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Absolute Mobility 
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- Interactive
- Economic Mobility Project
Income and Wealth in America Across Generations
This interactive data tool takes a closer look at absolute mobility, making it possible to determine which Americans are more likely to surpass or fall short of their parents' income and wealth, and for the first time, by how much. more
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- Report
- Economic Mobility Project
Pursuing the American Dream
Pew's latest report on economic mobility shows a mixed view. While a majority of Americans exceed their parents’ family income and wealth, the extent of their absolute mobility gains are not always enough to move them to a different rung of the economic ladder.
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- Data Visualizations
Economic Mobility of the States
Welcome to Economic Mobility of the States. This interactive tool captures the findings of the first analysis of Americans' economic mobility—their movement up or down the income ladder—on a state level. more
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- Report
- Economic Mobility Project
Economic Mobility of the States
Economic Mobility of the States is a new interactive tool that captures the findings of the first analysis of Americans’ economic mobility—their movement up and down the earnings ladder—at the state level, including data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Users can click the map to see where in the country Americans are most likely to move up rather than down, and where they are most likely to move down rather than up. more
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- Press Release
- Economic Mobility Project
Pew Finds States in Mideast & New England Have Better Economic Mobility Than National Average; States in South Have Worse
Economic Mobility of the States, released today by Pew’s Economic Mobility Project, is the first time research has identified where in the country Americans are more likely to move up or down the earnings ladder. more
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- Report
- Economic Mobility Project
Does America Promote Mobility as Well as Other Nations?
This November 2011 fact sheet, Does America Promote Mobility As Well As Other Nations?, previewed selected key findings from a multi-country study of economic mobility.
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August 11, 2011
Economic Mobility and the American Dream
This video animates the difference between two measurements of economic mobility. more
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- Report
- Economic Mobility Project
Family Structure and the Economic Mobility of Children
This report explores the relationship between parental marital status and intergenerational economic mobility. It finds that, across the income distribution, divorce is particularly harmful for children's economic mobility in both absolute and relative terms.
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- Report
- Economic Mobility Project
A Penny Saved is Mobility Earned
This November 2009 report found that having parents with high savings positively impacts one's upward mobility, particularly for children of low-income parents; having high savings oneself increases the chances of moving up from the bottom of the income ladder.
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- Issue Brief
- Economic Mobility Project
Renewing the American Dream: A Road Map to Enhancing Economic Mobility in America
Renewing the American Dream included practical recommendations to make the Dream of upward mobility a reality for generations to come, including the need for a “portfolio shift” in the federal government’s priorities.
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- Research & Analysis
- Economic Mobility Project
Pathways to Economic Mobility
The Economic Mobility Project’s 2008 report explored some of the key factors that affect the likelihood that a person will move up or down the economic ladder over time. more
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- Report
- Economic Mobility Project
Economic Mobility in America
This 2007 report raised provocative questions about the continuing ability of all Americans to move up the economic ladder and calls into question whether the American economic meritocracy is alive and well. more