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 37.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in United States of America, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in United States of America stood at 37.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in United States of America peaked at 39.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1980.
That places United States of America 69th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.2% | — |
| 1981 | 30.3% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 31.7% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 33.2% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 32.7% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 34.7% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 34.6% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 33.9% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 34.6% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 35.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.5% | 29.2% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 33.9% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 36.0% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 37.2% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.1% | 37.4% | 5 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,921 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -14.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -14.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0094 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 673.66 current LCU per person (2021)
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 37.4% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major 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 39.2% in 2018.
- 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 29.2% in 1980.
- How does United States of America rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- United States of America ranks 69th out of 109 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 down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major 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 10% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.