U.S. wealth distribution Q3 2024, by generation

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Abigail Tierney,
Mar 18, 2025

In the third quarter of 2024, 51.6 percent of the total wealth in the United States was owned by members of the baby boomer generation. In comparison, millennials owned around ten percent of total wealth in the U.S. In terms of population distribution, there is almost an equal share of millennials and baby boomers in the United States.

Wealth distribution in the United States in the 3rd quarter of 2024, by generation

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December 2024

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Q3 2024

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