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United States · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

5th of 182 · 1st in N. America
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GNI per capitaUnited States's gni per capita rose from US$30.3k in 1996 to US$88.8k in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$20kUS$40kUS$60kUS$80kUS$100kUS$88.8k

United States's gni per capita rose from US$30.3k in 1996 to US$88.8k in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

8th of 181 · 1st in N. America
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)United States's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $29.9k in 1996 to intl $89.5k in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $20kintl $40kintl $60kintl $80kintl $100kintl $89.5k

United States's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $29.9k in 1996 to intl $89.5k in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

2nd of 159 · 2nd in N. America
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)United States's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$26.8k in 1995 to US$46k in 2024.199520002005201020152020US$25kUS$30kUS$35kUS$40kUS$45kUS$50kUS$46k

United States's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$26.8k in 1995 to US$46k in 2024.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

15th of 25 · 1st in N. America
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Gini indexUnited States's gini index rose from 39.9 in 1995 to 41.8 in 2024.19952000200520102015202040414241.8

United States's gini index rose from 39.9 in 1995 to 41.8 in 2024.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

15th of 25 · 1st in N. America
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Income share held by highest 10%United States's income share held by highest 10% rose from 29.7 % in 1995 to 30.7 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202029%30%31%32%30.7 %

United States's income share held by highest 10% rose from 29.7 % in 1995 to 30.7 % in 2024.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

18th of 25 · 1st in N. America
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Income share held by lowest 20%United States's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 5.5 % in 1995 to 5.1 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520205%6%6%5.1 %

United States's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 5.5 % in 1995 to 5.1 % in 2024.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

7th of 25 · 1st in N. America
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Extreme povertyUnited States's extreme poverty rose from 0.7 % in 1995 to 1.1 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%0.5%1%1.1 %

United States's extreme poverty rose from 0.7 % in 1995 to 1.1 % in 2024.

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