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Joint Economic Committee Democrats
Wealth Charts
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Last updated 6/1/06
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Net worth (wealth) in the United States is more concentrated than income.
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In 2004, the one percent of households with the highest annual incomes received about 17 percent of total pre-tax income. In contrast, the wealthiest one percent of households held one-third of total net worth in 2004.
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The bottom 90 percent of households in the income distribution received 57 percent of total income in 2004. In contrast, the bottom 90 percent of households in the net worth distribution held only 31 percent of total net worth.
Source: Joint Economic Committee Democrats using data from Federal Reserve Board, Survey of Consumer Finances, 2004. Click here for more information about the sources of wealth data.
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