Stock Ownership, Top 1%
50.9%
· 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
40%
42%
44%
46%
48%
50%
52%
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
50.9%
Stock Ownership, Top 1% — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Stock Ownership, Top 1%
1989
42.8%
1990
40.6%
1991
43.0%
1992
44.1%
1993
47.1%
1994
48.8%
1995
50.4%
1996
48.6%
1997
47.9%
1998
47.1%
1999
45.7%
2000
42.8%
2001
40.9%
2002
40.7%
2003
44.6%
2004
46.9%
2005
47.7%
2006
49.0%
2007
49.5%
2008
46.9%
2009
47.8%
2010
48.1%
2011
47.7%
2012
48.0%
2013
49.1%
2014
50.4%
2015
51.1%
2016
51.8%
2017
52.0%
2018
52.1%
2019
52.0%
2020
51.1%
2021
50.7%
2022
49.5%
2023
49.9%
2024
50.3%
2025
50.6%
2026
50.9%
Source: FRED · WFRBST01122 · econscout.com