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 Table H-2.  Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5
 Percent of Households, All Races: 1967 to 2007

 (Households as of March of the following year)
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                                     Share of aggregate income
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 Year           Number   Lowest   Second    Third   Fourth  Highest    Top 5
              (thous.)    fifth    fifth    fifth    fifth    fifth  percent
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 2007          116,783      3.4      8.7     14.8     23.4     49.7     21.2
 2006          116,011      3.4      8.6     14.5     22.9     50.5     22.3
 2005          114,384      3.4      8.6     14.6     23.0     50.4     22.2
 2004 35/      113,343      3.4      8.7     14.7     23.2     50.1     21.8
 2003          112,000      3.4      8.7     14.8     23.4     49.8     21.4
 2002          111,278      3.5      8.8     14.8     23.3     49.7     21.7
 2001          109,297      3.5      8.7     14.6     23.0     50.1     22.4
 2000 30/      108,209      3.6      8.9     14.8     23.0     49.8     22.1
 1999 29/      106,434      3.6      8.9     14.9     23.2     49.4     21.5
 1998          103,874      3.6      9.0     15.0     23.2     49.2     21.4
 1997          102,528      3.6      8.9     15.0     23.2     49.4     21.7
 1996          101,018      3.6      9.0     15.1     23.3     49.0     21.4
 1995 25/       99,627      3.7      9.1     15.2     23.3     48.7     21.0
 1994 24/       98,990      3.6      8.9     15.0     23.4     49.1     21.2
 1993 23/       97,107      3.6      9.0     15.1     23.5     48.9     21.0
 1992 22/       96,426      3.8      9.4     15.8     24.2     46.9     18.6
 1991           95,669      3.8      9.6     15.9     24.2     46.5     18.1
 1990           94,312      3.8      9.6     15.9     24.0     46.6     18.5
 1989           93,347      3.8      9.5     15.8     24.0     46.8     18.9
 1988           92,830      3.8      9.6     16.0     24.2     46.3     18.3
 1987 21/       91,124      3.8      9.6     16.1     24.3     46.2     18.2
 1986           89,479      3.8      9.7     16.2     24.3     46.1     18.0
 1985 20/       88,458      3.9      9.8     16.2     24.4     45.6     17.6
 1984           86,789      4.0      9.9     16.3     24.6     45.2     17.1
 1983 19/       85,407      4.0      9.9     16.4     24.6     45.1     17.0
 1982           83,918      4.0     10.0     16.5     24.5     45.0     17.0
 1981           83,527      4.1     10.1     16.7     24.8     44.3     16.5
 1980           82,368      4.2     10.2     16.8     24.7     44.1     16.5
 1979 18/       80,776      4.1     10.2     16.8     24.6     44.2     16.9
 1978           77,330      4.2     10.2     16.8     24.7     44.1     16.8
 1977           76,030      4.2     10.2     16.9     24.7     44.0     16.8
 1976 17/       74,142      4.3     10.3     17.0     24.7     43.7     16.6
 1975 16/       72,867      4.3     10.4     17.0     24.7     43.6     16.5
 1974 16/15/    71,163      4.3     10.6     17.0     24.6     43.5     16.5
 1973           69,859      4.2     10.4     17.0     24.5     43.9     16.9
 1972 14/       68,251      4.1     10.4     17.0     24.5     43.9     17.0
 1971 13/       66,676      4.1     10.6     17.3     24.5     43.5     16.7
 1970           64,778      4.1     10.8     17.4     24.5     43.3     16.6
 1969           63,401      4.1     10.9     17.5     24.5     43.0     16.6
 1968           62,214      4.2     11.1     17.6     24.5     42.6     16.3
 1967 12/       60,813      4.0     10.8     17.3     24.2     43.6     17.2
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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