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Local Wealth Profiles & Insights - BETA
Wealth is a critical component of success and quality of life in America. Yet wealth disparities have been on the rise since the 1980s, jeopardizing many families' ability to meet basic needs, access stable housing, or pursue business and investment opportunities as they see fit. Wealth, more so than income, is a key determinant of economic well-being and can be the difference between struggling and thriving now and for future generations. This widening divide also threatens community resilience at a time when natural disasters and other shocks are on the rise.
Check out our local wealth data, insights, and tools for better decisionmaking and broader prosperity across the nation.
$108,840
Median U.S. household wealth, 2018
345x
U.S. wealth divide, 2018
What does wealth in the United States look like now?
Measuring the gap between the top 10 percent and bottom 50 percent of household wealth is a common way to describe wealth disparities (Piketty, Saez, and Zucman, 2018). Currently, the top 10 percent of households in the U.S. have 345x more wealth than the bottom 50 percent. Regionally, the Rocky Mountains boasts the lowest wealth disparity, while the South—where the bottom 50 percent of households have extremely low wealth—has the greatest disparity.
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Reframing "Wealth" and Activating Data as an Effective Tool for Change
Report • June 13, 2024
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Over the course of several years The Data Center has engaged in extensive conversations across the country about the "Wealth Gap" because we understand the importance of wealth for community resilience.
Roots of Wealth: Unearthing Black Prosperity in the South
Report • August, 2025
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This report details the historical roots of the racial wealth divide in the South, compares key Black wealth indicators across Southern states, and outlines structural policy strategies to unearth Black prosperity.