Economic Report

Distribution of Wealth in 1870

Percentage of the
Population

Percentage of the
Nations Wealth

Extreme Poor

18%

3%

Poor

32%

8%

Middle Class

40%

15%

Wealthy

8%

41%

Extreme Wealthy

2%

33%

Group by Financial Means

Distribution of Wealth in 1880

Percentage of the
Population

Percentage of the
Nations Wealth

Extreme Poor

11%

2%

Poor

33%

9%

Middle Class

42%

19%

Wealthy

11%

44%

3%

26%

Group by Financial Means

Extreme Wealthy

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Distribution of Wealth in 1890
Percentage of the
Population

Percentage of the
Nations Wealth

5%

2%

Poor

32%

11%

Middle Class

41%

21%

Wealthy

16%

44%

6%

22%

Group by Financial Means

Extreme Poor

Extreme Wealthy

Distribution of Wealth in 1900

Percentage of the
Population

Percentage of the
Nations Wealth

7%

3%

Poor

38%

14%

Middle Class

39%

38%

Wealthy

10%

32%

6%

13%

Group by Financial Means

Extreme Poor

Extreme Wealthy

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Distribution of Wealth in 1910
Percentage of the
Population

Percentage of the
Nations Wealth

9%

2%

Poor

17%

10%

Middle Class

40%

32%

Wealthy

26%

38%

8%

18%

Group by Financial Means

Extreme Poor

Extreme Wealthy

Wealth Distribution Charts

Directions
You will make 3 graphs about wealth distribution in America during the Gilded
Age. The instructions for each graph are below.

Chart 1
Directions: Your first chart is a pie chart. Create a pie chart showing the
distribution of wealth for all groups in 1890. Remember, you are showing how
wealth was divided. The sections of the pie graph will be divided by the amount
of the nations wealth each group has. The space below is provided in the event
the internet is down and you need to draw the graph.

Chart 2
Directions: Your second chart is a line graph. Create a line graph the changes in
wealth distribution for the middle class over all the years in the Economic Report.
Remember, you are showing how much of the nations wealth was held by the
Middle Class for every year. The dots of the line graph will be the percentage of
wealth the Middle Class held each year of the report. The space below is
provided in the event the internet is down and you need to draw the graph.

Chart 3
Directions: Your third chart is a bar graph. Create a bar graph that shows the
increases and decreases in population of the extremely poor in 1870 and 1910.
Remember, you are comparing how much of the nations population was
extremely poor in 1870 and 1910. The bars of graph will be the percentage of
people that made up the Extremely Poor Class in 1870 and 1910. The space
below is provided in the event the internet is down and you need to draw the
graph.