Post-tax disposable income (United States)
Adults | Equal-split adults | Share

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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 private income corresponds to all sources of incomes, net of taxes, received by individuals and which can be individualized (this excludes social transfers in kind, collective consumption expenditure and government deficit).

For the Top 1% of the population (1913-2014)
For the Top 10% of the population (1913-2014)
For the Bottom 90% of the population (1913-2014)
For the Bottom 50% of the population (1962-2014)
Top 10% - Bottom 90% shares split (1913-2014)
Available series for this indicator

Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1913-2014)

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Year	Top 1%	Unit
1913	17.78	Share (%)
1914	18.02	Share (%)
1915	17.27	Share (%)
1916	19.55	Share (%)
1917	17.84	Share (%)
1918	14.78	Share (%)
1919	18.84	Share (%)
1920	16.84	Share (%)
1921	16.32	Share (%)
1922	15.88	Share (%)
1923	15.29	Share (%)
1924	16.14	Share (%)
1925	18.31	Share (%)
1926	19.62	Share (%)
1927	18.68	Share (%)
1928	19.52	Share (%)
1929	19.02	Share (%)
1930	15.72	Share (%)
1931	12.00	Share (%)
1932	10.51	Share (%)
1933	11.69	Share (%)
1934	14.43	Share (%)
1935	14.49	Share (%)
1936	15.98	Share (%)
1937	16.36	Share (%)
1938	14.21	Share (%)
1939	16.00	Share (%)
1940	17.05	Share (%)
1941	16.94	Share (%)
1942	14.57	Share (%)
1943	12.67	Share (%)
1944	10.71	Share (%)
1945	9.63	Share (%)
1946	10.71	Share (%)
1947	11.62	Share (%)
1948	13.13	Share (%)
1949	12.70	Share (%)
1950	12.91	Share (%)
1951	12.13	Share (%)
1952	11.54	Share (%)
1953	10.76	Share (%)
1954	10.89	Share (%)
1955	11.57	Share (%)
1956	10.79	Share (%)
1957	10.64	Share (%)
1958	9.83	Share (%)
1959	10.51	Share (%)
1960	10.15	Share (%)
1961	9.78	Share (%)
1962	10.20	Share (%)
1964	10.65	Share (%)
1966	10.39	Share (%)
1967	9.74	Share (%)
1968	9.63	Share (%)
1969	8.97	Share (%)
1970	8.68	Share (%)
1971	9.00	Share (%)
1972	9.05	Share (%)
1973	9.28	Share (%)
1974	8.70	Share (%)
1975	9.05	Share (%)
1976	8.82	Share (%)
1977	9.25	Share (%)
1978	9.35	Share (%)
1979	9.80	Share (%)
1980	9.18	Share (%)
1981	9.94	Share (%)
1982	10.11	Share (%)
1983	10.39	Share (%)
1984	11.50	Share (%)
1985	11.42	Share (%)
1986	10.44	Share (%)
1987	11.38	Share (%)
1988	12.97	Share (%)
1989	12.52	Share (%)
1990	12.53	Share (%)
1991	11.99	Share (%)
1992	12.87	Share (%)
1993	12.28	Share (%)
1994	12.26	Share (%)
1995	12.70	Share (%)
1996	13.17	Share (%)
1997	13.63	Share (%)
1998	13.56	Share (%)
1999	14.04	Share (%)
2000	14.44	Share (%)
2001	14.44	Share (%)
2002	14.78	Share (%)
2003	15.09	Share (%)
2004	15.82	Share (%)
2005	16.35	Share (%)
2006	16.90	Share (%)
2007	16.34	Share (%)
2008	16.49	Share (%)
2009	16.41	Share (%)
2010	17.33	Share (%)
2011	17.20	Share (%)
2012	18.12	Share (%)
2013	16.67	Share (%)
2014	17.07	Share (%)

Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1913-2014)

