Over one fourth of Americans had household retirement savings reaching 250,000 U.S. dollars or more by the end of 2021. Meanwhile, eight percent of respondents stated to not have any household retirement savings at all. In 2021, the retirement savings of respondents were lower than the year before.
Household retirement savings in the United States from 2020 to 2021, by amount
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- Premium Statistic Household retirement savings in the U.S. 2020-2021, by amount
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Government retirement plans
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Saving patterns
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Retirement confidence
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Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (October 12, 2022). Household retirement savings in the United States from 2020 to 2021, by amount [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/718358/household-retirement-savings-in-usa-by-amount/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Household retirement savings in the United States from 2020 to 2021, by amount ." Chart. October 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/718358/household-retirement-savings-in-usa-by-amount/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (2022). Household retirement savings in the United States from 2020 to 2021, by amount . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/718358/household-retirement-savings-in-usa-by-amount/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Household Retirement Savings in The United States from 2020 to 2021, by Amount ." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/718358/household-retirement-savings-in-usa-by-amount/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, Household retirement savings in the United States from 2020 to 2021, by amount Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/718358/household-retirement-savings-in-usa-by-amount/ (last visited September 25, 2023)
Household retirement savings in the United States from 2020 to 2021, by amount [Graph], Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, October 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/718358/household-retirement-savings-in-usa-by-amount/