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46.7% vs 13.4%

In the United States the richest 10% now receive more than three times the income of the poorest 50%.

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United States: the richest 10% and the poorest 50% swap places

Share of pre-tax national income (pensions included), equal-split adults, 1913-2024. Drag the slider or hover the chart.

Richest 10% of which richest 1% Middle 40% Poorest 50%
0%10%20%30%40%50%192019401960198020002020
1980
Richest 10% 33.8%
of which richest 1% 10.4%
Middle 40% 46.1%
Poorest 50% 20.1%
Ratio richest 10% / poorest 50%: 1.68 · Per adult: the top 10% receives on average 8 times the average income of an adult in the poorest 50%

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Bars show the shares in the two years and the change in points.

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Richest 10%33.5%46.7%+13.2 points
of which richest 1%10.7%20.7%+10.0 points
Middle 40%45.3%39.8%-5.5 points
Poorest 50%21.1%13.4%-7.7 points

The richest 10% is the sum of 'richest 1%' and 'next 9%'. WID series distribute all net national income, including retained earnings and imputed rents: shares do not match declared incomes.

Source: World Inequality Database (Piketty, Saez, Zucman, Distributional National Accounts) via Our World in Data, pre-tax national income shares, equal-split adults.

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