It’s a great time to be wealthy in the U.S., in the sense that asset levels are rising rapidly and recent tax legislation keeps top tax rates relatively low.
As of mid-2025, the amount of household wealth for those at the top 1% totaled nearly $52 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve. If you add in those from the 90th to 99th percentiles, the total reaches almost $113 trillion. That’s up from about $96.5 trillion just two years ago, which is an approximately 17% surge.
