Table B-3. Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households by Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder:
1967 to 1995
(Households as of March of the following year. Income in 1995 CPI-U adjusted dollars. Data for the years 1974 through 1986 were revised
in March 1996. For further details, see note at end of table)
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Upper limit of each fifth Lower Share of aggregate income
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Year and race of Top Mean
Number top 5 5 income Gini
(1,000) Lowest Second Third Fourth percent Lowest Second Third Fourth Highest percent (dol.) ratio
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ALL RACES
1995 14/... 99,627 $14,400 $26,914 $42,002 $65,124 $113,000 3.7 9.1 15.2 23.3 48.7 21.0 $44,938 0.450
1994 13/... 98,990 13,806 25,914 41,236 64,622 112,933 3.6 8.9 15.0 23.4 49.1 21.2 44,355 0.456
1993 12/... 97,107 13,676 26,028 40,914 63,597 110,360 3.6 9.0 15.1 23.5 48.9 21.0 43,693 0.454
1992 11/... 96,426 13,687 26,222 41,169 63,010 107,560 3.8 9.4 15.8 24.2 46.9 18.6 42,190 0.434
1991....... 95,699 14,085 26,855 41,479 63,511 107,866 3.8 9.6 15.9 24.2 46.5 18.1 42,433 0.428
1990....... 94,312 14,575 27,591 42,210 64,371 110,479 3.9 9.6 15.9 24.0 46.6 18.6 43,613 0.428
1989....... 93,347 14,866 28,268 43,446 66,011 112,764 3.8 9.5 15.8 24.0 46.8 18.9 44,884 0.431
1988....... 92,830 14,663 27,697 43,164 65,176 110,326 3.8 9.6 16.0 24.3 46.3 18.3 43,822 0.427
1987 10/... 91,124 14,489 27,502 42,930 64,881 108,569 3.8 9.6 16.1 24.3 46.2 18.2 43,480 0.426
1986....... 89,479 14,403 27,508 42,487 64,130 108,774 3.9 9.7 16.2 24.5 45.7 17.5 42,771 0.425
1985 9/.... 88,458 14,164 26,701 41,106 62,049 103,767 4.0 9.7 16.3 24.6 45.3 17.0 41,168 0.419
1984....... 86,789 14,081 26,261 40,346 61,019 102,074 4.1 9.9 16.4 24.7 44.9 16.5 40,284 0.415
1983 8/.... 85,290 13,771 25,665 39,352 59,519 98,846 4.1 10.0 16.5 24.7 44.7 16.4 39,185 0.414
1982....... 83,918 13,582 25,522 39,152 58,457 97,413 4.1 10.1 16.6 24.7 44.5 16.2 38,752 0.412
1981....... 83,527 13,802 25,429 39,573 58,524 95,229 4.2 10.2 16.8 25.0 43.8 15.6 38,543 0.406
1980....... 82,368 13,992 26,110 40,017 58,701 95,366 4.3 10.3 16.9 24.9 43.7 15.8 39,004 0.403
1979 7/.... 80,776 14,435 26,845 41,241 59,924 97,752 4.2 10.3 16.9 24.7 44.0 16.4 40,271 0.404
1978....... 77,330 14,414 27,093 40,970 59,662 96,118 4.3 10.3 16.9 24.8 43.7 16.2 40,030 0.402
1977....... 76,030 14,017 26,284 39,863 58,115 93,950 4.4 10.3 17.0 24.8 43.6 16.1 38,823 0.402
1976 6/.... 74,142 14,057 25,998 39,570 56,937 90,778 4.4 10.4 17.1 24.8 43.3 16.0 38,285 0.398
