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 | 1.82 | 2.97 | 7.90 | 7.43 | 0.70 |
1990:Q1 | 1.80 | 2.95 | 7.88 | 7.51 | 0.72 |
1990:Q2 | 1.84 | 3.01 | 7.98 | 7.62 | 0.70 |
1990:Q3 | 1.79 | 2.95 | 7.88 | 7.69 | 0.73 |
1990:Q4 | 1.87 | 3.03 | 8.02 | 7.80 | 0.76 |
1991:Q1 | 1.96 | 3.13 | 8.17 | 7.93 | 0.76 |
1991:Q2 | 1.95 | 3.15 | 8.16 | 8.01 | 0.77 |
1991:Q3 | 1.98 | 3.20 | 8.22 | 8.15 | 0.82 |
1991:Q4 | 2.09 | 3.32 | 8.41 | 8.30 | 0.84 |
1992:Q1 | 2.08 | 3.33 | 8.37 | 8.35 | 0.86 |
1992:Q2 | 2.07 | 3.31 | 8.42 | 8.44 | 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 | 8.85 | 8.78 | 0.91 |
1993:Q2 | 2.38 | 3.60 | 8.90 | 8.88 | 0.92 |
1993:Q3 | 2.47 | 3.70 | 8.99 | 9.01 | 0.94 |
1993:Q4 | 2.58 | 3.81 | 9.10 | 9.12 | 0.93 |
1994:Q1 | 2.64 | 3.84 | 9.13 | 9.19 | 0.89 |
1994:Q2 | 2.70 | 3.89 | 9.14 | 9.27 | 0.88 |
1994:Q3 | 2.78 | 3.97 | 9.20 | 9.39 | 0.90 |
1994:Q4 | 2.88 | 4.03 | 9.21 | 9.42 | 0.91 |
1995:Q1 | 2.98 | 4.15 | 9.35 | 9.55 | 0.93 |
1995:Q2 | 3.08 | 4.29 | 9.42 | 9.74 | 0.98 |
1995:Q3 | 3.22 | 4.44 | 9.46 | 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 | 3.40 | 4.73 | 10.23 | 10.49 | 1.03 |
1996:Q4 | 3.51 | 4.83 | 10.51 | 10.66 | 1.02 |
1997:Q1 | 3.48 | 4.85 | 10.64 | 10.77 | 1.04 |
1997:Q2 | 3.68 | 5.11 | 11.14 | 11.10 | 1.08 |
1997:Q3 | 3.81 | 5.29 | 11.50 | 11.36 | 1.11 |
1997:Q4 | 3.89 | 5.38 | 11.73 | 11.49 | 1.09 |
1998:Q1 | 4.13 | 5.68 | 12.33 | 11.89 | 1.16 |
1998:Q2 | 4.21 | 5.81 | 12.60 | 12.10 | 1.15 |
1998:Q3 | 3.99 | 5.61 | 12.37 | 12.09 | 1.21 |
1998:Q4 | 4.30 | 6.06 | 13.20 | 12.51 | 1.21 |
1999:Q1 | 4.24 | 6.13 | 13.33 | 12.66 | 1.25 |
1999:Q2 | 4.37 | 6.38 | 13.78 | 12.95 | 1.23 |
1999:Q3 | 4.27 | 6.33 | 13.75 | 13.03 | 1.25 |
1999:Q4 | 4.67 | 6.87 | 14.73 | 13.53 | 1.30 |
2000:Q1 | 4.73 | 7.08 | 15.12 | 13.93 | 1.35 |
2000:Q2 | 4.60 | 7.05 | 15.11 | 14.09 | 1.35 |
2000:Q3 | 4.59 | 7.13 | 15.30 | 14.34 | 1.38 |
2000:Q4 | 4.39 | 6.95 | 15.11 | 14.41 | 1.33 |
2001:Q1 | 4.20 | 6.84 | 14.99 | 14.68 | 1.34 |
2001:Q2 | 4.33 | 7.07 | 15.48 | 15.07 | 1.34 |
2001:Q3 | 4.07 | 6.76 | 15.09 | 15.01 | 1.32 |
2001:Q4 | 4.26 | 7.09 | 15.72 | 15.41 | 1.30 |
2002:Q1 | 4.29 | 7.21 | 15.98 | 15.64 | 1.32 |
