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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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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%
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%
Compare two years
Bars show the shares in the two years and the change in points.
change
Richest 10%+13.2 points
of which richest 1%+10.0 points
Middle 40%-5.5 points
Poorest 50%-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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