How Many Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck? Best 2026 Data

how many americans live paycheck to paycheck, chart showing the rate falling from 69% to 48% and the renter vs homeowner gap

How many Americans live paycheck to paycheck in 2026? Debt.com’s ninth annual budgeting survey, released this summer, found the number has dropped sharply: 48% of Americans now say they’re living paycheck to paycheck, down 21 percentage points from 69% just a year earlier — the lowest share the survey has recorded in five years of … Read more