| Distribution of total estate among slaveholders8 | ||||||
| Number of slaves | Total estate (thousands of 1860 dollars) | Economic status (millions of 2011 $) | Economic power (millions of 2011 $) | |||
| >1000 | NR | - | - | |||
| 500 - 999 | $ | 957 | $ | 336 | $ | 3320 |
| 100 - 499 | $ | 160 | $ | 56 | $ | 555 |
| 50 - 999 | $ | 72 | $ | 25 | $ | 250 |
| 10 - 49 | $ | 17 | $ | 6 | $ | 59 |
| 5 - 10 | $ | 9 | $ | 3 | $ | 31 |