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Wealth Share, 50th-90th

Share of US net worth held by the 50th-to-90th wealth percentiles.

Wealth Share, 50th-90th
29.6%
Percent of total net worth · latest, Jan 2026
vs prior quarter▲ 0.3 pp
vs year ago▼ 0.6 pp
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 202030%32%34%36%1990199520002005201020152020202529.6%
Wealth Share, 50th-90th — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearWealth Share, 50th-90th
198935.7%
199036.4%
199136.3%
199236.3%
199335.8%
199435.7%
199534.9%
199635.0%
199734.2%
199833.6%
199932.9%
200034.2%
200135.3%
200236.0%
200334.8%
200433.9%
200533.3%
200632.0%
200731.2%
200832.5%
200931.8%
201030.8%
201130.8%
201230.4%
201330.0%
201429.1%
201528.9%
201628.8%
201728.4%
201828.8%
201928.2%
202029.0%
202129.5%
202231.1%
202330.6%
202430.1%
202529.3%
202629.6%

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Source: FRED · WFRBSN40188 · series · Jul 1989 to Jan 2026 · latest-revised

Refreshed Jul 31, 2026 from FRED.

Share of US net worth held by the 50th-to-90th wealth percentiles.

Share of total US household net worth held by the 50th-to-90th 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.