Today in Data: Most Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck

By  |  July 6, 2022
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Today in data, new research shows that living paycheck to paycheck is the most common lifestyle in the United States.

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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

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