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Wealth distribution in the United States from the 3rd quarter of 1989 to the 1st quarter of 2026, by generation

Characteristic	Silent	Baby boomer	Generation X	Millennial
Q1 2026	11.3%	51.6%	26.1%	11%
Q4 2025	11.8%	51.2%	26.4%	10.7%
Q3 2025	12%	51.1%	26.2%	10.6%
Q2 2025	12.1%	51.2%	26.1%	10.6%
Q1 2025	12.2%	51.4%	26%	10.3%
Q4 2024	12.5%	51.6%	25.9%	10.1%
Q3 2024	12.7%	51.7%	25.7%	10%
Q2 2024	12.8%	51.7%	25.6%	10%
Q1 2024	13.1%	51.8%	25.6%	9.5%
Q4 2023	13.5%	51.8%	25.6%	9.1%
Q3 2023	13.7%	51.6%	25.6%	9.2%
Q2 2023	13.8%	51.7%	25.4%	9%
Q1 2023	14.1%	52%	25.4%	8.5%
Q4 2022	14.2%	51.8%	25.3%	8.6%
Q3 2022	14.6%	51.4%	25.4%	8.7%
Q2 2022	14.4%	51.4%	25.4%	8.7%
Q1 2022	14.7%	51.6%	25.4%	8.3%
Q4 2021	14.9%	52.1%	25.4%	7.6%
Q3 2021	15.1%	52.4%	25.3%	7.2%
Q2 2021	15.2%	52.7%	25.3%	6.7%
Q1 2021	15.4%	53%	25.3%	6.3%
Q4 2020	15.6%	53.5%	25.1%	5.8%
Q3 2020	15.7%	53.9%	25%	5.4%
Q2 2020	15.9%	54.3%	24.9%	5%
Q1 2020	16.1%	54.9%	24.7%	4.3%
Q4 2019	16.5%	54.7%	24.7%	4.1%
Q3 2019	16.7%	55%	24.6%	3.7%
Q2 2019	17.3%	55.1%	23.9%	3.7%
Q1 2019	17.9%	55.3%	23.2%	3.6%
Q4 2018	18.4%	55.9%	22.5%	3.2%
Q3 2018	19%	55.6%	22%	3.3%
Q2 2018	19.6%	55.8%	21.3%	3.3%
Q1 2018	20.2%	56%	20.6%	3.2%
Q4 2017	20.8%	56.2%	19.8%	3.1%
Q3 2017	21.5%	56.5%	19%	3%
Q2 2017	22.1%	56.8%	18.2%	2.9%
Q1 2017	22.7%	57%	17.4%	2.8%
Q4 2016	23.4%	57.4%	16.5%	2.7%
Q3 2016	24%	57.6%	15.8%	2.6%
Q2 2016	24.5%	57.4%	15.6%	2.5%
Q1 2016	24.8%	57.4%	15.5%	2.4%
Q4 2015	25.2%	57.2%	15.4%	2.2%
Q3 2015	25.7%	57%	15.3%	2.1%
Q2 2015	25.9%	56.4%	15.6%	2.1%
Q1 2015	26.3%	56.2%	15.5%	2%
Q4 2014	26.7%	56%	15.5%	1.8%
Q3 2014	27.1%	55.8%	15.5%	1.7%
Q2 2014	27.4%	55.3%	15.7%	1.6%
Q1 2014	27.8%	55.1%	15.6%	1.5%
Q4 2013	28.2%	54.8%	15.5%	1.4%
Q3 2013	28.8%	54.5%	15.4%	1.3%
Q2 2013	29.4%	54.6%	14.8%	1.2%
Q1 2013	30.1%	54.6%	14.2%	1.1%
Q4 2012	30.8%	55.1%	13.4%	0.7%
Q3 2012	31.4%	54.9%	12.9%	0.8%
Q2 2012	31.9%	55.2%	12.3%	0.7%
Q1 2012	32.3%	55%	12%	0.7%
Q4 2011	32.9%	55.2%	11.2%	0.7%
Q3 2011	33.4%	55.4%	10.6%	0.6%
Q2 2011	33.5%	54.9%	10.7%	0.8%
Q1 2011	33.9%	55%	10.3%	0.7%
Q4 2010	34.5%	55.1%	9.7%	0.8%
Q3 2010	35%	55.3%	9%	0.7%
Q2 2010	35.8%	55%	8.5%	0.6%
Q1 2010	36.3%	54.2%	8.8%	0.7%
Q4 2009	37%	53.9%	8.6%	0.6%
Q3 2009	37.7%	53.5%	8.3%	0.5%
Q2 2009	38.6%	53.4%	7.5%	0.5%
Q1 2009	39.5%	53%	7%	0.5%
Q4 2008	39.8%	52.7%	7.1%	0.4%
Q3 2008	39.7%	51.9%	8.1%	0.4%
Q2 2008	39.7%	51.4%	8.6%	0.3%
Q1 2008	40.1%	50.7%	8.8%	0.4%
Q4 2007	40.3%	50%	9.2%	0.5%
Q3 2007	40.7%	49.5%	9.4%	0.4%
Q2 2007	41%	49.1%	9.4%	0.5%
Q1 2007	41.6%	48.8%	9.2%	0.5%
Q4 2006	42.1%	48.4%	9.1%	0.5%
Q3 2006	42.7%	48.1%	8.7%	0.5%
Q2 2006	43.4%	47.7%	8.5%	0.4%