1975 5/.... 72,867 13,627 25,626 38,632 55,580 88,623 4.4 10.5 17.1 24.8 43.2 15.9 37,365 0.397
1974 5/ 4/. 71,163 14,456 26,704 39,348 57,122 91,278 4.4 10.6 17.1 24.7 43.1 15.9 38,449 0.395
1973....... 69,859 14,265 27,099 40,199 58,070 92,050 4.2 10.5 17.1 24.6 43.6 16.6 39,253 0.397
1972....... 68,251 13,901 26,773 39,576 56,635 91,165 4.1 10.5 17.1 24.5 43.9 17.0 38,738 0.401
1971 3/.... 66,676 13,437 25,615 37,693 53,747 85,351 4.1 10.6 17.3 24.5 43.5 16.7 36,714 0.396
1970....... 64,374 13,605 26,067 37,919 54,100 85,529 4.1 10.8 17.4 24.5 43.3 16.6 36,904 0.394
1969....... 63,401 13,824 26,535 38,371 53,765 84,323 4.1 10.9 17.5 24.5 43.0 16.6 36,882 0.391
1968....... 61,805 13,433 25,467 36,503 51,290 80,242 4.2 11.1 17.5 24.4 42.8 16.6 35,412 0.388
1967 2/.... 60,446 12,595 24,560 34,871 49,713 79,769 4.0 10.8 17.3 24.2 43.8 17.5 34,393 0.399
WHITE
1995....... 84,511 $15,480 $28,456 $43,900 $67,135 $116,894 4.0 9.3 15.3 23.3 48.1 20.7 $46,729 0.442
1994 13/... 83,737 15,098 27,765 43,085 66,839 116,286 3.8 9.2 15.1 23.2 48.6 21.1 46,310 0.448
1993 12/... 82,387 15,065 27,579 42,714 65,655 113,272 3.9 9.3 15.3 23.3 48.2 20.7 45,651 0.444
1992 11/... 81,795 15,207 27,915 43,113 65,175 110,059 4.1 9.7 15.9 24.1 46.2 18.4 44,095 0.423
1991....... 81,675 15,549 28,235 43,419 65,504 110,672 4.1 9.9 16.0 24.1 45.8 17.9 44,224 0.418
1990....... 80,968 16,087 29,151 44,004 66,435 113,455 4.2 10.0 16.0 23.9 46.0 18.3 45,373 0.419
1989....... 80,163 16,251 29,981 45,474 67,851 115,579 4.1 9.8 16.0 23.8 46.3 18.7 46,754 0.422
1988....... 79,734 16,179 29,652 45,117 67,080 112,980 4.1 10.0 16.2 24.1 45.6 18.0 45,692 0.416
1987 10/... 78,519 16,099 29,514 44,808 67,071 110,978 4.1 10.0 16.3 24.2 45.5 17.9 45,338 0.415
1986....... 77,284 15,896 29,160 44,446 66,287 111,589 4.1 10.1 16.4 24.3 45.1 17.2 44,552 0.415
1985 9/.... 76,576 15,494 28,327 42,775 63,980 106,541 4.2 10.2 16.5 24.4 44.7 16.8 42,858 0.411
1984....... 75,328 15,341 27,885 42,126 62,799 104,662 4.3 10.3 16.6 24.6 44.2 16.2 41,946 0.405
1983 8/.... 74,170 15,301 27,383 41,023 61,226 102,442 4.4 10.4 16.6 24.6 44.1 16.1 40,822 0.404
1982....... 73,182 14,985 27,140 40,676 60,558 100,115 4.4 10.4 16.8 24.6 43.9 15.9 40,349 0.403
1981....... 72,845 15,228 27,200 41,271 60,216 98,104 4.5 10.5 17.0 24.8 43.2 15.3 40,159 0.397
1980....... 71,872 15,370 27,804 41,676 60,293 97,699 4.5 10.6 17.1 24.7 43.1 15.5 40,578 0.394
1979 7/.... 70,766 15,773 28,725 42,837 61,681 100,755 4.4 10.6 17.0 24.6 43.4 16.2 41,859 0.396
1978....... 68,028 15,750 28,448 42,875 61,073 99,116 4.5 10.6 17.1 24.6 43.2 16.1 41,514 0.394
1977....... 66,934 15,192 27,972 41,408 59,923 96,456 4.5 10.6 17.2 24.7 43.0 15.8 40,340 0.394
