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Net personal wealth (United States)
Adults | Equal-split adults | Share

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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.

Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1913-2014)

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Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1913-2014)

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Chart for the Bottom 90% of the population (1913-2014)

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Chart for the Bottom 50% of the population (1962-2014)

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Top 10% - Bottom 90% shares split (1913-2014)


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We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.