Between 2007 and 2019, the share of families holding savings bonds in the United States decreased significantly. In particular, among households in which the family head was between 45 and 54 years of age the share of savings bonds holders dropped from 19 percent in 2007 to approximately eight percent in 2019. A similar trend can be observed for nearly all age groups.
Share of households holding savings bonds in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by age of family head
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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 respondents could not save more in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of respondents who have delayed financial milestones in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of respondents 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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- Italy: individuals opinion on security of bonds investments 2017
- Italy: individuals satisfaction with bonds investments 2015-2020
- NS&I premium bonds risks for Great Britain adults 2014, by prior investments
- Amount of non-bank related investments of French households 2000-2014
- UK insurers & trusts: net quarterly investments in gilts 2014-2018
- Asset allocated in foreign stocks, bonds and mutual funds among Canadians 2015
- Italy: value of banks' bonds by holder 2018
- Birth registration rate of children in Nigeria 2018, by wealth quintile
- Number of households with one or more vehicles in U.S. 2017
- Annual variation of the consumer expenditure rate in Iceland 2011-2021
- Number of shopping trips per African-American household 2014, by store format
- Environmental taxes paid by households in the United Kingdom (UK) 1997-2016
- Leading catastrophe bond transactions worldwide in 2017
- Share of households with access to safe drinking water across Tamil Nadu 2011
- Sustainability bond issuance amount in Japan 2014-2022
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- Asset allocated in foreign stocks, bonds and mutual funds among Canadians 2015
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- Number of households with one or more vehicles in U.S. 2017
- Annual variation of the consumer expenditure rate in Iceland 2011-2021
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- Environmental taxes paid by households in the United Kingdom (UK) 1997-2016
- Leading catastrophe bond transactions worldwide in 2017
- Share of households with access to safe drinking water across Tamil Nadu 2011
- Sustainability bond issuance amount in Japan 2014-2022
Federal Reserve. (November 17, 2020). Share of households holding savings bonds in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by age of family head [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249433/percentage-of-families-owning-savings-bonds-by-age/
Federal Reserve. "Share of households holding savings bonds in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by age of family head." Chart. November 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249433/percentage-of-families-owning-savings-bonds-by-age/
Federal Reserve. (2020). Share of households holding savings bonds in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by age of family head. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249433/percentage-of-families-owning-savings-bonds-by-age/
Federal Reserve. "Share of Households Holding Savings Bonds in The United States from 2007 to 2019, by Age of Family Head." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249433/percentage-of-families-owning-savings-bonds-by-age/
Federal Reserve, Share of households holding savings bonds in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by age of family head Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249433/percentage-of-families-owning-savings-bonds-by-age/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Share of households holding savings bonds in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by age of family head [Graph], Federal Reserve, November 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249433/percentage-of-families-owning-savings-bonds-by-age/