Wealth Share, Bottom 50%
Share of US net worth held by the least-wealthy half of households.
| Year | Wealth Share, Bottom 50% |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.4% |
| 1990 | 3.6% |
| 1991 | 3.7% |
| 1992 | 4.0% |
| 1993 | 3.7% |
| 1994 | 3.5% |
| 1995 | 3.6% |
| 1996 | 3.4% |
| 1997 | 3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.3% |
| 1999 | 3.2% |
| 2000 | 3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.5% |
| 2025 | 2.5% |
| 2026 | 2.5% |
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Source: FRED · WFRBSB50215 · series · Jul 1989 to Jan 2026 · latest-revised
Refreshed Jul 31, 2026 from FRED.
Share of US net worth held by the least-wealthy half of households.
Share of total US household net worth held by the least-wealthy half of households (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.
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No single number is the economy. These measure nearby parts of it — add one to compare, or open it on its own.
- Top 1% Wealth Share The other end of the distribution, for the side-by-side.
- Wealth Share, Top 0.1% The very top, isolated from the rest of the top 1%.
- Real Median Household Income What the middle household earns, a flow rather than a stock of wealth.