[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Households ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table H-2B. Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households: 1967 to 1998 (Households as of March of the following year) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares of aggregate income -------------------------------------------------- Year Number Lowest Second Third Fourth Highest Top 5 (thous.) fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 12,579 3.1 8.2 14.8 24.4 49.5 19.1 1997 12,474 3.2 8.5 15.1 24.5 48.7 19.1 1996 12,109 3.1 8.0 14.5 23.7 50.7 21.7 1995 25/ 11,577 3.2 8.2 14.8 24.2 49.6 20.2 1994 24/ 11,655 3.0 7.9 14.3 24.3 50.5 20.1 1993 23/ 11,281 3.0 7.7 14.3 23.7 51.3 21.1 1992 22/ 11,269 3.1 7.8 14.7 24.8 49.7 19.1 1991 11,083 3.1 7.8 15.0 25.2 48.9 18.3 1990 10,671 3.1 7.9 15.0 25.1 49.0 18.5 1989 10,486 3.2 8.0 15.0 24.9 48.9 18.2 1988 10,561 3.3 7.7 14.6 24.7 49.7 18.7 1987 21/ 10,192 3.3 7.9 14.8 24.4 49.7 19.3 1986 9,922 3.2 8.0 15.0 25.1 48.8 18.2 1985 20/ 9,797 3.5 8.3 15.2 25.0 48.0 17.5 1984 9,480 3.6 8.4 15.0 24.7 48.3 17.4 1983 19/ 9,243 3.6 8.3 15.2 25.2 47.8 16.9 1982 8,916 3.6 8.6 15.3 25.5 47.0 16.9 1981 8,961 3.8 8.6 15.3 25.4 46.9 16.1 1980 8,847 3.7 8.7 15.4 25.3 46.9 16.6 1979 18/ 8,586 3.9 8.8 15.5 25.4 46.3 16.1 1978 8,066 4.0 8.7 15.6 25.3 46.4 16.3 1977 7,977 4.2 9.2 15.5 24.9 46.3 16.7 1976 17/ 7,776 4.3 9.2 15.8 25.5 45.2 15.7 1975 16/ 7,489 4.2 9.1 16.0 25.5 45.3 15.9 1974 16/15/ 7,263 4.2 9.4 16.2 25.2 45.0 15.7 1973 7,040 4.1 9.4 16.0 25.1 45.5 16.6 1972 14/ 6,809 3.9 9.2 15.8 24.9 46.2 16.9 1971 13/ 6,578 4.0 9.4 16.1 25.1 45.4 16.4 1970 6,180 3.7 9.3 16.3 25.2 45.5 16.4 1969 6,053 3.9 9.7 16.5 25.1 44.7 15.9 1968 5,870 4.0 9.8 16.3 25.1 44.9 15.9 1967 12/ 5,728 3.8 9.3 15.9 24.3 46.7 18.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- See separate page for "Footnotes" See separate page for "Suggested Citations". SOURCE: March Current Population Survey PREPARED BY: Income Statistics Branch/HHES Division U.S. Bureau of the Census U.S. Department of Commerce Washington, D.C. 20233-8500 (301) 457-3242 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go to Historical Income and Poverty Tables Go to Income 1998 Go to Income Statistics Go to Poverty Statistics Last Revised: Friday, 01-Oct-99 15:23:22 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]