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Figure 1: Household wealth levels by wealth percentile groups, 1989:Q3 to 2019:Q1

Trillions of nominal dollars

Quarter Top 1% Next 9% Next 40% Bottom 50%
1989:Q3 4.68 7.54 7.15 0.73
1989:Q4 4.78 7.66 7.32 0.70
1990:Q1 4.75 7.76 7.39 0.71
1990:Q2 4.80 7.84 7.50 0.69
1990:Q3 4.68 7.73 7.61 0.66
1990:Q4 4.95 7.77 7.60 0.79
1991:Q1 5.20 7.91 7.70 0.86
1991:Q2 5.21 7.82 7.89 0.78
1991:Q3 5.33 7.84 7.93 0.89
1991:Q4 5.60 8.05 8.05 0.88
1992:Q1 5.55 8.08 8.19 0.85
1992:Q2 5.49 8.08 8.28 0.91
1992:Q3 5.55 8.22 8.39 0.95
1992:Q4 5.92 8.39 8.44 0.95
1993:Q1 6.07 8.43 8.54 0.98
1993:Q2 6.17 8.44 8.69 0.96
1993:Q3 6.35 8.52 8.82 0.95
1993:Q4 6.53 8.73 8.77 1.01
1994:Q1 6.52 8.82 8.81 1.02
1994:Q2 6.55 8.86 8.96 0.97
1994:Q3 6.64 9.02 9.10 0.90
1994:Q4 6.75 9.08 9.12 0.89
1995:Q1 6.97 9.16 9.27 0.96
1995:Q2 7.23 9.25 9.42 0.98
1995:Q3 7.59 9.37 9.55 0.95
1995:Q4 7.79 9.64 9.64 1.07
1996:Q1 7.91 9.81 9.91 1.06
1996:Q2 7.97 9.96 10.10 1.05
1996:Q3 8.00 10.07 10.17 1.12
1996:Q4 8.22 10.40 10.33 1.16
1997:Q1 8.19 10.44 10.51 1.19
1997:Q2 8.72 10.86 10.83 1.24
1997:Q3 9.13 11.26 11.05 1.25
1997:Q4 9.21 11.44 11.23 1.27
1998:Q1 9.88 11.97 11.62 1.30
1998:Q2 10.04 12.14 12.00 1.20
1998:Q3 9.53 11.96 12.02 1.19
1998:Q4 10.36 12.69 12.44 1.27
1999:Q1 10.35 12.92 12.52 1.37
1999:Q2 10.74 13.25 12.78 1.39
1999:Q3 10.51 13.22 12.96 1.30
1999:Q4 11.58 14.17 13.53 1.33
2000:Q1 12.02 14.64 13.86 1.38
2000:Q2 11.64 14.54 14.10 1.30
2000:Q3 11.87 14.81 14.25 1.31
2000:Q4 11.36 14.72 14.26 1.33
2001:Q1 10.83 14.61 14.36 1.38
2001:Q2 11.27 15.00 14.84 1.22
2001:Q3 10.66 14.67 14.76 1.20
2001:Q4 11.21 15.25 15.02 1.30
2002:Q1 11.29 15.62 14.99 1.41
2002:Q2 10.88 15.48 14.92 1.42
2002:Q3 10.24 15.14 14.91 1.35
2002:Q4 10.69 15.61 15.10 1.38
2003:Q1 10.63 15.70 15.16 1.41
2003:Q2 11.50 16.23 15.69 1.27
2003:Q3 11.82 16.57 15.94 1.31
2003:Q4 12.66 17.34 16.50 1.25
2004:Q1 13.56 18.08 17.13 1.23
2004:Q2 13.78 18.43 17.27 1.31
2004:Q3 14.22 18.75 17.76 1.14
2004:Q4 15.10 19.77 18.12 1.29
2005:Q1 15.23 20.28 18.32 1.42
2005:Q2 15.70 20.93 18.79 1.39
2005:Q3 16.31 21.54 19.37 1.21
2005:Q4 16.76 22.26 19.83 1.12
2006:Q1 17.80 23.07 20.21 1.00
2006:Q2 17.57 23.07 20.23 0.87
2006:Q3 17.83 23.43 20.23 0.85
2006:Q4 18.41 24.07 20.34 0.87
2007:Q1 18.80 24.57 20.38 0.90
2007:Q2 18.99 24.70 20.20 0.89
2007:Q3 19.08 24.95 19.97 0.93
2007:Q4 18.76 24.81 19.57 0.79
2008:Q1 18.01 24.22 19.24 0.41
2008:Q2 17.40 24.04 18.56 0.35
2008:Q3 16.59 23.11 17.87 0.32
2008:Q4 14.48 22.72 16.68 0.63
2009:Q1 13.91 22.27 16.75 0.35
2009:Q2 14.45 22.86 17.01 0.25
2009:Q3 15.69 23.03 17.79 0.08
2009:Q4 15.86 23.47 17.88 0.00
2010:Q1 16.34 24.00 18.06 -0.06
2010:Q2 15.97 23.75 17.95 -0.05
2010:Q3 17.01 24.19 18.28 -0.08
2010:Q4 17.82 24.87 18.61 -0.13
2011:Q1 18.42 25.17 18.84 -0.13
2011:Q2 18.57 25.43 18.97 -0.05
2011:Q3 17.50 24.84 18.97 -0.05
2011:Q4 18.07 25.46 19.36 -0.09
2012:Q1 19.07 26.16 19.86 -0.07
2012:Q2 18.96 26.18 20.11 0.02
2012:Q3 19.80 26.76 20.74 -0.06
2012:Q4 20.10 27.24 20.82 0.26
2013:Q1 21.13 28.17 21.47 0.42
2013:Q2 21.42 28.32 22.01 0.47
2013:Q3 22.33 29.00 22.74 0.52
2013:Q4 23.35 29.88 23.29 0.46
2014:Q1 23.84 30.47 23.55 0.54
2014:Q2 24.46 31.09 23.66 0.66
2014:Q3 24.53 31.23 23.75 0.64
2014:Q4 25.33 31.99 24.02 0.70
2015:Q1 25.96 32.68 24.16 0.90
2015:Q2 25.97 32.76 24.22 0.94
2015:Q3 25.30 32.50 24.26 0.81
2015:Q4 25.92 33.14 24.58 0.88
2016:Q1 26.05 33.66 24.58 1.14
2016:Q2 26.47 34.04 24.91 1.11
2016:Q3 27.44 34.73 25.43 0.90
2016:Q4 27.58 35.03 25.94 1.09
2017:Q1 28.27 35.74 26.37 1.30
2017:Q2 28.87 36.23 26.73 1.31
2017:Q3 29.70 36.87 27.28 1.23
2017:Q4 30.76 37.69 27.80 1.23
2018:Q1 30.87 38.14 28.09 1.40
2018:Q2 31.38 38.77 28.43 1.44
2018:Q3 32.38 39.28 28.84 1.40
2018:Q4 29.95 38.36 28.33 1.35
2019:Q1 32.02 39.86 29.25 1.36

