Inequality – Share of Population in Middle-Income Households and Annual Median Income The middle class is shrinking rapidly in the United States. It’s at the same level as China, Turkey and Russia. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Inequality – Median Wealth of U.S. Families The median value of assets owned by an American family is no higher than it was 20 years ago. Image: PEW Research Center
Inequality – Percent of Total Investment Assets Held by Wealth Distribution The U.S. economy is not the stock market. The top 10% of American households own 84% of all stocks, and the bottom 90% own 16% of all stocks. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Inequality – Monthly Income After Tax Minus Average Monthly Expenditures Greatest economy ever? Despite increasing wage growth and a low unemployment rate, half of the U.S. population spends more than their income. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Inequality – Share of National Net Worth Net worth inequality in the United States worsens. Images: Reuters
Inequality – Intergenerational Earnings Elasticity and Gini Coefficient Chart suggesting that social mobility cannot be achieved without greater equality (R² = 0.5) Image: Financial Times
Breaking Down Income Inequality in the U.S. Income inequality in the U.S. worsens. This chart puts things into perspective. Image: howmuch.net
Inequality – Income Mobility Across Generations In the United States, it takes five generations for individuals born in low-income families to reach the mean income in society. In Danemark, it takes “only” two generations. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Inequality – The Global Wealth Pyramid The level of wealth inequality is high in 2019: the richest 10% of adults own 82% of global wealth, while the bottom half of adults account for less than 1%. Image: Credit Suisse
Inequality – Wealth per Adult Around the World The U.S. with median wealth per adult at $65.9K, and Canada ($107K), are the wealthiest in the Western Hemisphere. Image: howmuch.net
Inequality – Number of Millionaires by Country How many millionaires are in the U.S.? 18,614K millionaires, more than any other country in the world. Image: howmuch.net