1976 6/.... 65,353 15,271 27,617 41,051 58,528 93,133 4.6 10.7 17.3 24.7 42.8 15.9 39,757 0.391
1975 5/.... 64,392 14,763 27,117 40,134 57,161 91,020 4.6 10.8 17.2 24.7 42.7 15.7 38,745 0.390
1974 5/ 4/. 62,984 15,469 28,363 41,022 58,728 93,813 4.6 11.0 17.2 24.6 42.6 15.7 39,874 0.387
1973....... 61,965 15,450 28,759 41,965 59,384 94,185 4.4 10.8 17.3 24.5 43.1 16.4 40,770 0.389
1972....... 60,618 15,144 28,194 41,189 58,351 93,362 4.3 10.8 17.2 24.3 43.4 16.8 40,245 0.393
1971 3/.... 59,463 14,554 27,213 38,938 55,090 87,706 4.3 11.0 17.4 24.4 43.0 16.5 38,043 0.389
1970....... 57,575 14,753 27,676 39,141 55,351 87,477 4.2 11.1 17.5 24.3 42.9 16.5 38,196 0.387
1969....... 56,602 14,942 28,028 39,427 55,096 86,392 4.3 11.3 17.6 24.3 42.5 16.4 38,293 0.383
1968....... 55,394 14,553 26,983 37,987 52,552 81,657 4.4 11.4 17.6 24.3 42.3 16.5 36,685 0.381
1967 2/.... 54,188 13,535 25,610 36,186 50,464 81,448 4.1 11.2 17.4 24.0 43.3 17.3 35,623 0.391
BLACK
1995....... 11,577 $8,400 $16,900 $28,689 $46,296 $79,831 3.2 8.2 14.8 24.2 49.6 20.2 $30,400 0.468
1994 13/... 11,655 7,767 16,244 27,581 47,040 83,055 3.0 7.9 14.3 24.3 50.5 20.1 30,088 0.477
1993 12/... 11,281 7,551 15,367 26,367 44,296 79,688 3.0 7.7 14.3 23.7 51.3 21.1 28,718 0.484
1992 11/... 11,269 7,115 14,955 26,385 43,765 76,463 3.1 7.8 14.7 24.8 49.7 19.1 27,645 0.470
1991....... 11,083 7,329 15,625 27,368 44,855 76,811 3.1 7.8 15.0 25.2 48.9 18.3 28,022 0.464
1990....... 10,671 7,528 16,012 27,985 45,592 80,765 3.1 7.9 15.0 25.1 49.0 18.5 28,934 0.464
1989....... 10,486 7,750 16,322 28,286 46,703 80,624 3.2 8.0 15.0 24.9 48.9 18.2 29,491 0.461
1988....... 10,561 7,653 15,459 27,306 46,466 79,421 3.3 7.7 14.6 24.7 49.7 18.7 28,956 0.468
1987 10/... 10,192 7,531 15,562 26,831 44,900 78,482 3.3 7.9 14.8 24.4 49.7 19.3 28,389 0.468
1986....... 9,922 7,359 15,679 27,166 45,157 77,481 3.2 8.0 15.0 25.1 48.8 18.2 28,133 0.464
1985 9/.... 9,797 7,767 15,580 26,330 43,564 73,673 3.5 8.3 15.2 25.0 48.0 17.5 27,385 0.450
1984....... 9,480 7,639 14,961 25,144 36,963 72,489 3.6 8.4 15.0 24.7 48.3 17.4 26,352 0.450
1983 8/.... 9,243 7,345 14,400 24,482 41,142 69,668 3.6 8.3 15.2 25.2 47.8 16.9 25,421 0.448
1982....... 8,916 7,446 14,754 24,843 40,005 65,015 3.6 8.6 15.3 25.5 47.0 16.9 25,103 0.442
1981....... 8,961 7,632 14,618 24,365 40,920 67,658 3.8 8.6 15.3 25.4 46.9 16.1 25,128 0.440
1980....... 8,847 7,813 15,170 24,999 40,979 68,874 3.7 8.7 15.4 25.3 46.9 16.6 25,869 0.439
1979 7/.... 8,586 8,258 15,990 26,155 43,249 70,022 3.9 8.8 15.5 25.4 46.3 16.1 26,777 0.433
1978....... 8,066 8,372 16,030 27,093 42,898 71,450 4.0 8.7 15.6 25.3 46.4 16.3 27,154 0.431
