[Census Bureau] Historical Income Tables - Families ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table F-2B. Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Black Families: 1966 to 1998 (Families as of March of the following year) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares of aggregate income --------------------------------------------- Top Year Lowest Second Third Fourth Highest 5 fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth percent ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 3.4 8.9 15.3 24.9 47.6 17.8 1997 3.4 9.1 15.6 25.1 46.8 17.6 1996 3.2 8.7 15.2 24.4 48.5 19.4 1995 25/ 3.3 8.7 15.2 24.1 48.7 20.0 1994 24/ 3.2 8.5 15.1 24.7 48.7 18.9 1993 23/ 3.0 7.8 14.4 23.9 51.0 20.8 1992 22/ 3.0 8.2 15.0 25.0 48.9 18.5 1991 3.2 8.4 15.7 25.4 47.4 17.3 1990 3.3 8.6 15.6 25.3 47.3 17.3 1989 3.4 8.8 15.4 25.2 47.3 17.1 1988 3.3 8.5 15.2 25.1 47.9 17.7 1987 21/ 3.3 8.6 15.5 24.9 47.7 17.9 1986 3.4 8.8 15.6 25.3 16.9 17.4 1985 20/ 3.7 9.1 15.7 25.2 46.3 16.8 1984 3.7 9.0 15.6 25.0 46.8 16.6 1983 19/ 3.7 9.0 15.9 25.6 45.8 16.0 1982 3.9 9.1 15.9 25.8 45.3 16.0 1981 4.2 9.5 16.1 25.8 44.5 14.8 1980 4.3 9.6 16.1 25.5 44.5 15.2 1979 18/ 4.3 9.6 15.9 25.4 44.7 15.6 1978 4.4 9.7 16.4 25.3 44.3 15.3 1977 4.6 9.8 16.0 25.1 44.5 15.7 1976 17/ 4.9 10.0 16.5 25.6 43.1 14.7 1975 16/ 4.9 10.2 16.8 25.3 42.8 14.7 1974 16/15/ 4.8 10.2 16.6 25.2 43.1 14.8 1973 4.8 10.2 16.4 24.9 43.7 15.7 1972 14/ 4.6 10.1 16.3 25.0 44.0 15.7 1971 13/ 4.9 10.6 16.7 24.8 43.1 15.2 1970 4.6 10.6 16.8 24.9 43.1 15.2 1969 4.9 10.9 17.0 24.8 42.4 14.9 1968 5.0 10.8 16.6 24.8 42.7 15.0 1967 12/ 4.7 10.3 16.4 24.0 44.6 17.3 1966 11/ 5.0 10.9 17.0 25.0 42.1 14.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- See separate page for "Footnotes" See separate page for "Suggested Citations". SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 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: Monday, 04-Oct-99 14:21:31 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]