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U.S. Wealth Growth by Group Since the End of 2019
Household net worth, % change since 2019 Q4
4 of 4 series are above their level a year earlier·4 of 4 are at a five-year high
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
Top 0.1% · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 1 year
90th–99th percentile · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 1 year
50th–90th percentile · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 1 year
Bottom 50% · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 1 year
Dashed: the projection from the latest reading. A projection, not a promise.
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. Current dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
Growth rates tell a different story from dollars: the bottom half started from a small base, so modest dollar gains are a large percentage. Most of its assets are homes and cars, so its net worth rose with house prices after 2020.
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: 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: 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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