Wealth Share, Millennials (1981+)
11.0%
· 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%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
11.0%
Wealth Share, Millennials (1981+) — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Wealth Share, Millennials (1981+)
1989
0.0%
1990
0.0%
1991
0.0%
1992
0.0%
1993
0.0%
1994
0.0%
1995
0.0%
1996
0.0%
1997
0.0%
1998
0.0%
1999
0.0%
2000
0.0%
2001
0.0%
2002
0.1%
2003
0.1%
2004
0.2%
2005
0.4%
2006
0.5%
2007
0.5%
2008
0.4%
2009
0.6%
2010
0.8%
2011
0.7%
2012
0.7%
2013
1.4%
2014
1.8%
2015
2.2%
2016
2.7%
2017
3.1%
2018
3.2%
2019
4.0%
2020
5.8%
2021
7.7%
2022
8.6%
2023
9.2%
2024
10.0%
2025
10.7%
2026
11.0%
Source: fed_dfa · dfa-generation-shares · econscout.com