Dividends (United States)
Adults | Tax unit | Average
Age
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Description
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Children
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The population is comprised of individuals below age 20.
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Adults
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The population is comprised of individuals over age 20.
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All Ages
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The population is comprised of individuals of all ages.
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Population
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Description
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Female
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The population looked at is comprised of female individuals only.
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Male
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The population looked at is comprised of male individuals only.
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Individuals
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The base unit is the individual (rather than the household). This is equivalent to assuming no sharing of resources within couples.
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Equal-split adults
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The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples.
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Tax unit
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The base unit is the tax unit defined by national fiscal administrations to measure personal income taxes.
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Type
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Description
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Average
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The annual income (or wealth) average within a given group percentile.
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Shares
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The income (or wealth) share held by a given group percentile.
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Thresholds
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The minimum income (or wealth) level required to belong to a given group percentile.
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Group percentiles
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Description
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All
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Does not separate the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Top 1%
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Top 1% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Top 10%
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Top 10% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Bottom 90%
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Bottom 90% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Bottom 50%
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Bottom 50% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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...and so on...
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Dividends are payments from corporations to shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits. Reported on income tax returns before any specific deduction.
Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1916-2015)
Year
|
Top 1%
|
Unit
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1916
|
93,797.10
|
USD
|
1917
|
103,420.30
|
USD
|
1918
|
70,469.60
|
USD
|
1919
|
57,771.90
|
USD
|
1920
|
51,941.70
|
USD
|
1921
|
48,567.40
|
USD
|
1922
|
59,871.90
|
USD
|
1923
|
64,290.30
|
USD
|
1924
|
69,031.50
|
USD
|
1925
|
76,556.90
|
USD
|
1926
|
86,851.40
|
USD
|
1927
|
92,019.30
|
USD
|
1928
|
97,674.20
|
USD
|
1929
|
97,930.00
|
USD
|
1930
|
84,163.30
|
USD
|
1931
|
65,225.10
|
USD
|
1932
|
49,136.00
|
USD
|
1933
|
40,221.70
|
USD
|
1934
|
51,044.30
|
USD
|
1935
|
55,598.70
|
USD
|
1936
|
86,794.70
|
USD
|
1937
|
86,314.30
|
USD
|
1938
|
54,852.40
|
USD
|
1939
|
65,768.10
|
USD
|
1940
|
69,927.60
|
USD
|
1941
|
66,861.20
|
USD
|
1942
|
53,547.20
|
USD
|
1943
|
49,315.70
|
USD
|
1944
|
41,511.70
|
USD
|
1945
