Social class^a

Common description

Estimated population percentages in each social class for the U.S. as of the early 2000s^b

Upper

Upper-upper

“Old money”

1

Lower-upper

“New money”

1

Middle

Upper-middle

“Professional-managerial”

15

Lower-middle

“White-collar”

32

Lower

Upper-lower

“Blue-collar”

38

Lower-lower

“The poor”

13

Total

100%