4.0

4.1

4.3

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

10.8

10.8

10.4

10.2

9.8

9.6

9.1

8.9

17.3

17.4

17.0

16.8

16.2

15.9

15.2

14.8

24.2

24.5

24.7

24.7

24.4

24.0

23.3

23.0

43.6

43.3

43.6

44.1

45.6

46.6

48.7

49.8

17.2

16.6

16.5

16.5

17.6

18.5

21.0

22.1

TABLE 15.5 Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5% of Households, 1967–2020

(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/

historical-income-households.html, Table H-1, All Races.)
372 15 • Poverty and Economic Inequality

Year

Lowest Quintile Second Quintile Third Quintile Fourth Quintile Highest Quintile Top 5%

2005

2010

2015

2020

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

8.6

8.5

8.2

8.1

14.6

14.6

14.3

14.0

23.0

23.4

23.2

22.6

50.4

50.3

51.1

52.2

22.2

21.3

22.1

23.0

TABLE 15.5 Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5% of Households, 1967–2020
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