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Wealth charts
8 charts about wealth, each with its public source, its numbers and its date.
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Who owns U.S. stocks and mutual funds?
In the quarter ending June 2026, the wealthiest 1% of U.S. households held 50.9% of the stocks and mutual funds that households own directly, the next 9% hel...
Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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Who owns the value of U.S. homes?
In the quarter ending June 2026, the next 40% of U.S. households by wealth held 46.6% of the value of the homes households live in. The wealthiest 1% held 13...
Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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Who owns America's private businesses?
In the quarter ending June 2026, the wealthiest 1% of U.S. households held 53.0% of the value of private businesses, the next 9% held 31.8%, the next 40% hel...
Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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How much wealth does each generation hold?
In the quarter ending June 2026, households headed by baby boomers (born 1946 to 1964) held $97.4 trillion, 52.5% of all U.S. household wealth. Gen X (born 1...
Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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How much wealth does each age group hold?
In the quarter ending June 2026, households headed by someone aged 55 to 69 held $76.1 trillion, 41% of all U.S. household wealth, and those headed by someon...
Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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What share of U.S. wealth does the top 1% hold?
The wealthiest 1% of U.S. households held 32.5% of all household wealth in the second quarter of 2026, up from 22.8% in 1989, when the Fed's series begins. W...
Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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How is U.S. household wealth divided?
At the end of June 2026, the wealthiest 1% of U.S. households held 32.5% of all household wealth, the next 9% held 36.4%, the next 40% held 28.8% and the bot...
Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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What share of U.S. wealth does the bottom half hold?
The less wealthy half of U.S. households held 2.3% of all household wealth in the second quarter of 2026, down from 3.5% in 1989. Their share fell to 0.4% at...
Source: Federal Reserve Board, Distributional Financial Accounts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026