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Wealth and Asset Ownership Publications
Wealth and Asset Ownership Publications
Official publications released by the U.S. Census Bureau have a report number and often list the lead author(s).
View the list of publications by topics or publications by series.
Browse more publications, including historical publications from the Census of Population and Housing, 2000 Census and 2010 Census.
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The Wealth of Households: 2021
This brief describes characteristics of household wealth using the 2022 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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The Wealth of Households: 2020
This brief uses the 2021 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine household wealth in 2020.
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The Wealth of Households: 2019
This brief uses the 2020 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine household wealth in 2019.
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The Wealth of Households: 2017
This brief uses the 2018 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine household wealth in 2017.
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Net Worth of Households: 2016
This brief describes the change in net worth according to the Survey of Income and Program Participation between 2015 and 2016.
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Monthly Poverty Rates by Selected Demographic Characteristics: 2015
This report presents monthly and average monthly poverty rates for the United States in 2015.
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Net Worth of Households: 2015
This brief uses the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine household net worth in 2015 and compares it with net worth in 2014.
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Net Worth of Households: 2014
This brief uses the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine household net worth in 2014 and compares it with net worth in 2013.
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The Wealth of Veterans
This report uses data from the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation to describe the wealth of veterans of various ages.
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Improvements to Measuring Net Worth of Households: 2013
This report discusses major changes included in the 2014 redesign of SIPP that improve its measurement of net worth.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012
This publication is a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
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Net Worth and the Assets of Households: 2002
This report compares the levels of wealth and asset ownership by various socioeconomic factors, including monthly household income.
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Net Worth and Asset Ownership of Households: 1998 and 2000
This report compares the levels of wealth and asset ownership with various socioeconomic factors, including monthly household income.
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Did You Know? Homes Account for 44 Percent of All Wealth: 1995
With data collected by the SIPP between February and May 1995, this report examines the median wealth in 1995 households with different types of demographics.
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Household Net Worth and Asset Ownership: 1995
This report presents data on the wealth and asset holdings of U.S. households in 1995.
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What We’re Worth — Asset Ownership of Households: 1993
This brief takes a look at median household net worth (wealth), i.e., the value of assets covered in the survey minus any debts.
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Asset Ownership of Households: 1993
This report presents data on the assets and liabilities held by U.S. households in 1993.
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Household Wealth and Asset Ownership: 1991
This brief takes a look at median household net worth (wealth), i.e., the value of assets covered in the survey minus any debts.
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Household Wealth and Asset Ownership: 1991
This report presents data on the wealth of U.S. households in 1991.
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Sixty-Five Plus in America
This report analyzes data on the elderly from various perspectives–demographic, social, economic, and geographic.
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Studies in the Distribution of Income
This report presents a collection of papers analyzing trends in the level of real income, adjusted for inflation, and its distribution.
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Income, Poverty, and Wealth in the United States: A Chart Book
This report illustrates in charts and graphs several perspectives on income and wealth, including topics as poverty and the ownership of homes and other assets.
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How Much Are We Worth? Household Wealth and Asset Ownership
This brief examines the wealth holdings (net worth) of households in 1988.
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Household Wealth and Asset Ownership: 1988
This report presents data on the wealth of U.S. households in 1988.
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Household Wealth and Asset Ownership: 1984
This report presents data on the wealth of U.S. households in 1984.
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1890 Census Bulletins
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1870 Census: Statistical Atlas of the United States
Atlas of physical features, woodlands, gold and silver mines, coal, political divisions, life, progress, relations of race and nationality to mortality, etc.
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1870 Census: A Compendium of the Ninth Census (June 1, 1870)
Statistics on: race, nationality, illiteracy, newspapers, churches, crime, occupations, disabilities, indebtedness; agriculture, manufactures, mining & fishing.
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1870 Census: Volume 3. The Statistics of Wealth and Industry
Statistics of the wealth and industry with tables of wealth, taxation, public indebtedness, agriculture, manufactures, mining, fisheries, and occupations.
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Statistical Abstracts Series
These publications are a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
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