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Distribution of Post-tax national income (United States)
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Age | Description |
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Children | The population is comprised of individuals below age 20. |
Adults | The population is comprised of individuals over age 20. |
All Ages | The population is comprised of individuals of all ages. |
Population | Description |
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Female | The population looked at is comprised of female individuals only. |
Male | The population looked at is comprised of male individuals only. |
Individuals | The base unit is the individual (rather than the household). This is equivalent to assuming no sharing of resources within couples. |
Equal-split adults | The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples. |
Tax unit | The base unit is the tax unit defined by national fiscal administrations to measure personal income taxes. |
Type | Description |
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Average | The annual income (or wealth) average within a given group percentile. |
Shares | The income (or wealth) share held by a given group percentile. |
Thresholds | The minimum income (or wealth) level required to belong to a given group percentile. |
Group percentiles | Description |
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All | Does not separate the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth) |
Top 1% | Top 1% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth) |
Top 10% | Top 10% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth) |
Bottom 90% | Bottom 90% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth) |
Bottom 50% | Bottom 50% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth) |
...and so on... |
Year | Bottom 90% | Top 10% | Unit |
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1913 | 56.21 | 43.79 | Share (%) |
1914 | 55.78 | 44.22 | Share (%) |
1915 | 56.56 | 43.44 | Share (%) |
1916 | 54.25 | 45.75 | Share (%) |
1917 | 53.31 | 46.69 | Share (%) |
1918 | 55.93 | 44.07 | Share (%) |
1919 | 54.18 | 45.82 | Share (%) |
1920 | 55.79 | 44.21 | Share (%) |
1921 | 52.80 | 47.20 | Share (%) |
1922 | 53.79 | 46.21 | Share (%) |
1923 | 56.54 | 43.46 | Share (%) |
1924 | 54.52 | 45.48 | Share (%) |
1925 | 53.04 | 46.96 | Share (%) |
1926 | 52.76 | 47.24 | Share (%) |
1927 | 53.38 | 46.62 | Share (%) |
1928 | 52.20 | 47.80 | Share (%) |
1929 | 53.70 | 46.30 | Share (%) |
1930 | 55.36 | 44.64 | Share (%) |
1931 | 57.02 | 42.98 | Share (%) |
1932 | 56.05 | 43.95 | Share (%) |
1933 | 55.61 | 44.39 | Share (%) |
1934 | 52.91 | 47.09 | Share (%) |
1935 | 53.54 | 46.46 | Share (%) |
1936 | 53.39 | 46.61 | Share (%) |
1937 | 53.62 | 46.38 | Share (%) |
1938 | 54.12 | 45.88 | Share (%) |
1939 | 52.28 | 47.72 | Share (%) |
1940 | 52.13 | 47.87 | Share (%) |
1941 | 53.67 | 46.33 | Share (%) |
1942 | 57.14 | 42.86 | Share (%) |
1943 | 60.31 | 39.69 | Share (%) |
1944 | 60.11 | 39.89 | Share (%) |
1945 | 62.55 | 37.45 | Share (%) |
1946 | 62.92 | 37.08 | Share (%) |
1947 | 62.84 | 37.16 | Share (%) |
1948 | 60.82 | 39.18 | Share (%) |
1949 | 61.10 | 38.90 | Share (%) |
1950 | 61.13 | 38.87 | Share (%) |
1951 | 62.06 | 37.94 | Share (%) |
1952 | 63.37 | 36.63 | Share (%) |
1953 | 64.35 | 35.65 | Share (%) |
1954 | 64.30 | 35.70 | Share (%) |
1955 | 64.08 | 35.92 | Share (%) |
1956 | 65.22 | 34.78 | Share (%) |
1957 | 65.68 | 34.32 | Share (%) |
1958 | 65.87 | 34.13 | Share (%) |
1959 | 65.72 | 34.28 | Share (%) |
1960 | 66.45 | 33.55 | Share (%) |
1961 | 66.58 | 33.42 | Share (%) |
1962 | 65.77 | 34.23 | Share (%) |
1963 | 65.32 | 34.68 | Share (%) |
1964 | 64.87 | 35.13 | Share (%) |
1965 | 65.15 | 34.85 | Share (%) |
1966 | 65.44 | 34.56 | Share (%) |
1967 | 66.47 | 33.53 | Share (%) |
1968 | 67.16 | 32.84 | Share (%) |
1969 | 68.04 | 31.96 | Share (%) |
1970 | 68.27 | 31.73 | Share (%) |
1971 | 68.08 | 31.92 | Share (%) |
1972 | 67.79 | 32.21 | Share (%) |
1973 | 67.67 | 32.33 | Share (%) |
1974 | 68.05 | 31.95 | Share (%) |
1975 | 68.00 | 32.00 | Share (%) |
1976 | 68.02 | 31.98 | Share (%) |
1977 | 67.66 | 32.34 | Share (%) |
1978 | 67.33 | 32.67 | Share (%) |
1979 | 67.12 | 32.88 | Share (%) |
1980 | 67.90 | 32.10 | Share (%) |
1981 | 67.01 | 32.99 | Share (%) |
1982 | 66.69 | 33.31 | Share (%) |
1983 | 65.94 | 34.06 | Share (%) |
1984 | 64.39 | 35.61 | Share (%) |
1985 | 64.57 | 35.43 | Share (%) |
1986 | 65.13 | 34.87 | Share (%) |
1987 | 64.30 | 35.70 | Share (%) |
1988 | 62.81 | 37.19 | Share (%) |
1989 | 63.11 | 36.89 | Share (%) |
1990 | 63.06 | 36.94 | Share (%) |
1991 | 63.35 | 36.65 | Share (%) |
1992 | 62.50 | 37.50 | Share (%) |
1993 | 63.00 | 37.00 | Share (%) |
1994 | 62.87 | 37.13 | Share (%) |
1995 | 62.26 | 37.74 | Share (%) |
1996 | 61.68 | 38.32 | Share (%) |
1997 | 61.17 | 38.83 | Share (%) |
1998 | 60.96 | 39.04 | Share (%) |
1999 | 60.48 | 39.52 | Share (%) |
2000 | 60.03 | 39.97 | Share (%) |
2001 | 60.45 | 39.55 | Share (%) |
2002 | 60.11 | 39.89 | Share (%) |
2003 | 59.84 | 40.16 | Share (%) |
2004 | 59.17 | 40.83 | Share (%) |
2005 | 58.65 | 41.35 | Share (%) |
2006 | 57.94 | 42.06 | Share (%) |
2007 | 58.41 | 41.59 | Share (%) |
2008 | 58.85 | 41.15 | Share (%) |
2009 | 58.91 | 41.09 | Share (%) |
2010 | 58.11 | 41.89 | Share (%) |
2011 | 57.79 | 42.21 | Share (%) |
2012 | 56.64 | 43.36 | Share (%) |
2013 | 57.57 | 42.43 | Share (%) |
2014 | 57.16 | 42.84 | Share (%) |
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