Wealth Share, Bottom 50%
2.5%
· 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
1%
2%
3%
4%
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2.5%
Wealth Share, Bottom 50% — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Wealth Share, Bottom 50%
1989
3.4%
1990
3.6%
1991
3.7%
1992
4.0%
1993
3.7%
1994
3.5%
1995
3.6%
1996
3.4%
1997
3.3%
1998
3.3%
1999
3.2%
2000
3.2%
2001
3.0%
2002
2.9%
2003
2.6%
2004
2.5%
2005
2.5%
2006
2.3%
2007
1.7%
2008
1.0%
2009
0.6%
2010
0.4%
2011
0.4%
2012
0.7%
2013
0.9%
2014
1.0%
2015
1.2%
2016
1.3%
2017
1.4%
2018
1.6%
2019
1.7%
2020
2.2%
2021
2.4%
2022
2.6%
2023
2.5%
2024
2.5%
2025
2.5%
2026
2.5%
Source: FRED · WFRBSB50215 · econscout.com