Income Inequality

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.

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).

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016

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.

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.

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.

Income Inequality Over Time: How Choice of a Metric Matters

This paper uses one-year estimates from the American Community Survey 2005 - 2015 to explore how household income inequality has changed over time.

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.

Distribution of Household Income: 2014

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

Gini Index of Income: 1967 to 2014

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

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.

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.

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015

These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2016 and earlier CPS ASEC.