1977....... 7,977 8,440 15,433 25,320 40,994 67,820 4.2 9.2 15.5 24.9 46.3 16.7 26,021 0.425
1976 6/.... 7,776 8,556 15,497 25,785 41,051 66,707 4.3 9.2 15.8 25.5 45.2 15.7 25,903 0.421
1975 5/.... 7,489 8,214 15,186 25,572 39,987 63,577 4.2 9.1 16.0 25.5 45.3 15.9 25,075 0.419
1974 5/ 4/. 7,263 8,592 16,039 25,573 39,642 64,014 4.2 9.4 16.2 25.2 45.0 15.7 25,432 0.414
1973....... 7,040 8,776 16,144 25,831 40,641 66,614 4.1 9.4 16.0 25.1 45.5 16.6 26,002 0.419
1972....... 6,809 8,430 15,830 25,314 40,503 64,530 3.9 9.2 15.8 24.9 46.2 16.9 25,747 0.427
1971 3/.... 6,578 8,104 15,297 24,752 38,330 61,526 4.0 9.4 16.1 25.1 45.4 16.4 24,441 0.419
1970....... 6,180 7,841 15,794 25,056 38,753 62,908 3.7 9.3 16.3 25.2 45.5 16.4 24,949 0.422
1969....... 6,223 7,964 15,604 24,597 37,458 60,388 3.9 9.7 16.5 25.1 44.7 15.9 24,237 0.411
1968....... 5,870 8,004 15,034 23,507 36,382 58,211 4.0 9.8 16.3 25.1 44.9 15.9 23,406 0.412
1967 2/.... 5,728 7,456 13,855 22,041 33,902 56,552 3.8 9.3 15.9 24.3 46.7 18.2 22,658 0.432
HISPANIC ORIGIN 1/
1995....... 7,939 $10,000 $18,060 $28,900 $46,300 $80,300 3.8 8.9 14.8 23.3 49.3 20.8 $31,201 0.455
1994 13/... 7,735 9,999 18,613 29,853 47,779 84,581 3.7 8.7 14.8 23.3 49.6 21.0 32,477 0.459
1993 12/... 7,362 10,505 18,984 29,615 46,730 80,682 3.9 9.1 15.1 23.1 48.7 20.4 31,947 0.447
1992 11/... 7,153 10,428 19,335 30,201 47,491 80,545 4.0 9.4 15.7 24.1 46.9 18.1 31,308 0.430
1991....... 6,379 10,764 20,141 31,398 48,931 83,921 4.0 9.4 15.8 24.3 46.5 17.7 32,306 0.427
1990....... 6,220 11,175 20,406 31,757 48,973 84,199 4.0 9.5 15.9 24.3 46.3 17.9 32,616 0.425
1989....... 5,933 11,518 21,511 33,528 52,411 87,261 3.8 9.5 15.7 24.4 46.6 18.1 34,403 0.430
1988....... 5,910 10,584 20,354 32,232 50,056 85,218 3.7 9.3 15.6 24.2 47.2 19.0 33,485 0.437
1987 10/... 5,642 10,530 20,123 31,654 49,890 84,968 3.7 9.1 15.5 24.1 47.6 19.2 33,252 0.441
1986....... 5,418 10,846 20,023 31,982 50,125 83,317 4.0 9.5 15.9 24.8 15.8 16.5 32,222 0.424
1985 9/.... 5,213 10,339 19,121 30,797 47,448 78,965 4.1 9.5 16.1 24.8 45.6 16.5 30,909 0.418
1984....... 4,883 10,294 19,508 31,524 47,314 77,969 3.9 9.5 16.2 25.0 45.3 16.6 30,992 0.420
1983 8/.... 4,666 9,946 19,127 29,954 45,659 75,101 4.2 9.7 16.3 24.9 44.9 16.0 29,602 0.413
1982....... 4,085 10,400 19,130 29,853 45,473 74,086 4.2 9.6 16.2 24.7 45.3 16.7 29,861 0.417
1981....... 3,980 11,630 20,467 31,694 47,361 76,093 4.5 10.3 16.7 24.8 43.6 15.3 31,077 0.398
1980....... 3,906 11,403 20,236 31,150 47,227 76,330 4.4 10.2 16.4 24.9 44.1 16.0 30,876 0.405
1979 7/.... 3,684 12,357 21,748 32,951 48,438 79,289 4.6 10.5 16.6 24.6 43.7 15.9 32,498 0.396
