This statistic presents the amount of money saved in saving accounts in the United States as of August 2017, by generation. It was found that 21 percent of young Millennials (18-24) in the United States had less than 1,000 U.S. dollars saved in their savings accounts.
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GOBankingRates. (September 12, 2017). How much money do you have saved in your savings account? (by generation) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/497789/amount-of-money-saved-in-saving-accounts-usa-by-generation/
GOBankingRates. "How much money do you have saved in your savings account? (by generation)." Chart. September 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/497789/amount-of-money-saved-in-saving-accounts-usa-by-generation/
GOBankingRates. (2017). How much money do you have saved in your savings account? (by generation). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/497789/amount-of-money-saved-in-saving-accounts-usa-by-generation/
GOBankingRates. "How Much Money Do You Have Saved in Your Savings Account? (by Generation)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/497789/amount-of-money-saved-in-saving-accounts-usa-by-generation/
GOBankingRates, How much money do you have saved in your savings account? (by generation) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/497789/amount-of-money-saved-in-saving-accounts-usa-by-generation/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
How much money do you have saved in your savings account? (by generation) [Graph], GOBankingRates, September 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/497789/amount-of-money-saved-in-saving-accounts-usa-by-generation/