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Year	Top 10%	Unit
1913	41.33	Share (%)
1914	41.75	Share (%)
1915	40.94	Share (%)
1916	43.45	Share (%)
1917	44.17	Share (%)
1918	41.28	Share (%)
1919	43.35	Share (%)
1920	41.70	Share (%)
1921	44.85	Share (%)
1922	43.81	Share (%)
1923	41.06	Share (%)
1924	43.20	Share (%)
1925	44.84	Share (%)
1926	45.18	Share (%)
1927	44.51	Share (%)
1928	45.73	Share (%)
1929	44.11	Share (%)
1930	42.42	Share (%)
1931	40.80	Share (%)
1932	41.96	Share (%)
1933	42.36	Share (%)
1934	45.00	Share (%)
1935	44.10	Share (%)
1936	44.33	Share (%)
1937	44.00	Share (%)
1938	43.72	Share (%)
1939	45.56	Share (%)
1940	45.67	Share (%)
1941	43.91	Share (%)
1942	39.54	Share (%)
1943	35.96	Share (%)
1944	36.02	Share (%)
1945	33.83	Share (%)
1946	34.19	Share (%)
1947	34.37	Share (%)
1948	36.55	Share (%)
1949	36.17	Share (%)
1950	36.24	Share (%)
1951	35.12	Share (%)
1952	33.83	Share (%)
1953	32.85	Share (%)
1954	33.01	Share (%)
1955	33.37	Share (%)
1956	32.29	Share (%)
1957	31.92	Share (%)
1958	31.76	Share (%)
1959	32.05	Share (%)
1960	31.37	Share (%)
1961	31.32	Share (%)
1962	32.02	Share (%)
1964	33.02	Share (%)
1966	32.56	Share (%)
1967	31.22	Share (%)
1968	31.01	Share (%)
1969	29.81	Share (%)
1970	29.69	Share (%)
1971	30.13	Share (%)
1972	30.33	Share (%)
1973	30.96	Share (%)
1974	29.83	Share (%)
1975	30.35	Share (%)
1976	30.07	Share (%)
1977	30.63	Share (%)
1978	30.95	Share (%)
1979	31.04	Share (%)
1980	30.24	Share (%)
1981	31.11	Share (%)
1982	31.40	Share (%)
1983	32.18	Share (%)
1984	33.71	Share (%)
1985	33.48	Share (%)
1986	32.69	Share (%)
1987	33.42	Share (%)
1988	34.95	Share (%)
1989	34.55	Share (%)
1990	34.52	Share (%)
1991	34.39	Share (%)
1992	35.36	Share (%)
1993	34.95	Share (%)
1994	35.05	Share (%)
1995	35.65	Share (%)
1996	36.25	Share (%)
1997	36.69	Share (%)
1998	36.74	Share (%)
1999	37.20	Share (%)
2000	37.69	Share (%)
2001	37.61	Share (%)
2002	38.03	Share (%)
2003	38.38	Share (%)
2004	39.05	Share (%)
2005	39.51	Share (%)
2006	40.23	Share (%)
2007	39.67	Share (%)
2008	39.34	Share (%)
2009	39.48	Share (%)
2010	40.18	Share (%)
2011	40.39	Share (%)
2012	41.59	Share (%)
2013	40.53	Share (%)
2014	40.96	Share (%)

Chart for the Bottom 90% of the population (1913-2014)

