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Income inequality (Gini) in United States
1963 – 2024 · 62 data points
8 of 9 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1963 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
41.8
±0.0%
since 2023
Countries · 2024
8 of 9
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+0.2%
+0.2% a year on average
Income inequality (Gini), 1963 – 2024 index
+0.2% since 2014
34
36
38
40
42
1963
1980
1990
2000
2024
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1963 – 2024
The series at a glance United States · 1963 – 2024
Latest value
41.8 · 2024
First value
36.7 · 1963
Highest
41.9 · 2019
Lowest
34.7 · 1980
Average change
+0.2% a year on average
Data points
62
By year
All years · 1963 – 2024
| Year | United States | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.8 | ±0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.8 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 41.7 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 39.7 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.0 | −4.5% |
| 2019 | 41.9 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.8 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.4 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 41.3 | −0.5% |
| 2015 | 41.5 | −0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.7 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 40.9 | −0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.2 | ±0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.2 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 40.2 | −1.7% |
| 2009 | 40.9 | −0.5% |
| 2008 | 41.1 | ±0.0% |
| 2007 | 41.1 | −1.4% |
| 2006 | 41.7 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 41.3 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 40.5 | −0.7% |
| 2003 | 40.8 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 40.4 | −0.5% |
| 2001 | 40.6 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 40.1 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 40.0 | ±0.0% |
| 1998 | 40.0 | −1.2% |
| 1997 | 40.5 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 40.3 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 39.9 | −0.3% |
| 1994 | 40.0 | −1.0% |
| 1993 | 40.4 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 38.4 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 38.0 | −0.8% |
| 1990 | 38.3 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 38.2 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 37.7 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 37.2 | −1.1% |
| 1986 | 37.6 | ±0.0% |
| 1985 | 37.6 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 37.3 | ±0.0% |
| 1983 | 37.3 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 36.7 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 35.5 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 34.7 | −0.3% |
| 1979 | 34.8 | ±0.0% |
| 1978 | 34.8 | −2.0% |
| 1977 | 35.5 | −0.3% |
| 1976 | 35.6 | −0.3% |
| 1975 | 35.7 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 35.5 | −1.7% |
| 1973 | 36.1 | −1.6% |
| 1972 | 36.7 | −0.5% |
| 1971 | 36.9 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 36.6 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 36.0 | −0.8% |
| 1968 | 36.3 | −1.6% |
| 1967 | 36.9 | −0.5% |
| 1966 | 37.1 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 36.8 | −1.6% |
| 1964 | 37.4 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 36.7 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1963 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Income inequality (Gini) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 54.4 | |
| 2 | Brazil | 50.3 | |
| 3 | Honduras | 45.7 | |
| 4 | Ecuador | 45.2 | |
| 5 | Chile | 43.0 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 42.6 | |
| 7 | Argentina | 42.4 | |
| 8 | United States | 41.8 | |
| 9 | Indonesia | 34.9 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024
What it means
How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.
How it is calculated
Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.
Economy & jobs
United States in numbers
GDP per person
$86,142
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$86,142
2024
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024
Economic growth
2.8%
2024
Inflation
2.9%
2024
Unemployment rate
3.6%
2023
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025
Employment rate
70.3%
2024
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024
Household income per person
$64,426
2024
Median household income
$80,734
2024
Income per person
$44,673
2024