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Wealth Share, Millennials (1981+)

Share of US net worth held by Millennials and younger (born 1981+).

Wealth Share, Millennials (1981+)
11.0%
Percent of total net worth · latest, Jan 2026
vs prior quarter▲ 0.3 pp
vs year ago▲ 0.7 pp
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 20200%2%4%6%8%10%1990199520002005201020152020202511.0%
Wealth Share, Millennials (1981+) — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearWealth Share, Millennials (1981+)
19890.0%
19900.0%
19910.0%
19920.0%
19930.0%
19940.0%
19950.0%
19960.0%
19970.0%
19980.0%
19990.0%
20000.0%
20010.0%
20020.1%
20030.1%
20040.2%
20050.4%
20060.5%
20070.5%
20080.4%
20090.6%
20100.8%
20110.7%
20120.7%
20131.4%
20141.8%
20152.2%
20162.7%
20173.1%
20183.2%
20194.0%
20205.8%
20217.7%
20228.6%
20239.2%
202410.0%
202510.7%
202611.0%

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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 Millennials and younger (born 1981+).

Share of total US household net worth held by Millennials and younger (born 1981 or later), 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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