Official portrait: unitedstates/images (public domain; source GPO Member Guide)
Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC)
House · Democrat (most recent term) · SC-6 · in Congress 1993–present · Bioguide ID C000537
Party history: D 1993–present. Source: term data in unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0); party shown is as recorded per term there.
Estimated net worth (from public disclosures)
| Estimate | Report year | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Estimated net worth at the earliest available report (2013); the member entered office earlier, in 1993 | 2013 | −$889,978 | −$356,490 | $176,997 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2025 | −$417,994 | −$93,998 | $229,997 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2013 → 2025 (12 years spanned) | 2013–2025 | −$594,991 | +$262,492 | +$1,119,975 |
Gain Low = latest Low − earliest High; Gain High = latest High − earliest Low (widest possible spread); Mid = latest Mid − earliest Mid.
Reliability flags (net worth): none for these two endpoints. Included in the recommended dollar-gain ranking.
Net worth by report year (mid; Low–High)
| Report year | Assets (mid) | Liabilities (mid) | Net worth mid | Low … High | Status / flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $468,511 | $825,002 | −$356,490 | −$889,978 … $176,997 | computed |
| 2014 | $468,511 | $825,002 | −$356,490 | −$889,978 … $176,997 | computed |
| 2015 | $364,504 | $825,002 | −$460,497 | −$902,991 … −$18,003 | computed |
| 2016 | $364,504 | $825,002 | −$460,497 | −$902,991 … −$18,003 | computed |
| 2017 | $189,504 | $825,002 | −$635,498 | −$1,002,992 … −$268,003 | computed |
| 2018 | $189,504 | $825,002 | −$635,498 | −$1,002,992 … −$268,003 | computed |
| 2019 | $189,504 | $825,002 | −$635,498 | −$1,002,992 … −$268,003 | computed |
| 2020 | $189,504 | $825,002 | −$635,498 | −$1,002,992 … −$268,003 | computed |
| 2021 | $189,504 | $825,002 | −$635,498 | −$1,002,992 … −$268,003 | computed |
| 2022 | $189,504 | $825,002 | −$635,498 | −$1,002,992 … −$268,003 | computed |
| 2023 | $189,504 | $625,002 | −$435,498 | −$752,992 … −$118,003 | computed |
| 2024 | $273,503 | $625,002 | −$351,498 | −$704,994 … $1,997 | computed |
| 2025 | $331,003 | $425,002 | −$93,998 | −$417,994 … $229,997 | computed |
- What this is: Net worth = Schedule A assets (each value range at its midpoint; low–high range shown) minus Schedule D liabilities (midpoints / ranges). Low = assets at range floors minus liabilities at range ceilings; Mid = midpoints; High = assets at ceilings minus liabilities at floors. Low and High are outer bounds of the reported ranges, not likely outcomes.
- What it excludes / understates: exact values (only ranges are reported); a personal residence is not reported as an asset (although a mortgage on it may be listed as a liability, which then lowers the estimate); retirement and federal accounts (e.g. Thrift Savings Plan, defined-benefit pensions) are only partly or not reported; assets of excepted/blind trusts, cash held below reporting thresholds, vehicles, household goods and most spouse/dependent items exempt from reporting are not included; liabilities on a personal residence, revolving credit under thresholds and loans to family may be omitted by filers.
- Open-ended top ranges (e.g. “Over $50,000,000”) are counted at their lower bound and flagged, so such values are understated.
- The change is a change in estimated net worth in nominal dollars (no inflation adjustment). It includes salary, gifts, inheritances, business income and re-valuation as well as investment results, and it is subject to range-bracket noise; it is not an investment return and implies nothing about conduct.
Read this first. Members report asset values only as ranges (e.g. “$15,001 – $50,000”), never exact dollars. Every figure below is an estimate computed from range midpoints, not a measured return. Figures cannot be interpreted as investment performance, and they do not show wrongdoing or skill. Methodology and limitations are at the end and in the project README. Sources: public financial disclosure reports filed with the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and/or the Secretary of the Senate (Senate eFD), linked below.
Avg. annual change (geometric, est.)+5.3%
Simple average of years+13.5%
Years estimated12
Best / worst single year2024 +183%
2017 -46%
2017 -46%
Reliability flags: a year exceeds ±100%; 1 year(s) driven by income/one position/range artefact.
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): +7.2% to +4.7%. This band is narrow because it moves both years together; the true uncertainty is larger — see the per-year “strict envelope” column and the limitations.
