Graph and download economic data for Share of Net Worth Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBST01134) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Minimum Wealth Cutoff for the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles (WFRBLN40302) from Q3 1989 to Q3 2022 about wealth, percentile, and USA.

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 the first quarter of 2025, 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 was the country with the most billionaires in the world in 2025. Elon Musk, with a net worth of 342 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.

In the first quarter of 2021, the top one percent in the U.S. owned **** percent of all stocks and mutual funds, while the bottom ** percent owned **** percent. However, **** percent of total debt was owed by the bottom ** percent, compared to the **** percent of debt owed by the top one percent.

Graph and download economic data for Household Count in the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles (WFRBLN09303) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about wealth, percentile, households, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Household Count in the Top 0.1% (99.9th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBLTP1310) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about wealth, percentile, households, and USA.

In 2023, just over 50 percent of Americans had an annual household income that was less than 75,000 U.S. dollars. The median household income was 80,610 U.S. dollars in 2023. Income and wealth in the United States After the economic recession in 2009, income inequality in the U.S. is more prominent across many metropolitan areas. The Northeast region is regarded as one of the wealthiest in the country. Maryland, New Jersey, and Massachusetts were among the states with the highest median household income in 2020. In terms of income by race and ethnicity, the average income of Asian households was 94,903 U.S. dollars in 2020, while the median income for Black households was around half of that figure. What is the U.S. poverty threshold? The U.S. Census Bureau annually updates its list of poverty levels. Preliminary estimates show that the average poverty threshold for a family of four people was 26,500 U.S. dollars in 2021, which is around 100 U.S. dollars less than the previous year. There were an estimated 37.9 million people in poverty across the United States in 2021, which was around 11.6 percent of the population. Approximately 19.5 percent of those in poverty were Black, while 8.2 percent were white.

United States - Total Net Worth Held by the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles was 48494665.00000 Mil. of $ in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Total Net Worth Held by the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles reached a record high of 48591064.00000 in July of 2024 and a record low of 7288584.00000 in July of 1989. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Total Net Worth Held by the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Share of Total Net Worth Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles was 36.40000 % of Aggregate in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Share of Total Net Worth Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles reached a record high of 40.10000 in October of 2010 and a record low of 33.90000 in July of 1995. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Share of Total Net Worth Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Minimum Wealth Cutoff for the Top 0.1% (99.9th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBLTP1311) from Q3 1989 to Q3 2022 about wealth, percentile, and USA.

United States - Real Estate Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles was 14675775.00000 Mil. of $ in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Real Estate Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles reached a record high of 14824765.00000 in April of 2024 and a record low of 2010174.00000 in July of 1989. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Real Estate Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

In 2021, the average income of households among Israel's highest one percent of earners, reached *** million Israeli shekels, about *** million U.S. dollars. Moreover, incomes peaked in 2017, due to a one-time tax incentive introduced by the government to release "trapped" capital gains tax. Overall, the average income of wealthy families in the country increased by ** percent between 2013 and 2021.

United States - Share of Home mortgages Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles was 23.80000 % of Aggregate in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Share of Home mortgages Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles reached a record high of 24.00000 in October of 2024 and a record low of 16.50000 in July of 1989. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Share of Home mortgages Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Net Worth Held by the 50th to 90th Wealth Percentiles (WFRBSN40188) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

United States - Debt Securities Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) was 2146352.00000 Mil. of $ in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Debt Securities Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) reached a record high of 2340703.00000 in July of 2024 and a record low of 514409.00000 in July of 1989. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Debt Securities Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

United States - Loans (Liabilities) Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) was 893808.00000 Mil. of $ in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Loans (Liabilities) Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) reached a record high of 932987.00000 in October of 2022 and a record low of 122778.00000 in July of 1989. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Loans (Liabilities) Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Net Worth Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles (WFRBSN09161) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

United States - Share of Corporate Equities and Mutual Fund Shares Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) was 49.80000 % of Aggregate in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Share of Corporate Equities and Mutual Fund Shares Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) reached a record high of 52.50000 in July of 2019 and a record low of 39.50000 in July of 2001. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Share of Corporate Equities and Mutual Fund Shares Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Total Assets Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBST01108) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about wealth, percentile, assets, and USA.