Reduction in income inequality in United States
United States: Reduction in income inequality was 22.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
22.07
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
32nd
of 39 countries
All-time high
27.57
in 2020
All-time low
21.77
in 2019
Years of data
11
2013–2023
Reduction in income inequality in United States, 2013–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality in United States is 22.07, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality in United States peaked at 27.57 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.77, in 2019.
United States ranks 32nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.57 | 21.77 | 23.03 | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.92 | 22.07 | 27.57 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More poverty & inequality data for United States
- 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)
- 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)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1179 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2393 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality in United States?
- Reduction in income inequality in United States was 22.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 27.57 in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.77 in 2019.
- How does United States rank for reduction in income inequality?
- United States ranks 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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