This statistic shows wealth distribution in the United States as of 2013. As of 2013, the top 1% of households (the upper class) owned almost 39.8% of all privately held wealth which indicates that in the United States, wealth is highly concentrated in relatively few hands.
Distribution of wealth in the United States as of 2013
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Bloomberg Businessweek. (April 7, 2014). Distribution of wealth in the United States as of 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299460/distribution-of-wealth-in-the-united-states/
Bloomberg Businessweek. "Distribution of wealth in the United States as of 2013." Chart. April 7, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299460/distribution-of-wealth-in-the-united-states/
Bloomberg Businessweek. (2014). Distribution of wealth in the United States as of 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299460/distribution-of-wealth-in-the-united-states/
Bloomberg Businessweek. "Distribution of Wealth in The United States as of 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299460/distribution-of-wealth-in-the-united-states/
Bloomberg Businessweek, Distribution of wealth in the United States as of 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299460/distribution-of-wealth-in-the-united-states/ (last visited March 30, 2020)
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