DFA: Distributional Financial Accounts
Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989
Wealth by wealth percentile group
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Date | Top 0.1% (US$ Trillions) | 99-99.9% (US$ Trillions) | 90-99% (US$ Trillions) | 50-90% (US$ Trillions) | Bottom 50% (US$ Trillions) |
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1989:Q3 | 1.76 | 2.91 | 7.77 | 7.29 | 0.71 |
1989:Q4 | 1.81 | 2.97 | 7.90 | 7.42 | 0.70 |
1990:Q1 | 1.80 | 2.96 | 7.88 | 7.51 | 0.73 |
1990:Q2 | 1.84 | 3.01 | 7.98 | 7.62 | 0.70 |
1990:Q3 | 1.79 | 2.95 | 7.89 | 7.68 | 0.73 |
1990:Q4 | 1.87 | 3.03 | 8.02 | 7.79 | 0.76 |
1991:Q1 | 1.96 | 3.14 | 8.17 | 7.93 | 0.77 |
1991:Q2 | 1.95 | 3.15 | 8.16 | 8.00 | 0.77 |
1991:Q3 | 1.98 | 3.20 | 8.22 | 8.14 | 0.82 |
1991:Q4 | 2.09 | 3.32 | 8.41 | 8.29 | 0.84 |
1992:Q1 | 2.08 | 3.33 | 8.37 | 8.35 | 0.86 |
1992:Q2 | 2.07 | 3.31 | 8.42 | 8.43 | 0.87 |
1992:Q3 | 2.10 | 3.33 | 8.53 | 8.59 | 0.94 |
1992:Q4 | 2.22 | 3.47 | 8.72 | 8.72 | 0.95 |
1993:Q1 | 2.33 | 3.55 | 8.84 | 8.78 | 0.91 |
1993:Q2 | 2.38 | 3.60 | 8.90 | 8.88 | 0.93 |
1993:Q3 | 2.47 | 3.70 | 8.99 | 9.01 | 0.94 |
1993:Q4 | 2.58 | 3.81 | 9.09 | 9.12 | 0.94 |
1994:Q1 | 2.64 | 3.84 | 9.12 | 9.19 | 0.90 |
1994:Q2 | 2.70 | 3.89 | 9.14 | 9.26 | 0.89 |
1994:Q3 | 2.78 | 3.97 | 9.20 | 9.39 | 0.91 |
1994:Q4 | 2.88 | 4.03 | 9.20 | 9.42 | 0.91 |
1995:Q1 | 2.98 | 4.15 | 9.35 | 9.55 | 0.94 |
1995:Q2 | 3.08 | 4.29 | 9.42 | 9.74 | 0.99 |
1995:Q3 | 3.22 | 4.44 | 9.45 | 9.79 | 1.02 |
1995:Q4 | 3.32 | 4.56 | 9.72 | 9.98 | 1.01 |
1996:Q1 | 3.37 | 4.63 | 9.94 | 10.18 | 1.01 |
1996:Q2 | 3.41 | 4.70 | 10.10 | 10.35 | 1.01 |
1996:Q3 | 3.41 | 4.73 | 10.23 | 10.49 | 1.03 |
1996:Q4 | 3.51 | 4.83 | 10.51 | 10.66 | 1.02 |
1997:Q1 | 3.48 | 4.84 | 10.64 | 10.75 | 1.03 |
1997:Q2 | 3.68 | 5.10 | 11.13 | 11.09 | 1.07 |
1997:Q3 | 3.81 | 5.27 | 11.49 | 11.35 | 1.10 |
1997:Q4 | 3.89 | 5.37 | 11.73 | 11.47 | 1.09 |
1998:Q1 | 4.13 | 5.67 | 12.32 | 11.87 | 1.16 |
1998:Q2 | 4.21 | 5.79 | 12.59 | 12.08 | 1.15 |
1998:Q3 | 3.98 | 5.59 | 12.36 | 12.07 | 1.21 |
1998:Q4 | 4.28 | 6.04 | 13.18 | 12.48 | 1.21 |
1999:Q1 | 4.22 | 6.09 | 13.30 | 12.64 | 1.25 |
1999:Q2 | 4.35 | 6.34 | 13.75 | 12.92 | 1.23 |
1999:Q3 | 4.26 | 6.31 | 13.73 | 13.00 | 1.24 |
1999:Q4 | 4.66 | 6.84 | 14.70 | 13.50 | 1.30 |
2000:Q1 | 4.71 | 7.06 | 15.10 | 13.91 | 1.34 |
2000:Q2 | 4.59 | 7.03 | 15.09 | 14.07 | 1.35 |