Note: Key identifies regions in order from top to bottom.

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Figure 2: Household wealth shares by wealth percentile groups, 1989:Q3 to 2019:Q1

Percent of aggregate wealth

Quarter Top 1% Next 9% Next 40% Bottom 50%
1989:Q3 23.28 37.50 35.56 3.65
1989:Q4 23.36 37.43 35.77 3.44
1990:Q1 23.07 37.63 35.85 3.45
1990:Q2 23.05 37.63 36.00 3.32
1990:Q3 22.64 37.36 36.79 3.21
1990:Q4 23.46 36.80 36.00 3.74
1991:Q1 24.00 36.50 35.52 3.98
1991:Q2 23.99 36.05 36.36 3.61
1991:Q3 24.23 35.65 36.08 4.04
1991:Q4 24.80 35.63 35.67 3.89
1992:Q1 24.47 35.66 36.14 3.74
1992:Q2 24.11 35.51 36.39 4.00
1992:Q3 24.01 35.57 36.29 4.12
1992:Q4 24.98 35.42 35.59 4.01
1993:Q1 25.27 35.10 35.55 4.08
1993:Q2 25.43 34.80 35.81 3.95
1993:Q3 25.77 34.58 35.79 3.86
1993:Q4 26.07 34.87 35.02 4.04
1994:Q1 25.89 35.04 35.00 4.06
1994:Q2 25.85 34.97 35.36 3.82
1994:Q3 25.89 35.14 35.47 3.50
1994:Q4 26.12 35.15 35.28 3.45
1995:Q1 26.42 34.76 35.17 3.64
1995:Q2 26.89 34.42 35.06 3.63
1995:Q3 27.63 34.11 34.79 3.47
1995:Q4 27.68 34.26 34.26 3.80
1996:Q1 27.56 34.19 34.55 3.70
1996:Q2 27.41 34.25 34.72 3.62
1996:Q3 27.24 34.31 34.64 3.82
1996:Q4 27.28 34.53 34.32 3.86
1997:Q1 26.99 34.43 34.65 3.93
1997:Q2 27.56 34.31 34.22 3.91
1997:Q3 27.91 34.45 33.80 3.84
1997:Q4 27.79 34.51 33.87 3.84
1998:Q1 28.41 34.42 33.43 3.74
1998:Q2 28.38 34.30 33.92 3.40
1998:Q3 27.47 34.47 34.63 3.43
1998:Q4 28.18 34.52 33.85 3.45
1999:Q1 27.84 34.77 33.70 3.69
1999:Q2 28.14 34.71 33.49 3.65
1999:Q3 27.66 34.81 34.12 3.42
1999:Q4 28.51 34.91 33.31 3.27
2000:Q1 28.68 34.95 33.08 3.30
2000:Q2 28.00 34.96 33.90 3.14
2000:Q3 28.11 35.05 33.73 3.10
2000:Q4 27.26 35.33 34.22 3.20
2001:Q1 26.30 35.48 34.87 3.34
2001:Q2 26.62 35.44 35.06 2.89
2001:Q3 25.81 35.53 35.75 2.90
2001:Q4 26.20 35.65 35.11 3.04
2002:Q1 26.07 36.08 34.61 3.24
2002:Q2 25.48 36.25 34.94 3.33
2002:Q3 24.59 36.35 35.82 3.25
2002:Q4 24.99 36.48 35.29 3.24
2003:Q1 24.78 36.59 35.34 3.28
2003:Q2 25.74 36.32 35.10 2.84
2003:Q3 25.90 36.30 34.93 2.87
2003:Q4 26.51 36.32 34.55 2.63