1978....... 3,291 12,192 21,900 32,288 47,592 74,446 4.7 10.7 16.9 24.9 42.8 15.4 31,478 0.385
1977....... 3,304 12,057 20,810 30,521 45,696 72,320 4.9 10.8 16.9 24.7 42.8 15.4 30,299 0.383
1976 6/.... 3,081 10,853 19,689 29,782 44,175 67,156 4.7 10.5 16.9 25.1 42.8 15.2 29,012 0.387
1975 5/.... 2,948 11,105 19,229 28,923 42,317 66,495 4.8 10.7 16.9 24.9 42.9 15.8 28,538 0.388
1974 5/ 4/. 2,897 12,445 20,998 31,147 44,634 70,768 5.2 10.9 17.2 24.7 42.0 15.1 30,295 0.376
1973....... 2,820 12,915 21,633 32,023 46,317 70,065 5.1 11.1 17.1 24.7 42.0 15.0 30,851 0.371
1972....... 2,698 12,587 21,298 30,631 42,703 67,619 5.3 11.2 17.2 24.0 42.3 16.2 30,013 0.373
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NOTE: It appears that between the years 1974 and 1986 negative amounts were included in the aggregate. These data were included in the
aggregate. These data were revised to maintain comparability with the majority of years where negative amounts were treated as zeros.
NA Not available.
1/ Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
2/ Implementation of a new March CPS processing system.
3/ Implementation of 1970 census population controls.
4/ Implementation of a new March CPS processing system. Questionnaire expanded to ask eleven income questions.
5/ These estimates were derived using pareto interpolation and may differ from published data which were derived using linear interpolation.
6/ First year medians are derived using both pareto and linear interpolation. Prior to this year all medians were derived using linear
interpolation.
7/ Implementation of 1980 census population controls. Questionnaire expanded to show 27 possible values from 51 possible sources of income.
8/ Implementation of Hispanic population weighting controls.
9/ Recording of amounts for earnings from longest job increased to $299,999.
10/ Implementation of a new March CPS processing system.
11/ Implementation of 1990 census population controls.
12/ Data collection method changed from paper and pencil to computer-assisted interviewing. In addition, the March 1994 income supplement was
revised to allow for the coding of different income amounts on selected questionnaire items. Limits either increased or decreased in
the following categories: earnings increased to $999,999; Social Security increased to $49,999; Supplemental Security Income and Public
Assistance increased to $24,999; Veterans' Benefits increased to $99,999; Child Support and Alimony decreased to $49,999.
13/ Introduction of new 1990 census sample design.
14/ Full implementation of the 1990 census-based sample design and metropolitan definitions, 7,000 household sample reduction, and revised rac
