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Who Gained U.S. Wealth Since 2014
Change in household net worth since the end of 2013, by wealth group, $ trillions
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where a new leader takes first place.
Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts. Household net worth (assets less debts) at market value, nominal. Groups are fixed shares of households: the top 0.1% is a thousandth of them, the bottom 50% half. Change from 2013 Q4 to the latest quarter, current dollars.
The longer view of the same question: trillions of dollars gained by each group across a decade of rising stock and house prices.
What this chart reads
- U.S. Household Net Worth: Top 0.1%as “Top 0.1%”latest 2026-06-30
- U.S. Household Net Worth: 99th–99.9th Percentileas “Next 0.9%”latest 2026-06-30
- U.S. Household Net Worth: 90th–99th Percentileas “90th–99th percentile”latest 2026-06-30
- U.S. Household Net Worth: 50th–90th Percentileas “50th–90th percentile”latest 2026-06-30
- U.S. Household Net Worth: Bottom 50%as “Bottom 50%”latest 2026-06-30
Sources
U.S. Household Net Worth: Top 0.1%. Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts. Public domain.
U.S. Household Net Worth: 99th–99.9th Percentile. Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts. Public domain.
U.S. Household Net Worth: 90th–99th Percentile. Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts. Public domain.
U.S. Household Net Worth: 50th–90th Percentile. Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts. Public domain.
U.S. Household Net Worth: Bottom 50%. Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts. Public domain.
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