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Net personal wealth (United States)
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| Age | Description |
|---|---|
| Children | The population is comprised of individuals below age 20. |
| Adults | The population is comprised of individuals over age 20. |
| All Ages | The population is comprised of individuals of all ages. |
| Population | Description |
|---|---|
| Female | The population looked at is comprised of female individuals only. |
| Male | The population looked at is comprised of male individuals only. |
| Individuals | The base unit is the individual (rather than the household). This is equivalent to assuming no sharing of resources within couples. |
| Equal-split adults | The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples. |
| Tax unit | The base unit is the tax unit defined by national fiscal administrations to measure personal income taxes. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Average | The annual income (or wealth) average within a given group percentile. |
| Shares | The income (or wealth) share held by a given group percentile. |
| Thresholds | The minimum income (or wealth) level required to belong to a given group percentile. |
| Group percentiles | Description |
|---|---|
| All | Does not separate the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth) |
| Top 1% | Top 1% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth) |
| Top 10% | Top 10% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth) |
| Bottom 90% | Bottom 90% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth) |
| Bottom 50% | Bottom 50% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth) |
| ...and so on... | |
Net personal wealth is the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts. . The personal or household sector - in the national accounts sense - includes all households and private individuals (including those living in institutions), as well as unincorporated enterprises whose accounts are not separated from those of the households who own them.
For the Top 1% of the population (1913-1961)
For the Top 10% of the population (1913-1961)
Available series for this indicator
For the Top 10% of the population (1913-1961)
Available series for this indicator
Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1913-1961)
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| Year | Top 1% | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 45.12 | Share (%) |
| 1914 | 44.59 | Share (%) |
| 1915 | 44.64 | Share (%) |
| 1916 | 43.30 | Share (%) |
| 1917 | 40.53 | Share (%) |
| 1918 | 37.05 | Share (%) |
| 1919 | 40.01 | Share (%) |
| 1920 | 35.67 | Share (%) |
| 1921 | 36.80 | Share (%) |
| 1922 | 39.97 | Share (%) |
| 1923 | 35.38 | Share (%) |
| 1924 | 37.46 | Share (%) |
| 1925 | 40.92 | Share (%) |
| 1926 | 42.58 | Share (%) |
| 1927 | 44.92 | Share (%) |
| 1928 | 47.82 | Share (%) |
| 1929 | 47.99 | Share (%) |
| 1930 | 43.37 | Share (%) |
| 1931 | 38.62 | Share (%) |
| 1932 | 38.10 | Share (%) |
| 1933 | 40.34 | Share (%) |
| 1934 | 40.99 | Share (%) |
| 1935 | 40.48 | Share (%) |
| 1936 | 42.99 | Share (%) |
| 1937 | 43.66 | Share (%) |
| 1938 | 39.76 | Share (%) |
| 1939 | 40.82 | Share (%) |
| 1940 | 37.67 | Share (%) |
| 1941 | 34.57 | Share (%) |
| 1942 | 34.11 | Share (%) |
| 1943 | 34.38 | Share (%) |
| 1944 | 31.84 | Share (%) |
| 1945 | 32.10 | Share (%) |
| 1946 | 29.93 | Share (%) |
| 1947 | 28.68 | Share (%) |
| 1948 | 28.07 | Share (%) |
| 1949 | 27.19 | Share (%) |
| 1950 | 28.53 | Share (%) |
| 1951 | 28.10 | Share (%) |
| 1952 | 27.77 | Share (%) |
| 1953 | 26.54 | Share (%) |
| 1954 | 27.24 | Share (%) |
| 1955 | 27.54 | Share (%) |
| 1956 | 27.90 | Share (%) |
| 1957 | 27.53 | Share (%) |
| 1958 | 27.12 | Share (%) |
| 1959 | 27.77 | Share (%) |
| 1960 | 27.77 | Share (%) |
| 1961 | 27.96 | Share (%) |
Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1913-1961)
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| Year | Top 10% | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 78.44 | Share (%) |
| 1914 | 78.33 | Share (%) |
| 1915 | 77.97 | Share (%) |
| 1916 | 78.22 | Share (%) |
| 1917 | 78.31 | Share (%) |
| 1918 | 78.57 | Share (%) |
| 1919 | 80.08 | Share (%) |
| 1920 | 78.10 | Share (%) |
| 1921 | 77.99 | Share (%) |
| 1922 | 79.24 | Share (%) |
| 1923 | 79.67 | Share (%) |
| 1924 | 81.14 | Share (%) |
| 1925 | 82.22 | Share (%) |
| 1926 | 83.16 | Share (%) |
| 1927 | 84.18 | Share (%) |
| 1928 | 84.46 | Share (%) |
| 1929 | 84.40 | Share (%) |
| 1930 | 84.59 | Share (%) |
| 1931 | 84.36 | Share (%) |
| 1932 | 84.80 | Share (%) |
| 1933 | 84.56 | Share (%) |
| 1934 | 83.03 | Share (%) |
| 1935 | 81.68 | Share (%) |
| 1936 | 82.18 | Share (%) |
| 1937 | 80.29 | Share (%) |
| 1938 | 79.95 | Share (%) |
| 1939 | 80.28 | Share (%) |
| 1940 | 77.13 | Share (%) |
| 1941 | 74.63 | Share (%) |
| 1942 | 72.88 | Share (%) |
| 1943 | 73.34 | Share (%) |
| 1944 | 71.07 | Share (%) |
| 1945 | 71.77 | Share (%) |
| 1946 | 71.49 | Share (%) |
| 1947 | 70.12 | Share (%) |
| 1948 | 68.68 | Share (%) |
| 1949 | 67.86 | Share (%) |
| 1950 | 68.27 | Share (%) |
| 1951 | 68.27 | Share (%) |
| 1952 | 67.96 | Share (%) |
| 1953 | 67.28 | Share (%) |
| 1954 | 67.75 | Share (%) |
| 1955 | 68.14 | Share (%) |
| 1956 | 68.53 | Share (%) |
| 1957 | 68.93 | Share (%) |
| 1958 | 68.82 | Share (%) |
| 1959 | 69.57 | Share (%) |
| 1960 | 69.85 | Share (%) |
| 1961 | 70.08 | Share (%) |
Available series for this indicator (Net personal wealth)
Adults | Individuals | Average
All ages | Individuals | Average
Adults | Equal-split adults | Average
Adults | Tax unit | Average
Adults | Individuals | Share
Adults | Equal-split adults | Share [Distribution across complementing percentiles]
Adults | Tax unit | Share [Distribution across complementing percentiles]
Adults | Equal-split adults | Threshold
All ages | Individuals | Average
Adults | Equal-split adults | Average
Adults | Tax unit | Average
Adults | Individuals | Share
Adults | Equal-split adults | Share [Distribution across complementing percentiles]
Adults | Tax unit | Share [Distribution across complementing percentiles]
Adults | Equal-split adults | Threshold
We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.
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