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17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
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17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
The share of adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021, according to a new analysis.
About half of U.S. adults lived in middle-income households in 2018, according to our new analysis of government data.
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While the size of the U.S. middle class remained relatively stable between 2002 and 2016, financial gains for middle-income Americans were modest compared with those of higher-income households.
The middle class has long been the country’s economic majority, but our new analysis finds that’s no longer true.
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