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Wealth Held, Top 0.1%

Total net worth held by the wealthiest 0.1% of households.

Wealth Held, Top 0.1%
$25.1T
Millions of dollars · latest, Jan 2026
vs prior quarter▼ 0.6%
vs year ago▲ 11.5%
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020$5.0T$10.0T$15.0T$20.0T$25.0T19901995200020052010201520202025$25.1T
Wealth Held, Top 0.1% — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearWealth Held, Top 0.1%
1989$1.8T
1990$1.9T
1991$2.1T
1992$2.2T
1993$2.6T
1994$2.8T
1995$3.3T
1996$3.5T
1997$3.9T
1998$4.3T
1999$4.6T
2000$4.4T
2001$4.2T
2002$3.9T
2003$4.6T
2004$5.6T
2005$6.3T
2006$7.3T
2007$7.8T
2008$6.1T
2009$6.1T
2010$6.9T
2011$7.1T
2012$8.0T
2013$9.3T
2014$10.3T
2015$10.6T
2016$11.2T
2017$12.3T
2018$11.6T
2019$13.5T
2020$16.0T
2021$19.7T
2022$18.1T
2023$20.2T
2024$22.6T
2025$25.2T
2026$25.1T

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Source: FRED · WFRBLTP1246 · series · Jul 1989 to Jan 2026 · latest-revised

Refreshed Jul 31, 2026 from FRED.

Total net worth held by the wealthiest 0.1% of households.

Total net worth held by the wealthiest 0.1% of US households, in dollars (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.