Today in Data: Most Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck

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Data

<$50,000: Income bracket that is most likely to be living paycheck to paycheck

58%: Percentage of Americans living paycheck to paycheck in May, up from 54% year over year

46%: Share of paycheck-to-paycheck consumers who say they comfortably pay their monthly bills

1 in 5: Share of paycheck-to-paycheck consumers who say they spent more than they earned over the past six months

⅓: Amount of paycheck-to-paycheck consumers who earn more than $250,000 a year