The quarterly personal savings in the United States (U.S.) fluctuated considerably between 2010 and 2021. After a stable development from the first quarter of 2010 until the fourth quarter of 2019, the value of personal savings in the United States soared at the beginning of 2020. In the second quarter of 2020, savings reached a value of 4.77 trillion U.S. dollars. As of the second quarter of 2021, personal savings in the United States amounted to 1.85 trillion U.S. dollars approximately.
Value of quarterly personal savings in the United States (U.S.) from 1st quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Personal savings in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Monthly personal savings as a share of disposable income in the U.S. 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Mean and median amount of personal savings in the U.S. 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Personal savings in the U.S. 1960-2021
- Basic Statistic Savings and other checkable deposits in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Amount of money saved in savings accounts in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Savings and investments held by employees in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Gross savings as share of GDP in the U.S. 1970-2020
Household savings
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- Basic Statistic Household savings in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Time and savings deposits of households and nonprofit organizations U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of families that saved in the U.S. 2001-2019, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Share of families that saved in the U.S. 2004-2019, by work status
- Premium Statistic Share of families with savings bonds in the U.S. 2007-2019, by age of family head
- Premium Statistic Financial instruments owned by children in the U.S. 2022
College savings
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- Premium Statistic Share of households saving for college in the U.S. 2020, by age of head of household
- Basic Statistic Total Education tax savings for college students U.S. 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Assets of section 529 savings plan in the U.S. 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic 529 college savings average account balance in the U.S. 2016-2021
Retirement savings
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- Premium Statistic Adults with any retirement savings in the U.S. 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Opinion of Americans on state of their retirement savings 2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Drivers for starting to save for retirement in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Household retirement savings in the U.S. 2020-2021, by amount
- Premium Statistic Value of assets invested in IRAs in the U.S. 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Probability of outliving their savings in the U.S. 2020-2022
Saving practices
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- Basic Statistic Reasons why families saved in the U.S. 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Goals in New Year's financial resolution in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Factors that are holding back Americans from saving for a down payment 2021
- Premium Statistic Factors that prevent the Americans from saving for a down payment 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Emergency bill: savings, credit card, borrow vs personal loan U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Bank account and service complaints reported CFPB in the U.S. 2021
Impact of the economy on savings
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- Premium Statistic Adults who spent money from their savings due to inflation in the U.S. 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Main reasons why people could not save more in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of people who have delayed financial milestones in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of people who avoided expenditures in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Actions people have found most effective to save money worldwide 2022
Further related statistics
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- Attitudes toward spending and saving among parents in the U.S. 2015
- Personal savings strategy used in the Netherlands 2019
- Expectations of personal savings habits change in six month's time in the UK in 2015
- Average monthly savings in the Netherlands 2019
- Share of individuals that made savings in Russia 2017, by reason
- Attitudes toward spending and saving among parents in the U.S. in 2014, by gender
- Sources of information for retirement saving in U.S. 2016
- Views on attitudes of spouses toward spending and saving in the U.S. 2014, by gender
- Personal saving habits in the Netherlands in 2019, by method
- Reasons for starting to save for retirement worldwide 2017
- Views on attitudes of spouses toward spending and saving in the U.S. in 2014
- Reasons for starting to save for retirement in Canada 2017
- Sources of information for retirement saving 2016
- Canadian searching for deals prior to shopping 2017
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- Attitudes toward spending and saving among parents in the U.S. 2015
- Personal savings strategy used in the Netherlands 2019
- Expectations of personal savings habits change in six month's time in the UK in 2015
- Average monthly savings in the Netherlands 2019
- Share of individuals that made savings in Russia 2017, by reason
- Attitudes toward spending and saving among parents in the U.S. in 2014, by gender
- Sources of information for retirement saving in U.S. 2016
- Views on attitudes of spouses toward spending and saving in the U.S. 2014, by gender
- Personal saving habits in the Netherlands in 2019, by method
- Reasons for starting to save for retirement worldwide 2017
- Views on attitudes of spouses toward spending and saving in the U.S. in 2014
- Reasons for starting to save for retirement in Canada 2017
- Sources of information for retirement saving 2016
- Canadian searching for deals prior to shopping 2017
Archival FRED. (August 27, 2021). Value of quarterly personal savings in the United States (U.S.) from 1st quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220032/quarterly-personal-savings-us/
Archival FRED. "Value of quarterly personal savings in the United States (U.S.) from 1st quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220032/quarterly-personal-savings-us/
Archival FRED. (2021). Value of quarterly personal savings in the United States (U.S.) from 1st quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220032/quarterly-personal-savings-us/
Archival FRED. "Value of Quarterly Personal Savings in The United States (U.S.) from 1st Quarter 2010 to 2nd Quarter 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220032/quarterly-personal-savings-us/
Archival FRED, Value of quarterly personal savings in the United States (U.S.) from 1st quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220032/quarterly-personal-savings-us/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Value of quarterly personal savings in the United States (U.S.) from 1st quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Archival FRED, August 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220032/quarterly-personal-savings-us/