Financial Accounts of the United States (FL152090005.Q) · Households and nonprofit organizations, net worth, end of quarter
What is the net worth of US households?
The net worth of households and nonprofit organizations was $195.87 trillion in the quarter ended , up 11.8% from a year earlier.
Net worth of households and nonprofit organizations, not seasonally adjusted, each quarter
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Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to .
Net worth of households and nonprofit organizations, change from a year earlier, each quarter (ours)
Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to .
Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to .
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The newest quarter beside the one before it and the nearest ones a year, five and ten years earlier. The last ten years are in the table under "The numbers behind the chart".
| Measure | Latest | The quarter before | A year earlier | Five years earlier | Ten years earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter | |||||
| Net worth of households and nonprofit organizations | $195.87 trillion | $183.07 trillion | $175.25 trillion | $143.14 trillion | $92.27 trillion |
| Change over a year | +11.8% | +8.5% | +6.9% | +22.7% | +3.8% |
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Observed .
Right now
The net worth of households and nonprofit organizations was $195.87 trillion in the second quarter of 2026, the highest since our record begins in the fourth quarter of 1945.
Over a year it is up 11.8% (ours).
ChangeOurs
| Period | Then | Change |
|---|---|---|
| One quarter | $183.07 trillion in | +7.0% |
| Four quarters | $175.25 trillion in | +11.8% |
| Five years | $143.14 trillion in | +36.8% |
| Ten years | $92.27 trillion in | +112.3% |
In historyOurs
The net worth of households and nonprofit organizations of $195.87 trillion in was higher than in 304 of the 304 other quarters since , the same in 0 and lower in 0.
Highest since : $195.87 trillion in . Lowest since : $0.81 trillion in .
AverageOurs
Average since : $38.925 trillion (ours, a plain mean of the 305 quarters).
ComparedOurs
Over a year the net worth of households and nonprofit organizations is up 11.8%, which ranks 4 of the 10 rows of the table, where 1 is the largest change.
The table sets the net worth of households and nonprofit organizations beside the lines of the household balance sheet, by the change over a year in each one's newest quarter.
Understanding the net worth of households and nonprofit organizations
Where it stands today
The net worth of households and nonprofit organizations was $195.87 trillion in the second quarter of 2026.
What does the net worth of households and nonprofit organizations measure?
The Federal Reserve Board publishes the Financial Accounts of the United States, known as the Z.1, four times a year. For each sector of the economy it adds up what is owned and what is owed at the end of a quarter. Net worth is what a sector owns, less what it owes.
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This line is the net worth of households and nonprofit organizations together, the way the Board's main tables show them. What they own is homes and other real estate at market value, durable goods such as cars, deposits, corporate shares, mutual fund shares, pension entitlements and other financial assets. What they owe is mortgages, consumer credit and other debts.
What 500metrics adds: the change over a year, the last quarter in which the value was higher and lower, a rank among the lines of the household balance sheet by that change, and the history since 1945 in one chart and one file.
The numbers behind the chart
What was the net worth of households and nonprofit organizations in each quarter?The last ten years, 40 quarters, newest first; the chart and the file have every quarter since 1945 Q4
| Quarter | Value | Change over a year |
|---|---|---|
| $195.87 trillion | +11.8% | |
| $183.07 trillion | +8.5% | |
| $182.27 trillion | +8.0% | |
| $180.51 trillion | +7.5% | |
| $175.25 trillion | +6.9% | |
| $168.70 trillion | +4.7% | |
| $168.72 trillion | +8.4% | |
| $167.89 trillion | +10.9% | |
| $164.00 trillion | +7.5% | |
| $161.09 trillion | +9.8% | |
| $155.67 trillion | +8.8% | |
| $151.45 trillion | +6.5% | |
| $152.54 trillion | +4.7% | |
| $146.71 trillion | −3.2% | |
| $143.08 trillion | −5.2% | |
| $142.19 trillion | −3.1% | |
| $145.76 trillion | +1.8% | |
| $151.57 trillion | +11.7% | |
| $151.00 trillion | +16.1% | |
| $146.70 trillion | +20.5% | |
| $143.14 trillion | +22.7% | |
| $135.69 trillion | +24.3% | |
| $130.05 trillion | +13.1% | |
| $121.70 trillion | +8.6% |
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| Quarter | Value | Change over a year |
|---|---|---|
| $116.68 trillion | +4.5% | |
| $109.17 trillion | +0.3% | |
| $114.99 trillion | +10.9% | |
| $112.09 trillion | +3.7% | |
| $111.62 trillion | +5.3% | |
| $108.81 trillion | +3.8% | |
| $103.70 trillion | 0.0% | |
| $108.12 trillion | +7.0% | |
| $106.04 trillion | +6.7% | |
| $104.81 trillion | +7.8% | |
| $103.71 trillion | +9.4% | |
| $101.06 trillion | +7.4% | |
| $99.38 trillion | +7.7% | |
| $97.20 trillion | +7.4% | |
| $94.82 trillion | +6.1% | |
| $94.10 trillion | +7.0% |
How does it compare with the lines of the household balance sheet?Ranked by the change over a year
| Series | Quarter | Value | Change over a year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate equities | $52.12 trillion | +31.5% | 1 | |
| Financial assets | $153.49 trillion | +14.2% | 2 | |
| Money market fund shares | $5.33 trillion | +12.4% | 3 | |
| Net worth (this page) | $195.87 trillion | +11.8% | 4 | |
| Total assets | $217.75 trillion | +10.9% | 5 | |
| Pension entitlements | $35.73 trillion | +7.0% | 6 | |
| Total liabilities | $21.88 trillion | +3.9% | 7 | |
| Home mortgages | $13.98 trillion | +3.0% | 8 | |
| Real estate | $54.07 trillion | +2.9% | 9 | |
| Consumer credit | $5.12 trillion | +2.5% | 10 |
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What this number cannot tell you
- The values are the Board's estimates, not a count. Real estate and corporate shares are at market value, so the value moves with their prices.
- The Board revises past quarters in later releases; this page always shows the newest release.
- The value is in dollars of each quarter. It is not adjusted for prices or for the number of people.
- Nonprofit organizations, such as universities, hospitals and foundations, are part of the total. The Board's quarterly tables do not show households alone.
- The change over a year is ours, worked out from the Board's values; it is in percent.
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How to cite this
Federal Reserve Board, Financial Accounts of the United States (Z.1), Households and nonprofit organizations, net worth, end of quarter, through the second quarter of 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "What is the net worth of US households?", https://500metrics.com/household-balance-sheet/net-worth.
Can the data be downloaded?household-balance-sheet-net-worth.csv
Download the full history as CSV: 305 rows, to , 6,732 bytes.
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Recession dates from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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