This statistic shows the Gini coefficient, an index for measuring income distribution, for individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016. A Gini coefficient of 0 expresses perfect equality, where all would have the same income,a Gini coefficient of 1 expresses maximal inequality among values. In 2016, the Gini coefficient for individual income was 0.42.
U.S. income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers from 1990 to 2016 (by Gini-coefficient)
This statistic shows the Gini coefficient, an index for measuring income distribution, for individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016. A Gini coefficient of 0 expresses perfect equality, where all would have the same income,a Gini coefficient of 1 expresses maximal inequality among values. In 2016, the Gini coefficient for individual income was 0.42.
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| Gini coefficient | |
|---|---|
| '90 | 0.36 |
| '91 | 0.36 |
| '92 | 0.36 |
| '93 | 0.39 |
| '94 | 0.4 |
| '95 | 0.39 |
| '96 | 0.39 |
| '97 | 0.39 |
| '98 | 0.39 |
| '99 | 0.4 |
| '00 | 0.41 |
| '01 | 0.41 |
| '02 | 0.41 |
| '03 | 0.4 |
| '04 | 0.41 |
| '05 | 0.41 |
| '06 | 0.41 |
| '07 | 0.39 |
| '08 | 0.4 |
| '09 | 0.4 |
| '10 | 0.4 |
| '11 | 0.41 |
| '12 | 0.41 |
| '13 | 0.42 |
| '14 | 0.42 |
| '15 | 0.41 |
| `16 | 0.42 |
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