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Household Wealth by Generation
Share of U.S. household net worth held by each generation, %
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
From the Federal Reserve Distributional Financial Accounts.
The slow handover of American wealth between generations. Boomers’ share peaked and is now giving way to Generation X and millennials.
What this chart reads
- Share of Household Net Worth Held by Silent Generation and earlier (Fed DFA)as “Silent and earlier”latest 2026-06-30
- Share of Household Net Worth Held by Baby Boomers (Fed DFA)as “Baby boomers”latest 2026-06-30
- Share of Household Net Worth Held by Generation X (Fed DFA)as “Generation X”latest 2026-06-30
- Share of Household Net Worth Held by Millennials (and younger) (Fed DFA)as “Millennials and younger”latest 2026-06-30
Sources
Share of Household Net Worth Held by Silent Generation and earlier (Fed DFA). Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts (DFA), dfa-generation-shares.csv in dfa.zip (federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa). Quarterly from 1989:Q3, republished with each Z.1 release (mid-March, June, September and December); every run rewrites the whole history so revisions carry through. Federal Reserve Board data are in the public domain. Refreshed.
Share of Household Net Worth Held by Baby Boomers (Fed DFA). Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts (DFA), dfa-generation-shares.csv in dfa.zip (federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa). Quarterly from 1989:Q3, republished with each Z.1 release (mid-March, June, September and December); every run rewrites the whole history so revisions carry through. Federal Reserve Board data are in the public domain. Refreshed.
Share of Household Net Worth Held by Generation X (Fed DFA). Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts (DFA), dfa-generation-shares.csv in dfa.zip (federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa). Quarterly from 1989:Q3, republished with each Z.1 release (mid-March, June, September and December); every run rewrites the whole history so revisions carry through. Federal Reserve Board data are in the public domain. Refreshed.
Share of Household Net Worth Held by Millennials (and younger) (Fed DFA). Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts (DFA), dfa-generation-shares.csv in dfa.zip (federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa). Quarterly from 1989:Q3, republished with each Z.1 release (mid-March, June, September and December); every run rewrites the whole history so revisions carry through. Federal Reserve Board data are in the public domain. Refreshed.
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