Income Inequality Us Census Bureau
The gini index is on a scale of 0 to 1.
Income inequality us census bureau. The gini index grew from 0 482 in 2017 to 0 485 last year according to the bureau s 1 year american community survey data. 26 2019 by the u s. A score of 0 indicates. The nation s gini index which measures income inequality has been rising steadily over the past five decades.
The gini index grew from 0 482 in 2017 to 0 485 last year according to the bureau. 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.