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.
The share of national wealth held by people without college degrees is now is at the lowest level on record, per Bloomberg. pic.twitter.com/ZouwDre6Uz
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 24, 2025
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.
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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