What We’re Showing
How household wealth is distributed between different income groups in the U.S. from 1989 to today.
Data Highlights
Additional Context
Date | Top 0.1% | 99-99.9% | 99-99.9% | 50-90% | Bottom 50% |
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(US$ Trillions) | (US$ Trillions) | (US$ Trillions) | (US$ Trillions) | (US$ Trillions) | (US$ Trillions) |
1989 | Q3 | 1.75 | 2.92 | 7.77 | 7.28 |
1989 | Q4 | 1.81 | 2.98 | 7.9 | 7.41 |
1990 | Q1 | 1.8 | 2.97 | 7.87 | 7.49 |
1990 | Q2 | 1.84 | 3.02 | 7.97 | 7.61 |
1990 | Q3 | 1.79 | 2.96 | 7.87 | 7.67 |
1990 | Q4 | 1.87 | 3.05 | 8.01 | 7.78 |
1991 | Q1 | 1.97 | 3.14 | 8.16 | 7.91 |
1991 | Q2 | 1.96 | 3.15 | 8.16 | 7.99 |
1991 | Q3 | 1.99 | 3.2 | 8.22 | 8.13 |
1991 | Q4 | 2.09 | 3.32 | 8.41 | 8.28 |
1992 | Q1 | 2.08 | 3.31 | 8.38 | 8.33 |
1992 | Q2 | 2.07 | 3.29 | 8.43 | 8.42 |
1992 | Q3 | 2.1 | 3.31 | 8.54 | 8.59 |
1992 | Q4 | 2.2 | 3.45 | 8.74 | 8.73 |
1993 | Q1 | 2.31 | 3.54 | 8.86 | 8.78 |
1993 | Q2 | 2.36 | 3.61 | 8.9 | 8.88 |
1993 | Q3 | 2.45 | 3.71 | 8.99 | 9.01 |
1993 | Q4 | 2.56 | 3.82 | 9.1 | 9.12 |
1994 | Q1 | 2.6 | 3.86 | 9.13 | 9.19 |
1994 | Q2 | 2.65 | 3.9 | 9.14 | 9.28 |
1994 | Q3 | 2.73 | 3.98 | 9.21 | 9.4 |
1994 | Q4 | 2.8 | 4.05 | 9.22 | 9.44 |
1995 | Q1 | 2.93 | 4.17 | 9.35 | 9.56 |
1995 | Q2 | 3.04 | 4.31 | 9.42 | 9.74 |
1995 | Q3 | 3.18 | 4.45 | 9.48 | 9.78 |
1995 | Q4 | 3.29 | 4.58 | 9.74 | 9.96 |
1996 | Q1 | 3.11 | 4.4 | 9.55 | 10.01 |
1996 | Q2 | 3.15 | 4.48 | 9.75 | 10.2 |
1996 | Q3 | 3.14 | 4.51 | 9.89 | 10.34 |
1996 | Q4 | 3.46 | 4.86 | 10.53 | 10.65 |
1997 | Q1 | 3.45 | 4.87 | 10.64 | 10.73 |
1997 | Q2 | 3.64 | 5.11 | 11.15 | 11.08 |
1997 | Q3 | 3.77 | 5.28 | 11.52 | 11.35 |
1997 | Q4 | 3.86 | 5.37 | 11.75 | 11.47 |
1998 | Q1 | 4.1 | 5.66 | 12.35 | 11.87 |
1998 | Q2 | 4.17 | 5.78 | 12.62 | 12.1 |
1998 | Q3 | 3.97 | 5.6 | 12.35 | 12.07 |
1998 | Q4 | 4.24 | 6.03 | 13.19 | 12.51 |
1999 | Q1 | 4.18 | 6.09 | 13.31 | 12.65 |
1999 | Q2 | 4.28 | 6.31 | 13.78 | 12.96 |
1999 | Q3 | 4.19 | 6.29 | 13.76 | 13.03 |
1999 | Q4 | 4.54 | 6.81 | 14.75 | 13.58 |
2000 | Q1 | 4.59 | 7.03 | 15.15 | 13.99 |
2000 | Q2 | 4.47 | 7 | 15.16 | 14.13 |
