Infographic shows the how household net worth in the U.S. is distributed among the population. The top 1% of people hold nearly 32% of U.S. wealth. The next 9% of of people control over 36% of U.S. wealth. The bottom 90% of the U.S. population controls only 31.9% of wealth in the United States.
Data sources: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Graphic produced as part of the 330+ Million in the USA lesson packet.
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