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  2. The top 10% of wealthy Americans now control 60% of the nation’s wealth, while the poorer half of the country holds only 6%, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office.

  3. Life in the top 10% - AOL

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    In 2022, families in America's top 10% held 60% of all wealth, up from 56% in 1989. Families in the top 1% held 23% of the nation's wealth in 1989, which has now grown to 27%.

  4. Wealth inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As of 2013, the top 1% of households owned 38% of the stock market wealth. As of 2013, the top 10% own 81% of the stock wealth, the next 10% (80th to 90th percentile) own 11% and the bottom 80% own 8%. The Federal Reserve reported the median value of stock ownership by income group for 2016: Bottom 20% own $5,800. 20th-40th percentile own $10,000.

  5. Affluence in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the top 20% of Americans owned 85% of the country's wealth and the bottom 80% of the population owned 15%. Financial inequality was greater than inequality in total wealth, with the top 1% of the population owning 42.7%, the next 19% of Americans owning 50.3%, and the bottom 80% owning 7%. [53]

  6. Many in America’s top 10% still feel ‘very poor’ but ...

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    Many in America’s top 10% still feel ‘very poor’ but billionaire Warren Buffett says most folks ‘live better than John D Rockefeller' — 3 tips to create real wealth with the income you have.

  7. American upper class - Wikipedia

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    The American upper class is a social group within the United States consisting of people who have the highest social rank, due to economic wealth, lineage, and typically educational attainment. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The American upper class is estimated to be the richest 1% of the population.

  8. Here's How Much the Top 10% of Americans by Net Worth Have ...

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    The top 10% of Americans by net worth had a median retirement account balance of $900,000 as of 2022. Note this is the median, not the average, which can be skewed by particularly high or low numbers.

  9. List of wealthiest Americans by net worth - Wikipedia

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    It is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets by Forbes and by data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list has been published annually since 1982. The combined net worth of the 2020 class of the 400 richest Americans was $3.2 trillion, up from $2.7 trillion in 2017. [1]