In 2022, the Gini Index for all U.S. households was 0.49. The U.S. Census Bureau defines the Gini index as “a statistical measure of income inequality ranging from zero to one. A measure of one indicates perfect inequality, i.e., one household having all the income and rest having none. A measure of zero indicates perfect equality, i.e., all households having an equal share of income.”
Gini index for income distribution equality for households in the United States from 1990 to 2022
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US Census Bureau. (September 13, 2023). Gini index for income distribution equality for households in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374610/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-households/
US Census Bureau. "Gini index for income distribution equality for households in the United States from 1990 to 2022." Chart. September 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374610/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-households/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Gini index for income distribution equality for households in the United States from 1990 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374610/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-households/
US Census Bureau. "Gini Index for Income Distribution Equality for Households in The United States from 1990 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374610/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-households/
US Census Bureau, Gini index for income distribution equality for households in the United States from 1990 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374610/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-households/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Gini index for income distribution equality for households in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374610/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-households/