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Post-tax national income (United States)
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| Age | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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... | |
Post-tax national income is the sum of primary incomes over all sectors (private and public), minus taxes.
For the Top 1% of the population (1913-1961)
For the Top 10% of the population (1913-1961)
For all above percentiles in one chart (1913-1961)
Available series for this indicator
For the Top 10% of the population (1913-1961)
For all above percentiles in one chart (1913-1961)
Available series for this indicator
Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1913-1961)
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| Year | Top 1% | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 240,643.00 | USD |
| 1914 | 220,088.00 | USD |
| 1915 | 215,736.50 | USD |
| 1916 | 272,580.40 | USD |
| 1917 | 253,738.50 | USD |
| 1918 | 226,063.60 | USD |
| 1919 | 261,200.20 | USD |
| 1920 | 230,156.00 | USD |
| 1921 | 201,808.80 | USD |
| 1922 | 214,544.30 | USD |
| 1923 | 231,290.40 | USD |
| 1924 | 239,999.50 | USD |
| 1925 | 272,786.10 | USD |
| 1926 | 303,030.80 | USD |
| 1927 | 285,126.80 | USD |
| 1928 | 299,880.10 | USD |
| 1929 | 307,411.10 | USD |
| 1930 | 232,005.00 | USD |
| 1931 | 164,185.70 | USD |
| 1932 | 123,959.20 | USD |
| 1933 | 132,221.10 | USD |
| 1934 | 178,294.80 | USD |
| 1935 | 198,598.10 | USD |
| 1936 | 237,112.10 | USD |
| 1937 | 259,293.00 | USD |
| 1938 | 211,389.20 | USD |
| 1939 | 251,085.60 | USD |
| 1940 | 287,336.40 | USD |
| 1941 | 339,187.60 | USD |
| 1942 | 355,802.50 | USD |
| 1943 | 361,786.80 | USD |
| 1944 | 324,167.20 | USD |
| 1945 | 283,779.10 | USD |
| 1946 | 270,244.80 | USD |
| 1947 | 277,172.10 | USD |
| 1948 | 322,555.80 | USD |
| 1949 | 303,344.30 | USD |
| 1950 | 333,311.20 | USD |
| 1951 | 339,413.80 | USD |
| 1952 | 332,244.20 | USD |
| 1953 | 321,401.30 | USD |
| 1954 | 317,150.80 | USD |
| 1955 | 355,596.10 | USD |
| 1956 | 340,776.40 | USD |
| 1957 | 336,872.60 | USD |
| 1958 | 306,510.30 | USD |
| 1959 | 340,298.90 | USD |
| 1960 | 335,101.90 | USD |
| 1961 | 328,519.00 | USD |
Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1913-1961)
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| Year | Top 10% | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 58,569.00 | USD |
| 1914 | 53,410.40 | USD |
| 1915 | 53,606.20 | USD |
| 1916 | 63,987.20 | USD |
| 1917 | 65,568.30 | USD |
| 1918 | 66,856.60 | USD |
| 1919 | 64,211.90 | USD |
| 1920 | 60,291.30 | USD |
| 1921 | 57,198.10 | USD |
| 1922 | 61,076.50 | USD |
| 1923 | 65,334.80 | USD |
| 1924 | 67,042.40 | USD |
| 1925 | 70,493.60 | USD |
| 1926 | 74,178.60 | USD |
| 1927 | 71,941.70 | USD |
| 1928 | 74,261.20 | USD |
| 1929 | 75,707.60 | USD |
| 1930 | 66,300.50 | USD |
| 1931 | 57,691.70 | USD |
| 1932 | 49,759.10 | USD |
| 1933 | 48,910.50 | USD |
| 1934 | 57,669.00 | USD |
| 1935 | 62,089.20 | USD |
| 1936 | 69,091.50 | USD |
| 1937 | 72,874.20 | USD |
| 1938 | 67,069.70 | USD |
| 1939 | 74,274.70 | USD |
| 1940 | 80,131.60 | USD |
| 1941 | 92,913.30 | USD |
| 1942 | 105,562.80 | USD |
| 1943 | 115,645.00 | USD |
| 1944 | 120,311.20 | USD |
| 1945 | 108,818.30 | USD |
| 1946 | 91,346.50 | USD |
| 1947 | 88,588.90 | USD |
| 1948 | 96,440.20 | USD |
| 1949 | 92,899.00 | USD |
| 1950 | 100,972.40 | USD |
| 1951 | 106,382.90 | USD |
| 1952 | 106,002.40 | USD |
| 1953 | 106,826.80 | USD |
| 1954 | 104,122.80 | USD |
| 1955 | 111,462.00 | USD |
| 1956 | 110,387.90 | USD |
| 1957 | 109,291.10 | USD |
| 1958 | 105,399.40 | USD |
| 1959 | 111,892.50 | USD |
| 1960 | 111,622.30 | USD |
| 1961 | 112,235.80 | USD |
Percentiles combined in one chart (1913-1961)
Available series for this indicator (Post-tax national income)
Adults | Individuals | Average
Adults | Equal-split adults | Average
Adults | Tax unit | Average
Adults | Individuals | Share
Adults | Equal-split adults | Share [Distribution across complementing percentiles]
Adults | Tax unit | Share [Distribution across complementing percentiles]
Adults | Equal-split adults | Threshold
Adults | Tax unit | Threshold
Adults | Equal-split adults | Average
Adults | Tax unit | Average
Adults | Individuals | Share
Adults | Equal-split adults | Share [Distribution across complementing percentiles]
Adults | Tax unit | Share [Distribution across complementing percentiles]
Adults | Equal-split adults | Threshold
Adults | Tax unit | Threshold
We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.
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