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English: Chart showing household wealth, by percentile, in the United States Data source: Sullivan, Brianna; Hays, Donald; Bennett, Neil. The Wealth of Households: 2021 / Current Population Reports / P70BR-183 2 (Table 1). United States Census Bureau (June 2023). Archived from the original on May 24, 2024.
This difference comprises the largest reason for the continuation of wealth inequality in America: the rich are accumulating more assets while the middle and working classes are just getting by. As of 2007, the richest 1% held about 38% of all privately held wealth in the United States. [14] While the bottom 90% held 73.2% of all debt. [74]
America is one of the 20 richest countries in the world when ranked by average wealth, with an average wealth of about $565,000 per person. This puts the U.S. as No. 4 compared to other wealthy...
But the distribution of this huge economic bonanza has been startlingly uneven. While the earnings of the top 1 percent have tripled, the average household income has effectively stagnated.
The typical American household saw its net worth increase from $128,200 to $166,900 between 2019 and 2021.
English: Chart showing household wealth, by highest educational attainment, in the United States Data source: Sullivan, Brianna; Hays, Donald; Bennett, Neil The Wealth of Households: 2021 / Current Population Reports / P70BR-183 5 (Figure 2). United States Census Bureau (June 2023). Archived from the original on May 24, 2024.
Wealth per household. Average wealth. $154.39 trillion (100 percent) $1.17 million. Average wealth of bottom 50 percent. $3.82 trillion (2.5 percent) $58,149. Average wealth of 50th – 90th ...
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.