Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989
Wealth by wealth percentile group
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Date Top 1%
(US$ Trillions)90-99%
(US$ Trillions)50-90%
(US$ Trillions)Bottom 50%
(US$ Trillions)1989:Q3 4.88 7.56 7.23 0.76 1989:Q4 5.03 7.68 7.30 0.80 1990:Q1 5.02 7.68 7.47 0.79 1990:Q2 5.09 7.80 7.48 0.81 1990:Q3 4.91 7.77 7.54 0.81 1990:Q4 5.15 7.83 7.66 0.82 1991:Q1 5.44 7.90 7.77 0.91 1991:Q2 5.39 7.92 7.80 0.94 1991:Q3 5.49 7.91 8.00 0.92 1991:Q4 5.77 8.06 8.12 0.98 1992:Q1 5.72 8.10 8.24 0.97 1992:Q2 5.69 8.16 8.32 0.95 1992:Q3 5.74 8.28 8.46 1.00 1992:Q4 6.06 8.37 8.69 0.95 1993:Q1 6.27 8.46 8.69 0.97 1993:Q2 6.38 8.46 8.83 0.97 1993:Q3 6.55 8.52 8.97 0.98 1993:Q4 6.77 8.59 9.07 0.99 1994:Q1 6.80 8.74 8.99 1.04 1994:Q2 6.83 8.83 9.03 1.03 1994:Q3 6.97 8.89 9.18 1.01 1994:Q4 7.09 8.97 9.24 0.94 1995:Q1 7.36 9.09 9.34 0.97 1995:Q2 7.62 9.16 9.46 1.04 1995:Q3 8.00 9.22 9.60 1.06 1995:Q4 8.17 9.53 9.71 1.13 1996:Q1 8.26 9.79 9.83 1.22 1996:Q2 8.32 9.97 10.04 1.19 1996:Q3 8.30 10.09 10.23 1.17 1996:Q4 8.56 10.38 10.38 1.23 1997:Q1 8.53 10.51 10.47 1.26 1997:Q2 9.08 10.94 10.81 1.28 1997:Q3 9.48 11.27 11.09 1.31 1997:Q4 9.60 11.48 11.19 1.34 1998:Q1 10.29 11.98 11.60 1.36 1998:Q2 10.47 12.22 11.86 1.32 1998:Q3 9.96 11.95 12.03 1.26 1998:Q4 10.85 12.67 12.41 1.33 1999:Q1 10.86 12.89 12.55 1.37 1999:Q2 11.23 13.32 12.71 1.42 1999:Q3 10.99 13.28 12.83 1.43 1999:Q4 12.18 14.04 13.49 1.44 2000:Q1 12.59 14.56 13.86 1.45 2000:Q2 12.19 14.59 13.97 1.43 2000:Q3 12.34 14.77 14.32 1.41 2000:Q4 11.79 14.72 14.37 1.43 2001:Q1 11.35 14.69 14.67 1.41 2001:Q2 11.71 15.19 14.97 1.43 2001:Q3 11.03 14.86 15.05 1.32 2001:Q4 11.73 15.35 15.34 1.44 2002:Q1 11.91 15.61 15.58 1.40 2002:Q2 11.47 15.67 15.38 1.37 2002:Q3 10.79 15.40 15.25 1.40 2002:Q4 11.28 15.73 15.63 1.38 2003:Q1 11.26 15.89 15.68 1.36 2003:Q2 12.17 16.49 16.08 1.29 2003:Q3 12.54 16.75 16.47 1.17 2003:Q4 13.33 17.48 16.83 1.33 2004:Q1 14.32 18.29 17.48 1.25 2004:Q2 14.55 18.48 17.90 1.16 2004:Q3 14.87 19.01 18.08 1.30 2004:Q4 15.83 19.78 18.83 1.24 2005:Q1 15.93 20.38 18.89 1.35 2005:Q2 16.36 21.07 19.12 1.45 2005:Q3 16.90 21.70 19.56 1.46 2005:Q4 17.36 22.22 20.14 1.41 2006:Q1 18.23 23.16 20.03 1.45 2006:Q2 18.08 23.30 20.10 1.35 2006:Q3 18.47 23.59 20.40 1.29 2006:Q4 19.11 24.06 20.64 1.37 2007:Q1 19.49 24.68 20.50 1.40 2007:Q2 19.79 24.96 20.47 1.38 2007:Q3 20.07 25.21 20.61 1.26 2007:Q4 19.83 24.99 20.40 1.21 2008:Q1 18.99 24.60 19.73 1.17 2008:Q2 18.46 24.28 19.70 0.84 2008:Q3 17.59 23.76 19.09 0.65 2008:Q4 15.88 22.90 18.56 0.72 2009:Q1 14.96 23.14 17.79 0.94 2009:Q2 15.57 23.20 18.23 0.71 2009:Q3 16.50 23.84 18.48 0.54 2009:Q4 16.93 23.41 18.83 0.52 2010:Q1 17.27 24.14 18.93 0.40 2010:Q2 16.99 23.96 18.87 0.22 2010:Q3 17.93 24.56 19.15 0.35 2010:Q4 18.79 24.82 19.58 0.47 2011:Q1 19.28 25.33 19.78 0.29 2011:Q2 19.53 25.49 19.94 0.22 2011:Q3 18.30 25.16 19.65 0.27 2011:Q4 18.89 25.39 20.00 0.43 2012:Q1 19.80 26.23 20.27 0.39 2012:Q2 19.63 26.35 20.37 0.29 2012:Q3 20.41 26.89 20.78 0.44 2012:Q4 20.75 27.14 21.20 0.40 2013:Q1 21.84 28.14 21.60 0.64 2013:Q2 22.05 28.65 21.92 0.66 2013:Q3 23.03 29.19 22.80 0.67 2013:Q4 24.08 29.76 23.44 0.70 2014:Q1 24.67 30.45 23.64 0.72 2014:Q2 25.43 30.97 24.00 0.80 2014:Q3 25.45 31.30 24.03 0.81 2014:Q4 26.36 31.73 24.42 0.83 2015:Q1 27.07 32.47 24.67 0.91 2015:Q2 27.09 32.74 24.73 0.96 2015:Q3 26.32 32.56 24.68 0.92 2015:Q4 27.10 32.72 25.30 0.92 2016:Q1 27.27 33.29 25.43 1.00 2016:Q2 27.70 33.98 25.53 1.12 2016:Q3 28.58 34.57 26.01 1.13 2016:Q4 29.18 34.59 26.53 1.08 2017:Q1 29.96 35.31 27.14 1.07 2017:Q2 30.51 35.84 27.49 1.21 2017:Q3 31.34 36.44 28.05 1.23 2017:Q4 32.51 37.05 28.78 1.19 2018:Q1 32.46 37.52 28.97 1.28 2018:Q2 32.99 38.13 29.35 1.41 2018:Q3 33.80 38.93 29.82 1.46 2018:Q4 31.54 37.73 29.54 1.34 2019:Q1 33.80 39.29 30.60 1.43 2019:Q2 34.47 39.93 30.75 1.63 2019:Q3 34.53 40.12 30.90 1.67 Note: Distributions by generation are defined by birth year as follows: Silent and Earlier=born before 1946, Baby Boomer=born 1946-1964, Gen X=born 1965-1980, and Millennial=born 1981-1996.