Wealth distribution by race in the U.S. 2026| ��ƽ��

Distribution of household wealth in the United States from 3rd quarter of 1989 to 1st quarter of 2026, by race and ethnicity

Characteristic	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
Q3 1989	90.3%	4%	2.1%	3.6%
Q4 1989	90.1%	4.1%	2.1%	3.7%
Q1 1990	89.9%	4.1%	2.1%	3.8%
Q2 1990	89.8%	4.2%	2.2%	3.9%
Q3 1990	89.6%	4.2%	2.2%	4%
Q4 1990	89.6%	4.2%	2.2%	4%
Q1 1991	89.6%	4.2%	2.1%	4.1%
Q2 1991	89.5%	4.3%	2.1%	4.1%
Q3 1991	89.4%	4.4%	2.1%	4.2%
Q4 1991	89.4%	4.3%	2%	4.2%
Q1 1992	89.3%	4.5%	2%	4.2%
Q2 1992	89.1%	4.6%	2%	4.3%
Q3 1992	89.1%	4.6%	2%	4.4%
Q4 1992	89.2%	4.5%	2%	4.3%
Q1 1993	89.2%	4.5%	1.9%	4.3%
Q2 1993	89.3%	4.5%	1.9%	4.3%
Q3 1993	89.4%	4.5%	1.9%	4.3%
Q4 1993	89.5%	4.4%	1.8%	4.3%
Q1 1994	89.6%	4.4%	1.8%	4.2%
Q2 1994	89.6%	4.4%	1.8%	4.3%
Q3 1994	89.7%	4.3%	1.8%	4.2%
Q4 1994	89.8%	4.2%	1.8%	4.2%
Q1 1995	89.8%	4.2%	1.8%	4.2%
Q2 1995	90%	4.1%	1.7%	4.2%
Q3 1995	90.2%	4%	1.7%	4.1%
Q4 1995	90.4%	3.9%	1.8%	3.9%
Q1 1996	90.5%	3.9%	1.8%	3.8%
Q2 1996	90.6%	3.8%	1.8%	3.7%
Q3 1996	90.6%	3.8%	1.9%	3.7%
Q4 1996	90.7%	3.8%	2%	3.6%
Q1 1997	90.6%	3.7%	2.1%	3.6%
Q2 1997	90.8%	3.7%	2.1%	3.5%
Q3 1997	90.8%	3.6%	2.2%	3.4%
Q4 1997	90.9%	3.6%	2.2%	3.3%
Q1 1998	91%	3.5%	2.3%	3.3%
Q2 1998	91%	3.5%	2.3%	3.2%
Q3 1998	90.9%	3.4%	2.5%	3.2%
Q4 1998	91%	3.4%	2.4%	3.2%
Q1 1999	91.1%	3.4%	2.4%	3.2%
Q2 1999	91.2%	3.3%	2.3%	3.2%
Q3 1999	91.2%	3.3%	2.3%	3.2%
Q4 1999	91.3%	3.3%	2.2%	3.2%
Q1 2000	91.3%	3.3%	2.2%	3.2%
Q2 2000	91.2%	3.4%	2.2%	3.2%
Q3 2000	91.3%	3.4%	2.1%	3.2%
Q4 2000	91.2%	3.4%	2.1%	3.2%
Q1 2001	91.2%	3.5%	2.1%	3.3%
Q2 2001	91.2%	3.5%	2.1%	3.3%
Q3 2001	91.1%	3.5%	2%	3.3%
Q4 2001	91.2%	3.6%	2%	3.2%
Q1 2002	91%	3.7%	2.1%	3.2%
Q2 2002	90.8%	3.8%	2.1%	3.2%
Q3 2002	90.6%	4%	2.2%	3.2%
Q4 2002	90.5%	4%	2.2%	3.2%
Q1 2003	90.3%	4.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Q2 2003	90.3%	4.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Q3 2003	90.1%	4.2%	2.3%	3.3%
Q4 2003	90.1%	4.3%	2.3%	3.3%
Q1 2004	90%	4.3%	2.4%	3.4%
Q2 2004	89.8%	4.3%	2.4%	3.5%
Q3 2004	89.6%	4.3%	2.5%	3.6%
Q4 2004	89.4%	4.3%	2.5%	3.8%
Q1 2005	89.2%	4.2%	2.5%	4%
Q2 2005	89%	4.2%	2.6%	4.2%
Q3 2005	88.8%	4.1%	2.6%	4.5%
Q4 2005	88.6%	4.1%	2.7%	4.7%
Q1 2006	88.6%	4%	2.6%	4.8%
Q2 2006	88.4%	3.9%	2.7%	5%
Q3 2006	88.3%	3.9%	2.7%	5.2%
Q4 2006	88.1%	3.8%	2.6%	5.4%
Q1 2007	88.1%	3.8%	2.6%	5.6%
Q2 2007	87.9%	3.8%	2.6%	5.7%
Q3 2007	87.9%	3.7%	2.6%	5.7%
Q4 2007	87.9%	3.8%	2.5%	5.8%
Q1 2008	88%	3.8%	2.4%	5.8%
Q2 2008	87.9%	3.8%	2.4%	5.9%
Q3 2008	87.9%	3.9%	2.3%	5.9%
Q4 2008	87.9%	3.9%	2.3%	5.9%
Q1 2009	88%	4%	2.3%	5.8%
Q2 2009	87.9%	4%	2.3%	5.9%
Q3 2009	87.9%	4%	2.2%	5.9%