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Year	Bottom 90%	Unit
1913	58.67	Share (%)
1914	58.25	Share (%)
1915	59.06	Share (%)
1916	56.55	Share (%)
1917	55.83	Share (%)
1918	58.72	Share (%)
1919	56.65	Share (%)
1920	58.30	Share (%)
1921	55.16	Share (%)
1922	56.20	Share (%)
1923	58.94	Share (%)
1924	56.80	Share (%)
1925	55.16	Share (%)
1926	54.82	Share (%)
1927	55.49	Share (%)
1928	54.28	Share (%)
1929	55.89	Share (%)
1930	57.58	Share (%)
1931	59.20	Share (%)
1932	58.04	Share (%)
1933	57.64	Share (%)
1934	55.00	Share (%)
1935	55.90	Share (%)
1936	55.67	Share (%)
1937	56.01	Share (%)
1938	56.29	Share (%)
1939	54.44	Share (%)
1940	54.34	Share (%)
1941	56.09	Share (%)
1942	60.46	Share (%)
1943	64.04	Share (%)
1944	63.99	Share (%)
1945	66.17	Share (%)
1946	65.81	Share (%)
1947	65.63	Share (%)
1948	63.46	Share (%)
1949	63.83	Share (%)
1950	63.76	Share (%)
1951	64.88	Share (%)
1952	66.17	Share (%)
1953	67.15	Share (%)
1954	66.99	Share (%)
1955	66.63	Share (%)
1956	67.71	Share (%)
1957	68.08	Share (%)
1958	68.24	Share (%)
1959	67.95	Share (%)
1960	68.63	Share (%)
1961	68.68	Share (%)
1962	67.98	Share (%)
1964	66.98	Share (%)
1966	67.44	Share (%)
1967	68.78	Share (%)
1968	68.99	Share (%)
1969	70.19	Share (%)
1970	70.31	Share (%)
1971	69.87	Share (%)
1972	69.67	Share (%)
1973	69.05	Share (%)
1974	70.17	Share (%)
1975	69.65	Share (%)
1976	69.94	Share (%)
1977	69.37	Share (%)
1978	69.05	Share (%)
1979	68.96	Share (%)
1980	69.76	Share (%)
1981	68.88	Share (%)
1982	68.60	Share (%)
1983	67.82	Share (%)
1984	66.30	Share (%)
1985	66.52	Share (%)
1986	67.31	Share (%)
1987	66.58	Share (%)
1988	65.06	Share (%)
1989	65.45	Share (%)
1990	65.48	Share (%)
1991	65.61	Share (%)
1992	64.64	Share (%)
1993	65.05	Share (%)
1994	64.94	Share (%)
1995	64.35	Share (%)
1996	63.75	Share (%)
1997	63.31	Share (%)
1998	63.26	Share (%)
1999	62.80	Share (%)
2000	62.31	Share (%)
2001	62.39	Share (%)
2002	61.96	Share (%)
2003	61.62	Share (%)
2004	60.95	Share (%)
2005	60.49	Share (%)
2006	59.77	Share (%)
2007	60.33	Share (%)
2008	60.65	Share (%)
2009	60.52	Share (%)
2010	59.81	Share (%)
2011	59.61	Share (%)
2012	58.41	Share (%)
2013	59.48	Share (%)
2014	59.03	Share (%)

Chart for the Bottom 50% of the population (1962-2014)

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Year	Bottom 50%	Unit
1962	22.57	Share (%)
1964	21.46	Share (%)
1966	22.29	Share (%)
1967	23.89	Share (%)
1968	23.91	Share (%)
1969	24.63	Share (%)
1970	24.99	Share (%)
1971	24.55	Share (%)
1972	24.52	Share (%)
1973	24.55	Share (%)
1974	25.44	Share (%)
1975	24.99	Share (%)
1976	25.35	Share (%)
1977	25.14	Share (%)
1978	24.82	Share (%)
1979	25.03	Share (%)
1980	25.05	Share (%)
1981	24.60	Share (%)
1982	23.93	Share (%)
1983	23.12	Share (%)
1984	22.30	Share (%)
1985	22.40	Share (%)
1986	22.31	Share (%)
1987	21.93	Share (%)
1988	21.35	Share (%)
1989	21.53	Share (%)
1990	21.46	Share (%)
1991	21.36	Share (%)
1992	20.70	Share (%)
1993	20.89	Share (%)
1994	20.82	Share (%)
1995	20.48	Share (%)
1996	20.22	Share (%)
1997	19.98	Share (%)
1998	19.85	Share (%)
1999	19.57	Share (%)
2000	19.22	Share (%)
2001	19.27	Share (%)
2002	19.07	Share (%)
2003	18.77	Share (%)
2004	18.46	Share (%)
2005	18.39	Share (%)
2006	18.13	Share (%)
2007	18.41	Share (%)
2008	19.00	Share (%)
2009	18.30	Share (%)
2010	18.52	Share (%)
2011	18.26	Share (%)
2012	17.55	Share (%)
2013	17.90	Share (%)
2014	17.81	Share (%)

Top 10% - Bottom 90% shares split (1913-2014)

Available series for this indicator (Post-tax disposable income)

We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.

Post-tax disposable income (United States) Adults | Equal-split adults | Share

Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1913-2014)

Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1913-2014)

Chart for the Bottom 90% of the population (1913-2014)

Chart for the Bottom 50% of the population (1962-2014)

Top 10% - Bottom 90% shares split (1913-2014)

Available series for this indicator (Post-tax disposable income)

Post-tax disposable income (United States)
Adults | Equal-split adults | Share