In 2022, the Gini index for the income distribution of U.S. families stood at 0.46. The Census Bureau defines the Gini index as “a statistical measure of income inequality ranging from zero to one. A measure of one indicates perfect inequality, i.e., one household having all the income and rest having none. A measure of zero indicates perfect equality, i.e., all households having an equal share of income.”
Gini index for income distribution equality for families in the United States from 1990 to 2022
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US Census Bureau. (September 13, 2023). Gini index for income distribution equality for families in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374655/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-families/
US Census Bureau. "Gini index for income distribution equality for families in the United States from 1990 to 2022." Chart. September 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374655/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-families/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Gini index for income distribution equality for families in the United States from 1990 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374655/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-families/
US Census Bureau. "Gini Index for Income Distribution Equality for Families in The United States from 1990 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374655/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-families/
US Census Bureau, Gini index for income distribution equality for families in the United States from 1990 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374655/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-families/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Gini index for income distribution equality for families in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374655/gini-index-for-income-distribution-equality-for-us-families/