Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in United States of America
United States of America: Threshold income for each decile before tax wid was 9,334 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9,334
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
13th
of 113 countries
All-time high
11,052
in 1979
All-time low
1,305
in 1933
Years of data
112
1913–2024
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in United States of America, 1913–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 9,334 for threshold income for each decile before tax wid in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in United States of America peaked at 11,052 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1,305, in 1933.
That places United States of America 13th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 112 years of available data.
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 2,254 | — |
| 1914 | 1,956 | -13.2% |
| 1915 | 2,043 | +4.5% |
| 1916 | 2,267 | +11.0% |
| 1917 | 2,199 | -3.0% |
| 1918 | 2,427 | +10.4% |
| 1919 | 2,085 | -14.1% |
| 1920 | 4,102 | +96.8% |
| 1921 | 1,741 | -57.6% |
| 1922 | 1,899 | +9.1% |
| 1923 | 2,202 | +16.0% |
| 1924 | 2,034 | -7.6% |
| 1925 | 1,955 | -3.9% |
| 1926 | 1,990 | +1.8% |
| 1927 | 1,990 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | 1,954 | -1.8% |
| 1929 | 2,073 | +6.1% |
| 1930 | 3,729 | +79.9% |
| 1931 | 1,664 | -55.4% |
| 1932 | 1,335 | -19.8% |
| 1933 | 1,305 | -2.2% |
| 1934 | 1,420 | +8.8% |
| 1935 | 1,615 | +13.7% |
| 1936 | 2,021 | +25.2% |
| 1937 | 2,144 | +6.1% |
| 1938 | 2,014 | -6.1% |
| 1939 | 2,035 | +1.0% |
| 1940 | 4,397 | +116.1% |
| 1941 | 2,700 | -38.6% |
| 1942 | 5,076 | +88.0% |
| 1943 | 6,075 | +19.7% |
| 1944 | 6,666 | +9.7% |
| 1945 | 3,703 | -44.4% |
| 1946 | 3,152 | -14.9% |
| 1947 | 2,875 | -8.8% |
| 1948 | 2,762 | -4.0% |
| 1949 | 2,676 | -3.1% |
| 1950 | 5,808 | +117.1% |
| 1951 | 3,192 | -45.0% |
| 1952 | 3,735 | +17.0% |
| 1953 | 3,733 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 3,674 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 4,088 | +11.3% |
| 1956 | 4,206 | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 4,132 | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 3,816 | -7.6% |
| 1959 | 3,668 | -3.9% |
| 1960 | 7,318 | +99.5% |
| 1961 | 3,436 | -53.0% |
| 1962 | 6,777 | +97.2% |
| 1963 | 6,322 | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 6,046 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 6,558 | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 7,100 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 9,604 | +35.3% |
| 1968 | 9,945 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 10,497 | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 9,678 | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 9,458 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 9,415 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 10,601 | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 10,975 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 10,020 | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 10,420 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 10,605 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 11,039 | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 11,052 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 10,223 | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 9,805 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 8,507 | -13.2% |
| 1983 | 7,715 | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 8,354 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 8,221 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 7,852 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 8,000 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 7,876 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 8,293 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 7,783 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 7,355 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 7,160 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 7,289 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 7,936 | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 7,740 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 7,770 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 7,946 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 8,252 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 8,476 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 8,396 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 8,555 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 8,902 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 8,444 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 8,521 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 8,360 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7,794 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 8,346 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 7,890 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 7,398 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 7,280 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6,921 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 6,434 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 7,531 | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 7,098 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 6,918 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6,299 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 6,587 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 6,751 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 7,034 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 7,793 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 8,882 | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 9,054 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 9,209 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 9,334 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2,176 | 1,956 | 2,427 | 7 |
| 1920s | 2,194 | 1,741 | 4,102 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,928 | 1,305 | 3,729 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4,008 | 2,676 | 6,666 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4,005 | 3,192 | 5,808 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7,360 | 3,436 | 10,497 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10,326 | 9,415 | 11,052 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,485 | 7,715 | 10,223 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,771 | 7,160 | 8,476 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,261 | 7,398 | 8,902 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,885 | 6,299 | 7,531 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,855 | 7,793 | 9,334 | 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 domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 15,912 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1847 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 15,912 current LCU per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 7.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9864 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is threshold income for each decile before tax wid in United States of America?
- Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in United States of America was 9,334 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 11,052 in 1979.
- What is the lowest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,305 in 1933.
- How does United States of America rank for threshold income for each decile before tax wid?
- United States of America ranks 13th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is threshold income for each decile before tax wid rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income for each decile before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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