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Distribution of Pre-tax factor 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 | 55.42 | 44.58 | Share (%) |
1914 | 54.85 | 45.15 | Share (%) |
1915 | 55.58 | 44.42 | Share (%) |
1916 | 53.54 | 46.46 | Share (%) |
1917 | 53.02 | 46.98 | Share (%) |
1918 | 54.11 | 45.89 | Share (%) |
1919 | 52.40 | 47.60 | Share (%) |
1920 | 54.31 | 45.69 | Share (%) |
1921 | 51.33 | 48.67 | Share (%) |
1922 | 52.28 | 47.72 | Share (%) |
1923 | 54.70 | 45.30 | Share (%) |
1924 | 52.68 | 47.32 | Share (%) |
1925 | 51.05 | 48.95 | Share (%) |
1926 | 50.74 | 49.26 | Share (%) |
1927 | 51.38 | 48.62 | Share (%) |
1928 | 50.24 | 49.76 | Share (%) |
1929 | 51.54 | 48.46 | Share (%) |
1930 | 52.70 | 47.30 | Share (%) |
1931 | 53.14 | 46.86 | Share (%) |
1932 | 51.61 | 48.39 | Share (%) |
1933 | 51.45 | 48.55 | Share (%) |
1934 | 50.21 | 49.79 | Share (%) |
1935 | 51.13 | 48.87 | Share (%) |
1936 | 50.43 | 49.57 | Share (%) |
1937 | 51.58 | 48.42 | Share (%) |
1938 | 51.67 | 48.33 | Share (%) |
1939 | 50.27 | 49.73 | Share (%) |
1940 | 50.17 | 49.83 | Share (%) |
1941 | 52.24 | 47.76 | Share (%) |
1942 | 56.86 | 43.14 | Share (%) |
1943 | 59.80 | 40.20 | Share (%) |
1944 | 61.57 | 38.43 | Share (%) |
1945 | 61.87 | 38.13 | Share (%) |
1946 | 60.46 | 39.54 | Share (%) |
1947 | 60.66 | 39.34 | Share (%) |
1948 | 58.89 | 41.11 | Share (%) |
1949 | 59.37 | 40.63 | Share (%) |
1950 | 58.86 | 41.14 | Share (%) |
1951 | 60.10 | 39.90 | Share (%) |
1952 | 61.21 | 38.79 | Share (%) |
1953 | 62.18 | 37.82 | Share (%) |
1954 | 61.75 | 38.25 | Share (%) |
1955 | 61.20 | 38.80 | Share (%) |
1956 | 61.94 | 38.06 | Share (%) |
1957 | 61.99 | 38.01 | Share (%) |
1958 | 62.02 | 37.98 | Share (%) |
1959 | 61.64 | 38.36 | Share (%) |
1960 | 62.11 | 37.89 | Share (%) |
1961 | 61.94 | 38.06 | Share (%) |
1962 | 61.56 | 38.44 | Share (%) |
1963 | 61.41 | 38.59 | Share (%) |
1964 | 61.27 | 38.73 | Share (%) |
1965 | 61.63 | 38.37 | Share (%) |
1966 | 61.98 | 38.02 | Share (%) |
1967 | 62.20 | 37.80 | Share (%) |
1968 | 62.57 | 37.43 | Share (%) |
1969 | 63.43 | 36.57 | Share (%) |
1970 | 63.55 | 36.45 | Share (%) |
1971 | 63.17 | 36.83 | Share (%) |
1972 | 62.96 | 37.04 | Share (%) |
1973 | 62.89 | 37.11 | Share (%) |
1974 | 63.05 | 36.95 | Share (%) |
1975 | 62.82 | 37.18 | Share (%) |
1976 | 62.73 | 37.27 | Share (%) |
1977 | 62.56 | 37.44 | Share (%) |
1978 | 62.52 | 37.48 | Share (%) |
1979 | 62.37 | 37.63 | Share (%) |
1980 | 62.81 | 37.19 | Share (%) |
1981 | 62.46 | 37.54 | Share (%) |
1982 | 62.05 | 37.95 | Share (%) |
1983 | 61.52 | 38.48 | Share (%) |
1984 | 60.75 | 39.25 | Share (%) |
1985 | 60.63 | 39.37 | Share (%) |
1986 | 60.71 | 39.29 | Share (%) |
1987 | 59.66 | 40.34 | Share (%) |
1988 | 58.22 | 41.78 | Share (%) |
1989 | 58.38 | 41.62 | Share (%) |
1990 | 58.18 | 41.82 | Share (%) |
1991 | 58.19 | 41.81 | Share (%) |
1992 | 57.04 | 42.96 | Share (%) |
1993 | 57.15 | 42.85 | Share (%) |
1994 | 56.89 | 43.11 | Share (%) |
1995 | 56.13 | 43.87 | Share (%) |
1996 | 55.42 | 44.58 | Share (%) |
1997 | 54.83 | 45.17 | Share (%) |
1998 | 54.61 | 45.39 | Share (%) |
1999 | 54.03 | 45.97 | Share (%) |
2000 | 53.51 | 46.49 | Share (%) |
2001 | 54.14 | 45.86 | Share (%) |
2002 | 54.02 | 45.98 | Share (%) |
2003 | 53.61 | 46.39 | Share (%) |
2004 | 52.73 | 47.27 | Share (%) |
2005 | 51.70 | 48.30 | Share (%) |
2006 | 50.89 | 49.11 | Share (%) |
2007 | 51.08 | 48.92 | Share (%) |
2008 | 51.08 | 48.92 | Share (%) |
2009 | 51.38 | 48.62 | Share (%) |
2010 | 50.10 | 49.90 | Share (%) |
2011 | 49.80 | 50.20 | Share (%) |
2012 | 48.63 | 51.37 | Share (%) |
2013 | 49.40 | 50.60 | Share (%) |
2014 | 48.80 | 51.20 | Share (%) |
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