The Briefing
- Today, the top 1% of U.S. households own 31.2% of total wealth
- Data going back over 200 years suggests that wealth inequality in both the U.S. and Europe reached its peak in the early 1900s
What The Data Says About Wealth Inequality
Wealth inequality has gone through peaks and troughs throughout history.
Most recently, in the decade between 2010 and 2020, the top 1% of U.S. households’ portion of wealth has gone from 28.6% to 31.2%.
However, when expressed in raw…
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