What do super-rich Americans own? Nearly the whole country!

With protests against the Wall Street spreading from New York to other American cities, demonstrators have found a new slogan: "We are the 99 per cent".

This points to an economic struggle between 99 per cent of Americans and the richest one per cent, who are increasingly accumulating a greater share of the national wealth.

Let us have a look at the share of the super-rich Americans.

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1. Top one per cent of Americans own 40 per cent of nation's wealth

Next four per cent own 27 per cent wealth

Next 10 per cent own 12 per cent wealth

Next five per cent own 11 per cent wealth

The bottom 80 per cent own just seven per cent

25 years ago, the top one per cent owned 33 per cent wealth

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2. Top one per cent takes home 24 per cent of national income

While the richest one per cent of Americans takes home almost a quarter of national income today, in 1976 they took home just nine per cent - meaning their share of the national income pool has nearly tripled in roughly three decades.

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3. Top one per cent owns half of the country's stocks, bonds and mutual funds

The Institute for Policy Studies illustrates this disparity in financial investment ownership, noting that the bottom 50 per cent of Americans owns only .5 per cent of these investments.

Top one per cent owns half of the country's stocks, bonds and mutual funds

The next nine per cent owns 39.4 per cent of stocks, bonds and mutual funds

The next 50-90 per cent owns 9.3 per cent of stocks, bonds and mutual funds

The bottom 50 per cent owns 9.3 per cent of stocks, bonds and mutual funds

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4. Top one per cent has only five per cent of nation's personal debt

Top one per cent has five per cent of the nation's personal debt, while the bottom 90 per cent has 73 per cent of total debt

Top one per cent has 20 per cent deposits

The next nine per cent has 38 per cent deposits

The bottom 90 per cent has 42 per cent deposits

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Top one per cent has 14 per cent pension accounts

The next nine per cent has 45 per cent pension accounts

The bottom 90 per cent has 41 per cent pension accounts

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Top one per cent has 22 per cent life insurance

The next nine per cent has 33 per cent life insurance

The bottom 90 per cent has 45 per cent life insurance

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Top one per cent has five per cent debt

The next nine per cent has 21 per cent debt

The bottom 90 per cent has 73 per cent debt

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5. Top one per cent is taking in more of the nation's income than at any other time since the 1920s.

Not only are the wealthiest one per cent are taking home a tremendous portion of the national income, but their share of this income is greater than at any other time since the Great Depression.

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Share of national income distribution:

From 1923 to 1929: Top one per cent took 70 per cent of the nation's income. The bottom 90 per cent took 15 per cent.

From 1960-69: Top one per cent took 65 per cent of the nation's income. The bottom 90 per cent took 11 per cent.

From 1976-79: Top one per cent took 48 per cent of the nation's income. The bottom 90 per cent took 36 per cent.

From 1982-89: Top one per cent took 41 per cent of the nation's income. The bottom 90 per cent took 26 per cent.

From 1992-2000: Top one per cent took 43 per cent of the nation's income. The bottom 90 per cent took 39 per cent.

From 2002-2007: Top one per cent took 64 per cent of the nation's income. The bottom 90 per cent took 12 per cent.