Income share held by third 20% in United States of America
United States of America: Income share held by third 20% was 15.1% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Income share held by third 20% in United States of America, 1963β2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2024, income share held by third 20% in United States of America stood at 15.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in United States of America peaked at 17.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2014.
United States of America ranks 92nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.5% | 16.3% | 16.6% | 7 |
| 1970s | 16.7% | 16.4% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 16.2% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 15.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.1% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More poverty & inequality data for United States of America
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.62 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 8,414 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.85 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.169 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 11.68 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0958 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0958 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in United States of America?
- Income share held by third 20% in United States of America was 15.1% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by third 20% recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2014.
- How does United States of America rank for income share held by third 20%?
- United States of America ranks 92nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by third 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.