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United States Lowest Income Share Top 10%

Name: United States Income Share Top 10%
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24.80% in 1978

Income share held by highest 10% · World Bank

The lowest income share top 10% in United States was 24.80% in 1978. The top 5 years were: 1978 (24.80%), 1980 (24.80%), 1979 (24.90%), 1974 (25.30%), 1976 (25.30%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

United States Top 5 Lowest Income Share Top 10% Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1978	24.80%
2nd	1980	24.80%
3rd	1979	24.90%
4th	1974	25.30%
5th	1976	25.30%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	24.80%	−0.10pp	2nd
1979	24.90%	+0.10pp	5th
1978	24.80%	−0.70pp	2nd
1987	26.10%	−0.20pp	14th
1984	26.20%	+0.10pp	8th
1983	26.10%	+0.20pp	6th
1982	25.90%	+0.60pp	4th
1981	25.30%	+0.50pp	7th
1977	25.50%	+0.20pp	5th
1976	25.30%	−0.10pp	2nd
1975	25.40%	+0.10pp	4th
1974	25.30%	−0.50pp	2nd
1988	26.70%	+0.60pp	7th
1986	26.30%	−0.20pp	8th
1985	26.50%	+0.30pp	10th
1973	25.80%	−0.30pp	3rd
1972	26.10%	−0.40pp	2nd
1971	26.50%	+0.40pp	2nd
1970	26.10%	+0.20pp	2nd
1969	25.90%	−0.20pp	2nd
1968	26.10%	−0.20pp	2nd
1991	27.10%	−0.10pp	11th
1990	27.20%	−0.10pp	11th
1967	26.30%	−0.10pp	1st
1992	27.30%	+0.20pp	17th
1989	27.30%	+0.60pp	10th
1966	26.40%	+0.00pp	1st
1965	26.40%	−0.60pp	1st
1964	27.00%	+0.60pp	1st
1963	26.40%	–	1st
2021	29.70%	+0.40pp	58th
2020	29.30%	−1.30pp	50th
2017	29.90%	−0.20pp	59th
2010	29.00%	−1.10pp	56th
2016	30.10%	−0.10pp	61st
2013	29.70%	−0.20pp	52nd
2012	29.90%	+0.00pp	60th
2011	29.90%	+0.90pp	56th
2009	30.10%	+0.10pp	55th
2008	30.00%	−0.10pp	53rd
2007	30.10%	−0.80pp	54th
2004	29.90%	+0.10pp	49th
2003	29.80%	+0.10pp	42nd
2002	29.70%	−0.50pp	39th
2000	29.80%	+0.40pp	34th
1999	29.40%	+0.10pp	23rd
1998	29.30%	−0.60pp	23rd
1997	29.90%	+0.30pp	20th
1996	29.60%	+0.30pp	22nd
1995	29.30%	+0.10pp	30th
1994	29.20%	+0.00pp	11th
1993	29.20%	+1.90pp	21st
2025	30.36%	−0.04pp	20th
2023	30.40%	+0.00pp	38th
2022	30.40%	+0.70pp	56th
2019	30.60%	+0.00pp	60th
2018	30.60%	+0.70pp	70th
2015	30.20%	−0.10pp	59th
2014	30.30%	+0.60pp	64th
2006	30.90%	+0.40pp	55th
2005	30.50%	+0.60pp	48th
2001	30.20%	+0.40pp	29th

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