Silver Per Capita
USA · North America

United States silver per capita

United States's estimated above-ground silver holdings equal 3.81 fine troy ounces per resident, based on 41,200 t and a UN 2025 population estimate of 347.3M. It appears at position #12 among 195 countries. This is a research estimate, not an official reserve figure or a survey of household ownership.

ISO3USA
UN M49840
Population347,275,8082025, UN World Population Prospects 2024
Data dateDec 31, 2025
Global standingHigher than 94%Compared with other ranked countries
Versus global median275% above1.02 fine oz median
North America standingHigher than 95%Compared with other ranked countries in the region
Versus regional median248% above1.10 fine oz median
Broadly attributed silver118.6 g per resident3.81 fine oz · rank #12 of 195
Total
41,200 t
Range
2.25 to 6.46 oz
Status
Based on country-specific evidence
Investment holdings estimate103.7 g per resident3.33 fine oz · rank #7 of 11
Total
36,000 t
Range
1.97 to 5.64 oz
Status
Based on country-specific evidence
Region

North America context

Regional comparisons use the same unrounded broadly attributed silver values as the global ranking.

Regional rank#2 of 23
Regional median34.08 g per resident1.10 fine oz
MeasureBroadly attributed silver
Regional rankingBrowse North America
2025 USGS estimates

Silver production and underground reserves

Mine production is one year's output. Underground reserves estimate silver that could be economically recovered. Neither measures how much silver residents own.

2025 mine production per resident3.168 g0.102 fine oz · rank #12 of 14
Total source quantity
1,100 t
Status
USGS estimate
Underground reserves per resident66.23 g2.13 fine oz · rank #10 of 12
Total source quantity
23,000 t
Status
USGS reserves estimate

How the ratio is calculated

Fine-metal tonnes x 32,150.7465686 / 347,275,808 residents = fine troy ounces per resident. Display rounding never changes the underlying rank.

What is sourced and estimated

No globally comparable official silver reserve observation is asserted.

Fund, bullion and ornamental components are country-attributed research estimates.

Important context

Large fund and retail markets anchor the estimate, but beneficial ownership remains unknown.

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 updatedDec 31, 2025
Cite this country recordSilver Per Capita. United States country record. silver-beta-2025.12-global-v1. https://silverpercapita.com/countries/united-states
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