2004:Q1 27.12 36.17 34.26 2.45
2004:Q2 27.13 36.29 34.00 2.58
2004:Q3 27.41 36.16 34.23 2.20
2004:Q4 27.83 36.42 33.38 2.37
2005:Q1 27.57 36.71 33.16 2.56
2005:Q2 27.63 36.85 33.08 2.44
2005:Q3 27.91 36.87 33.15 2.07
2005:Q4 27.94 37.12 33.06 1.88
2006:Q1 28.68 37.16 32.55 1.61
2006:Q2 28.46 37.37 32.76 1.41
2006:Q3 28.60 37.58 32.46 1.36
2006:Q4 28.91 37.78 31.94 1.37
2007:Q1 29.07 38.01 31.52 1.40
2007:Q2 29.31 38.13 31.18 1.38
2007:Q3 29.39 38.42 30.76 1.43
2007:Q4 29.34 38.81 30.61 1.24
2008:Q1 29.11 39.14 31.09 0.66
2008:Q2 28.82 39.83 30.76 0.59
2008:Q3 28.66 39.92 30.86 0.56
2008:Q4 26.56 41.68 30.59 1.16
2009:Q1 26.11 41.80 31.44 0.65
2009:Q2 26.48 41.88 31.18 0.47
2009:Q3 27.73 40.69 31.43 0.15
2009:Q4 27.73 41.02 31.25 0.00
2010:Q1 28.00 41.14 30.97 -0.11
2010:Q2 27.71 41.23 31.15 -0.09
2010:Q3 28.64 40.72 30.77 -0.13
2010:Q4 29.14 40.65 30.42 -0.21
2011:Q1 29.57 40.40 30.24 -0.21
2011:Q2 29.52 40.42 30.15 -0.08
2011:Q3 28.57 40.54 30.97 -0.08
2011:Q4 28.77 40.54 30.83 -0.14
2012:Q1 29.33 40.23 30.54 -0.10
2012:Q2 29.04 40.12 30.81 0.03
2012:Q3 29.45 39.80 30.84 -0.09
2012:Q4 29.38 39.82 30.43 0.37
2013:Q1 29.68 39.57 30.16 0.59
2013:Q2 29.66 39.21 30.48 0.65
2013:Q3 29.94 38.88 30.48 0.69
2013:Q4 30.33 38.81 30.26 0.60
2014:Q1 30.41 38.86 30.04 0.69
2014:Q2 30.63 38.93 29.62 0.82
2014:Q3 30.60 38.97 29.63 0.80
2014:Q4 30.87 38.99 29.28 0.86
2015:Q1 31.01 39.04 28.86 1.08
2015:Q2 30.96 39.05 28.87 1.12
2015:Q3 30.53 39.22 29.27 0.98
2015:Q4 30.66 39.21 29.09 1.04
2016:Q1 30.49 39.40 28.77 1.33
2016:Q2 30.59 39.35 28.79 1.28
2016:Q3 31.01 39.24 28.73 1.02
2016:Q4 30.77 39.07 28.94 1.22
2017:Q1 30.84 38.98 28.76 1.42
2017:Q2 30.99 38.90 28.70 1.41
2017:Q3 31.24 38.78 28.69 1.29
2017:Q4 31.56 38.66 28.52 1.26
2018:Q1 31.34 38.72 28.51 1.42
2018:Q2 31.37 38.76 28.43 1.44
2018:Q3 31.78 38.55 28.30 1.37
2018:Q4 30.56 39.15 28.91 1.38
2019:Q1 31.24 38.89 28.54 1.33

Note: Key identifies regions in order from top to bottom.

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Last Update: August 30, 2019