Q1 2006	43.8%	47.3%	8.5%	0.4%
Q4 2005	44.4%	47%	8.2%	0.4%
Q3 2005	45%	46.6%	8%	0.4%
Q2 2005	45.9%	46.3%	7.5%	0.4%
Q1 2005	46.5%	46%	7.3%	0.3%
Q4 2004	47%	45.8%	7%	0.2%
Q3 2004	48%	45.3%	6.6%	0.2%
Q2 2004	48.4%	44.9%	6.5%	0.2%
Q1 2004	49%	44.4%	6.4%	0.2%
Q4 2003	49.5%	44.1%	6.3%	0.1%
Q3 2003	50.2%	43.8%	5.8%	0.1%
Q2 2003	50.8%	43.4%	5.7%	0.1%
Q1 2003	51.7%	43%	5.2%	0.1%
Q4 2002	52%	42.7%	5.2%	0.1%
Q3 2002	52.4%	42.4%	5.1%	0.1%
Q2 2002	52.3%	42.2%	5.4%	0.1%
Q1 2002	52.1%	42.1%	5.8%	0.1%
Q4 2001	52.7%	41.6%	5.6%	0%
Q3 2001	53.4%	41.4%	5.2%	0%
Q2 2001	53.4%	41%	5.6%	0%
Q1 2001	54.2%	40.5%	5.3%	0%
Q4 2000	54.4%	40.1%	5.5%	0%
Q3 2000	54.6%	39.7%	5.8%	0%
Q2 2000	55.2%	39.1%	5.7%	0%
Q1 2000	55.6%	38.6%	5.7%	0%
Q4 1999	56.6%	37.9%	5.5%	0%
Q3 1999	58.4%	36.8%	4.7%	0%
Q2 1999	58.8%	36.4%	4.8%	0%
Q1 1999	59.8%	35.8%	4.5%	0%
Q4 1998	60.4%	35.3%	4.3%	0%
Q3 1998	62.3%	34.3%	3.4%	0%
Q2 1998	62.1%	34%	3.9%	0%
Q1 1998	62.6%	33.6%	3.8%	0%
Q4 1997	64%	32.7%	3.3%	0%
Q3 1997	64.3%	32.4%	3.3%	0%
Q2 1997	65.2%	31.9%	3%	0%
Q1 1997	66.5%	31%	2.5%	0%
Q4 1996	66.8%	30.7%	2.4%	0%
Q3 1996	67.5%	30.3%	2.2%	0%
Q2 1996	67.8%	30%	2.2%	0%
Q1 1996	68.2%	29.6%	2.2%	0%
Q4 1995	68.7%	29.2%	2.1%	0%
Q3 1995	69.4%	28.6%	2%	0%
Q2 1995	70.2%	28.1%	1.8%	0%
Q1 1995	71.1%	27.3%	1.6%	0%
Q4 1994	72%	26.6%	1.4%	0%
Q3 1994	72.2%	26.3%	1.4%	0%
Q2 1994	72.9%	25.8%	1.3%	0%
Q1 1994	73.1%	25.5%	1.4%	0%
Q4 1993	73.2%	25.4%	1.4%	0%
Q3 1993	73.8%	24.9%	1.3%	0%
Q2 1993	74.5%	24.3%	1.2%	0%
Q1 1993	75%	23.8%	1.2%	0%
Q4 1992	75.6%	23.3%	1.1%	0%
Q3 1992	76.7%	22.3%	1%	0%
Q2 1992	77.3%	21.8%	0.9%	0%
Q1 1992	77.5%	21.6%	1%	0%
Q4 1991	77.5%	21.6%	1%	0%
Q3 1991	78.3%	20.8%	0.8%	0%
Q2 1991	78.9%	20.4%	0.7%	0%
Q1 1991	78.8%	20.5%	0.7%	0%
Q4 1990	79.4%	19.9%	0.6%	0%
Q3 1990	80%	19.5%	0.5%	0%
Q2 1990	79.7%	19.8%	0.5%	0%
Q1 1990	79.8%	19.7%	0.5%	0%
Q4 1989	79.8%	19.7%	0.4%	0%
Q3 1989	80.1%	19.5%	0.4%	0%

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June 2026

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United States

Survey time period

Q3 1989 to Q1 2026

Supplementary notes

Distributions by generation are defined by birth year as follows: Silent and Earlier = born before 1946, Baby Boomer = born 1946-1964, Gen X = born 1965-1980, and Millennial = born 1981 or later.

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In the first quarter of 2026, 51.6 percent of the total wealth in the United States was owned by members of the baby boomer generation. In comparison, millennials own around 11.3 percent of total wealth in the U.S. In terms of population distribution, there was almost an equal share of millennials and baby boomers in the U.S.