In the third quarter of 2020, the share of net wealth in the United States held by the top 10 percent increased slightly from the previous quarter to 69.2 percent. At the beginning of 1990, this figure stood at 60.5 percent. During this period, the wealth share of the 90th to 99th percentile remained broadly constant at around 37 percent, while the share of the top one percent increased from 23.5 percent of net wealth to 31 percent.
Distribution of net wealth in the United States from Q1 1990 to Q3 2020
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St. Louis Fed. (December 31, 2020). Distribution of net wealth in the United States from Q1 1990 to Q3 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299460/distribution-of-wealth-in-the-united-states/
St. Louis Fed. "Distribution of net wealth in the United States from Q1 1990 to Q3 2020." Chart. December 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299460/distribution-of-wealth-in-the-united-states/
St. Louis Fed. (2020). Distribution of net wealth in the United States from Q1 1990 to Q3 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299460/distribution-of-wealth-in-the-united-states/
St. Louis Fed. "Distribution of Net Wealth in The United States from Q1 1990 to Q3 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299460/distribution-of-wealth-in-the-united-states/
St. Louis Fed, Distribution of net wealth in the United States from Q1 1990 to Q3 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299460/distribution-of-wealth-in-the-united-states/ (last visited January 17, 2021)