Over one third of households in the United States had individual retirement accounts (IRAs) as of 2021. That year, 36.7 percent of the households in the country owned at least one type of IRA, and traditional IRAs were owned by 28.2 percent of the households in the United States.
Share of households with an individual retirement account (IRA) in the United States in 2021, by type
Adjust the presentation of the statistic and data points.
Share the statistic on social media channels or embed the statistic in your
website using "Embed Code", where available.
Cite this statistic and select one of the following formats: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA & Bluebook.
Print the statistic including description and metadata.
Chart type
Share of households with an individual retirement account (IRA) in the United States in 2021, by type
Share this statistic
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
The source adds the following information: "Households may own more than one type of IRA. SEP IRAs, SAR-SEP IRAs, and SIMPLE IRAs are employer-sponsored IRAs."
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
ICI. (June 8, 2022). Share of households with an individual retirement account (IRA) in the United States in 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273775/share-of-households-with-iras-by-type-us/
ICI. "Share of households with an individual retirement account (IRA) in the United States in 2021, by type ." Chart. June 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273775/share-of-households-with-iras-by-type-us/
ICI. (2022). Share of households with an individual retirement account (IRA) in the United States in 2021, by type . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273775/share-of-households-with-iras-by-type-us/
ICI. "Share of Households with An Individual Retirement Account (Ira) in The United States in 2021, by Type ." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273775/share-of-households-with-iras-by-type-us/
ICI, Share of households with an individual retirement account (IRA) in the United States in 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273775/share-of-households-with-iras-by-type-us/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Share of households with an individual retirement account (IRA) in the United States in 2021, by type [Graph], ICI, June 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273775/share-of-households-with-iras-by-type-us/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.