Gold Per Capita
USA · North America

United States gold per capita

United States's estimated above-ground gold holdings equal 1.16 fine troy ounces per resident, based on 12,584 t and a UN 2026 population estimate of 349M. It appears at position #46 among 195 countries. This is a research estimate, not an official reserve figure or a survey of household ownership.

ISO3USA
UN M49840
Population349,035,4942026, UN World Population Prospects 2024
Data dateMar 31, 2026
Global standingHigher than 77%Compared with other ranked countries
Versus global median41% above0.823 fine oz median
North America standingHigher than 91%Compared with other ranked countries in the region
Versus regional median36% above0.849 fine oz median
Broad attributed gold36.05 g per resident1.16 fine oz · rank #46 of 195
Total
12,584 t
Range
1.03 to 1.37 oz
Status
Based on country-specific evidence
Official monetary gold23.3 g per resident0.749 fine oz · rank #10 of 29
Total
8,134 t
Range
Not an estimate range
Official plus investment33.19 g per resident1.07 fine oz · rank #12 of 29
Total
11,584 t
Range
0.972 to 1.22 oz
Status
Based on country-specific evidence
Region

North America context

Regional comparisons use the same unrounded broad attributed gold values as the global ranking.

Regional rank#3 of 23
Regional median26.42 g per resident0.849 fine oz
MeasureBroad attributed gold
Regional rankingBrowse North America

How the ratio is calculated

Fine-metal tonnes x 32,150.7465686 / 349,035,494 residents = fine troy ounces per resident. Display rounding never changes the underlying rank.

What is sourced and estimated

The official monetary-gold value is recorded separately from modelled private holdings.

Fund, bar, coin and jewellery components are country-attributed research estimates.

Important context

Private holdings combine fund-domicile data with accumulated retail-demand assumptions.

Per-capita values are comparison ratios and are not investment advice or estimates of what a typical resident personally owns.

Sources

Sources and data status

See the organizations, dates and assumptions used for this country comparison.

Methodology version2.0.0
Evidence statusBased on country-specific evidence
Last updatedMar 31, 2026
Cite this country recordGold Per Capita. United States country record. gold-research-2026.03-global-v2. https://goldpercapita.com/countries/united-states
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