Estimated year-over-year change
Bars: midpoint estimate; whisker: same-position floor/ceiling band. Axis clipped to −100%…+150%. Years with insufficient traceable holdings are omitted.
| Year (t−1 → t) | Opening value (mid) | Closing value (mid) | Income (mid) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) | Est. gain | Same-position band | Strict envelope | Traced coverage | Status / flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013→2014 | $468,511 | $468,511 | $5,354 | $0 | $0 | +1.1% | +1.1% … +1.4% | -110% … +112% | 100% | counted |
| 2014→2015 | $468,511 | $364,504 | $5,354 | $0 | $0 | -21.1% | -25.7% … -4.8% | -113% … +70% | 100% | counted |
| 2015→2016 | $332,004 | $332,004 | $5,354 | $0 | $0 | +1.6% | +1.6% … +1.6% | -89% … +93% | 91% | counted |
| 2016→2017 | $364,504 | $189,504 | $7,104 | $0 | $0 | -46.1% | -48.8% … -45.1% | -118% … +26% | 100% | counted |
| 2017→2018 | $189,504 | $189,504 | $6,504 | $0 | $0 | +3.4% | +3.3% … +3.8% | -96% … +103% | 100% | counted |
| 2018→2019 | $157,004 | $157,004 | $4,753 | $0 | $0 | +3.0% | +2.9% … +3.3% | -94% … +100% | 83% | counted |
| 2019→2020 | $124,503 | $124,503 | $4,152 | $0 | $0 | +3.3% | +3.2% … +3.7% | -90% … +97% | 66% | counted |
| 2020→2021 | $189,504 | $189,504 | $6,504 | $0 | $0 | +3.4% | +3.3% … +3.8% | -96% … +103% | 100% | counted |
| 2021→2022 | $189,504 | $189,504 | $6,504 | $0 | $0 | +3.4% | +3.3% … +3.8% | -96% … +103% | 100% | counted |
| 2022→2023 | $189,504 | $189,504 | $6,504 | $0 | $0 | +3.4% | +3.3% … +3.8% | -96% … +103% | 100% | counted |
| 2023→2024 | $149,003 | $241,002 | $6,302 | $0 | $175,000 | +183.4% | +181.5% … +188.5% | +11% … +356% | 79% | counted; high turnover (buys+sells > 100% of opening value); single position drives the result (range jump) |
| 2024→2025 | $273,503 | $331,003 | $6,403 | $0 | $0 | +23.4% | +21.7% … +28.1% | -79% … +126% | 100% | counted |
Filings used
Each annual-report year uses one filing (most recently filed version among originals/amendments whose Schedule A row count is ≥ 40% of the largest). Electronic (text) PDFs are parsed. Scanned/image-only filings are OCR-read and used only if they pass the explicit validation gates described in the project README (value/income coverage, two-engine agreement, exact bracket snapping, page completeness, year-to-year position continuity); such years are labelled OCR-derived below. Scanned filings that fail validation are listed as “insufficient data – scanned”.
| Report year | Doc ID | Type | Filed | Schedule A rows | Rows with unparsed value | Source (official filing) / SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10001609 | House annual | 5/13/2014 | 22 | 0 | 10001609.pdf780f7e977f18fe4a517141da414259da39d9b1b5d1258170e296b728f751ef5a |
| 2014 | 10006408 | House annual | 5/15/2015 | 22 | 0 | 10006408.pdf4734ec96b3fa7be4108795e558c528175bc9368b4633e1d601b72388b0db3b6f |
| 2015 | 10010377 | House annual | 5/13/2016 | 22 | 0 | 10010377.pdfcad4c753c130511d5c9abbcd4a9c456723b66761f8b36c51d38579052fc6e9e3 |
| 2016 | 10016230 | House annual | 5/12/2017 | 9 | 0 | 10016230.pdf1570c5ba440b77e99b86f5ef850c5f9042d56a13be474878bdd3723ce79b87c2 |
| 2017 | 10022127 | House annual | 5/15/2018 | 9 | 0 | 10022127.pdfc5b62f9aa6db4310b607322bfcb3c82194b60ccddc20b13d03f7c4c447cc18e5 |
| 2018 | 10026192 | House annual | 5/14/2019 | 9 | 0 | 10026192.pdf0ef824aa6cd404a9b49d6643ef89b920bffb81b7a1646d33440da81de93f34f4 |
| 2019 | 10036755 | House annual | 7/22/2020 | 8 | 0 | 10036755.pdf55d45b59927b032cf3be8339effe5b272a4d6e278ca92ad11171bef098eeda8c |
| 2020 | 10042686 | House annual | 8/11/2021 | 9 | 0 | 10042686.pdf22a10311489683d2933f04b6d8aa0dca7fa5a8d7be5288cfb7006da39763b341 |
| 2021 | 10048502 | House annual | 5/13/2022 | 9 | 0 | 10048502.pdf93e38dcb9ed3f1a038ad3a0906d9871f2a8d1276559747478e505663f7b846c7 |
| 2022 | 10052407 | House annual | 5/12/2023 | 9 | 0 | 10052407.pdf59ffa32f114547c0fe2d8c2ea4aa20ad7fbaf28ba907b64fd6070a259610d21e |
| 2023 | 10060249 | House annual | 5/9/2024 | 9 | 0 | 10060249.pdf85ced99c543862c541795b72d5c484067dc17e58a03270bec5f6d4a5cade1470 |
| 2024 | 10066672 | House annual | 5/15/2025 | 8 | 0 | 10066672.pdf547c64a09fd0b2454400bec713f5fda9b2327764b392f9553ec2db4bf4d87e1e |
| 2025 | 10076090 | House annual | 5/15/2026 | 7 | 0 | 10076090.pdfccc9769bbcf7fab58c5be5f6ef9427ace8bc2d9d20402516659be2d67c63de51 |
Largest movers 2022→2023
