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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)
Available series for this indicator
For the Top 10% of the population (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 | 19.39 | Share (%) |
| 1914 | 19.63 | Share (%) |
| 1915 | 18.86 | Share (%) |
| 1916 | 20.90 | Share (%) |
| 1917 | 19.77 | Share (%) |
| 1918 | 16.65 | Share (%) |
| 1919 | 20.30 | Share (%) |
| 1920 | 18.29 | Share (%) |
| 1921 | 17.78 | Share (%) |
| 1922 | 17.41 | Share (%) |
| 1923 | 16.68 | Share (%) |
| 1924 | 17.53 | Share (%) |
| 1925 | 19.58 | Share (%) |
| 1926 | 20.78 | Share (%) |
| 1927 | 19.92 | Share (%) |
| 1928 | 20.72 | Share (%) |
| 1929 | 20.25 | Share (%) |
| 1930 | 16.97 | Share (%) |
| 1931 | 13.43 | Share (%) |
| 1932 | 12.00 | Share (%) |
| 1933 | 13.20 | Share (%) |
| 1934 | 15.87 | Share (%) |
| 1935 | 16.11 | Share (%) |
| 1936 | 17.39 | Share (%) |
| 1937 | 17.87 | Share (%) |
| 1938 | 15.67 | Share (%) |
| 1939 | 17.40 | Share (%) |
| 1940 | 18.36 | Share (%) |
| 1941 | 18.28 | Share (%) |
| 1942 | 16.21 | Share (%) |
| 1943 | 14.29 | Share (%) |
| 1944 | 12.40 | Share (%) |
| 1945 | 11.30 | Share (%) |
| 1946 | 12.31 | Share (%) |
| 1947 | 13.04 | Share (%) |
| 1948 | 14.49 | Share (%) |
| 1949 | 14.07 | Share (%) |
| 1950 | 14.20 | Share (%) |
| 1951 | 13.52 | Share (%) |
| 1952 | 12.90 | Share (%) |
| 1953 | 12.10 | Share (%) |
| 1954 | 12.19 | Share (%) |
| 1955 | 12.76 | Share (%) |
| 1956 | 12.00 | Share (%) |
| 1957 | 11.84 | Share (%) |
| 1958 | 11.08 | Share (%) |
| 1959 | 11.59 | Share (%) |
| 1960 | 11.20 | Share (%) |
| 1961 | 10.84 | Share (%) |
Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1913-1961)
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| Year | Top 10% | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 47.19 | Share (%) |
| 1914 | 47.63 | Share (%) |
| 1915 | 46.87 | Share (%) |
| 1916 | 49.07 | Share (%) |
| 1917 | 51.09 | Share (%) |
| 1918 | 49.23 | Share (%) |
| 1919 | 49.90 | Share (%) |
| 1920 | 47.90 | Share (%) |
| 1921 | 50.39 | Share (%) |
| 1922 | 49.57 | Share (%) |
| 1923 | 47.13 | Share (%) |
| 1924 | 48.98 | Share (%) |
| 1925 | 50.59 | Share (%) |
| 1926 | 50.86 | Share (%) |
| 1927 | 50.25 | Share (%) |
| 1928 | 51.32 | Share (%) |
| 1929 | 49.86 | Share (%) |
| 1930 | 48.50 | Share (%) |
| 1931 | 47.18 | Share (%) |
| 1932 | 48.15 | Share (%) |
| 1933 | 48.82 | Share (%) |
| 1934 | 51.34 | Share (%) |
| 1935 | 50.35 | Share (%) |
| 1936 | 50.68 | Share (%) |
| 1937 | 50.21 | Share (%) |
| 1938 | 49.73 | Share (%) |
| 1939 | 51.47 | Share (%) |
| 1940 | 51.19 | Share (%) |
| 1941 | 50.06 | Share (%) |
| 1942 | 48.10 | Share (%) |
| 1943 | 45.66 | Share (%) |
| 1944 | 46.02 | Share (%) |
| 1945 | 43.33 | Share (%) |
| 1946 | 41.61 | Share (%) |
| 1947 | 41.67 | Share (%) |
| 1948 | 43.34 | Share (%) |
| 1949 | 43.10 | Share (%) |
| 1950 | 43.03 | Share (%) |
| 1951 | 42.36 | Share (%) |
| 1952 | 41.15 | Share (%) |
| 1953 | 40.21 | Share (%) |
| 1954 | 40.02 | Share (%) |
| 1955 | 40.00 | Share (%) |
| 1956 | 38.86 | Share (%) |
| 1957 | 38.40 | Share (%) |
| 1958 | 38.10 | Share (%) |
| 1959 | 38.11 | Share (%) |
| 1960 | 37.32 | Share (%) |
| 1961 | 37.04 | Share (%) |
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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