Q4 2009	87.8%	4%	2.2%	6%
Q1 2010	87.6%	4.1%	2.2%	6.1%
Q2 2010	87.5%	4.2%	2.3%	6.1%
Q3 2010	87.4%	4.2%	2.3%	6.2%
Q4 2010	87.5%	4.1%	2.2%	6.2%
Q1 2011	87.5%	4.2%	2.1%	6.2%
Q2 2011	87.6%	4.2%	2.1%	6.2%
Q3 2011	87.6%	4.2%	2.1%	6.1%
Q4 2011	87.7%	4.2%	2%	6.2%
Q1 2012	87.7%	4.2%	1.9%	6.2%
Q2 2012	87.7%	4.2%	1.9%	6.2%
Q3 2012	87.8%	4.1%	1.9%	6.2%
Q4 2012	87.7%	4.1%	1.9%	6.3%
Q1 2013	87.7%	4.1%	1.8%	6.4%
Q2 2013	87.5%	4.2%	1.8%	6.6%
Q3 2013	87.3%	4.2%	1.8%	6.7%
Q4 2013	87.1%	4.2%	1.9%	6.7%
Q1 2014	87%	4.2%	2%	6.8%
Q2 2014	86.8%	4.3%	2.1%	6.8%
Q3 2014	86.7%	4.3%	2.2%	6.9%
Q4 2014	86.5%	4.3%	2.3%	6.9%
Q1 2015	86.3%	4.4%	2.4%	7%
Q2 2015	86%	4.4%	2.5%	7%
Q3 2015	85.8%	4.5%	2.6%	7.1%
Q4 2015	85.6%	4.6%	2.7%	7.1%
Q1 2016	85.4%	4.6%	2.8%	7.2%
Q2 2016	85.3%	4.7%	2.8%	7.2%
Q3 2016	85.1%	4.7%	2.9%	7.3%
Q4 2016	85%	4.7%	2.9%	7.4%
Q1 2017	84.8%	4.7%	2.8%	7.6%
Q2 2017	84.7%	4.7%	2.8%	7.8%
Q3 2017	84.6%	4.7%	2.8%	8%
Q4 2017	84.5%	4.6%	2.7%	8.2%
Q1 2018	84.3%	4.6%	2.7%	8.4%
Q2 2018	84.2%	4.6%	2.6%	8.5%
Q3 2018	84.2%	4.6%	2.6%	8.7%
Q4 2018	84.1%	4.6%	2.5%	8.8%
Q1 2019	84.1%	4.5%	2.4%	8.9%
Q2 2019	84%	4.4%	2.4%	9.2%
Q3 2019	84%	4.4%	2.4%	9.3%
Q4 2019	84.2%	4.3%	2.3%	9.3%
Q1 2020	84%	4.4%	2.4%	9.3%
Q2 2020	84.3%	4.2%	2.3%	9.2%
Q3 2020	84.3%	4.1%	2.3%	9.3%
Q4 2020	84.5%	4%	2.2%	9.2%
Q1 2021	84.6%	3.9%	2.2%	9.3%
Q2 2021	84.7%	3.8%	2.2%	9.3%
Q3 2021	84.7%	3.7%	2.2%	9.3%
Q4 2021	84.8%	3.6%	2.2%	9.3%
Q1 2022	84.8%	3.6%	2.3%	9.4%
Q2 2022	84.6%	3.6%	2.4%	9.4%
Q3 2022	84.9%	3.5%	2.3%	9.3%
Q4 2022	84.9%	3.5%	2.3%	9.4%
Q1 2023	84.8%	3.4%	2.3%	9.5%
Q2 2023	84.5%	3.4%	2.3%	9.7%
Q3 2023	84.5%	3.5%	2.3%	9.8%
Q4 2023	84.6%	3.4%	2.3%	9.8%
Q1 2024	84.4%	3.4%	2.3%	9.9%
Q2 2024	84.2%	3.4%	2.3%	10.1%
Q3 2024	84.2%	3.4%	2.3%	10.1%
Q4 2024	84.2%	3.4%	2.3%	10.1%
Q1 2025	83.9%	3.4%	2.3%	10.3%
Q2 2025	83.6%	3.4%	2.4%	10.6%
Q3 2025	83.6%	3.3%	2.3%	10.7%
Q4 2025	83.5%	3.3%	2.4%	10.8%
Q1 2026	82.9%	3.3%	2.4%	11.4%

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June 2026

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United States

Survey time period

Q3 1989 to Q1 2026

Supplementary notes

Data are percentages of the aggregate net wealth, not seasonally adjusted.

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In the first quarter of 2026, white households in the United States held about 82.9 percent of total household wealth in the country. This was down from 90.3 percent in 1989. On the otherhand, Black households held just 3.3 percent of weath, down from four percent in 1989. More than half of household wealth in the U.S. is concentrated among the richest one percent in society.