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Wealth Share, Black

Share of US net worth held by Black (non-Hispanic) households.

Wealth Share, Black
3.3%
Percent of total net worth · latest, Jan 2026
vs prior quarter→ 0.0 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 20203.4%3.6%3.8%4.0%4.2%4.4%4.6%199019952000200520102015202020253.3%
Wealth Share, Black — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearWealth Share, Black
19894.1%
19904.2%
19914.3%
19924.5%
19934.4%
19944.2%
19953.9%
19963.8%
19973.6%
19983.4%
19993.3%
20003.4%
20013.6%
20024.0%
20034.3%
20044.3%
20054.1%
20063.8%
20073.8%
20083.9%
20094.0%
20104.1%
20114.2%
20124.1%
20134.2%
20144.3%
20154.6%
20164.7%
20174.6%
20184.6%
20194.3%
20204.0%
20213.6%
20223.5%
20233.4%
20243.4%
20253.3%
20263.3%

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Source: fed_dfa · dfa-race-shares · series · Jul 1989 to Jan 2026 · latest-revised

Refreshed Jun 24, 2026 from fed_dfa. May be delayed: our daily refresh has not run in the last few days.

Share of US net worth held by Black (non-Hispanic) households.

Share of total US household net worth held by Black, non-Hispanic households, Fed DFA.

Source: fed_dfa · 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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