Source: cirosantilli/wealth-distribution-in-the-united-states

= Wealth distribution in the United States
{tag=Income distribution}
{wiki=Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States}

= Wealth inequality in the United States
{synonym}

Grew tremendously since the 1990's, likely linked to the <Internet>.

https://www.cbpp.org/wealth-concentration-has-been-rising-toward-early-20th-century-levels-2 shows historical for top 1% and 0.5% from 1920 to 2010.

TODO why is it so hard to find a proper <cumulative distribution function>-like curve? OMG. This appears to be also called a <Lorenz curve>.

\Image[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Productivity_and_Real_Median_Family_Income_Growth_in_the_United_States.png]