Top 1% Wealth Share
32.5% · Apr 2026
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1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 202024%26%28%30%32%1990199520002005201020152020202532.5%
Top 1% Wealth Share — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearTop 1% Wealth Share
198923.0%
199022.9%
199123.6%
199223.5%
199325.0%
199426.0%
199527.4%
199627.1%
199727.4%
199827.7%
199927.9%
200026.7%
200125.7%
200224.8%
200325.9%
200427.1%
200527.2%
200628.2%
200729.0%
200827.6%
200927.9%
201028.8%
201129.1%
201229.3%
201329.6%
201430.4%
201530.3%
201630.5%
201730.6%
201829.8%
201930.4%
202030.4%
202130.9%
202229.7%
202330.2%
202430.9%
202531.8%
202632.5%
Source: FRED · WFRBST01134 · econscout.com