2002:Q2 | 4.15 | 7.11 | 15.78 | 15.52 | 1.28 |
2002:Q3 | 3.90 | 6.83 | 15.38 | 15.37 | 1.27 |
2002:Q4 | 3.96 | 7.01 | 15.70 | 15.64 | 1.28 |
2003:Q1 | 3.92 | 7.02 | 15.84 | 15.77 | 1.23 |
2003:Q2 | 4.23 | 7.39 | 16.63 | 16.17 | 1.20 |
2003:Q3 | 4.34 | 7.60 | 16.97 | 16.36 | 1.23 |
2003:Q4 | 4.62 | 7.99 | 17.68 | 16.79 | 1.24 |
2004:Q1 | 5.08 | 8.49 | 18.50 | 17.37 | 1.27 |
2004:Q2 | 5.14 | 8.62 | 18.79 | 17.65 | 1.31 |
2004:Q3 | 5.33 | 8.87 | 19.22 | 17.96 | 1.29 |
2004:Q4 | 5.66 | 9.22 | 20.05 | 18.53 | 1.34 |
2005:Q1 | 5.73 | 9.31 | 20.42 | 18.81 | 1.36 |
2005:Q2 | 6.00 | 9.57 | 21.04 | 19.13 | 1.36 |
2005:Q3 | 6.23 | 9.84 | 21.67 | 19.53 | 1.43 |
2005:Q4 | 6.40 | 10.03 | 22.16 | 19.93 | 1.49 |
2006:Q1 | 6.84 | 10.46 | 22.94 | 20.09 | 1.46 |
2006:Q2 | 6.84 | 10.42 | 23.07 | 20.15 | 1.46 |
2006:Q3 | 7.04 | 10.61 | 23.51 | 20.35 | 1.46 |
2006:Q4 | 7.31 | 10.89 | 24.09 | 20.56 | 1.44 |
2007:Q1 | 7.58 | 11.12 | 24.53 | 20.58 | 1.38 |
2007:Q2 | 7.75 | 11.23 | 24.93 | 20.58 | 1.34 |
2007:Q3 | 7.98 | 11.38 | 25.31 | 20.63 | 1.30 |
2007:Q4 | 7.80 | 11.19 | 25.20 | 20.50 | 1.09 |
2008:Q1 | 7.44 | 10.83 | 24.64 | 20.06 | 0.92 |
2008:Q2 | 7.23 | 10.70 | 24.29 | 19.71 | 0.92 |
2008:Q3 | 6.78 | 10.27 | 23.53 | 19.24 | 0.71 |
2008:Q4 | 6.14 | 9.78 | 22.36 | 18.68 | 0.57 |
2009:Q1 | 5.80 | 9.52 | 21.76 | 18.31 | 0.41 |
2009:Q2 | 5.82 | 9.74 | 22.15 | 18.31 | 0.42 |
2009:Q3 | 6.19 | 10.19 | 22.94 | 18.52 | 0.39 |
2009:Q4 | 6.15 | 10.25 | 23.12 | 18.54 | 0.33 |
2010:Q1 | 6.35 | 10.50 | 23.62 | 18.76 | 0.32 |
2010:Q2 | 6.23 | 10.33 | 23.45 | 18.55 | 0.29 |
2010:Q3 | 6.58 | 10.76 | 24.34 | 18.86 | 0.32 |
2010:Q4 | 6.90 | 11.11 | 25.00 | 19.17 | 0.24 |
2011:Q1 | 7.16 | 11.37 | 25.37 | 19.34 | 0.25 |
2011:Q2 | 7.26 | 11.43 | 25.52 | 19.44 | 0.27 |
2011:Q3 | 6.90 | 10.97 | 24.70 | 19.21 | 0.27 |
2011:Q4 | 7.15 | 11.26 | 25.17 | 19.49 | 0.26 |
2012:Q1 | 7.54 | 11.69 | 25.90 | 19.83 | 0.28 |
2012:Q2 | 7.58 | 11.64 | 25.86 | 19.88 | 0.36 |
2012:Q3 | 7.94 | 12.00 | 26.50 | 20.32 | 0.39 |
2012:Q4 | 8.05 | 12.11 | 26.76 | 20.58 | 0.47 |
2013:Q1 | 8.52 | 12.61 | 27.85 | 21.28 | 0.45 |
2013:Q2 | 8.63 | 12.68 | 28.27 | 21.64 | 0.55 |
2013:Q3 | 8.99 | 13.06 | 29.11 | 22.30 | 0.65 |
2013:Q4 | 9.28 | 13.46 | 29.96 | 22.77 | 0.65 |
