In 2007, the richest 1% of the American population owned 35% of the country's total wealth, and the next 19% owned 51%. The top 20% of Americans owned 86% of the country's wealth and …

Jan 9, 2020 · Economic inequality, whether measured through the gaps in income or wealth between richer and poorer households, continues to widen. With periodic interruptions due to …

Apr 25, 2024 · Explore how wealth inequality has varied across race, age, and time in the US over the past 60 years, what’s driving inequities, and how policymakers can close these gaps and …

Feb 7, 2024 · Between 2019 and 2022, wealth grew a substantial amount for each racial or ethnic group. 2 In fact, for white, Black and Hispanic families, median inflation-adjusted wealth was at …

Dec 4, 2023 · In dollar amounts, the wealth gap between White households and Black and Hispanic households increased from 2019 to 2021. For example, in 2019, the typical White …

Feb 7, 2020 · The wealth gap between America’s richest and poorer families more than doubled from 1989 to 2016, according to a recent analysis by the Center. Another way of measuring …

Groups that historically have had low wealth (Black, Hispanic and high school graduate families) saw gains in median wealth from 2016 to 2019. But wealth remains low, making it difficult for …

In the United States, wealth inequality runs even more pronounced than income inequality. The Richest Americans. Household Wealth. The Racial Wealth Divide. The collective net worth of …

Aug 14, 2019 · U.S. wealth and income inequality grew from 1989-2016, with the bottom half of Americans getting left behind. Data also show the racial wealth gap remained essentially …

Nov 14, 2023 · The highest-earning 1% of Americans drove this growth: at the end of 2022, their share of the country’s wealth grew to 26% from 17% in 1990 — nine percentage points. …