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Bookmark or Share- Wealth Inequality in the United States | NBERBy Edward N. Wolff. Much attention has focused in the last few years on the issue of inequality. With recent proposals for a direct wealth tax, particular attention has been given to wealth inequality. My work also focuses on this issue. Here, I summarize studies of four different aspects.
- Wealth inequality in the United States - WikipediaThe inequality of wealth (i.e. inequality in the distribution of assets) has substantially increased in the United States in recent decades. [2] . Wealth commonly includes the values of any homes, automobiles, personal valuables, businesses, savings, and investments, as well as any associated debts. [3] [4]
- The State of U.S. Wealth Inequality | St. Louis FedKey Takeaways. For the third quarter of 2023 (through Sept. 30): How much wealth inequality is there in the U.S.? The top 10% of households by wealth had $6.5 million on average. As a group, they held 66.6% of total household wealth. The bottom 50% of households by wealth had $50,000 on average.
- Wealth Inequality in America: Key Facts & Figures | St. Louis FedWealth inequality in America has grown tremendously from 1989 to 2016, to the point where the top 10% of families ranked by household wealth (with at least $1.2 million in net worth) own 77% of the wealth “pie.” The bottom half of families ranked by household wealth (with $97,000 or less in net worth) own only 1% of the pie.
- Trends in U.S. income and wealth inequality - Pew Research CenterMost Americans Say There Is Too Much Economic Inequality in the U.S., but Fewer Than Half Call It a Top Priority. 1. Trends in income and wealth inequality. 2. Views of economic inequality. 3. What Americans see as contributors to economic inequality. 4. Views on reducing economic inequality.
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