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Wealth Share, 90th-99th

Share of US net worth held by the 90th-to-99th wealth percentiles.

Wealth Share, 90th-99th
36.3%
Percent of total net worth · latest, Jan 2026
vs prior quarter▼ 0.1 pp
vs year ago▼ 0.1 pp
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 202034%35%36%37%38%39%40%1990199520002005201020152020202536.3%
Wealth Share, 90th-99th — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearWealth Share, 90th-99th
198937.9%
199037.2%
199136.5%
199236.1%
199335.6%
199434.8%
199534.1%
199634.5%
199735.0%
199835.4%
199935.9%
200035.8%
200135.9%
200236.0%
200336.6%
200436.6%
200536.9%
200637.4%
200738.3%
200838.8%
200939.6%
201040.1%
201139.7%
201239.4%
201339.3%
201439.3%
201539.3%
201639.2%
201739.3%
201839.6%
201939.4%
202038.2%
202137.2%
202236.5%
202336.5%
202436.4%
202536.4%
202636.3%

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Source: FRED · WFRBSN09161 · series · Jul 1989 to Jan 2026 · latest-revised

Refreshed Jul 31, 2026 from FRED.

Share of US net worth held by the 90th-to-99th wealth percentiles.

Share of total US household net worth held by the 90th-to-99th wealth percentiles (Fed DFA).

Source: FRED · Jan 2026 · Full lesson → Learn

About the bands. Shaded spans are NBER-dated US recessions, drawn as factual overlays. They mark when the economy contracted, not why. Lining an event up with a move is not evidence it caused the move.