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Wealth inequality in the United States, also known as the wealth gap, refers to the unequal distribution of assets among residents of the United States. Wealth inequality in the U.S. is worse than in most developed countries other than Switzerland and Denmark.

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  • US Wealth Inequality - v2

    CBO Chart, U.S. Holdings of Family Wealth 1989 to 2013. The top 10% of families held 76% of the wealth in 2013, while the bottom 50% of families held 1%. Inequality worsened from 1989 to 2013.

  • Wealth distribution

    Wealth distribution by percentile

  • Average and median household wealth by age group in the United States

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  • Wealth inequality stats from Federal Reserve

    Distribution of household wealth for the Top 1% and Bottom 50% in the U.S. since 1989, from the Federal Reserve (Wealth by wealth percentile group (Shares (%))). Colored regions indicate the presidencies of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump, respectively.

  • U.S. Income and Net Worth Distribution

    U.S. family pre-tax income and net worth distribution for 2013 and 2016, from the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances.

  • Productivity and Real Median Family Income Growth in the United States

    he income growth of the typical American family closely matched that of economic productivity until some time in the 1970s. While it began to stagnate, productivity has continued to climb. According to the 2014 Global Wage Report by the International Labour Organization, the widening disparity between wages and productivity is evidence that there has been a significant shift of GDP share going from labor to capital, and this trend is playing a significant role in growing inequality.

  • Wealth inequality panel - v1

    The image contains several charts related to U.S. wealth inequality. While U.S. net worth roughly doubled from 2000 to 2016, the gains went primarily to the wealthy.

  • Jeff Bezos' iconic laugh

    As of 2021, Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world.

  • Wealth Inequality by Group 1989 to 2019

    Trends in share of wealth held by various wealth groups 1989-2019

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