2014:Q1 | 9.60 | 13.88 | 30.67 | 23.07 | 0.69 |
2014:Q2 | 9.98 | 14.35 | 31.44 | 23.41 | 0.79 |
2014:Q3 | 10.04 | 14.45 | 31.69 | 23.56 | 0.82 |
2014:Q4 | 10.30 | 14.80 | 32.25 | 23.78 | 0.82 |
2015:Q1 | 10.55 | 15.11 | 32.84 | 24.11 | 0.86 |
2015:Q2 | 10.67 | 15.28 | 33.15 | 24.23 | 0.89 |
2015:Q3 | 10.40 | 15.03 | 32.78 | 24.14 | 0.89 |
2015:Q4 | 10.61 | 15.33 | 33.33 | 24.51 | 0.98 |
2016:Q1 | 10.75 | 15.54 | 33.80 | 24.78 | 1.01 |
2016:Q2 | 11.05 | 15.88 | 34.43 | 25.09 | 1.01 |
2016:Q3 | 11.25 | 16.19 | 34.92 | 25.50 | 1.14 |
2016:Q4 | 11.21 | 16.29 | 35.17 | 25.79 | 1.14 |
2017:Q1 | 11.49 | 16.73 | 36.11 | 26.37 | 1.22 |
2017:Q2 | 11.76 | 17.10 | 36.88 | 26.76 | 1.30 |
2017:Q3 | 11.91 | 17.40 | 37.55 | 27.22 | 1.36 |
2017:Q4 | 12.24 | 17.91 | 38.49 | 27.75 | 1.42 |
2018:Q1 | 12.24 | 18.05 | 38.90 | 28.18 | 1.51 |
2018:Q2 | 12.37 | 18.30 | 39.49 | 28.45 | 1.59 |
2018:Q3 | 12.65 | 18.74 | 40.34 | 28.86 | 1.62 |
2018:Q4 | 11.66 | 17.79 | 38.96 | 28.43 | 1.60 |
2019:Q1 | 12.73 | 19.11 | 41.32 | 29.59 | 1.71 |
2019:Q2 | 13.03 | 19.52 | 42.19 | 30.02 | 1.75 |
2019:Q3 | 12.95 | 19.57 | 42.45 | 30.28 | 1.89 |
2019:Q4 | 13.62 | 20.09 | 43.47 | 31.35 | 1.98 |
2020:Q1 | 12.17 | 18.18 | 40.87 | 30.98 | 1.98 |
2020:Q2 | 13.64 | 19.64 | 43.44 | 32.91 | 2.30 |
2020:Q3 | 14.48 | 20.35 | 44.77 | 34.11 | 2.48 |
2020:Q4 | 16.07 | 21.87 | 47.44 | 36.01 | 2.76 |
2021:Q1 | 17.00 | 22.69 | 48.90 | 37.51 | 3.00 |
2021:Q2 | 18.20 | 23.77 | 50.98 | 39.30 | 3.17 |
2021:Q3 | 18.73 | 24.07 | 51.82 | 40.56 | 3.32 |
2021:Q4 | 19.45 | 24.57 | 52.90 | 41.72 | 3.47 |
2022:Q1 | 19.46 | 24.37 | 53.07 | 43.44 | 3.66 |
2022:Q2 | 18.08 | 22.62 | 50.54 | 43.31 | 3.72 |
2022:Q3 | 17.72 | 21.94 | 49.11 | 42.40 | 3.59 |
2022:Q4 | 18.10 | 22.35 | 49.56 | 42.19 | 3.47 |
2023:Q1 | 18.72 | 23.07 | 50.81 | 42.70 | 3.58 |
2023:Q2 | 19.46 | 23.95 | 52.60 | 44.37 | 3.67 |
2023:Q3 | 19.10 | 23.59 | 52.10 | 44.25 | 3.62 |
2023:Q4 | 19.92 | 24.54 | 53.65 | 44.89 | 3.64 |
2024:Q1 | 20.76 | 25.62 | 55.65 | 46.64 | 3.81 |
2024:Q2 | 21.06 | 26.02 | 56.55 | 47.78 | 3.85 |
2024:Q3 | 22.13 | 27.10 | 58.33 | 48.42 | 3.89 |
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: December 20, 2024