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.