The income distribution Gini-coefficient of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers was 0.42 in 2023, indicating no change from the year prior. A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality, where all would have the same income, and a Gini coefficient of one expresses maximal inequality among values. In 2021, the Gini coefficient for individual income was 0.43.
Gini coefficient of income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers in the United States from 1990 to 2023
* The Gini coefficient measures the inequality among values of a frequency distribution (for example levels of income). A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality where all values are the same (for example, where everyone has an exactly equal income). A Gini coefficient of one (100 on the percentile scale) expresses maximal inequality among values (for example where only one person has all the income).
Data have been rounded to provide better understanding of the statistic.
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US Census Bureau. (August 9, 2024). Gini coefficient of income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/219846/us-income-distribution-of-individual-earnings-by-gini-coefficient/
US Census Bureau. "Gini coefficient of income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers in the United States from 1990 to 2023." Chart. August 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219846/us-income-distribution-of-individual-earnings-by-gini-coefficient/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Gini coefficient of income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers in the United States from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219846/us-income-distribution-of-individual-earnings-by-gini-coefficient/
US Census Bureau. "Gini Coefficient of Income Distribution of Individual Earnings for Full-time, Year-round Workers in The United States from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219846/us-income-distribution-of-individual-earnings-by-gini-coefficient/
US Census Bureau, Gini coefficient of income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers in the United States from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219846/us-income-distribution-of-individual-earnings-by-gini-coefficient/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Gini coefficient of income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], US Census Bureau, August 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/219846/us-income-distribution-of-individual-earnings-by-gini-coefficient/