2000 | Q3 | 4.47 | 7.1 | 15.35 | 14.39 |
2000 | Q4 | 4.3 | 6.95 | 15.14 | 14.43 |
2001 | Q1 | 4.16 | 6.86 | 14.98 | 14.65 |
2001 | Q2 | 4.27 | 7.08 | 15.49 | 15.05 |
2001 | Q3 | 4.04 | 6.8 | 15.07 | 14.98 |
2001 | Q4 | 4.25 | 7.14 | 15.71 | 15.37 |
2002 | Q1 | 4.27 | 7.25 | 15.95 | 15.59 |
2002 | Q2 | 4.16 | 7.14 | 15.77 | 15.45 |
2002 | Q3 | 3.94 | 6.88 | 15.35 | 15.29 |
2002 | Q4 | 4.02 | 7.07 | 15.66 | 15.54 |
2003 | Q1 | 3.99 | 7.07 | 15.77 | 15.66 |
2003 | Q2 | 4.31 | 7.46 | 16.53 | 16.09 |
2003 | Q3 | 4.41 | 7.66 | 16.88 | 16.29 |
2003 | Q4 | 4.68 | 8.04 | 17.6 | 16.73 |
2004 | Q1 | 5.04 | 8.5 | 18.48 | 17.39 |
2004 | Q2 | 5.14 | 8.63 | 18.74 | 17.63 |
2004 | Q3 | 5.33 | 8.87 | 19.2 | 17.94 |
2004 | Q4 | 5.61 | 9.22 | 20.03 | 18.55 |
2005 | Q1 | 5.7 | 9.31 | 20.39 | 18.81 |
2005 | Q2 | 5.95 | 9.57 | 21.05 | 19.14 |
2005 | Q3 | 6.19 | 9.83 | 21.69 | 19.53 |
2005 | Q4 | 6.37 | 10.03 | 22.19 | 19.92 |
2006 | Q1 | 6.76 | 10.44 | 22.97 | 20.11 |
2006 | Q2 | 6.81 | 10.43 | 23.07 | 20.13 |
2006 | Q3 | 7 | 10.63 | 23.53 | 20.33 |
2006 | Q4 | 7.27 | 10.9 | 24.09 | 20.54 |
2007 | Q1 | 7.53 | 11.13 | 24.56 | 20.57 |
2007 | Q2 | 7.7 | 11.25 | 24.91 | 20.57 |
2007 | Q3 | 7.94 | 11.43 | 25.3 | 20.63 |
2007 | Q4 | 7.87 | 11.29 | 25.1 | 20.45 |
2008 | Q1 | 7.62 | 10.98 | 24.45 | 19.95 |
2008 | Q2 | 7.4 | 10.83 | 24.11 | 19.6 |
2008 | Q3 | 6.99 | 10.42 | 23.34 | 19.09 |
2008 | Q4 | 6.45 | 9.94 | 22.22 | 18.43 |
2009 | Q1 | 6.09 | 9.65 | 21.64 | 18.02 |
2009 | Q2 | 6.13 | 9.84 | 22.04 | 18.05 |
2009 | Q3 | 6.37 | 10.23 | 22.9 | 18.37 |
2009 | Q4 | 6.34 | 10.27 | 23.08 | 18.41 |
2010 | Q1 | 6.47 | 10.48 | 23.63 | 18.68 |
2010 | Q2 | 6.34 | 10.32 | 23.47 | 18.48 |
2010 | Q3 | 6.65 | 10.72 | 24.38 | 18.86 |
2010 | Q4 | 7.01 | 11.07 | 25.01 | 19.13 |
2011 | Q1 | 7.21 | 11.31 | 25.38 | 19.33 |
2011 | Q2 | 7.32 | 11.39 | 25.51 | 19.42 |
2011 | Q3 | 6.99 | 10.98 | 24.7 | 19.15 |
2011 | Q4 | 7.24 | 11.25 | 25.18 | 19.43 |
2012 | Q1 | 7.61 | 11.65 | 25.91 | 19.78 |
2012 | Q2 | 7.61 | 11.63 | 25.88 | 19.85 |
2012 | Q3 | 7.97 | 11.98 | 26.52 | 20.3 |
2012 | Q4 | 8.1 | 12.11 | 26.75 | 20.54 |
2013 | Q1 | 8.53 | 12.58 | 27.86 | 21.28 |
