Us Income Percentiles By State
Household income by place in the united states there are 29 322 places in the united states.
Us income percentiles by state. New york has the greatest income inequality in the united states. Income is not the only variable that leads to wealth. This is a ratio of 44 4 to 1. Enter pre tax gross income earned in full year 2019 january to december to compare to the us individual income distribution.
Using our workforce definition here is every income percentile for individual income earners in full year 2016. It can be interesting to see how your individual or household income stacks up against others in the united states but keep in mind that income only represents one variable of wealth building. Household income is an economic standard that can be applied to one household or aggregated across a large group such as a county city or the whole country. For a complete picture see the household income calculator.
When looking at these income percentiles keep a few things in mind. The bottom 90 earned 69 8 of all earnings in 1979 but only 61. It is commonly used by the united states government and private institutions to describe a household s economic status or to track economic trends in the us. Income disparity is the most dramatic when you look at how the distribution of wages has changed since 1979.
Below is an individual income percentile calculator for the united states for 2020. Every income percentile for the united states in 2016. United states income percentile by state in 2020. All five of these states have a gini coefficient that is higher than the u s.
2019 these tables present data on income earnings income inequality poverty in the united states based on information collected in the 2020 and earlier cps asec. Estimated percentile for earning. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383 899. Income and poverty in the united states.
Median household income up in 2018 from 2017 the 2018 american community survey shows median household income increased in 14 states and 10 of the largest metro areas. As the epi reports.