2000:Q3 | 4.59 | 7.12 | 15.29 | 14.33 | 1.37 |
2000:Q4 | 4.38 | 6.93 | 15.10 | 14.40 | 1.33 |
2001:Q1 | 4.19 | 6.82 | 14.98 | 14.67 | 1.34 |
2001:Q2 | 4.32 | 7.06 | 15.47 | 15.06 | 1.34 |
2001:Q3 | 4.07 | 6.75 | 15.09 | 15.00 | 1.31 |
2001:Q4 | 4.26 | 7.09 | 15.73 | 15.40 | 1.30 |
2002:Q1 | 4.28 | 7.21 | 15.98 | 15.63 | 1.31 |
2002:Q2 | 4.15 | 7.10 | 15.79 | 15.51 | 1.28 |
2002:Q3 | 3.90 | 6.82 | 15.38 | 15.36 | 1.27 |
2002:Q4 | 3.96 | 7.01 | 15.71 | 15.64 | 1.27 |
2003:Q1 | 3.92 | 7.00 | 15.84 | 15.76 | 1.23 |
2003:Q2 | 4.23 | 7.38 | 16.63 | 16.16 | 1.19 |
2003:Q3 | 4.34 | 7.59 | 16.97 | 16.35 | 1.22 |
2003:Q4 | 4.62 | 7.99 | 17.68 | 16.77 | 1.24 |
2004:Q1 | 5.07 | 8.49 | 18.50 | 17.36 | 1.26 |
2004:Q2 | 5.14 | 8.61 | 18.78 | 17.63 | 1.30 |
2004:Q3 | 5.32 | 8.86 | 19.22 | 17.94 | 1.29 |
2004:Q4 | 5.66 | 9.22 | 20.05 | 18.52 | 1.33 |
2005:Q1 | 5.73 | 9.31 | 20.41 | 18.80 | 1.36 |
2005:Q2 | 6.00 | 9.57 | 21.03 | 19.11 | 1.37 |
2005:Q3 | 6.23 | 9.84 | 21.66 | 19.51 | 1.43 |
2005:Q4 | 6.40 | 10.03 | 22.16 | 19.91 | 1.50 |
2006:Q1 | 6.84 | 10.47 | 22.92 | 20.07 | 1.47 |
2006:Q2 | 6.84 | 10.43 | 23.05 | 20.13 | 1.47 |
2006:Q3 | 7.04 | 10.62 | 23.49 | 20.33 | 1.46 |
2006:Q4 | 7.31 | 10.90 | 24.07 | 20.54 | 1.44 |
2007:Q1 | 7.58 | 11.14 | 24.51 | 20.57 | 1.38 |
2007:Q2 | 7.75 | 11.24 | 24.91 | 20.56 | 1.34 |
2007:Q3 | 7.98 | 11.40 | 25.29 | 20.62 | 1.29 |
2007:Q4 | 7.80 | 11.20 | 25.18 | 20.48 | 1.08 |
2008:Q1 | 7.44 | 10.84 | 24.63 | 20.04 | 0.91 |
2008:Q2 | 7.23 | 10.70 | 24.28 | 19.70 | 0.91 |
2008:Q3 | 6.78 | 10.27 | 23.53 | 19.23 | 0.69 |
2008:Q4 | 6.15 | 9.77 | 22.35 | 18.67 | 0.56 |
2009:Q1 | 5.80 | 9.51 | 21.76 | 18.29 | 0.40 |
2009:Q2 | 5.82 | 9.73 | 22.14 | 18.29 | 0.41 |
2009:Q3 | 6.19 | 10.19 | 22.94 | 18.50 | 0.37 |
2009:Q4 | 6.15 | 10.25 | 23.12 | 18.53 | 0.32 |
2010:Q1 | 6.35 | 10.50 | 23.62 | 18.75 | 0.31 |
2010:Q2 | 6.23 | 10.33 | 23.45 | 18.53 | 0.28 |
2010:Q3 | 6.58 | 10.76 | 24.34 | 18.84 | 0.31 |
2010:Q4 | 6.90 | 11.11 | 25.00 | 19.15 | 0.23 |
2011:Q1 | 7.16 | 11.37 | 25.37 | 19.32 | 0.24 |
2011:Q2 | 7.26 | 11.43 | 25.52 | 19.43 | 0.26 |
2011:Q3 | 6.90 | 10.96 | 24.71 | 19.20 | 0.26 |
2011:Q4 | 7.15 | 11.25 | 25.17 | 19.48 | 0.25 |
2012:Q1 | 7.55 | 11.68 | 25.90 | 19.81 | 0.28 |
2012:Q2 | 7.58 | 11.63 | 25.86 | 19.86 | 0.35 |
2012:Q3 | 7.94 | 11.99 | 26.50 | 20.30 | 0.38 |
