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Wealth Share, Baby Boomers

Share of US net worth held by Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964).

Wealth Share, Baby Boomers
51.6%
Percent of total net worth · latest, Jan 2026
vs prior quarter▲ 0.4 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 202020%30%40%50%1990199520002005201020152020202551.6%
Wealth Share, Baby Boomers — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearWealth Share, Baby Boomers
198919.8%
199020.0%
199121.6%
199223.4%
199325.4%
199426.6%
199529.2%
199630.7%
199732.7%
199835.3%
199937.9%
200040.1%
200141.7%
200242.7%
200344.1%
200445.8%
200547.0%
200648.4%
200750.0%
200852.7%
200953.8%
201055.0%
201155.2%
201255.0%
201354.8%
201456.0%
201557.1%
201657.4%
201756.2%
201856.0%
201954.8%
202053.5%
202152.1%
202251.8%
202351.8%
202451.6%
202551.2%
202651.6%

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Source: fed_dfa · dfa-generation-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 Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964).

Share of total US household net worth held by Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964), Fed DFA.

Source: fed_dfa · Jan 2026 · Full lesson → Learn

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