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The inequality of wealth (i.e. inequality in the distribution of assets) has substantially increased in the United States since the late 1980s. [2] Wealth commonly includes the values of any homes, automobiles, personal valuables, businesses, savings , and investments , as well as any associated debts.
When compared to the 2013 wealth distribution pyramid, an overall increase of 4.8% can be seen. The bottom half of the world’s total adult population, the bottom quartile in the pyramid, owns only 1.3% of the total wealth. Again, when compared to the 2013 wealth distribution pyramid, a decrease of 1.7% can be observed.
Their findings place the United States as the most unequal and ranks poorly on social and health problems among developed countries. [175] The authors argue inequality creates psychosocial stress and status anxiety that lead to social ills. [176] A 2009 study attributed one in three deaths in the United States to high levels of inequality. [177]
Families in the bottom half of the distribution held 6% of all wealth in both 1989 and 2022. Life in the top 10% Families whose wealth exceeds $2.9 million find themselves in the top 10% of wealth ...
Wealth in the United States is commonly measured in terms of net worth, which is the sum of all assets, including the market value of real estate, like a home, minus all liabilities. [20] The United States is the wealthiest country in the world. [21] U.S. Household and non-profit Net Worth 1959 – 2016, nominal and real (2016 dollars).
Between 2019 and 2022, Americans' real median net worth surged 37%, the largest three-year increase over the history of the Federal Reserve Board's triennial Survey of Consumer Finance. In ...
Category. Total cohort wealth (share) Wealth per household. Average wealth. $154.39 trillion (100 percent) $1.17 million. Average wealth of bottom 50 percent
World distribution of wealth is the distribution of how wealth is distributed around the world. The guideline for categorizing the data is to organize it based on the ...