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| South Carolina State Credit Union [BA] | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Bank of America [IH] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000; $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000; $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 645-47 W. Liberty St. [RP] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) [ST] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Bank of America Corporation (BAC) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wright Patman Congressional Federal Credit Union [BA] | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| South Carolina Retirement System [PE] | — | held | None | None | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2023→2024
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) [ST] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 645-47 W. Liberty St. [RP] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | None | $0 | $175,000 |
| Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| South Carolina State Credit Union [BA] | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Bank of America Corporation (BAC) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wright Patman Congressional Federal Credit Union [BA] | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| South Carolina Retirement System [PE] | — | held | None | None | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2024→2025
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State Credit Union [BA] | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Bank of America Corporation (BAC) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wright Patman Congressional Federal Credit Union [BA] | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) [ST] | — | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. Common Stock (BR) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| South Carolina Retirement System [PE] | — | held | None | None | $0 | $0 |
Method (summary)
- Schedule A asset rows are read from each annual report; the dollar range for each row is converted to its midpoint. Open-ended top ranges (“Over $50,000,000”) are excluded from the traced set and counted as a coverage loss.
- Positions are matched year to year by owner code (self/SP/DC/JT) + normalised asset name. A position that appears only in year t is included only if Schedule B shows a purchase of it in year t (opening value 0); a position that disappears is included only if Schedule B shows a sale (closing value 0). Otherwise it is excluded as unexplained.
- Estimated gain = (closing − opening + reported income − purchases + sale proceeds) ÷ opening, all at midpoints, for the traced positions. “Capital gains” income is not added again (it is already in value change and sale proceeds).
- A year counts only if traced opening value ≥ $50,000 and traced coverage ≥ 60% of the opening midpoint. A member is ranked only with ≥ 3 such years (exactly 2 = “limited data”, shown but unranked). Average = geometric mean of (1+yearly estimate).
Limitations
- Ranges are wide (up to a factor of 5 or more, and up to $50M+ open-ended); a holding can move between ranges without any real change in value, and stay in a range while moving materially. Yearly estimates are therefore noisy; the “strict envelope” shows the mathematical worst/best case and is typically wider than ±100%.
- Purchases and sales are only disclosed as ranges and only for transactions over $1,000; partial sales, dividend reinvestment, spousal/dependent accounts and retirement-plan funds are reported inconsistently. Excepted/blind trusts, personal residences and certain pensions are not reported at all.
- Filers sometimes change how they list assets (e.g. listing a brokerage account vs. its individual holdings), which can make positions untraceable across years; these are excluded rather than guessed.
- Asset values in an annual report are as of Dec 31 of the reporting year; the report year t−1→t covers that calendar year. Late or amended filings are used when filed; extensions can delay them.
- The text of these reports is machine-parsed from PDFs; parse errors are possible. Every number links back to the cited filing. This is not investment advice.
- Use of these filings is restricted by 5 U.S.C. § 105(c) (no unlawful, commercial or credit-rating purpose, and none for solicitation of money).
Generated 2026-10-01 by an automated pipeline. Data: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives (disclosures-clerk.house.gov); member roster: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).