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Are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer?

Our statistics can shed some light on this. A large number of factors have been identified as contributing to changes in inequality, the root causes are still not entirely understood.

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PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2018

This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2017 and earlier CPS ASEC.

PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017

This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2017 and earlier CPS ASEC.

PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Household Income: 2016

This report presents data on median household income and the Gini index of income inequality based on the 2015 and 2016 American Community Surveys (ACS).

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WORKING PAPER | MARCH 2019

Multidimensional Inequality

WORKING PAPER | JULY 2017

Income Inequality among Regions and MSAs

This paper examines income inequality, the effect of government programs, and how these have changed over time among regions and different sizes of MSAs.

WORKING PAPER | APRIL 2017

Poverty and Income Inequality in Metropolitan Statistical Areas

This poster examines the relationship between poverty and income inequality in metropolitan statistical areas in 2005 and 2015 using ACS data.

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VISUALIZATION | SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Real Household Income at Selected Percentiles: 1967 to 2014

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1968 to 2015 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.

VISUALIZATION | SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Distribution of Household Income: 2014

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2015 Annual Social and Economic Supplement

VISUALIZATION | SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Gini Index of Income: 1967 to 2014

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1968 to 2015 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.

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TABLE | SEPTEMBER 2019

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2018

These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2019 and earlier CPS ASEC.

TABLE | SEPTEMBER 2018

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017

These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2018 and earlier CPS ASEC.

TABLE | SEPTEMBER 2017

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016

These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2017 and earlier CPS ASEC.

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Income Inequality

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