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Historical Income Tables - Income Equality
Table IE-3. Household Shares of Aggregate Income by Fifths
of the Income Distribution: 1967 to 2001
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Share of aggregate income
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Year Lowest Second Third Fourth Highest Top 5
fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent
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2001 3.5 8.7 14.6 23.0 50.1 22.4
2000 30/ 3.6 8.9 14.8 23.0 49.8 22.1
2000 /29 3.6 8.9 14.9 23.0 49.6 21.9
1999 3.6 8.9 14.9 23.2 49.4 21.5
1998 3.6 9.0 15.0 23.2 49.2 21.4
1997 3.6 8.9 15.0 23.2 49.4 21.7
1996 3.7 9.0 15.1 23.3 49.0 21.4
1995 25/ 3.7 9.1 15.2 23.3 48.7 21.0
1994 24/ 3.6 8.9 15.0 23.4 49.1 21.2
1993 23/ 3.6 9.0 15.1 23.5 48.9 21.0
1992 22/ 3.8 9.4 15.8 24.2 46.9 18.6
1991 3.8 9.6 15.9 24.2 46.5 18.1
1990 3.9 9.6 15.9 24.0 46.6 18.6
1989 3.8 9.5 15.8 24.0 46.8 18.9
1988 3.8 9.6 16.0 24.3 46.3 18.3
1987 21/ 3.8 9.6 16.1 24.3 46.2 18.2
1986 3.9 9.7 16.2 24.5 45.7 17.5
1985 20/ 4.0 9.7 16.3 24.6 45.3 17.0
1984 4.1 9.9 16.4 24.7 44.9 16.5
1983 19/ 4.1 10.0 16.5 24.7 44.7 16.4
1982 4.1 10.1 16.6 24.7 44.5 16.2
1981 4.2 10.2 16.8 25.0 43.8 15.6
1980 4.3 10.3 16.9 24.9 43.7 15.8
1979 18/ 4.2 10.3 16.9 24.7 44.0 16.4
1978 4.3 10.3 16.9 24.8 43.7 16.2
1977 4.4 10.3 17.0 24.8 43.6 16.1
1976 17/ 4.4 10.4 17.1 24.8 43.3 16.0
1975 16/ 4.4 10.5 17.1 24.8 43.2 15.9
1974 16/15/ 4.4 10.6 17.1 24.7 43.1 15.9
1973 4.2 10.5 17.1 24.6 43.6 16.6
1972 14/ 4.1 10.5 17.1 24.5 43.9 17.0
1971 13/ 4.1 10.6 17.3 24.5 43.5 16.7
1970 4.1 10.8 17.4 24.5 43.3 16.6
1969 4.1 10.9 17.5 24.5 43.0 16.6
1968 4.2 11.1 17.5 24.4 42.8 16.6
1967 12/ 4.0 10.8 17.3 24.2 43.8 17.5
Changes in Shares
1967 to 1980 7.5 -4.6 -2.3 2.9 -0.2 -9.7
1980 to 1993 -11.6 -8.7 -6.5 -2.8 7.3 17.7
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NOTE: Change in data collection methodology suggests pre-1993
and post-1992 estimates are not strictly comparable.
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SOURCE: Current Population Survey, Annual Demographic Supplements
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Income Surveys Branch
Housing & Household Economic Statistics Division
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C. 20233-8500
Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division Information Staff at (301)763-3242
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: September 21, 2009
