Wealth Share, Baby Boomers
51.6%
· 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
20%
30%
40%
50%
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
51.6%
Wealth Share, Baby Boomers — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Wealth Share, Baby Boomers
1989
19.8%
1990
20.0%
1991
21.6%
1992
23.4%
1993
25.4%
1994
26.6%
1995
29.2%
1996
30.7%
1997
32.7%
1998
35.3%
1999
37.9%
2000
40.1%
2001
41.7%
2002
42.7%
2003
44.1%
2004
45.8%
2005
47.0%
2006
48.4%
2007
50.0%
2008
52.7%
2009
53.8%
2010
55.0%
2011
55.2%
2012
55.0%
2013
54.8%
2014
56.0%
2015
57.1%
2016
57.4%
2017
56.2%
2018
56.0%
2019
54.8%
2020
53.5%
2021
52.1%
2022
51.8%
2023
51.8%
2024
51.6%
2025
51.2%
2026
51.6%
Source: fed_dfa · dfa-generation-shares · econscout.com