About what was U.S. stock ownership at its lowest point, in 2013 and 2016?
Answer52%
Ownership fell after the 2008 financial crisis and only climbed back above 60% around 2023.
Source: Gallup (2016) news.gallup.com
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About what share of lower-income Americans (under $50K) own stock?
Answer28%
That's a huge gap from the 87% ownership rate among upper-income households.
Source: Gallup (2024) news.gallup.com
Expert level
About what share of total U.S. stock market wealth did the top 1% of households hold, per 2013 data?
Answerabout 38%
Stock ownership is far more concentrated at the top than overall income or even overall wealth.
Source: Federal Reserve data via NPR (2013) en.wikipedia.org
About what share of U.S. stock market wealth did the top 10% of households hold, per 2013 data?
Answerabout 81%
That leaves the bottom 80% of households holding only a small slice of total stock wealth.
Source: Federal Reserve data via NPR (2013) en.wikipedia.org
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