Ownership of Financial Assets in US

Interesting, abeit old, statistics. The distribution of wealth in the United States was, and probably is, terribly unequal.

Ownership of Financial Assets in US in the 90s.

The Very Rich (1% of the Population)
46%

The Affluent (the Next 9%)
36%

The Rest (90% of Americans)
18%


Share of Income Collected by American Households

The Very Rich (1% of the Population)
1962 9.3%
1992 15.7%

The Affluent (the Next 9%)
1962 21.5%
1992 25.2%

The Rest (90% of Americans)
1962 69.2%
1992 59.1%