Table RDI-3. Share of Aggregate Before and After Tax Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households: 1980 to 2000 (Households as of March of the following year. Shares based on grouped data. After tax income includes the earned income credit but excludes capital gains and capital losses. The following taxes are used to determine after tax income: Federal and state personal income taxes, federal retirement or FICA payroll taxes, and property taxes on own home.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top Lowest Second Third Fourth Highest 5 Gini Year fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent ratio ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before taxes 2000 29/ 3.6 8.9 14.9 23.0 49.6 21.9 0.447 1999 3.6 8.9 14.9 23.2 49.4 21.5 0.445 1998 3.6 9.0 15.0 23.2 49.2 21.4 0.446 1997 3.6 8.9 15.0 23.2 49.4 21.7 0.448 1996 3.7 8.9 15.2 23.2 49.0 21.4 0.447 1995 25/ 3.7 9.1 15.2 23.4 48.6 21.0 0.444 1994 24/ 3.6 8.9 15.0 23.4 49.1 21.2 0.450 1993 23/ 3.6 9.0 15.1 23.5 48.9 21.0 0.448 1992 22/ 3.7 9.4 15.8 24.2 46.9 18.6 0.431 1991 3.8 9.6 15.9 24.2 46.5 18.1 0.425 1990 */ 3.8 9.6 15.9 24.0 46.6 18.6 0.426 1989 */ 3.8 9.5 15.8 24.0 46.8 18.9 0.429 1988 3.8 9.6 16.0 24.3 46.3 18.3 0.425 1987 21/ 3.8 9.6 16.1 24.3 46.2 18.2 0.424 1986 3.8 9.7 16.2 24.3 46.1 18.0 0.407 1985 20/ 3.9 9.8 16.2 24.4 45.6 17.6 0.406 1984 19/ 4.0 9.9 16.3 24.6 45.2 17.1 0.406 1983 */ 4.0 9.9 16.4 24.6 45.1 17.1 0.407 1982 */ 4.0 10.0 16.5 24.5 45.0 17.0 0.406 1981 4.1 10.1 16.7 24.8 44.4 16.5 0.402 1980 4.2 10.2 16.8 24.8 44.1 16.5 0.399 After taxes 2000 29/ 4.5 10.5 16.5 24.1 44.4 17.8 0.398 1999 4.6 10.6 16.6 24.2 44.0 17.1 0.395 1998 4.5 10.6 16.5 24.1 44.3 17.4 0.398 1997 4.4 10.5 16.3 24.0 44.8 18.0 0.403 1996 4.5 10.5 16.3 24.0 44.7 17.9 0.402 1995 25/ 4.5 10.5 16.4 23.9 44.6 17.9 0.401 1994 24/ 4.4 10.4 16.3 23.9 45.1 18.1 0.407 1993 23/ 4.3 10.4 16.3 24.0 45.0 18.1 0.407 1992 22/ 4.4 10.6 16.8 24.5 43.6 16.5 0.393 1991 4.5 10.8 16.9 24.6 43.2 16.0 0.388 1990 */ 4.5 10.8 16.9 24.3 43.5 16.5 0.390 1989 */ 4.6 10.8 16.9 24.4 43.3 16.2 0.388 1988 4.5 10.9 17.1 24.6 42.9 15.8 0.384 1987 21/ 4.5 10.9 17.2 24.8 42.5 15.4 0.382 1986 4.4 10.9 17.2 24.8 42.6 15.3 0.380 1985 20/ 4.6 11.0 17.2 24.7 42.6 15.4 0.379 1984 19/ 4.7 11.0 17.2 24.8 42.3 15.2 0.377 1983 */ 4.7 11.1 17.4 24.8 42.1 15.0 0.375 1982 */ 4.7 11.3 17.5 24.8 41.8 14.8 0.371 1981 4.9 11.5 17.8 25.0 40.9 14.2 0.362 1980 4.9 11.6 17.9 25.1 40.6 14.1 0.358 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ Revised based on new IRS tax data. For further details, see P-60, No. 176-RD; P-23, Nos. 143 and 147. See separate page for Footnotes See separate page for Suggested Citations SOURCE: March Current Population Survey 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 (hhes-info@census.gov).