|
40,143.00
|
USD
|
1946
|
45,649.30
|
USD
|
1947
|
49,265.60
|
USD
|
1948
|
55,198.50
|
USD
|
1949
|
55,475.40
|
USD
|
1950
|
62,636.20
|
USD
|
1951
|
58,977.90
|
USD
|
1952
|
54,310.70
|
USD
|
1953
|
50,226.90
|
USD
|
1954
|
52,309.70
|
USD
|
1955
|
57,314.90
|
USD
|
1956
|
59,494.80
|
USD
|
1957
|
58,457.90
|
USD
|
1958
|
53,240.70
|
USD
|
1959
|
54,048.60
|
USD
|
1960
|
51,741.90
|
USD
|
1961
|
50,944.90
|
USD
|
1962
|
52,459.90
|
USD
|
1963
|
54,404.20
|
USD
|
1964
|
60,136.40
|
USD
|
1965
|
61,977.70
|
USD
|
1966
|
57,015.30
|
USD
|
1967
|
54,809.00
|
USD
|
1968
|
58,430.30
|
USD
|
1969
|
52,105.80
|
USD
|
1970
|
46,875.70
|
USD
|
1971
|
42,820.10
|
USD
|
1972
|
42,509.70
|
USD
|
1973
|
42,467.70
|
USD
|
1974
|
44,025.10
|
USD
|
1975
|
40,484.20
|
USD
|
1976
|
40,956.80
|
USD
|
1977
|
41,292.50
|
USD
|
1978
|
41,558.50
|
USD
|
1979
|
41,522.90
|
USD
|
1980
|
42,560.70
|
USD
|
1981
|
40,904.30
|
USD
|
1982
|
42,310.00
|
USD
|
1983
|
37,345.20
|
USD
|
1984
|
32,431.10
|
USD
|
1985
|
36,165.70
|
USD
|
1986
|
38,683.60
|
USD
|
1987
|
34,715.00
|
USD
|
1988
|
48,016.10
|
USD
|
1989
|
44,553.60
|
USD
|
1990
|
42,650.50
|
USD
|
1991
|
37,942.50
|
USD
|
1992
|
35,060.40
|
USD
|
1993
|
32,056.80
|
USD
|
1994
|
32,536.60
|
USD
|
1995
|
34,395.10
|
USD
|
1996
|
37,228.30
|
USD
|
1997
|
40,100.50
|
USD
|
1998
|
39,916.80
|
USD
|
1999
|
43,003.50
|
USD
|
2000
|
49,463.50
|
USD
|
2001
|
38,275.50
|
USD
|
2002
|
35,147.30
|
USD
|
2003
|
43,183.10
|
USD
|
2004
|
59,202.50
|
USD
|
2005
|
65,705.70
|
USD
|
2006
|
77,727.00
|
USD
|
2007
|
91,512.70
|
USD
|
2008
|
78,788.90
|
USD
|
2009
|
54,599.20
|
USD
|
2010
|
66,422.00
|
USD
|
2011
|
61,078.60
|
USD
|
2012
|
98,120.10
|
USD
|
2013
|
65,237.00
|
USD
|
2014
|
78,190.70
|
USD
|
2015
|
91,232.50
|
USD
|
Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1918-2015)
Year
|
Top 10%
|
Unit
|
1918
|
8,636.70
|
USD
|
1919
|
7,067.00
|
USD
|
1920
|
6,958.90
|
USD
|
1921
|
6,140.70
|
USD
|
1922
|
7,343.70
|
USD
|
1923
|
8,496.50
|
USD
|
1924
|
8,825.40
|
USD
|
1925
|
9,784.40
|
USD
|
1926
|
11,186.20
|
USD
|
1927
|
11,769.50
|
USD
|
1928
|
13,051.80
|
USD
|
1929
|
13,417.00
|
USD
|
1930
|
12,251.30
|
USD
|
1931
|
11,058.00
|
USD
|
1932
|
8,420.30
|
USD
|
1933
|
5,886.70
|
USD
|
1934
|
6,878.10
|
USD
|
1935
|
7,253.80
|
USD
|
1936
|
10,266.20
|
USD
|
1937
|
10,514.90
|
USD
|
1938
|
7,026.70
|
USD
|
1939
|
8,662.70
|
USD
|
1940
|
8,943.60
|
USD
|
1941
|
8,623.40
|
USD
|
1942
|
6,896.60
|
USD
|
1943
|
6,574.50
|
USD
|
1944
|
5,427.20
|
USD
|
1945
|
5,404.40
|
USD
|
1946
|
6,362.40
|
USD
|
1947
|
6,607.90
|
USD
|
1948
|
7,090.10
|
USD
|
1949
|
7,178.20
|
USD
|
1950
|
7,740.90
|
USD
|
1951
|
7,654.90
|
USD
|
1952
|
7,153.20
|
USD
|
1953
|
6,737.90
|
USD
|
1954
|
6,973.50
|
USD
|
1955
|
7,512.80
|
USD
|
1956
|
7,712.90
|
USD
|
1957
|
8,144.80
|
USD
|
1958
|
7,530.70
|
USD
|
1959
|
8,149.20
|
USD
|
1960
|
7,922.00
|
USD
|
1961
|
7,636.70
|
USD
|
1962
|
7,764.50
|
USD
|
1963
|
8,108.40
|
USD
|
1964
|
9,041.60
|
USD
|
1965
|
9,050.30
|
USD
|
1966
|
8,484.50
|
USD
|
1967
|
8,451.20
|
USD
|
1968
|
8,625.90
|
USD
|
1969
|
8,000.10
|
USD
|
1970
|
7,386.60
|
USD
|
1971
|
6,730.60
|
USD
|
1972
|
6,799.30
|
USD
|
1973
|
7,084.40
|
USD
|
1974
|
7,361.00
|
USD
|
1975
|
6,531.50
|
USD
|
1976
|
6,711.10
|
USD
|
1977
|
6,905.80
|
USD
|
1978
|
6,919.00
|
USD
|
1979
|
6,990.60
|
USD
|
1980
|
7,343.30
|
USD
|
1981
|
7,072.10
|
USD
|
1982
|
7,599.40
|
USD
|
1983
|
6,510.00
|
USD
|
1984
|
6,064.50
|
USD
|
1985
|
6,347.20
|
USD
|
1986
|
6,991.30
|
USD
|
1987
|
6,811.90
|
USD
|
1988
|
8,176.90
|
USD
|
1989
|
7,954.90
|
USD
|
1990
|
7,463.80
|
USD
|
1991
|
6,792.10
|
USD
|
1992
|
6,298.70
|
USD
|
1993
|
6,026.80
|
USD
|
1994
|
6,132.80
|
USD
|
1995
|
6,341.30
|
USD
|
1996
|
6,865.30
|
USD
|
1997
|
7,749.60
|
USD
|
1998
|
7,461.20
|
USD
|
1999
|
8,074.00
|
USD
|
2000
|
9,065.60
|
USD
|
2001
|
6,822.70
|
USD
|
2002
|
6,290.30
|
USD
|
2003
|
7,153.20
|
USD
|
2004
|
9,338.60
|
USD
|
2005
|
10,377.80
|
USD
|
2006
|
12,269.60
|
USD
|
2007
|
14,323.70
|
USD
|
2008
|
12,077.00
|
USD
|
2009
|
8,427.40
|
USD
|
2010
|
9,668.60
|
USD
|
2011
|
9,419.40
|
USD
|
2012
|
13,649.20
|
USD
|
2013
|
10,325.70
|
USD
|
2014
|
12,200.30
|
USD
|
2015
|
13,495.60
|
USD
|
Percentiles combined in one chart (1916-2015)
Available series for this indicator (Dividends)
We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.
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