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Historical Income Tables - Income Equality

                                                                  
. Table IE-4.  Household Income Limits by Percentile:                      
  1967 to 2001                                                            
                                                                          
 (Figures in 2001 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)                          
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 Year             10th      20th  50th 27/      80th      90th      95th  
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 2001           $10,686   $17,970   $42,100   $83,500  $113,628  $150,499 
 2000 30/        10,877    18,420    43,172    84,048   115,126   149,273 
 2000 /29        10,896    18,456    43,172    84,248   114,717   149,588 
 1999            11,047    18,266    43,355    84,313   115,251   150,857 
 1998            10,565    17,479    42,173    81,342   110,083   143,378 
 1997            10,189    16,937    40,699    78,638   108,010   139,183 
 1996            10,079    16,589    39,869    76,402   104,361   134,281 
 1995 25/        10,106    16,610    39,306    75,118   102,423   130,342 
 1994 24/         9,540    15,863    38,119    74,246   100,935   129,752 
 1993 23/         9,272    15,643    37,688    72,744    99,127   126,233 
 1992 22/         9,291    15,579    37,880    71,723    97,215   122,433 
 1991             9,407    15,955    38,183    71,941    97,031   122,182 
 1990             9,590    16,416    39,324    72,501    98,017   124,432 
 1989             9,926    16,676    39,732    74,045    99,949   126,487 
 1988             9,446    16,365    39,144    72,743    97,518   123,134 
 1987 21/         9,096    16,094    38,835    72,069    94,626   120,597 
 1986             9,167    15,961    38,365    71,068    93,384   120,542 
 1985 20/         9,221    15,691    37,059    68,740    89,959   114,956 
 1984             9,182    15,565    36,343    67,450    88,819   112,832 
 1983 19/         8,822    15,175    35,438    65,585    85,367   108,920 
 1982             8,868    14,962    35,423    64,397    84,410   107,312 
 1981             8,930    15,178    35,478    64,357    83,143   104,720 
 1980             9,156    15,374    36,035    64,501    83,424   104,788 
 1979 18/         9,227    15,836    37,192    65,742    85,248   107,243 
 1978             9,378    15,779    37,234    65,315    83,826   105,226 
 1977             8,910    14,986    34,989    62,130    78,660   100,441 
 1976 17/         8,823    15,026    34,792    60,863    77,658    97,037 
 1975 16/         8,781    14,572    34,219    59,436    75,687    94,771 
 1974 16/15/      9,047    15,459    35,159    61,084    78,502    97,609 
 1973             8,963    15,247    36,278    62,069    79,255    98,388 
 1972 14/         8,669    14,852    35,560    60,508    77,747    97,399 
 1971 13/         8,127    14,364    34,126    57,457    73,711    91,243 
 1970             8,117    14,556    34,481    57,881    73,826    91,505 
 1969             8,276    14,789    34,714    57,519    73,247    90,209 
 1968             8,153    14,350    33,436    54,790    69,092    85,717 
 1967 12/         7,496    13,474    32,081    53,181    67,787    85,334 
 
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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                                   
                                                                                                    
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Housing & Household Economic Statistics Division                                                    
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Last Revised: September 21, 2009