Those without college degrees now hold the smallest share of national wealth ever recorded.

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It’s a stark reminder of a system that seems to reward credentials over grit, leaving millions further from the prosperity they’ve worked for. Each statistic like this feels less like a number and more like a wound—an open question about who truly gets to claim the American Dream.

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As of 2025, the top 10% of earners own about 69% of the total wealth in the United States. This concentration of wealth has exacerbated economic inequality, leaving those without college degrees with a diminishing share of the nation’s prosperity.

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Sources:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/non-college-degrees-wealth-gap

https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/2025/01/17/the-college-wealth-divide


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