Top 1% Wealth Share
31.6% · Jan 2026
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1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 202024%26%28%30%1990199520002005201020152020202531.6%
Top 1% Wealth Share — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearTop 1% Wealth Share
198923.0%
199022.8%
199123.5%
199223.5%
199324.9%
199426.0%
199527.4%
199627.2%
199727.5%
199827.7%
199927.9%
200026.8%
200125.9%
200225.1%
200326.0%
200427.0%
200527.3%
200628.2%
200728.8%
200827.7%
200928.1%
201028.8%
201129.0%
201229.6%
201329.8%
201430.6%
201530.6%
201630.7%
201730.8%
201830.0%
201930.6%
202030.6%
202130.9%
202229.9%
202330.3%
202431.0%
202531.8%
202631.6%
Source: FRED · WFRBST01134 · econscout.com