United States Income Inequality Map
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United states income inequality map. 2019 with lots of updated data on household income and household demographics. Income segregation in the united states largest metropolitan areas the disappearance of middle class neighborhoods over the past forty years income inequality in the united states has grown rapidly. Income inequality is greater on the coasts and in the south than it is in the midwest according to a new report from the new york federal reserve. In 1980 there were only two u s.
Stats and facts 1. In 2015 the average income of the top 1 was 2 2 million and the average income of the bottom 99 was 49 617. The census bureau released its annual report yesterday on income and poverty in the united states. Income inequality facts show that the top 1 earns forty times more than the bottom 90.
Nationally the numbers were 1 32 million for the top 1 and 50 107 for the bottom 99 a ratio of 26 3 to 1. The map was created by john voorheis a graduate student at the university of oregon and was passed along by mark thoma of economist s view. A family at the 90th percentile of the income distribution now earns almost 10 times as much as a family at the 10th percentile of the. Using data from the u s.
The top 1 of earners earned 21 of all income in the united states in 2012 two and a half times the 8 4 share they earned in 1970. The nation in america today the gap between the top 1 income and the bottom 90 income is widening daily. This growing pattern of spatial inequality can be clearly seen in the maps below. The united states is among the high income capitalist countries with 1 highest inequality of market incomes toward the right on the graph and 2 lowest degree of inequality reduction through taxes and transfers toward the bottom on the graph.
The top 0 1 of income earners own as much wealth as the. Income inequality map by metro area in usa income inequality map by metro area in usa wealth and income inequality are growing areas of concern. City regions washington d c and the new jersey suburbs of new york city in. A report from oxfam found that 82 of all wealth created throughout the world in 2017 went to the top 1.
It is no wonder then that it ranks at the top in income inequality after taxes and transfers. 8 individuals literally own as much money as 3 8 billion people. Essentially one person out of 100 earns 40 times more than 90 others in the group. The top 1 earns on average more than forty times than the lower income earners.
New york has the greatest income inequality in the united states.