2012:Q4 | 8.05 | 12.10 | 26.75 | 20.57 | 0.46 |
2013:Q1 | 8.52 | 12.61 | 27.85 | 21.26 | 0.45 |
2013:Q2 | 8.63 | 12.68 | 28.26 | 21.63 | 0.54 |
2013:Q3 | 8.99 | 13.06 | 29.10 | 22.29 | 0.64 |
2013:Q4 | 9.28 | 13.46 | 29.96 | 22.76 | 0.64 |
2014:Q1 | 9.60 | 13.89 | 30.66 | 23.06 | 0.68 |
2014:Q2 | 9.98 | 14.36 | 31.43 | 23.39 | 0.78 |
2014:Q3 | 10.04 | 14.46 | 31.68 | 23.55 | 0.81 |
2014:Q4 | 10.30 | 14.80 | 32.24 | 23.76 | 0.81 |
2015:Q1 | 10.55 | 15.12 | 32.83 | 24.09 | 0.86 |
2015:Q2 | 10.67 | 15.28 | 33.14 | 24.21 | 0.89 |
2015:Q3 | 10.40 | 15.03 | 32.77 | 24.12 | 0.89 |
2015:Q4 | 10.61 | 15.33 | 33.32 | 24.49 | 0.98 |
2016:Q1 | 10.76 | 15.54 | 33.79 | 24.76 | 1.01 |
2016:Q2 | 11.05 | 15.88 | 34.42 | 25.07 | 1.01 |
2016:Q3 | 11.25 | 16.19 | 34.91 | 25.48 | 1.13 |
2016:Q4 | 11.20 | 16.28 | 35.16 | 25.77 | 1.13 |
2017:Q1 | 11.49 | 16.73 | 36.10 | 26.35 | 1.21 |
2017:Q2 | 11.76 | 17.10 | 36.86 | 26.74 | 1.29 |
2017:Q3 | 11.91 | 17.41 | 37.54 | 27.19 | 1.35 |
2017:Q4 | 12.24 | 17.92 | 38.47 | 27.73 | 1.40 |
2018:Q1 | 12.24 | 18.06 | 38.89 | 28.15 | 1.50 |
2018:Q2 | 12.37 | 18.31 | 39.48 | 28.43 | 1.58 |
2018:Q3 | 12.65 | 18.75 | 40.33 | 28.83 | 1.61 |
2018:Q4 | 11.66 | 17.79 | 38.96 | 28.40 | 1.59 |
2019:Q1 | 12.74 | 19.11 | 41.31 | 29.55 | 1.70 |
2019:Q2 | 13.03 | 19.53 | 42.17 | 29.98 | 1.74 |
2019:Q3 | 12.96 | 19.57 | 42.44 | 30.25 | 1.87 |
2019:Q4 | 13.62 | 20.10 | 43.47 | 31.32 | 1.96 |
2020:Q1 | 12.18 | 18.17 | 40.87 | 30.96 | 1.95 |
2020:Q2 | 13.65 | 19.65 | 43.44 | 32.88 | 2.27 |
2020:Q3 | 14.50 | 20.37 | 44.77 | 34.08 | 2.45 |
2020:Q4 | 16.09 | 21.91 | 47.44 | 35.99 | 2.72 |
2021:Q1 | 17.00 | 22.71 | 48.86 | 37.47 | 2.97 |
2021:Q2 | 18.19 | 23.78 | 50.93 | 39.25 | 3.14 |
2021:Q3 | 18.70 | 24.07 | 51.74 | 40.50 | 3.28 |
2021:Q4 | 19.41 | 24.56 | 52.80 | 41.64 | 3.42 |
2022:Q1 | 19.41 | 24.35 | 52.96 | 43.37 | 3.66 |
2022:Q2 | 18.01 | 22.57 | 50.43 | 43.24 | 3.73 |
2022:Q3 | 17.65 | 21.88 | 49.01 | 42.35 | 3.58 |
2022:Q4 | 18.03 | 22.28 | 49.44 | 42.13 | 3.45 |
2023:Q1 | 18.64 | 23.00 | 50.68 | 42.63 | 3.55 |
2023:Q2 | 19.36 | 23.88 | 52.46 | 44.29 | 3.66 |
2023:Q3 | 18.99 | 23.49 | 51.95 | 44.16 | 3.61 |
2023:Q4 | 19.79 | 24.44 | 53.49 | 44.81 | 3.63 |
2024:Q1 | 20.61 | 25.48 | 55.43 | 46.42 | 3.78 |
2024:Q2 | 20.87 | 25.84 | 56.31 | 47.55 | 3.82 |
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 or later.
Last Update: September 20, 2024