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Wealth Share, Gen X

Share of US net worth held by Gen X (born 1965-1980).

Wealth Share, Gen X
26.1%
Percent of total net worth · latest, Jan 2026
vs prior quarter▼ 0.3 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 20205%10%15%20%25%1990199520002005201020152020202526.1%
Wealth Share, Gen X — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearWealth Share, Gen X
19890.4%
19900.6%
19911.0%
19921.1%
19931.4%
19941.4%
19952.1%
19962.4%
19973.3%
19984.3%
19995.5%
20005.5%
20015.6%
20025.2%
20036.3%
20047.0%
20058.2%
20069.1%
20079.3%
20087.1%
20098.6%
20109.7%
201111.2%
201213.4%
201315.5%
201415.5%
201515.4%
201616.5%
201719.8%
201822.4%
201924.6%
202025.1%
202125.4%
202225.4%
202325.6%
202425.9%
202526.4%
202626.1%

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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 Gen X (born 1965-1980).

Share of total US household net worth held by Generation X (born 1965-1980), 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.