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United States Income Share Bottom 10% 1980s

Name: United States Income Share Bottom 10% 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Income share held by lowest 10% · World Bank

2.08% decade average (1980-1989)

United States's income share bottom 10% during the 1980s ranged from 2.00% (1983) to 2.40% (1980), averaging 2.08% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	2.40%	+0.10pp	4th
1981	2.30%	−0.10pp	8th
1982	2.10%	−0.20pp	5th
1983	2.00%	−0.10pp	6th
1984	2.00%	+0.00pp	9th
1985	2.00%	+0.00pp	13th
1986	2.00%	+0.00pp	10th
1987	2.00%	+0.00pp	21st
1988	2.00%	+0.00pp	13th
1989	2.00%	+0.00pp	11th