In 2019, nearly 60 percent of American families managed to save money. The share registered in 2019 was among the highest throughout the period considered in the graph. In particular, after 2010, when approximately 52 percent of families in the United States saved money, this percentage increased steadily.
Percentage of households that saved in the United States in selected years from 1992 to 2019
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Federal Reserve. (November 17, 2020). Percentage of households that saved in the United States in selected years from 1992 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246175/families-that-saved-in-the-united-states-by-region/
Federal Reserve. "Percentage of households that saved in the United States in selected years from 1992 to 2019." Chart. November 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246175/families-that-saved-in-the-united-states-by-region/
Federal Reserve. (2020). Percentage of households that saved in the United States in selected years from 1992 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246175/families-that-saved-in-the-united-states-by-region/
Federal Reserve. "Percentage of Households That Saved in The United States in Selected Years from 1992 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246175/families-that-saved-in-the-united-states-by-region/
Federal Reserve, Percentage of households that saved in the United States in selected years from 1992 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246175/families-that-saved-in-the-united-states-by-region/ (last visited June 06, 2023)
Percentage of households that saved in the United States in selected years from 1992 to 2019 [Graph], Federal Reserve, November 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246175/families-that-saved-in-the-united-states-by-region/