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Income Inequality Data Tables
Income Inequality Data Tables
Each year the Census Bureau updates its income inequality statistics in the Income and Poverty in the United States (P-60) report. The text of the report includes a summary table of the major income distribution measures. Detailed historical tables showing selected measures of household income dispersion are included in the appendix of this report.Â
Additional Income Inequality statistics from other sources are also available in the data tables listed below.
To find data tables for a specifc survey follow the links below:
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TableIncome in the United States: 2023These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2023 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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TableIncome in the United States: 2022These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2023 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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TableIncome in the United States: 2021These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2022 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 2022Source: 2023 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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TableState-Level Wealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Tables: 2022Source: 2023 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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TableIncome and Poverty in the United States: 2020These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2021 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 2021Source: 2022 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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TableState-Level Wealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Tables: 2021Source: 2022 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 2020Source: 2021 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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TableState-Level Wealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Tables: 2020Source: 2021 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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TableIncome and Poverty in the United States: 2019These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2020 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 2019Source: 2020 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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TableState-Level Wealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Tables: 2019Source: 2020 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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TableState-Level Wealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Tables: 2018Source: 2019 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 2018Source: 2019 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 2017Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2018 Panel.
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TableIncome and Poverty in the United States: 2015These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2016 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 2016Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2014 Panel.
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TableMoney Income in the United States: 1997These tables examine annual changes in income and earnings and compares these changes with historical trends.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 1998Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 1996 Panel.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 2002Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2001 Panel.
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TableMoney Income in the United States: 1999These tables examine annual changes in income and earnings and compares these changes with historical trends.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 2000Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 1996 Panel.
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TableMoney Income in the United States: 1996These tables examine annual changes in income and earnings and compares these changes with historical trends.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 1993Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 1993 Panel.
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TableIncome, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2005These tables present data on income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2006 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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TableTotal Personal, Family, and Household Income and Earnings: 2006Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2004 Panel.
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TableTotal Personal, Family, and Household Income and Earnings: 2007Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2004 Panel.
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TableState-Level Household Income and Income Inequality Measures, 2006Source: American Community Survey, 2006
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TableHistorical Income Tables: CountiesSources: 1960 Census, 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census and Census 2000.
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TableA Brief Look at Postwar U.S. Income InequalityA large number of factors have been identified as contributing to changes in inequality, however the root causes are still not entirely understood.
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TableThe Changing Shape of the Nation's Income Distribution: 1947-1998These data show how, for 50 years, the annual demographic supplement to the March CPS has provided researchers with a wealth of data on income distribution.
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TableTables Discontinued by the Current Population Survey (CPS)Alt Measures of Income, Alt Measures of Poverty, Noncash Benefits, Population Summary, Income Quintile, Effect of Benefits and Taxes on Income and Poverty.
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TableIncome and Earnings Inequality Metrics: 2010Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2008 panel.
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TableIncome, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2009These tables present data on income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2010 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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TableWealth, Asset Ownership, & Debt of Households Detailed Tables: 2010Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2008 Panel.
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