Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in United States of America
United States of America: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 29.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 48 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 2022
All-time low
22.3%
in 1978
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in United States of America, 1963–2024
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in United States of America is 29.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in United States of America peaked at 29.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1978.
United States of America ranks 10th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 23.7% | — |
| 1964 | 24.2% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 23.8% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 23.7% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 23.7% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 23.2% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 23.1% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 23.7% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 23.5% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 23.1% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 22.8% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 22.9% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 23.0% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 22.3% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 22.8% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 22.4% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 22.8% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 23.5% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 23.8% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 24.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 24.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 24.9% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 27.6% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 27.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.6% | 23.1% | 24.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 23.0% | 22.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 22.4% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 24.9% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.8% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.2% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.1% | 29.5% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for United States of America
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2153 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 18,554 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2153 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 18,554 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1748 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in United States of America?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in United States of America was 29.2% in 2024, according to Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1978.
- How does United States of America rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- United States of America ranks 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest decile (tenth of the population).