Stock Ownership, Bottom 50%
0.6%
· Apr 2026
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1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
0.6%
0.8%
1.0%
1.2%
1.4%
1.6%
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
0.6%
Stock Ownership, Bottom 50% — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Stock Ownership, Bottom 50%
1989
1.2%
1990
1.4%
1991
1.4%
1992
1.4%
1993
1.5%
1994
1.6%
1995
1.5%
1996
1.7%
1997
1.6%
1998
1.6%
1999
1.4%
2000
1.4%
2001
1.4%
2002
1.3%
2003
1.0%
2004
0.9%
2005
0.9%
2006
1.0%
2007
1.0%
2008
1.1%
2009
0.9%
2010
0.8%
2011
0.7%
2012
0.7%
2013
0.7%
2014
0.7%
2015
0.7%
2016
0.7%
2017
0.6%
2018
0.6%
2019
0.6%
2020
0.6%
2021
0.6%
2022
0.5%
2023
0.5%
2024
0.6%
2025
0.6%
2026
0.6%
Source: FRED · WFRBSB50203 · econscout.com