Wealth Share, Gen X
26.1%
· 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
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
26.1%
Wealth Share, Gen X — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Wealth Share, Gen X
1989
0.4%
1990
0.6%
1991
1.0%
1992
1.1%
1993
1.4%
1994
1.4%
1995
2.1%
1996
2.4%
1997
3.3%
1998
4.3%
1999
5.5%
2000
5.5%
2001
5.6%
2002
5.2%
2003
6.3%
2004
7.0%
2005
8.2%
2006
9.1%
2007
9.3%
2008
7.1%
2009
8.6%
2010
9.7%
2011
11.2%
2012
13.4%
2013
15.5%
2014
15.5%
2015
15.4%
2016
16.5%
2017
19.8%
2018
22.4%
2019
24.6%
2020
25.1%
2021
25.4%
2022
25.4%
2023
25.6%
2024
25.9%
2025
26.4%
2026
26.1%
Source: fed_dfa · dfa-generation-shares · econscout.com