Wealthy Americans - source of wealth, 2014

The statistic shows the results of a survey into wealthy individuals in the United States. This particular statistic deals with the source of the majority of wealth among wealthy Americans in the United States in 2014. In 2014, 22 percent of the wealthy individuals interviewed stated that they had inherited the majority of their wealth, whereas 78 percent stated they earned the majority either through income from work, investment, real estate or through the sale of their business.

Source of the majority of wealthy Americans' wealth in the United States in 2014, in percent

Source of wealth	Share of respondents
Inherited	22%
Earned	78%

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Release date

May 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February and March 2014

Number of respondents

680 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Age of respondents: Average 53 years old
-Age 18-33: 13 percent (Gen Y or Millennials)
-Age 34-49: 22 percent (Gen X)
-Age 50-68: 45 percent (Baby Boomers)
-Age 69+: 20 percent.

- 57 percent men
- 43 percent women.

The 680 people interviewed for this nationwide survey were high net worth or ultra high net worth individuals.

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