Stock Ownership, Bottom 50%
1.1%
· Jan 2026
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1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
0.6%
0.8%
1.0%
1.2%
1.4%
1.6%
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
1.1%
Stock Ownership, Bottom 50% — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Stock Ownership, Bottom 50%
1989
1.2%
1990
1.3%
1991
1.4%
1992
1.5%
1993
1.5%
1994
1.6%
1995
1.6%
1996
1.6%
1997
1.7%
1998
1.6%
1999
1.5%
2000
1.5%
2001
1.4%
2002
1.3%
2003
1.0%
2004
0.9%
2005
0.9%
2006
1.0%
2007
1.0%
2008
0.8%
2009
0.8%
2010
0.8%
2011
0.7%
2012
0.8%
2013
0.8%
2014
0.8%
2015
0.7%
2016
0.7%
2017
0.7%
2018
0.5%
2019
0.6%
2020
0.8%
2021
1.0%
2022
1.0%
2023
1.0%
2024
1.0%
2025
1.1%
2026
1.1%
Source: FRED · WFRBSB50203 · econscout.com