2013 | Q2 | 8.68 | 12.66 | 28.24 | 21.61 |
2013 | Q3 | 9.03 | 13.03 | 29.1 | 22.28 |
2013 | Q4 | 9.31 | 13.44 | 29.94 | 22.76 |
2014 | Q1 | 9.6 | 13.85 | 30.63 | 23.07 |
2014 | Q2 | 9.96 | 14.3 | 31.41 | 23.43 |
2014 | Q3 | 10.05 | 14.42 | 31.64 | 23.54 |
2014 | Q4 | 10.31 | 14.77 | 32.23 | 23.77 |
2015 | Q1 | 10.55 | 15.08 | 32.84 | 24.12 |
2015 | Q2 | 10.68 | 15.24 | 33.14 | 24.21 |
2015 | Q3 | 10.45 | 15.03 | 32.74 | 24.08 |
2015 | Q4 | 10.63 | 15.32 | 33.28 | 24.45 |
2016 | Q1 | 10.78 | 15.53 | 33.75 | 24.73 |
2016 | Q2 | 11.04 | 15.86 | 34.4 | 25.06 |
2016 | Q3 | 11.24 | 16.16 | 34.88 | 25.47 |
2016 | Q4 | 11.19 | 16.21 | 35.05 | 25.7 |
2017 | Q1 | 11.46 | 16.63 | 35.99 | 26.3 |
2017 | Q2 | 11.72 | 16.98 | 36.77 | 26.71 |
2017 | Q3 | 11.88 | 17.28 | 37.45 | 27.17 |
2017 | Q4 | 12.18 | 17.76 | 38.4 | 27.73 |
2018 | Q1 | 12.2 | 17.9 | 38.79 | 28.13 |
2018 | Q2 | 12.32 | 18.14 | 39.37 | 28.41 |
2018 | Q3 | 12.55 | 18.56 | 40.23 | 28.87 |
2018 | Q4 | 11.72 | 17.74 | 38.78 | 28.28 |
2019 | Q1 | 12.67 | 18.96 | 41.18 | 29.56 |
2019 | Q2 | 12.92 | 19.35 | 42.06 | 30.02 |
2019 | Q3 | 12.89 | 19.44 | 42.3 | 30.23 |
2019 | Q4 | 13.5 | 19.92 | 43.34 | 31.37 |
2020 | Q1 | 12.45 | 18.33 | 40.57 | 30.71 |
2020 | Q2 | 13.89 | 19.69 | 43.18 | 32.75 |
2020 | Q3 | 14.62 | 20.31 | 44.6 | 34.08 |
2020 | Q4 | 16.06 | 21.74 | 47.4 | 36.19 |
2021 | Q1 | 16.99 | 22.49 | 48.84 | 37.72 |
2021 | Q2 | 18.15 | 23.56 | 51.03 | 39.61 |
2021 | Q3 | 18.68 | 23.85 | 51.86 | 40.86 |
2021 | Q4 | 19.42 | 24.32 | 52.95 | 42.01 |
2022 | Q1 | 19.51 | 24.11 | 52.95 | 43.6 |
2022 | Q2 | 18.46 | 22.49 | 50.2 | 43.12 |
2022 | Q3 | 18.29 | 21.88 | 48.66 | 42.04 |
2022 | Q4 | 18.66 | 22.3 | 49.05 | 41.78 |
2023 | Q1 | 19.27 | 22.98 | 50.15 | 42.24 |
2023 | Q2 | 20.05 | 23.9 | 52 | 44.09 |
2023 | Q3 | 19.85 | 23.59 | 51.45 | 43.89 |
Household wealth, as defined by the Fed, includes: Real estate, consumer durable goods, corporate equities and mutual fund shares, defined benefit pension entitlements, defined contribution pension entitlements, private businesses, and other assets
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distribute/chart/