Top Takeaways
Only 29% of Americans are financially healthy, despite a booming economy.
Financial health disparities based on income, age, gender, and race have persisted since 2018.
Financial health changed for millions of Americans from 2018 to 2019, often dramatically.
People who had changes in their employment and physical health saw the largest year-over-year shifts in their financial health.
Data Spotlight



Our Supporters
The U.S. Financial Health Pulse is made possible through a founding partnership with Flourish, a venture of The Omidyar Group. Additional support is provided by MetLife Foundation, founding sponsor of the Financial Health Network’s financial health work, and AARP.
The Financial Health Network is partnering with the University of Southern California Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research to field the study to their online panel, the Understanding America Study.

The Financial Health Network is working with engineers and data analysts at Plaid to collect and analyze transactional and account data from study participants who authorize it.
