equal share of millennials and baby boomers in the United States.

In 2024, the assets of high net worth individuals in North America, which amounted to **** trillion U.S. dollars, exceeded the assets of Asian Pacific HNWIs by *** billion U.S. dollars. The value of assets of HNWIs worldwide increased over ***** billion U.S. dollars in 2024. High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) are people with wealth exceeding *** million U.S. dollars.

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 - Total Assets Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) was 50301257.00000 Mil. of $ in January 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 50340013.00000 in October of 2024 and a record low of 4792768.00000 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 July of 2025.

United States - Share of Total Assets Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) was 28.00000 % of Aggregate in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Share of Total Assets Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) reached a record high of 28.20000 in April of 2021 and a record low of 19.90000 in July of 1990. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Share of Total Assets Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

United States - Total Assets Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles was 62233868.00000 Mil. of $ in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Total Assets Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles reached a record high of 62309344.00000 in July of 2024 and a record low of 8239317.00000 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 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Total Assets Held by the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles was 57142377.00000 Mil. of $ in January 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 57247311.00000 in July of 2024 and a record low of 8847451.00000 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 July of 2025.

United States - Total Assets Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) was 10005375.00000 Mil. of $ in October of 2024, 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 10005375.00000 in October of 2024 and a record low of 1717158.00000 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 May of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Net Worth Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBLB50107) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

As of 2024, cash accounted for the largest portion of total assets for high net worth investors. In contrast to family offices where cash made up ** percent of assets under management (AUM). Alternatives were the ******* assets class among family offices, accounting for over ** percent of AUM allocation.

United States - Share of Total Assets Held by the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles was 31.80000 % of Aggregate in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Share of Total Assets Held by the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles reached a record high of 38.10000 in July of 1990 and a record low of 30.20000 in April of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Share of Total Assets Held by the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

In the third quarter of 2024, 51.6 percent of the total wealth in the United States was owned by members of the baby boomer generation. In comparison, millennials owned around ten percent of total wealth in the U.S. In terms of population distribution, there is almost an equal share of millennials and baby boomers in the United States.

United States - Share of Total Assets Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) was 5.60000 % of Aggregate in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Share of Total Assets Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) reached a record high of 8.60000 in July of 1995 and a record low of 5.40000 in April of 2016. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Share of Total Assets Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.