Economic Inequality in USA
Earnings Dispersion
Overall Income Inequality
Poverty
Top Income Shares
Wealth Inequality
Earnings at top decile as % median ★
Per Cent
more Inequality
less Inequality
Gini – Equivalised gross household income
Share of top 1 per cent in gross income
(tax units, excluding capital gains) ★
Per cent living in households with pre-tax cash
income below official poverty line
Per cent living in households with equivalised
disposable income below 50 per cent median ★
Share of top 1 per cent in total net wealth (individuals) ★
Share of top 1 per cent in total net
wealth (survey data: households) ★
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2015
A. B. Atkinson, J. Hasell, S. Morelli and M. Roser (2017) – 'The Chartbook of Economic Inequality' at
www.ChartbookOfEconomicInequality.com
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for an explanation of the measures of economic inequality.
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