The Rich Get Richer While Everyone Else is Getting Poorer

Percentage change in the share of all income going to each quintile and the top 5 percent, 1974 to 2024

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Source: Author's analysis of data from US Census Bureau, "Table A-4b: Selected Measures of Household Income Dispersion: 1967 to 2024." Get the data